Civil–military co-operation

{{Redirect|CIMIC|the civil engineering company|CIMIC Group}} {{Hatnote|Compare civil–military coordination and civil–military operations.}} {{refimprove|date=December 2025}} [[File:AgrCHARLIE KFOR P5250031.jpg|thumb|Portuguese Army soldiers in a CIMIC action in Pristina, Kosovo.]] '''Civil–Military Cooperation''' ('''CIMIC''') involves military commanders establishing connections with civilian agencies in operational theaters.

==History== The U.S. Army has maintained civil affairs units since WWII.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-10-29 |title=World War II: Summary, Combatants & Facts |url=https://www.history.com/articles/world-war-ii-history |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=HISTORY |language=en}}</ref> Part of their function includes CIMIC tasks. However, they have a much broader function and a different focus from most other CIMIC organizations. In the mid-1990s most NATO members began developing their own CIMIC structures, which lead to the establishment of the Civil–Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence in The Hague in 2001.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Rollins |first=J.W. |date=March 2001 |title=Civil–military cooperation (CIMIC) in crisis response operations: The implications for NATO |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/13533310108413883 |journal=International Peacekeeping |volume=8 |issue=1 |pages=122–129 |doi=10.1080/13533310108413883 |issn=1353-3312|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Germany maintains its own centre.<ref>{{Citation |title=Introduction: Interrogating civil–military cooperation |date=2007-10-04 |work=Civil–Military Cooperation in Post-Conflict Operations |pages=19–30 |url=https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203940600-7 |access-date=2025-07-28 |publisher=Routledge |doi=10.4324/9780203940600-7 |isbn=978-0-429-24159-8|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

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