Honing the Tip of the Spear: Developing and Operational-Level Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield for Special Operations Forces

Abstract

The absence of an operational level Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) for SOF, which fuses national and theater level intelligence with tactical intelligence, hinders the capability of a Joint Forces Commander (JFC) and Joint Task Force Commander (JTF) to effectively support the critical intelligence requests and requirements of a Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF) and its SOF components.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 03, 2003
Accession Number
ADA415531

Entities

People

  • Peter J. Don

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Intelligence Analysis
  • Intelligence Cycle
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Psychological Operations
  • Reconnaissance
  • Special Operations Forces
  • Surveillance
  • Tactical Intelligence
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.