Lesson 4 Flashcards
What are the levels of Intelligence?
Strategic
Operational
Tactical
What is the strategic level of intelligence?
Formation of policy at the national or international level
What is operational level of intelligence
Planning and execution of campaigns or operations in a theatre, by a HQ
What is the tactical level of intelligence?
Planning and execution of operations at the tactical level
What is the ISR process?
Task Collect Process Exploit disseminate Feedback
What is the intelligence cycle?
Int customer —- int req Manager
Direction Collection. (collection manager) Process Disseminate Review
What is PED?
Product, exploitation, dissemination.
Initial analysis - carried out by the SO or crew/near real time from downlink
Further analysis - carried out by an off board agency and fed back into intelligence cycle
What is PID?
Positive Identification
Targets must be identified by a trained individual, once you lose sight PID has to be regained by a trained individual
What is meant by Pattern of life?
Building a picture of the normal, so the abnormal stands out.
Eg. Times of worship Dinner times Bed times Routes Market opening hours
What is a HLS?
Helicopter landing Site
Look for flat ground
No obstructions
Out of LOS but close to target
What is CAS?
Close Air support
Using LRD/LTM
Weapon or non weapon CAS, provide support for JTAC
What is CDE?
Collateral damage estimate
Help Reduce fracticide/collateral damage
Determine what weapons can get employed to the target
What is a BDA?
Physical damage assessment
Functional damage assessment
Was the desired effect achieved
Was collateral damage avoided
Estimate of the damage
Name 6 uses of EO/IR
HLS CDE BDA PID CAS POL
