3-17. Security cooperation is all Department of Defense interactions with foreign security establishments to build security relationships that promote specific United States security interests, develop allied and partner nation military and security capabilities for self-defense and multinational operations, and provide United States forces with peacetime and contingency access to allied and partner nations (JP 3-20). These efforts may include Army forces participating in joint and multinational exercises and employing regionally aligned forces. Conducting security cooperation is one of the Army’s primary stability tasks. Security cooperation is governed by various sections of Title 10, USC; Title 22, USC; and specific public laws addressing Department of Defense (DOD) interactions with other nations. (See JP 3-20 for more information on security cooperation.)