Projecting Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance in Support of the Interim Brigade Combat Team
Abstract
The Interim Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) is a uniquely organized force capable of early entry to counter the threat. It is highly dependent on intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) to achieve dominant maneuver and precision engagement; essential concepts for Joint Vision 2020. Integrated ISR support is critical to the force's ability to conduct future global power projection operations. The United States will face a dynamic and ambiguous environment for the foreseeable future. The Army will employ the Interim Force, specifically the IBCT, to operate in this environment using technology overmatch and information dominance. This research paper examines how Army intelligence supports the IBCT. It describes the ISR structure in the IBCT and supporting military intelligence (MI) structures (Interim Division, Corps, and higher). The IBCT has MI units and platforms embedded to maximize its situational awareness and ensure the IBCT gains situational awareness before it is committed against a possible or identified threat. Based on strategic lift available to the IBCT, the attachment of force enhancement modules is limited. The necessity of the IBCT to operate virtually independent of additional combat units requires the Army intelligence system to equip the force and provide the right institutional support.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 16, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA389784
Entities
People
- Stephen P. Perkins
Organizations
- United States Army War College