1-23. Army operations to consolidate gains include activities to make temporary operational success enduring and to set the conditions for a stable environment, allowing for a transition of control to legitimate civil authorities. Consolidation of gains is an integral and continuous part of armed conflict, and it is necessary for achieving success across the range of military operations. Army forces deliberately plan to consolidate gains during all phases of an operation. Early and effective consolidation activities are a form of exploitation conducted while other operations are ongoing, and they enable the achievement of lasting favorable outcomes in the shortest time span. Army forces conduct these activities with unified action partners. In some instances, Army forces are in charge of integrating forces and synchronizing activities to consolidate gains. In other situations, Army forces are in support of activities to consolidate gains. Army forces may conduct stability tasks for a sustained period of time over large land areas.