2-29. The Army uses risk management to help maintain combat power while ensuring mission accomplishment during current and future operations. It is the Army process for helping organizations and individuals make informed decisions to reduce or offset risk. Risk management applies to operations and to nonoperational activities. Using this process increases operational effectiveness and the probability of mission accomplishment. The process applies to all types of operations, tasks, and activities and is incorporated by all staff elements through their running estimates. Staffs also provide recommendations for controls to mitigate risk within their areas of expertise during the entire operations process. The commander has overall responsibility for risk management and is the risk acceptance authority.