6_ADRP_2-0_Intelligence

Question 1

*biometrics-enabled intelligence

Answer 1

The information associated with and/or derived from biometric signatures and the associated contextual information that positively identifies a specific person and/or matches an unknown identity to a place, activity, device, component, or weapon.

Question 2

commander’s critical information requirement

Answer 2

An information requirement identified by the commander as being critical to facilitating timely decisionmaking.

Question 3

counterintelligence insider threat

Answer 3

Counterintelligence insider threat. A person, known or suspected, who uses their authorized access to Department of Defense facilities, personnel, systems, equipment, information, or infrastructure to damage and disrupt operations, compromise Department of Defense information, or commit espionage on behalf of an foreign intelligence entity.

Question 4

*fusion

Answer 4

(Army) Consolidating, combining, and correlating information together.

Question 5

information collection

Answer 5

An activity that synchronizes and integrates the planning and employment of sensors and assets as well as the processing, exploitation, and dissemination of systems in direct support of current and future operations.

Question 6

intelligence

Answer 6

The product resulting from the collection, processing, integration, evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of available information concerning foreign nations, hostile or potentially hostile forces or elements, or areas of actual or potential operations. The term is also applied to the activity that results in the product and to the organizations engaged in such activity.

Question 7

*intelligence analysis

Answer 7

The process by which collected information is evaluated and integrated with existing information to facilitate intelligence production.

Question 8

intelligence community

Answer 8

All departments or agencies of a government that are concerned with intelligence activity, either in an oversight, managerial, support, or participatory role.

Question 9

*intelligence operations

Answer 9

(Army) The tasks undertaken by military intelligence units and Soldiers to obtain information to satisfy validated requirements.

Question 10

*intelligence reach

Answer 10

The activity by which intelligence organizations proactively and rapidly access information from, receive support from, and conduct direct collaboration and information sharing with other units and agencies, both within and outside the area of operations, unconstrained by geographic proximity, echelon, or command.

Question 11

intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

Answer 11

(Joint) An activity that synchronizes and integrates the planning and operation of sensors, assets, and processing, exploitation, and dissemination systems in direct support of current and future operations. This is an integrated intelligence and operations function.

Question 12

*intelligence synchronization

Answer 12

The “art” of integrating information collection and intelligence analysis with operations to effectively and efficiently support decisionmaking.

Question 13

intelligence warfighting function

Answer 13

The related tasks and systems that facilitate understanding the enemy, terrain, and civil considerations.

Question 14

priority intelligence requirement

Answer 14

An intelligence requirement, stated as a priority for intelligence support, that the commander and staff need to understand the adversary or other aspects of the operational environment.

Question 15

OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Answer 15

An operational environment is a composite of the conditions, circumstances, and influences that affect the employment of capabilities and bear on the decisions of the commander

Question 16

UNIFIED LAND OPERATIONS

Answer 16

Unified action is the synchronization, coordination, and/or integration of the activities of governmental and nongovernmental entities with military operations to achieve unity of effort

Question 17

COMBINED ARMS

Answer 17

Combined arms is the synchronized and simultaneous application of arms to achieve an effect greater than if each arm was used separately or sequentially

Question 18

Force tailoring

Answer 18

Force tailoring is the process of determining the right mix of forces and the sequence of their deployment in support of a joint force commander

Question 19

TASK-ORGANIZING

Answer 19

Task-organizing is the act of designing an operating force, support staff, or sustainment package of specific size and composition to meet a unique task or mission

Question 20

INFORMATION COLLECTION

Answer 20

Information collection is an activity that synchronizes and integrates the planning and employment of sensors and assets as well as the processing, exploitation, and dissemination of systems in direct support of current and future operations

Question 21

THE PURPOSE OF INTELLIGENCE

Answer 21

The purpose of intelligence is to support commanders and staffs in gaining situational understanding of threats, terrain and weather, and civil considerations. Intelligence supports the planning, preparing, execution, and assessment of operations.

Question 22

adversary

Answer 22

A party acknowledged as potentially hostile to a friendly party and against which the use of force may be envisaged.

Question 23

THE INTELLIGENCE ENTERPRISE

Answer 23

The intelligence enterprise is the sum total of the intelligence efforts of the entire U.S. intelligence community.

Question 24

who protects the intelligence available to the unit?

Answer 24

The G-2/S-2 staff must identify users who will require access to protected unit intelligence Web sites, Web postings, data files, and databases.

Question 25

INTELLIGENCE SYNCHRONIZATION

Answer 25

Intelligence synchronization is the “art” of integrating information collection and intelligence analysis with operations to effectively and efficiently support decisionmaking.

Question 26

Searches and Queries

Answer 26

The ability to search networks and query databases is an essential skill for intelligence professionals.

Question 27

Data Mining

Answer 27

Data mining is finding key pieces of intelligence that may be buried in the mass of data available.

Question 28

ALL-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE

Answer 28

All-source intelligence is the integration of intelligence and information from all relevant sources in order to analyze situations or conditions that impact operations.

Question 29

DEPLOYMENT

Answer 29

Deployment is the movement of forces and materiel from their point of origin to an operational area.

Question 30

REDEPLOYMENT

Answer 30

Redeployment is the process by which units and materiel reposture themselves in the same operational area, transfer forces and materiel to support another joint force commander’s operational requirements, or return personnel and materiel to the home or demobilization station upon completion of the mission.