This manual, Joint Publication JP 3-16 Multinational Operations March 2019 does the following: Describes the strategic context for multinational operations, discusses the nature and tenets of multinational operations Describes how security cooperation provides ways and means to help achieve national security and foreign policy objectives Outlines command and coordination relationships within national and multinational chains of command Discusses diplomatic and military considerations related to building and maintaining a multinational force Describes how language, religion, culture, and sovereignty considerations effect planning for multinational operations Outlines how land, maritime, air, space, information, and cyberspace operations are conducted in a multinational context