Intro To Intel Flashcards
Identify the capabilities of a captures enemy radio
TECHINT
Identify cover and concealment available in a certain area IOT assist in identifying possible sniper hides
GEOINT
Identidy historical grievances, tribal affiliations, and demographics of a local population
OSINT
References
JP 2-0
ATP 2-0
What is Intelligence? (3)
Function
Process
Product
Definition of Intelligence
Intelligence is both a function and a process that enables the Army to conduct unified land operations
Intelligence War Fighting Function
Executes the intelligence process by employing intelligence disciplines to produce intelligence products
Intelligence is inherently JIIM and leverages the intelligence entreprise.
Purpose of Intelligence (3)
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.
Most important role of Intel is to support commanders and decision makers
Intelligence capabilities
All source Intel and single source Intel are the building blocks by which the Intel warfighting function facilitates situation understanding and supports decision making
All source is
More reliable and less susceptible to deception than single source intelligence
Better analyze/understand a situation
Answer information requirements
Support plan development
Army PED
Processing
Exploitation
Dissemination
When and where PED occurs depends on each asset
Check on learning
What is the main purpose of intelligence? (3)
Inform Commanders and decision makers
Provide situational understanding of the threat, terrain/weather, and civil considerations
Support planning, preparation,execution, and assessment of operations
Seven Major Intelligence Discipline
GEOINT HUMINT OSINT SIGINT TECHINT MASINT CI
GEOINT supports
Identify/ characterize targets
>vulnerability assessment, aim point selection
Collateral damage estimation/BDA
Mission planning
>ingress/egress routes, terrain characteristics, target/threat ID
Mission execution
>Id, locate tgt, threats,.., support TST, CSAR
Assessment
> characterize physical, functional, target system damage to tgt//additional collateral dmg//munitions effects assessment
6 general areas of GEOINT
General military Intel and indications and warnings Safety of navigation Operational awareness Mission planning Mission command products Target intelligence