Information Collection

Question 1

What are the seven information collection activities?

Answer 1

Commander's Input
Staff Input
Requirements Development
Develop Collection Management Tools
Tasking and Directing Information Collection
Assess Execution of Tactical Tasks
Update Collection Management Tools

Question 2

What three things are happening in the commander’s input activity?

Answer 2

Understand the OE (IPB)
Issue Intent (orders)
Approve CCIR

Question 3

What four things are happening in the staff input activity?

Answer 3

Develop running estimates
Develop RFIs
Evaluate organic assets
Develops requirements

Question 4

What four things happen in the requirements development phase?

Answer 4

Validates requirements
Develops PIRs
Recommends tasking
Submit RFIs

Question 5

What five things happen in the develop collection management tools phase?

Answer 5

Develop requirements matrix
Develop indicators
Develop SIRs
Develop info collection matrix
Develop Sync matrix

Question 6

What three things happen in the tasking and directing info collection phase?

Answer 6

Incorporate taskings into plan
Develop dissemination criteria
Issue orders to assets

Question 7

What seven things happen in the assess execution of tactical tasks phase?

Answer 7

Monitor situation to ensure assets are on track
Maintains sync with CUOPS
Screen reporting to ensure task completion
Correlate reporting to a requirement
Provide feedback to asset
Cue asset to collection opportunities
Recommend retasking

Question 8

What four things happen in the update collection management tools phase?

Answer 8

Receive input from commander
Eliminate satisfied requirements
Develop new requirements
Transition to next operation

Question 9

What is information collection?

Answer 9

An activity that synchronizes sensors, assets, and PED capabilities in direct support of CUOPS and FUOPS.