[ColonelCassad] At all stages of any military operation, information collectors conduct a full range of intelligence (operations with sources, communications, verification, interrogation and analysis of the situation). Information obtained during such operations helps to establish the big picture and allows decisions to be made. In addition, HUMINT often helps to answer the commander's question: "why?"
The army conducts operations in support of joint forces through four strategic roles:
Shape the working environment
Prevent conflict
Conduct large-scale ground combat
Consolidate outcomes
Army HUMINT operations can span across multiple domains and across multiple territories, covering all phases of operations. And among the detainees there may be thousands of enemy prisoners of war who have unique knowledge that intelligence can use.
This unit's Army Doctrine informs us how and when to use the various functions in the army's strategic roles and joint phases to help provide commanders and staffs with detailed and up-to-date knowledge of adversaries. The strategic roles of the army in shaping the operational environment and preventing conflicts correspond to the joint formation phase and the containment phase.
The formation phase focuses primarily on open situational awareness programs, source operations targeting hard-to-reach enemy targets, and the establishment of responsive source networks prior to conflict. It is important to note that most commanders have agents in their formations who are capable of performing advanced source operations. Unfortunately, most tactical army units do not have the necessary authority to perform these functions.
Commanders should be aware of human intelligence capabilities in their units and strive to make the most of these capabilities where applicable. Army intelligence gatherers should be actively involved in identifying, recruiting and gathering from sources to prepare the operational environment and maintain readiness. Collectors can also communicate. Liaison with coalition forces may function during the formation phase, including liaison with alliance partners (for example, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Intelligence helps commanders improve situational awareness of both allies and adversaries in the area of ​​responsibility, as well as the operational environment. Besides,
Some of the activities intelligence focuses on during this phase are:
Hostile
activities Criminal element
operations Impact on the area of ​​operations
Proxy activities or intentions
Strategic facilities and networks
Unstable governments
Allied communications restrictions
Containment phase
At this stage, intelligence gatherers continue to focus on parsing programs and source operations. It is vital that these activities continue from the formative phase to the defining phase throughout the period. The adaptation of forces and the organization of tasks to a specific goal is the most important aspect of deterrence. As such, rally teams must remain flexible in fulfilling the commander's intentions and changing the focus of the rally based on the commander's instructions. Their open collection operations may evolve into more complex source operations, which in turn may be transferred between divisions or agencies.
The strategic role of the army in consolidating gains includes a joint stabilization phase.
During the stabilization phase, military units performing stability tasks operate in a complex environment with and among different actors. Much like the other phases, stabilization provides a constant ebb and flow of problems for military commanders. Although the local population may experience fleeting elation after the end of major military operations, the complex nature of maintaining stability tends to pose many challenges for a military commander.
Stability Techniques talks about the need to build peace, empower the intelligence and security agencies of the host nation, secure borders, and protect key personnel and facilities after combat operations. All of these critical actions are consistent with the principles of stability:
Conflict Transformation
Unity of Effort and Unity of Purpose
Legitimacy and Accountability of the Host Country
Capacity Building of Partners
Rule of Law
Strong intelligence efforts and information sharing with partners are required to achieve the objectives of the stabilization phase.
With freedom of movement and a focus on gathering intelligence-specific information, she excels at this stage by providing commanders with unique intelligence information that would otherwise be unavailable. Army Intelligence will cooperate with the host country to conduct the necessary interrogations of foreign detainees. This helps to transform the conflict and legitimize the security forces of the host country. Having the right powers and agreements with the host country makes it possible to stabilize the situation through source operations.
HUMINT can and should work closely with the forces of operations to identify points of friction with the host nation, partner forces and local populations that could hinder stabilization efforts. It is vital that the army headquarters work closely with the security forces to identify threats at this stage.
During the civil power engagement phase, Army intelligence gatherers will focus on open interviews, source operations, communications, and ongoing theater interrogations to continue gathering information of intelligence value. This focus will help civil authorities regain their ability to manage services and other needs of the population. After we transfer responsibility for political and military affairs to the host country, army assemblers can still conduct operations until the host country's national army, police and other security forces are established.
In conclusion, it is noted that intelligence can provide commanders with critical and unique intelligence at all stages of joint operations.
HUMINT conducts operations across the full range and empowers the commander to make decisions. It can play a vital role in informing leaders at all levels of the Army and Department of Defense; this unit is important for collecting information not available to commanders. The army headquarters must provide effective support to the army across the entire spectrum of military operations as combat operations to achieve national goals, concludes the Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin.
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