The Competition Continuum is a key concept that illustrates the spectrum of cooperation, competition, and conflict that military forces may plan for and encounter, as outlined in joint doctrine.

Briefly describe the competition continuum. Illustrate through example how planners at USINDOPACOM could be involved in planning cooperation, competition, and conflict operations at the same time. Use the following references: Joint Publication 3-0 Joint Campaigns and Operations (2022); Filling the Gap: A Strategy to Harmonize Joint and Interagency Planning by J. "Spyke" Szeredy (2015); Unconventional Warfare in the Gray Zone by Joseph L. Votel, Charles T. Cleveland, Charles T. Connett, and Will Irwin (2016).