Collection Management Cell


DRAFT 15 June, 1999
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Associated sections: [ Collection Management Cell ] Current Intelligence and Indications and Warnings Cell ] Counterintelligence, Indicators and Warnings Cell ] Dissemination Cell ] Targets Cell ]

Contents

General
Human Intelligence
Manning
Operational Tasks
Tactical Tasks


General

Executing day-to-day all-source collection management responsibilities for intelligence potential information collection assets assigned to the EAC. Coordinating with the J3 the intelligence aspects of reconnaissance activities conducted within the EAC area of responsibility. Coordinating theater and national-level intelligence collection activities with theater J2. Serve as the EAC Intelligence Collection Requirement Control Authority. Preparing, maintaining, validating, and levying intelligence collection requirements on organic tactical assets. Preparing, for submission to J2-CMO (Collection Management Officer), those intelligence collection requirements requesting theater and/or national collection assets.

Other specific requirements include:

  • Be prepared to accept Collection Management Authority for EAC collections assets upon receipt of the theater joint core plug and SCI communications.
  • Developing, in coordination with J2, the concept of collection operations, including a EAC Collection Plan.
  • Dissemination Management of Intelligence Information to EAC elements.
  • Current theater intelligence summaries (INTSUMs) disseminated on INTELINK.
  • EAC will produce all intelligence reports meeting DoD intelligence production standards.
  • Coordinate and deconflict source operational interests between intelligence disciplines, i.e., CI and HUMINT.
  • Minimize duplication of efforts between intelligence disciplines.
  • Coordinate the transfer of assets between intelligence disciplines.
  • Ensure proper resource application.
  • Provide coordination and integration of intelligence and reporting efforts for the JTF.

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Subordinate element requirements.

Human Intelligence

The EAC J2 will establish HUMINT collection operations to include requisite personnel, equipment and origination.  Reporting and intelligence dissemination channels will be through the collections management cell to the J2 and other affected staff sections.   Special consideration must be employed for coordination with host nation and multinational forces, agencies and governments when collecting from non-combatants and prisoners of war.  The HUMINT element would derive collection requirements from the PIR and commander's guidance. During small scale contingencies handling captured documents and material and interrogating of captured personnel, defectors, and refugees will be in conjunction with the J1.  In major theater of war contingencies higher headquarters interrogation and or material exploitation staffs would conduct such matters.

Another option for the HUMINT element exits with the creation of a J-2X cell.   This option is to be considered when the link between CI and HUMINT is stronger than what the collections management cell alone could address.  This is typical toward the MTW conditions on the continuum from small scale contingency.  This possible combination is due to CI and HUMINT complement each other, and work in partnership to provide intelligence and force protection to a EAC. To accomplish this unity of effort, the EAC commander or J-2 may establish a joint force J-2 CI/HUMINT support element (J-2X) separating this HUMINT element from the collections management cell. The J-2X will manage, coordinate and de-conflict HUMINT and CI collection activities of attached elements and Service components. The J-2X reports directly to the EAC J-2. Designates a task force counterintelligence coordinating authority (TFCICA) to coordinate counterintelligence force protection source operations, maintain tactical source registry, maintain liaison coordination, and conduct CI collection management support functions. Designates a HUMINT Operations Cell (HOC) Chief to coordinate operations, source administration, and requirements with the Country Team; establish liaison with the joint captured materiel exploitation center (JCMEC), joint document exploitation center (JDEC), joint  interrogation and debriefing center (JIDC), and JISE Technical Intelligence elements and task HUMINT collection elements against identified priority EPW, document, and foreign material acquisition requirements; and guide HUMINT operations toward elimination of intelligence gaps. Deconflicts source operational interest to minimize duplication of effort. Ensures proper resource application to provide a coordinated,   deconflicted and integrated CI, HUMINT, and SOF collection and reporting effort for the EAC.

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Manning

Collections Mngt Cell

Corps

ARFOR

JFLCC

JTF

ASCC

Remarks

Source

Collections Chief

O5

O5

O5

O5

ED 55-11, USEUCOM

Dep Chief for Collection Mngt

O4

O4

O4

Collections MGR Off

O3

O3-O4*

O3-O4*

O3

*1 each svce

ED 55-11, USEUCOM

Collections Mngr NCO

E7

E5-E7*

E6-E7*

*6 each svce

ED 55-11, USEUCOM

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Operational Tasks

NUMBER

Tasks

Collection Mngt

OP 2.1.3

Prepare Operational Collection Plan.

LEAD

OP 2.2

Collect and Share Operational Information.

COORDINATED

OP 2.2.1

Collect Information on Operational Situation.

LEAD

OP 2.2.2

Directly Support Theater Strategic Surveillance and Reconnaissance Requirements.

COORDINATED

OP 2.3

Process and Exploit Collected Operational Information.

CONTRIBUTING

OP 2.3.1

Conduct Technical Processing and Exploitation in Theater of Operations/JOA.

COORDINATED

OP 2.3.2

Collate Information.

CONTRIBUTING

OP 2.3.3

Correlate Information.

CONTRIBUTING

OP 2.4

Produce Operational Intelligence and Prepare Intelligence Products.

CONTRIBUTING

OP 2.4.1

Evaluate, Integrate, Analyze, and Interpret Operational Information.

CONTRIBUTING

OP 2.4.2

Prepare Intelligence for Theater of Operations/JOA.

CONTRIBUTING

OP 3.1.6

Conduct Operational Combat Assessment.

CONTRIBUTING

OP 5.1

Acquire and Communicate Operational Level Information and Maintain Status.

CONTRIBUTING

OP 5.1.7

Coordinate Combat Camera Activities.

COORDINATED

OP 5.2

Assess Operational Situation.

CONTRIBUTING

OP 6.1.6

Conduct Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment in Theater of Operations/JOA.

COORDINATED

OP 6.2

Provide Protection for Operational Forces, Means, and Noncombatants.

CONTRIBUTING

 

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Tactical Tasks

 

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