State the purpose of Naval Intelligence
Support the commander to identify vulnerabilities, support planning, execution of operations, & protecting the force
What are the 6 steps of Intelligence?
Describe the 3 categories of Intelligence
Strategic: Formation of policy/military plans at national/international levels
Operational: Planning operations within regional theaters/areas of operations
Tactical: Planning/conducting tactical operations at component or unit level
Define National, Theater, and Fleet level intelligence organizations
National: Defense JIOC; lead DoD intelligence organization responsible for integrating & synchronizing military intelligence & national intelligence capabilities
Theater: Combatant Command JIOCs; primary intelligence organizations providing supports to joint forces at operational and tactical levels
Fleet: Joint Task Force (JTF), Joint Intelligence Support Elements (JISE); manages intelligence collection, production, analysis & dissemination for joint forces
Define PIR
PIR: Priority Intelligence Requirement (more broad)
- Requirements stated as priority for intelligence support, that commanders need to understand adversary or environment
Define CCIR
Commander Critical Information Requirement
- Important, time-sensitive info that commanders need to make decisions that should dramatically affect the fight
Explain Intelligence Oversight and the publications that govern it
The supervision of Intelligence Agencies and making them accountable for their actions
What is the difference between a U.S. Citizen and a U.S. person with regards to Intelligence Oversight
A U.S. person is all of the following:
Define JIPOE
JIPOE: Joint Intelligence Preparation of Operational Environment
- Analytical process used by joint intelligence organizations to produce intelligence assessments, estimates, & other intelligence products in support of joint commander’s decision making process
Define the mission of Fleet Intelligence Office and its 2 subordinate commands
Provide intelligence necessary to plan, build, train, equip, and maintain naval forces. The National Maritime Intelligence Center consists of ONI, USCG Intelligence Coordination Center, NIOC, and detachments of the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity and NCIS
Explain ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) mission requirements and fundamentals
An ISR CONOPS should be developed in conjunction with operational planning to facilitate optimum utilization of all available ISR assets.
What is the function of the Intelligence Fusion Cell?
Collects and examines information from all available sources & intelligence disciplines to derive as complete of an assessment as possible, of detected activity
Describe HUMINT
Intelligence derived from human beings
Describe OSINT
Open Source Intelligence - available to general public
Describe MASINT
Measurement and Signature Intel - Scientific and technical intelligence information obtained by quantitative and qualitative analysis of data
Describe SIGINT
Signals Intelligence - Intel gathering by interception of signals (3 categories)
Describe IMINT
Imagery Intelligence - exploiting raw imagery
Describe ACINT
Acoustic Intelligence - analysis of the underwater acoustic energy
Give 3 examples of intelligence briefs
What is the role of an Intelligence watch floor
Order battle analysis, identification of adversary COGs (Centers of Gravity), analysis of adversary command, control, communications,and computers (C4), targeting support, collection management, and maintenance of a 24-hour watch