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This document discusses the definition and types of intelligence used in the military. It defines intelligence as knowledge resulting from collecting, evaluating, analyzing, and interpreting information. There are different levels and categories of military intelligence including strategic, operational, tactical, and combat intelligence. The document also outlines the basic principles and uses of intelligence operations.
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Intro To Intelligence 24 Jan 03

This document discusses the definition and types of intelligence used in the military. It defines intelligence as knowledge resulting from collecting, evaluating, analyzing, and interpreting information. There are different levels and categories of military intelligence including strategic, operational, tactical, and combat intelligence. The document also outlines the basic principles and uses of intelligence operations.
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INTRO TO INTELLIGENCE

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Definition of Intelligence

 Intelligence is an end product (knowledge)


resulting from:
recording,
evaluation,
analysis,
integration,
interpretation of information
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Definition of Intelligence
Combat Intelligence
 Is the knowledge of the enemy
weather, terrain needed by the
commander in planning and
conducting tactical operation

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Definition of Intelligence
Military Intelligence
 intelligence used in the preparation
and execution of:
 military plans
 policies
 Programs
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Broad Categories of Intelligence
Military Intelligence
 Knowledge acquired through:
 collection –Covert or overt
means
 evaluation
 interpretation of information
 Concerning a possible or actual enemy
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Broad Categories of Intelligence
Methods of Collection
 Overt collection
Interviews and surveys
Database manipulation (computer)
Requests for information
Electronic surveillance CCTV
Evidence in court matters
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Broad Categories of Intelligence
Covert collection
 Informants
Surveillance teams
Confidential requests for
information
Telephone intercepts/ listening
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Evaluation
 Assembly of info from diverse sources
 Involves collating intelligence and
interpreting it to progress our criminal
inquiries
 Requires development of inference based on:
 First Assessment

Assesses accuracy
 Determines what reliance can be put on the
information

Assess two aspects; Reliability, Validity INFANTRY
Levels of Military Intelligence

1. Strategic Intelligence - intelligence that


is required for the formulation of:
military strategy
policy

plans and operations at national &


theater levels
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Levels of Military Intelligence

2. Operational Intelligence - intelligence


that is required for planning & conducting
campaigns for major operations,

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Levels of Military Intelligence

3. Tactical Intelligence
-intelligence that is required
for planning & conducting tactical operations

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Levels of Military Intelligence

4. Combat Intelligence - intelligence that


is required for:
planning & conducting combat opns
it covers aspects of PWET (people,
weather, enemy, terrain)
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Broad Field of Military Intelligence
Counterintelligence - denies information to the enemy,
increases the security of the command, and aids in
achieving surprise. It consists of:
 Passive Measures  Active Measures

Secrecy Discipline 
Counter reconnaissance

Security of classified info 
 Movement Control 
Counter-sabotage

Camouflage, etc 
Counter-subversion
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THE FOUR AXIOMS OF
INTELLIGENCE

AXIOM NO 1 - Intel is crucial to internal security

AXIOM NO 2 - Intel is essential to all types of
operations

AXIOM NO 3 - Intel is the responsibility of all
government agencies

AXIOM NO 4 - Intelligence of the government
must be superior to that of the
enemy
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AXIOM NO. 1
Intelligence is crucial to internal security.
It can provide the following:
 advanced warning of insurgent activities
 detailed knowledge of insurgent
organizations personnel, plans and tactics
 info which the gov’t and the AFP as a
whole need to act upon
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AXIOM NO. 2
Intel is essential to all types of operations.
 Government of a nation should initiate a
carefully planned, fully coordinated &
intensely executed program to maintain or
restore internal security.
 Contains three (3) basic types of operations:

Internal Defense Operations

Internal Development Operations

Psychological Operations
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INTERNAL DEFENSE OPNS
 Directed against armed insurgents,
secessionist movements, as well as
the ultra-rightists, their organizations,
methods, motives, their support
system to include their human and
material resources

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INTERNAL DEV’T OPNS
 Undertaken to improve the political,
economic and social aspects and
environments within a nation
thereby alleviating causes of
dissatisfaction by the people
towards the government.
 Example: CMO & SOT Concept

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PSYCHOLOGICAL OPNS

 Conducted to influence the


attitude and behavior of all
groups within the populace
thereby obtaining the maximum
support for the government

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AXIOM NO. 3
Intel is the responsibility of all government
agencies.
 All government agencies should contribute to the
intelligence efforts to collect the detailed info and
produce a comprehensive intel that are required
for internal defense, internal development, and
psychological operations.

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AXIOM NO. 4
Intel of the government must be
superior to that of the enemy.
• The government's intelligence must
surpass the intelligence of the
subversive insurgents to be able to win
every battle and consequently win the
war of insurgency in the country.
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BASIC
BASIC PRINCIPLES
PRINCIPLES OF
OF INTEL
INTEL OPNS
OPNS
 Intelligence is continuous.
 Intelligence operations and tactical operations are
interdependent.
 Intelligence must be useful.
 Intelligence must be timely.
 Intelligence operations must be flexible.
 Intel opns require imagination and foresight.
 Intelligence requires constant security measures.
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Uses of Intelligence

It assists the combat commander in
the accomplishment of his mission by
providing information about the
weather, enemy, people and terrain.

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Uses of Intelligence
 It provides the environmental
background for the formulation of
military strategy, force structure,
national security and defense policy.

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Uses of Intelligence
 It assists in the setting up of useful
and realistic training programs
 by providing vital information about a
potential adversary’s military strategy,
tactics, force capabilities and limitations,
concepts of operation for employment of
weapons systems and his military doctrine
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Uses of Intelligence
 It assists in the development of
contingency plans and concepts by
providing the information regarding
current and potential threats posed
by any possible enemy.

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Uses of Intelligence

It give warning of enemy plans so as
to avoid surprise attacks on our
forces and installations.

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THE INTELLIGENCE
OFFICER
 The basic function of the intelligence
officer is the same at any level of
command.
 The term “intelligence officer” includes all
of the different levels of designation
whether as S2, G2, or J2.

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