The Foreign Ministry fulfills these responsibilities mainly through the activities of its civilian workforce, though military personnel are sometimes called upon to provide security and intelligence related assistance. This workforce ( known collectively as the Foreign Service ) consists of Foreign Service personnel - that is specifically employed diplomatic officers, specialists and advisers - and domestic civil service employees who are employed by the federal government rather than the Foreign Service in particular. In carrying out its duties compiling intelligence reports as well as issuing travel warnings for Pacific Orange citizens, the Foreign Ministry works in close coordination with other federal agencies, such as the Ministry of Defence. As required by the principle of checks and