How should a COTAC plan for contingencies involving host-nation forces?

• A. Establish liaison, clarify command relationships, ensure ROE alignment, and plan deconfliction.
• B. Schedule weekly meetings with all forces, assign all decision rights to the host-nation, operate independently, publish a joint weather brief.
• C. Focus solely on logistics, ignore ROE, avoid host-nation engagement, and rely on coalition-only procedures.
• D. Defer to host-nation forces, bypass deconfliction, and avoid any command changes.

Answer: (A)