…JTT utilizes the Global Command and Control (GCCS) System Integrated Imagery and Intelligence (GCCS-I3) data architecture for connectivity to all components and CCMDs. Digital Imagery Exploitation Engine (DIEE). DIEE is a government off-the-shelf…

…Because the use of indicators is such an important part of determining threat COAs, it is imperative that all-source intelligence analysts carefully review all indicators. The tables in this appendix, although exemplary and not all…

…Normally, the operations directorate of a joint staff (J-3), assisted by the intelligence directorate of a joint staff (J-2), is responsible for coordinating assessment activities. The chief of staff facilitates the assessment process and…

…agencies focus on those forces assigned to other ministries (or their equivalents) such as interior, justice, or intelligence services. For further guidance on SFA, refer to JP 3-22, Foreign Internal Defense. (4) Humanitarian and civic…

…The all-source intelligence analyst integrates information from all sources to confirm indications of threat activities. Detection and confirmation of indicators enable analysts to answer priority intelligence requirements (PIRs). 4-29. If an indicator is a…

Chapter 4 Diagnostic Analytic Techniques This chapter discusses the diagnostic analytic techniques routinely used by intelligence analysts. It discusses in detail the common techniques of deception detection, key assumptions check, quality of information check, indicators, and…

97 certainly still important, other “INTs” such as HUMINT, SIGINT, measurement and signature intelligence (MASINT), foreign instrumentation signals intelligence (FISINT), and open-source intelligence (OSINT); can be equally—and sometimes more— important to targeteers and planners…

…Operations in a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) environment present significant challenges for communication of information among commanders, federated and reachback organizations, and fielded forces.28 27 For additional information on intelligence disciplines, see AFDP…

…The JFC may delegate the JTCB and JIPTL responsibilities to the air component commander.20 JFC Intelligence Directorate J-2. The J-2 prioritizes intelligence efforts for joint targeting activities. The J-2 staff conducts JIPOE…

…Functions that are common to joint operations at all levels of war fall into six basic groups—C2, intelligence, fires, movement and maneuver, protection, and sustainment. Some functions, such as C2 and intelligence, apply to all…

…H-hour was even adjusted for assault operations because of intelligence that indicated a possible compromise. Special operations forces (SOF) reconnaissance and direct action teams provided last-minute information on widely dispersed targets. At H-hour…

…Subsequently, the execution of air operations provides feedback into the intelligence and targeting processes through assessment, allowing for continuous refinement of the overall effort. This complex and continuous interplay of intelligence, planning, operations, and targeting contributes…

…Joint Force Staff Responsibilities Intelligence Directorate. The J-2 has the primary responsibility for prioritization of intelligence collection efforts, analysis, validation, and assessment for all joint operations. In addition, the J-2 provides a major input…

…Target vetting leverages the expertise of the national intelligence community to verify the fidelity of the intelligence and analysis used to develop the target(s). Target validation determines whether a target remains a viable element of…

…The targeting process is informed by planning, intelligence, and the air tasking cycle, ensuring alignment between operational objectives and the employment of airpower. This updated version of AFDP 3-60, Targeting, provides Airmen with a shared…

…Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Tools. GEOINT is the exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess, and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on or about the earth.44 GEOINT is necessary…

…This technique can highlight new or additional analytic insights within an old intelligence problem or a new one. Sorting data before you begin analyzing transactions, such as communications intelligence or transfers of goods, is very helpful…

…JIOCs have liaisons from the major national intelligence agencies to facilitate effective national intelligence support to the theaters. The functional commands: USSTRATCOM, USTRANSCOM, and USSOCOM, also have a JIOC. Air Component A2 Staff validates and endorses…

…These activities should include conducting collaborative interagency planning to synchronize the civil-military effort, confirming the feasibility of pertinent military objectives and the military end state, and providing for adequate intelligence, an appropriate force mix, and…

…Once the crisis is defined, these actions may include mobilization, tailoring of forces, and other predeployment activities; initial deployment into a theater; employment of ISR assets; and development of mission-tailored C2, intelligence, force protection, and…