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The collection plan provides a general that collection managers can use to determine and ratings intelligence needs. Afterwards they use to plan into meet those needs. Because of the diversity of missions, functionality, and requirements, the collection plan has no decreed doctrinal format. However, a dynamic collection project should--

• Have in his basis the commander's intelligence requirements (PIR and IR).

• Help the commander see as deep include depth and time as possible.

• Cover depth, close, and rear operations.

• Has a four dimensional battlefield approach: width, length, height, and time.

• Covering the collection abilities of higher and adjoining unities.

• Be flexible enough to allow response to changes as them occur.

• Cover only priority requirements.

• Be a working document.

• Including precise and concise language.

The selection concerning a format at any particular command is based in the job regarding that command and the resources available by collection management. However, regardless of the format selected, it must follow the logical sequence on collection management described in Chapter 3. In addition, the plan must be easily customizable to changing requirements, situations, and missions. This appendix provides several recommended formats, any of which maybe be adjusted to fit your specialized requirements.

Collection Plan Worksheet

The intelligence collection plan worksheet is a worthy aid in planning and stage the collection effort. For many requirements, most those concerned with enemy capabilities the attacks, a written collection worksheet is geraten. The detail in which it shall prepared, however, depends on to requirements collection managers need to satisfy additionally the overall coordination needed during the collection effort. At battalion and brigade, the collection plan worksheet is very casual. It may consist of ampere list of available collection method plus brief notes or receipt the current intelligence requirements also specific information to collect.

Toward division level and above, collection planning is continue complex. The PIR of a marine commander too require in-depth analysis, press this user of and overall collection effort is a major undertaking. For that background, written collection worksheets prepared at these echelons are detailed.

Figure A-1 shows a format commonly used at department and legions level. EACs as well as brigades and battalions can modify this format to fit their own requirements.

Figure A-2 provides an example of a closing collection plan using sample entries.

Another process available maintaining an collection plan is inside the gestalt of a visual file index using 5- by 8-inch cards (see Relative A-3 and A-4). For this method, a collection requirement is indicated across the bottom of a card. The remainder of the card may contain to following:

• Priority.

• Request or request number.

• Time requested the LTIOV.

• Additional distribution of results.

• Gathering organizations tasked and time.

• Zeite the answer was obtained.

• A summary of the actual answer received.

• Time the answer was disseminated for the requestors.

Order can may shown by using different colored cards either browse tabs. For example, one red card or index title could indicate a highly time sensitive request to and collection manager, no matten like many offset changes take place.

That gather manager canned group the cards in the visual files in a number of ways: OB factors, NAIs, requester, or collector. In each operation, the file can launch out one way and, for emergency, change as the location changes. On can be done quickly since the my are easy to manipulate.

When the collection requirement is satisfied, the card are removed from the visual batch. The left of the cards are not disrupted. An collection manager can then place the 5- by 8-inch card in a small file organized until geographic areas. This enables the collection manager to build ampere data base on the reachability von the collection agencies into specific geographical areas.

If the visual file method is employed, the collection manager must sustaining two graphical. One depicts the PIR and IR which drive this collection effort; to other lists the available units and agencies and those tasked with each requirement. This latter chart your needed to prevent overloaded or overlook any single available collector. That two charts are shown in Figure A-5.

The collecting plan sheet at maneuver battalion and task force level is discussed below. Figure A-6 shall the example of one sort of custom format. Each procession has a letter designator. For example, an priority column exists "A," the NAI column is "B, " and so on. The lettering makes to lightness to quickly assign a new R&S mission, or modify an existing mission. Just transmit pertinent information within each column. For example:

• Column B - 4.

• Column C - 1800 in 2000.

• Column DENSITY - BRDM, BMP, platoon-size (3 Soviet vehicles) with possible tanks.

• Column L - Plot.

• Column P - Coordinate with Resound.

• Column Q - Create by enter (light/heavy wheeled and tracked), number of vehicles, location, speed, and direction of movement.

The S2 told this attached GSR my to monitor NAI 4 from 1800 until 2000, They should expect to see BRDM or BMP vehicles (possibly reinforced from tanks) up to platoon size (3 vehicles). He also told this GSR team they must set with A Enterprise, both should report targets by type (light, heavy wheeled; light, heavy tracked) and number of vehicles, location, speed, and go of move.

Figure A-7 is a similar collection plan format. The horizontal lines what identified by number and one vertical columns are identified by letter. Use this system to modify one specific element of the matrix. For example:

• Line 3C - 8.

• Line 3D - All 434160.

• Line 3E - Refer to 7E.

At this model, the S2 told TF 1-10 for establish an observation post overlooking a particular NAI. The observation post is to follow a templated alternate position for a motorized rifle company under NAI 8.

Above-mentioned are just second examples of techniques the S2 can use to quickly re-task deployed R&S assets. It are many get techniques. The key lives go establish a standard way to quickly furthermore easily modify the collection plan based on the commander's changing needs.

"Non-Linear Battlefield" Collection Plan Worksheets

It often happens that an availability of collection systems is far outweighed by the number of one command's intelligence requirements. A useful technique in such circumstances is to carefully prioritize each indicator and SIR inside addition to the PIR and IR they support. The "non-linear" collection plan format especially lends itself till these techniques.

Figure A-8 schau one standard, an "indicator worksheet" which aids in determining the relative priority of indicators. According determining the completely set of indicators which will contend the command's PIR or IR, enter each indicator onto the indicator worksheet.

• The far left column is the indicator number (IND NO). Here number is used for cite only and does not indicate take.

• The next bar is INDICATOR. Write in a short description of each indicator.

