Intel 104

  1. 104.1 Define intelligence and discuss the differences of intelligence at each level of war.
    • Intelligence is the product resulting from the collection, exploitation, processing, integration, analysis, evaluation, and interpretation of available information concerning foreign countries or areas.
    • Integration and analysis, combined with a thorough understanding of mission requirements, convert information into usable intelligence. Thus, Intelligence is the product we derive from analyzing all available and relevant information.

    • Strategic Intel
    • Required for policy and national plans.
    • -Oriented to national objectives, capabilities and intent of adversaries

    • Operational Intel
    • Required for planning within regional theaters and operational areas
    • -concentrates on intel collection, identification, location, and analysis of adversaries critical vulnerabilities.

    • Tactical Intel
    • Required for tactical operators
    • -focuses on adversary's immediate intentions for combat missions
  2. 104.2 Discuss the differences and relationship between data, information and intelligence.
    • Data - Individual Observations
    • -raw, individual, and unarguable facts.

    • Information - Useful collection of Data
    • -the combination of data into a form that can answer an everyday question

    • Intelligence - combines information to form a predictive narrative that enables better decision-making
    • -the combination of information into a form that tells a story and informs decisions
  3. 104.3 Discuss the importance of the intelligence cycle, explaining each phase and the importance of continual evaluation and feedback.
    • Intel Cycle
    • Tasking & Direction
    • - Identify requirements
    • - Planning intel ops
    • Collection
    • - Match intel requirements to intelligence capabilities that nest address the need
    • - Using organic, attached, and supporting intel sources to collect
    • Processing & Exploitation
    • - Converting raw data into information and disseminating it in a form suitable to feed intelligence analysis
    • Analysis & Production
    • - Transforming processed and evaluated information into intelligence
    • -Prep intel product in support of known or anticipated requirements
    • Dissemination and Integration
    • -Providing timely intelligence, in appropriate form, to those who need it

    • Feedback and evaluation
    • Ensures efficiency and effectiveness of intel ops
  4. 103.4 Define the categories of intelligence and discuss each category’s focus and purpose.
    • HUMINT
    • GEOINT
    • SIGINT
    • MASINT
    • OSINT
  5. 104.5 Discuss the principles of Naval Intelligence and explain their significance in providing effective intelligence support to operations.
  6. 104.6 Identify the characteristics of intelligence excellence, and discuss some of the challenges that affect the production of intelligence.
    A3COURT

    • Anticipatory
    • Accurate
    • Available
    • Complete
    • Objective
    • Useable
    • Relevant
    • Timely
  7. 104.7 Discuss the Maritime Operational Environment and the Navy’s Core Capabilities. Describe the key role intelligence plays in enabling those capabilities.
    • Maritime Operational Environment
    • Oceans, seas, bays, estuaries, islands, coastal areas, and airspace above these, including litorals.
    • Also includes the seabed, subsurface, surface, air, and adjacent land

    • Navy Core Capabilities
    • Forward Presence
    • Deterrance
    • Sea Control
    • Power Projection
    • Maritime Security
    • Strategic Sealift
    • Seabasing
    • Homeland Security Support
    • Foreign Humanitarian Assistance
  8. 104.8 Discuss the push and pull control principles of intelligence.
    • Push - dissemination of intelligence from one organization to:
    • -respond to RFI
    • -provide threat warning
    • -push intel the pushing org deems relevant for the receiving organization.

    Pull - direct electronic access to database. End user can use the data as they need to answer their own question/needs
  9. 104.9 List and discuss the four phases of Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment.
    • 1. Define the operational Environment
    • 2. Describe the impact of the operational environment
    • 3. Evaluate the adversary and other relevant factors
    • 4. Determine adversary and other relevant actor courses of action.
  10. 104.10 Describe the following intelligence products, and how they are utilized to support planning, and IPOE:
    a. GEOINT products
  11. 104.10 Describe the following intelligence products, and how they are utilized to support planning, and IPOE:
    b. Hydrographic products
  12. 104.10 Describe the following intelligence products, and how they are utilized to support planning, and IPOE:
    c. Aeronautical products
  13. 104.11 Discuss intelligence support to operational planning.
    • Navy planning process is a six-step process that enables commanders to:
    • -effectively plan for and execute operations
    • -ensure that the employment of forces is linked to objectives
    • -integrate naval operations seamlessly with the action of a joint force.

    • 1. Mission Analysis
    • 2. Course of Action Development
    • 3. Course of Action Analysis (wargame)
    • 4. Course of Action Comparison and Decision
    • 5. Plans and Orders development
    • 6. Transition (from plan to execute)
  14. 104.12 Describe the purpose of a red-team in operational planning.
    Red team acts as the adversary when developing plans, COAs, and wargaming as to give accurate descriptions/responses that could be expected by the adversary.
  15. 104.13 Describe the importance of recognizing analytic pitfalls, to include:
    a. Biases of evaluation or sources
    b. Biases in perception of cause and effect
    c. Biases in estimating probabilities
    d. Confirmation bias
    e. Framing bias
    f. Status quo thinking
    • Bias based on source/eval can cause an intelligence personnel to overlook and/or discredit the intel.
    • Bias of cause/effect can lead to the wrong cause and analysis, wasting valuable time.
    • Bias of estimating probability can lead to wrong COA assessment
    • Confirmation bias is the need to have your assessment be proven right, leading you to find the intel that supports your position (even when there is none)
    • Framing bias is framing the information to make it fit your narrative
    • Status quo thinking leads to stale results - the adversary is always evolving; we can't always think that because they did it one way in the past, that's how they'll always do it.
  16. 104.14 Describe the purpose of analytical models, techniques and processes.
    • Provides a baseline to work form, based on historical data.
    • Using same techniques and process keeps consistency
  17. 104.15 Describe and discuss an analysis of competing hypotheses, to include specific components.
  18. 104.16 Discuss the factors that impact analytic judgments and the guidelines for likeliness
    terms and confidence levels used in assessments.
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Intel 104
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