What task may the joint force perform during the "Stabilize" phase?

During the "Stabilize" phase, the joint force primarily focuses on creating a secure environment and restoring essential services, which often involves aspects of governance on a local level. Performing limited local governance is aimed at re-establishing order, providing basic needs, and supporting the local populace in the aftermath of conflict. This task is crucial for building trust between the local community and the joint forces, facilitating reconstruction efforts, and preventing the resurgence of violence.

Engaging in direct combat and conducting full-scale military operations are more characteristic of earlier phases of military engagement, where the primary focus is on defeating the enemy or neutralizing immediate threats. Redefining strategic objectives tends to occur at a higher strategic level and is not a task that the joint force would specifically carry out during the Stabilize phase, as this phase relies more on consolidation of gains rather than altering overarching strategic aims.