Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2006: 81-86
Intelligence in Asymmetric Operation of US ArmyInformational pages
In today's conflicts, such as the Global War on Terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan, the threat is more difficult to define; in fact, there are often multiple threats working against our forces concurrently. Our army lacks first-hand information from current battlefields, so that the author must make use of mediated experiences. The paper is therefore based upon articles from foreign military magazines, namely Intelligence Synchronization on a Nonlinear Battlefield (Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin 4/2004) and Intelligence in Peacekeeping Operation (International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence 1/1997). It is not a mere translation or compilation, but ingenious summing up of discussed ideas. In this study, the author thinks over intelligence synchronization and proposes a new way of looking at it. Methodology heads from priority intelligence requirements towards specific information requirements, via indicators, and so on. The purpose of intelligence synchronization is to focus efforts to build, refine, or clarify the commander's understanding of the battlefield and the threat.
Published: December 15, 2006 Show citation
References
- PIR - Priority Intelligence Requirements
- SIR - Specific Information Requirements
- I - Indicators
- NAI - Named Area of Interest
- IR - Intelligence Requirements
- SOR - Specific Orders and Requests
- IPB - Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield
- GELLMAN, B. Intelligence Synchronization on a Nonlinear Battlefield. Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin 4/2004, The U.S. Army Inteligence Center and Fort Huachuca.
- ERIKSSON, P. Intelligence in Peacekeeping Operations. International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence 1/1997, Taylor & Francis, Inc., Suite, Philadelphia.