National Intelligence Support TeamDRAFT 15 June, 1999Go back to: Corps as a Warfighting HeadquartersAssociated sections:
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General NIST provides a mission-tailored national intelligence ‘reach-back’ capability to fulfill the stated intelligence requirements of the supported EAC. Normally, it is composed of DIA, Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) and other intelligence resources as required. At a minimum, the personnel deployed in a NIST provide access to agency-unique information and supporting analysis. NIST deployment is requested for the supported EAC by the combatant commander, and is tailored to meet operational requirements based on arrangements between the theater’s J2 and the EAC J2. The CEAC should review the complete list of national assets and request the appropriate national intelligence support through command channels. The NIST, if established, may coordinate and obtain the support from national intelligence organizations. JP 2-02, "National Intelligence Support to Joint Operations," describes national intelligence support to joint military operations and provides guidance for use by the Armed Forces in preparing their appropriate plans. National Assets Available to the CEAC National Imagery and Mapping Agency NIMA is a combat support agency under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense. The NIMA mission is to provide timely, relevant, and accurate imagery and imagery intelligence and geospatial information in support of the US national security objectives. NIMA provides responsive imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial products, support, services, and information, to include the coordination of imagery collection, national tasking, processing, exploitation, and primary and secondary distribution. DIA Directorate for Intelligence Operations Provides centralized direction for the management of DOD intelligence collection requirements and all-source intelligence collection. Responsible for centralized direction and management of the DOD HUMINT System, including operation of the Defense Attaché System. Serves as the Director of Central Intelligence’s Executive Agent for MASINT, and the DOD MASINT collection manager. DIA Defense Collection Group Validates and prioritizes requests from the CEAC for national or other external intelligence support. Standing requirements are addressed by the Standing Requirements Division; time-sensitive requirements are handled by the Defense Collection Coordination Center. Since competing priorities, physical status of assets, and desired response time of CEAC requests are considered in processing the collection requirements, DIA Defense Collection Group will determine if they can be provided. National Military Joint Intelligence Center At the national level, the NMJIC is the focal point for all defense intelligence activities in support of joint operations and allows for efficient access to the entire DOD intelligence infrastructure in support of joint operations. The NMJIC is the channel through which CEAC intelligence and CI needs are tasked to the appropriate national agencies. DIA Directorate for Intelligence Production (DI) DI produces and manages the production of military intelligence in support of the NCA, Joint Staff, unified commands, and warfighting components. DI’s analytic expertise includes military capabilities, estimate intelligence, medical intelligence, missile intelligence, military production and geography, intelligence data bases, and operational support and facilities intelligence. In addition to the analytical elements at the Defense Intelligence Analysis Center in Washington, DC, DI directs the production efforts of the Missile and Space Intelligence Center and the Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center. DI’s Operational Intelligence Coordination Center serves as the focal point for the NMJIC for managing DI support crisis operations and contingency planning. National Intelligence Support Team (NIST)
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