The stabilisation forces comprise some 70,000 service personnel, of which up to 14,000 are deployable in up to five different regions for limited periods of time.
Stabilisation forces provide troops for multi-national, joint military operations of low to medium intensity.
That said, for operations whose aim is conflict prevention and crisis management, these two categories of forces can also be deployed simultaneously or in close succession and are therefore able to work in combination.
Within the framework of peacekeeping operations the preconditions for the construction of state or commercial structures ("Nation Building") need to be satisfied.
Because they take part in overseas operations, stabilisation forces mainly consist of professional career soldiers (Berufssoldaten) and short-service volunteers (Zeitsoldaten).