…Two Army corps moved a great distance in an extremely short time to positions from which they could attack the more vulnerable western flanks of Iraqi forces. US amphibious forces threatened to attack from eastern seaward…

Core Army Analytic Techniques 18 August 2014 ATP 2-33.4 5-3 5-10. A two-phase, eleven-step structured process is often used to elicit the most information from the brainstorming sessions. This process…

… The intelligence warfighting function plans much of the Army’s information collection that helps define the information environment and identifies potential audiences or physical targets for consideration.  Intelligence provides real-time insight into the…

Core Army Analytic Techniques 18 August 2014 ATP 2-33.4 5-31 THE METHOD 5-119. Creating an incident overlay involved three steps:  Step 1. Select the type of incidents to display. The overlay…

Core Army Analytic Techniques 18 August 2014 ATP 2-33.4 5-25  Differs from network analysis in that it focuses on the individual and interpersonal relations within the network.  Supports a commander’s…

…MILITARY DECEPTION IN THE YOM KIPPUR WAR, 1973 On 6 October 1973, the Egyptian 3rd Army surprised the Israeli Defense Force by attacking across the Suez Canal. Egyptian forces gained a significant foothold in the Sinai…

Core Army Analytic Techniques 18 August 2014 ATP 2-33.4 5-11 ACTIVITIES MATRIX 5-37. An activities matrix is used to determine connections between an individual and organizations, events, locations, or activities (excluding other…

Core Army Analytic Techniques 18 August 2014 ATP 2-33.4 5-15  Step 4. Cluster the nodes. Look for dense areas of the diagram. Draw shapes around the dense areas using a variety of…

…JTCG/ME is managed through the program office within the Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. COMBATANT COMMAND ORGANIZATIONS Joint Intelligence Operations Centers (JIOCs) centralize theater intelligence tasking, collection, analysis, and production…

…External support contracts include the Services’ civil augmentation programs such as the Army’s Logistics Civil Augmentation Program, the Air Force Contract Augmentation Program, and the Navy’s Global Contingency Construction Contract program as well as…

…OTHER DOW ORGANIZATIONS The National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) is the US Army’s main intelligence production center that provides a wide variety of ground forces intelligence. The NGIC produces scientific and technical intelligence and military…

…Normally, the CCMD’s Service component HQ or the Service component’s existing subordinate HQ (e.g., Army corps, numbered air force, numbered fleet and Marine expeditionary force) to convert themselves to JTF HQ. Also, the…

…Human terrain teams are part of the Army human terrain system that can also support area and regional studies. These teams develop, train, and integrate social science based on research and analysis to support operationally relevant…

…Air and ground units realize significant benefits when working together to plan missions at the tactical level. Army ground liaison officers working with tactical air units can provide insight into ground component plans and coordinate directly…

…Special operations forces (SOF) and conventional forces integration demonstrated powerful air-ground synergies in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Army special forces, while performing the classic special operations core task of unconventional warfare, organized and coordinated operations of…

Chapter I I-10 JP 3-60 For more information, refer to Army Tactical Publication (ATP) 3-60.1/Marine Corps Reference Publication (MCRP) 3-16D/Navy Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (NTTP) 3- 60.1/Air…

…JADOCS is an Army-developed mission management software application used by joint and coalition forces that can reside on all classified networks and facilitate the entire JTC. JADOCS provides a suite of tools and interfaces that…

…The Army engages in a variety of unique operations that may lend themselves to specific analytic techniques. As with analytic support to decisive action, analytic techniques do not change; only the information considered in the analytic…

Core Army Analytic Techniques 18 August 2014 ATP 2-33.4 5-27 or timeline. The analyst must consider factors that may influence the timing; for example, the chronological time of attacks may vary by several…

…from all relevant sources in order to analyze situations or conditions that impact operations (ADRP 2-0). Army forces conduct operations based on all-source intelligence assessments and products developed by the intelligence staff. All-source…