Army IPB in Support of Nation Building Operations
Abstract
The past 15 years and anticipated future operations under an expeditionary mind set suggest that the Army will continue to be involved in Nation Building operations. The Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace (IPB) process is an effective tool for analyzing a threat and the operating environment. However, the question of its effectiveness in capturing the essence of support necessary for Nation Building operations requires further research. To effectively answer the question of Army IPB in support of Nation Building planning and operations, it is necessary to undertake analytical reviews of doctrine. These reviews focus on the definition of the term "Nation Building," the inevitability of Nation Building Operations, an analysis of Stability and Support Operations from a Joint and Army perspective, as well as a similar analysis of the IPB process. The emphasis of this doctrinal review is to determine how the current IPB Process addresses those tasks necessary to provide an informative portrayal of the contemporary operating environment in support of Nation Building. Subsequent to the doctrinal review it is necessary to analyze multiple operations the U.S. Army has been involved in so that lessons learned can be inferred that will potentially improve the current Army IPB Process. The end-state of this step is the development of a product that addresses the lessons learned in the framework of the four steps of the Army IPB Process. The final analytical step is to then combine the two reviews into one composite product that will advance the current state of Army IPB Process Doctrine so that it is more relevant to ongoing and future operations. The finding of the study is that the current Draft FM 2-01.3 Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace is still inadequate in supporting the contemporary environment. Case studies of Nation Building are provided for Germany, Somalia, Bosnia Herzegovina, and Afghanistan.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 26, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA435947
Entities
People
- William J. Mangan
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College