Intelligence in Support of Peace Operations: The Story of Task Force Eagle and Operation Joint Endeavor
Abstract
Peace operations such as Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR, the NATO peacekeeping mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina, pose significant challenges for conventional military forces. A complex threat environment, the dominance of political factors in military decision-making, and multinational operations complicate mission execution. As a result, OJE intelligence operations were exceedingly complex. The nature of the mission and the primacy of political factors blurred distinctions between strategic, operational, and tactical levels of intelligence. Intelligence operations were both joint and combined, integrating national and theater capabilities into a tactical structure and requiring the sharing of information outside NATO. Missing from U.S. intelligence doctrine and its related tactics, techniques, and procedures were the guidance and skills necessary for supporting peace operations. This strategic research project focuses on three primary areas that illustrate how intelligence in support of peace operations differs from doctrinal intelligence procedures developed to support conventional military operations: the nature of the threat and operating environments and their impact on intelligence operations; the importance of political factors in peace operations and their implications for intelligence professionals; and the implications of conducting intelligence operations in a coalition.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 10, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA378285
Entities
People
- Melissa E. Patrick
Organizations
- United States Army War College