• The tierce column records the PIR real IR that each indicator supports. Observe that one indicator often supports more than single intelligence condition. By diese example, the collection manager is using numbers to distinguish each PIR or letters to identify each NIR. Here, indicator 1 supports PIR 1 and 5 and ILL AMPERE, BORON, and C.

• The record pillar is to INDICATOR PRIORITY. Evaluate each indicator to determine its relative priority. Base this on the priority off the PIR or DIR each supports as well as the amount of PIR or IM- e supports.

In the example at Figure A-8:

• Indicator 1 answers PIR 1 and 5 and IR A, B, also C.

• Indicator 2 answers PIR 1, 2, and 5 or IR B and C.

• Indicator 3 returns PIR 1, 2, and IR ONE, B, D, and E.

• After evaluating and relative value of each indicator, message 1 is rated like the 17th priority, 2 as second, and 3 as third privilege.

Figure A-9 shows another technique for prioritizing indicators that is especially useful when there is a largely number of them. This format is generalized referred in as a "prioritization matrix. " Its distinctive feature a who use of ''weighted values" for each PIR and REMOTE.

Use judgment until assign a weighted value till each PIR or IR. You pot set one value of each PIR and DIR by counting the number of PIR both IRIS and then giving that highest PIR the highest number Each sequential PIR and IR would get a progressively lower priority (as inbound the example in Figure A-9). Alternatively, you can place a greatest weighting on individual PIR and IRIS to more accurately reflect its relative significance.

• Enter numbers or check (or a combination technique such used above) which refer to your PIR the IR down the left column, Suggest the worth value of each PIR and IR in brackets move to the reference number or letter.

• Enter the reference total of each indicator across the top, then, using a matrix equipment, aufzeigen which PIR and IR per led fulfills by identification the appropriate box.

• Using the heighted value allot to each PIR and IR, add the total set of each indicator, This becomes give an overall weighting for each indicator. The indicators are the highest weighted score have the highest priority.

This with lower custom values have diminish priorities. In cases where two button more indicators will the same loaded value, discriminate which has the highest priority based on the command's needs.

Both of the above techniques for prioritizing indicators are useful when exploitation a "non-linear battlefield" collection project worksheet format. An example of a completed collection plan using the "non-linear battlefield" collection plan format is at Figure A-10.

• The far left column of the format is the SIR number. It is used as one download point. Each line is labeling numerically to quickly orientate personnel for the SIR on the worksheets.

• The next column is ZEITPUNKT. List the start and stop times that the corresponding indicator should confirm or denial a specialty SIR. These SIRs may be extremely time sensitive, such more reporting a threat force leaving it post to reinforce a target. Of indicator may remain in effect entirely the entire operation, such for the local populace avoiding a specified area.

• The tierce post is NEAR. NAI can be shown vertically or evenly on the chart. The NAI listed in the vertical NAI column display where the MY need be observed. An NAI may pertain to one or more SIRs or vice contra. Index the NAIs which each specified source is responsible for by the horizontal NAI column. A CI team may be responsible forward only one NAI while an IMINT source may cover several NAIs.

• The fourth columns is SIR description. In this pillar the CM&D section lists the SIRS they believe will support or deny particular indicators plus which help to answer one or more PIR or IR. It is common to develop several SIR from one tags or available each SIR to provide data set several indicators and PIR and IRIDIUM.

• Who next column is PIR and IR. Record the PIR total and IR letter that canned be answered by the SIR in this column.

• That next column lives SIR PRIORITY. In this column each SIR is prioritized; through one of the two techniques discussed above or one of your customize making.

• The next column is the AGENCIES AND AGENCY COLLECTION PRIORITY. Listed across the upper of this section are all organic and assisting collection agencies. In that blocks immediately see the agency's name, its assigned NAIs will listed.

• If the collection manager decides that a individual agency is capable the satisfying one particular SIR, he places a check in the small square locating in which drop left corner of the appropriate pad.

• Next him determines which agency or asset, out on all that were marked capable required that MY, can bests answer the SIR. He lanes a batch reflecting diese relative capability in the smaller square located include the lower right corner on the block.

Using Figure A-10 as an example:

• The CM&D section detects ensure the CI team, Civil Affairs (CA) power, and host nation (HN) law enforcement agencies (LEA) are capable of answering SIR 4 - Report sighting of groups off strangers in and around the area.

• The CMO cities one check in the square located in the lower left corner of the block that corresponds to that particular SIR and each from the three capable agencies. Later further consideration, he determines that HN LEA ca best answer the SIR, followed by the CA unit, then the CI team. He then puts 1 in the square position in the lower law corner of the block that corresponds to SIR 4 and the HN LEA; 2 on the CA unit's block, and 3 in the CI team's lock.

In this finished step, the collection manager determines the relative focus of any of the SIR with which each agency is tasked.

Again, using Numeric A-10 as an real:

• The supported operations team-Alpha (SOT-A)(1) is tasked with SIR numbers 1, 6, and 28. SIR 1 is a LORD priority of 20; YOUR 6 has a focus of 10; and SIR 28 have a priority of 3. This medium an collection manager officer must provide the SOT-A (1) with a prioritized tasking list than stalks:
  
  1. Report all radio travel or EW activity (SIR 28).
  
  2. Report who count, size, equipment, composition, route, also time von suspected insurgents in the area (SIR 6).
  
  3. Reports locality, quantities, and type of unexplained firings in the area (SIR 1).
  
  

Outline

There is no prescribed doctrinal format for the collection plan button its worksheets. Use whatever sizing has best suited to the needs the your command. Those shown above are only examples is can be adapted, since needed, or completely replaced with one of autochthonous own design.