U S Army Intelligence Center and School SO
STUDENT OUTLINE TSDBAD
JAN 96

Introduction to the Intelligence Cycle

1. Intelligence enables the commander to see the battlefield and use their combat power effectively and efficiently to win decisive battles.

2. Intelligence is key for successful Army Operations. WHY? Because the commander must have timely and accurate answerers to his PIR/IRs for successful mission accomplishment.

3. The three intelligence categories are:

(a) STRATEGIC Intelligence - Theater level and above. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

(b) OPERATIONAL Levels of War - Theater level and above. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

(c) TACTICAL Intelligence - Corps & Below. Required for planning/conducting tactical operations. Tactical intelligence begins with the mission.

4. Once given the MISSION, the commander issues guidance to the staff, who turns the guidance into concept of the operations through staff planning cycle.

5. The MISSION and CONCEPT OF OPERATION impact on the determination of PIRs and IRs, whose answers impact on the combat decision.

6. The four phases of the Intelligence Cycle are:

(a)___________________________________________
(b)___________________________________________
(c)___________________________________________
(d)___________________________________________

7. PHASE I - DIRECTING

(a) Intelligence requirements are based on Commander's Guidance, Concept of Operations and Established Priorities.

PHASE I - Directing Con't

(b) IEW Architecture includes:

(1) COMMANDER -
(2) STAFF -
(3) ANALYST SECTION -
(4) SUBUNITS -

8. Things about the Threat the Commander needs to know:

(a) Combat Effectiveness
(b) Morale
(c) Location
(d) Replacements
(e)
(f)
(g)

9. Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIRs) are: Intelligence requirements a Commander has an anticipated and stated priority. They are the highest intelligence requirements and MUST BE APPROVED by the COMMANDER.

10. Intelligence Requirements (IRs) are: Information regarding the threat and his environment which needs to be collected and processed to meet the commanders intellignece requirements.

Examples: PIR:

IR:

11. PHASE II - COLLECTING

(a) The collection process is guided by the comannder's intelligence requirements (PIR/IR). The collection process is facilitated by the collection plan and development of the data base.

(b) A database is an information file that can aid the focusing of/or answering of the commander's intelligence requirements.

(c) The collection management process is a system for analyzing requiremnts, matching collectors with requiremnts, and updating the collection plan based on information collected.

12. Collectors:

(a) SIGINT
(b) CI/HUMINT
(c) IMIMT
(d) MANEUVER
(e) R & S Assets
Collectors Con't

(f) COMBAT AVIATION BDE
(g) OTHERS

13. Indicators are divided into positive and negative indicators.

14. Intelligence indicators are positive and negative evidence of threat activity or characteristics of the battlefield which indicates threat capabilities, vulnerabilities or intentions.

15. Attack indicators are indicators of pending offensive action. i.e. Elements moving forward, Arty massing fwd, Increased patrolling and Obstacle reduction.

16. The collection plan worksheet (CPW) is a valuable aid to collection management in planning and directing collection efforts. The CPW is very informal.

17. You will use the collection plan to analyze requiremnts, provide indicators, & specific orders and request and determine tasking resources.

18. The collection plan is a management tool to assist the collection manager. It is also used to coordinate and integrate efforts of collection units or agencies.

19. PHASE III - PROCESSING

(a) Processing is information gathered from the collection phase that becomes intelligence and targeting data.

(b) The distinction between intelligence and information is that intelligence is information which has been evaluated, analyzed and correlated (filed and plotted).

(c) During the processing phase, information is Received, Recorded, Evaluated for reliability and accuracy, analyzed and correlated.

(d) Processing aids include the DA FORM 1594, OB FILES, and SITMAP, TEMPLATES and REFERENCES.

(e) Comabt Information is unevaluated data provided directly to the commander due to its perishable nature or becuase it is critical to the situation, and cannot be processed into tactical intelligence in time to satisfy the user.

20. PHASE IV - DISSEMINATION

(a) Dissemination is the timely distribution of accurate and pertinent information or intelligence to the appropriate decision maker.

PHASE IV - Dissemination Con't

(b) To be accurate and pertinent, information/intelligence must be TIME CRITICAL, BRIEF, COLLECTED FROM HIGHER, LOWER AND ADJACENT UNITS, DISSEMINATED ONLY TO UNITS REQUIRING THE INFO and it is DRIVEN BY BATTLEFIELD EVENTS.

(c) Objectives of dissemination are to provide information in a timely manner, in a form usable to the recipient and to insure receipents need the information.

(d) Methods of disseminatioin include: Messanger, Personel Contacts, Intelligence documents, OPORDS and Graphics.

(e) Planning during tactical intelligence involves looking ahead for new requiremnets.

(f) Supervision refers to the management and overseeing of intelligence personnel and assets.

(g) Planning and supervising are inherent in allphases of the intelligence cycle.