1-1 Intelligence is a key element of combined arms operations. It
enables commanders to use their combat power effectively to win the decisive battles and it helps them identify and
attack high payoff targets (HPTs). Intelligence is an important part of every combat decision.
1-1 Intelligence is a vital part of the AirLand Battle. AirLand Battle is
the current US Army doctrine for fighting in a mid- to high-intensity conflict... AirLand Battle Doctrine is offensively oriented.
Its success depends on the ability of friendly forces to take the initiative from the enemy and to carry the fight into the
enemy's rear... The commander orchestrates a combination of offensive and defensive operations to defeat the enemy and gain
the initiative.
1-4 Situation development (discussed in Chapter 6) provides commanders with
the intelligence they need to make sound tactical decisions. It is a continuing estimate of the situation that projects
enemy intentions and the effects of the weather and terrain. Situation development helps commanders... Determine enemy capabilities,
vulnerabilities, and intentions.
2-9 to 2-11 Working Situation Map
The working situation map (SITMAP) is the primary analytic
tool at all echelons. It is a temporary graphic display of the current dispositions and major activities of the enemy.
Information about friendly forces on this map usually is limited to boundaries; locations of command posts (CPs) of higher,
lower, and adjacent units; reconnaissance units; the forward edge of the battle area (FEBA), and forward line of own troops
(FLOT) . The level of detail of the working SITMAP will be proportionate to the echelon at which it is maintained... Care
must be taken to prevent overcrowding the map... The maintenance of the working SITMAP takes precedence over all other recording
means during combat operations.
6-1 The primary product of intelligence analysis is the intelligence estimate.
The estimate provides the best possible answer to the commander’s PIR that is available at the time. The estimate is
dynamic, constantly changing with the situation. Thus, analysis is conducted continuously with the information available.
6-6 The working SITMAP is well-suited for wargaming opposing
courses of action. Wargaming integrates friendly and enemy capabilities and possible courses of action with the weather
and terrain. It helps both the operations and the intelligence staffs to analyze opposing courses of action.
This is vital to preparing the estimate of the situation and the intelligence estimate. It also helps the analyst
predict the enemy reaction to friendly courses of action.
6-7 The analyst must understand the dynamics of the AirLand Battle
to accurately analyze the forces that occupy it and the impact of the environment on those forces.
