Three Information Collection Myths: Debunked

Abstract

The U.S. Army must improve its information collection (IC) training practices if it wishes to fight effectively as part of the joint force in future, high-intensity wars. This paper identifies three areas in which current training reflects outmoded thinking and a general disregard for doctrinal principles. Moreover, it highlights the negative effects associated with this issue. To a large extent, this paper recapitulates information recently consolidated in the new ATP 2-01 Collection Management (2021), to which the author was a contributor. However, doctrinal manuals (and sound procedures) are of little use if ignored. This essay will describe how current practices misalign with Army doctrine while outlining simple changes the Army can make to its intelligence and operations planning procedures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 11, 2023
Accession Number
AD1209871

Entities

People

  • Justin S Smith

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Intensity
  • Thinking
  • Training
  • Training Management

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