2-19. Commanders must resource minimum-essential stability operations tasks. When a demand for resources exceeds an organization’s capability, commanders provide additional resources. Sometimes commanders provide the chain of command with the necessary information to provide additional resources to meet the requirements. At other times they request higher commanders provide follow-on forces to conduct the tasks expeditiously. Commanders at all levels assess resources available against the mission to determine how best to conduct these minimum-essential stability operations tasks and what risk they can accept.