Apply Information Collection

Question 1

References

Answer 1

FM 3-55 Information Collection

ATP 2-01 Planning Requirements and Assessing Collection

Question 2

How many steps in the information collection process

Answer 2

7

Question 3

Information collection

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Information Collection Capability

Answer 4

Is any human or automated sensor, asset, or processing, exploitation, and dissemination system that can be directed to collect information that enables better decision making, expands understanding of the OE, and supports warfighting functions in decisive action

Question 5

What is the purpose of information collection?

Answer 5

To provide the commander detailed, timely, and accurate intelligence to support situational understanding and decision making

Question 6

When does collection begin?

Answer 6

Collection begins as soon as mission requirements are identified

Question 7

Information collection and army processes (3)

Answer 7

MDMP

IPB

Targeting

Question 8

Step 7 (4)

Answer 8

Update requirements planning tool
>receive inputs from cdr and staff
>eliminates satisfied requirements 
>develop/ add new requirements
>Transition to the next operation

Question 9

Step 6 (7)

Answer 9

Assess Execution of tasks
>monitor tactical operations
>maintain sync with ops
>screen reporting
>correlate report to requirements
>provide feed back
>cue asset to collection opportunities
>recommend retasking

Question 10

Step 5 (3)

Answer 10

Tasking and directing information collection
>incorporates tasking into plan
>develops info dissemination criteria
>issue orders

Question 11

Step 4 (6)

Answer 11

Development requirements planning tools
>requirements matrix
>indicators
>SIR
>ICM
>ICSM
>Information collection overlay

Question 12

Step 1 (4)

Answer 12

Commander s input
>visualization
>situational understanding
>approval of CCIR
>intent

Question 13

Step 2 (4)

Answer 13

Staff Input
>IPB
>evaluates organic asset
>develop RFI
>develop requirements

Question 14

Step 3 (3)

Answer 14

Requirements Development
>consolidate and validate requirements
>recommends appropriate tastings for organic asset
>Submits RFI