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Remus Editor October–December 2019 PB 34-19-4 Volume 45 Number 4 The views expressed in the following articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Departments of the Army or Defense, or the U.S. Government. Article content is not authenticated Army information and does not supercede information in any other Army publication. We want to express a sincere thank you to MAJ James H. McMillian, Jr., Directorate of Doctrine and Intelligence Systems Training execu- tive officer, for his active involvement as the “stakeholder” for this issue of MIPB. His subject matter expertise and collaboration were vital to the publication’s development process. FEATURES 7 ATP 2-01.3, Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield: Why the Update? by MAJ James H. McMillian, Jr. 10 An Excerpt from ATP 2-01.3, Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield 12 Decision Point Tactics: Intelligence Staffs’ Best Practices by CPT Jason R. Steimel and 1LT Evan Shields 23 Enemy Course of Action Development by MAJ Matthew Fontaine 28 Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (Historical Reprint) by MAJ George A. Gaun 33 The History of Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield as We Consider Multi-Domain Operations and Cyberspace by Ms. Katherine R. Coviello 38 How Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield Led to One of the Greatest Military Upsets in History by CPT Jordan M. Peters 45 Tying It Together: The Battle Damage Assessment Challenge by 1LT Ashton Wolf 50 Role of the Military Intelligence Company Commander by CPT Ryan M. Hardin 57 The Application of Data Science in the Intelligence Warfighting Function by CPT Jason Boslaugh and Mr. Zachary Kendrick 64 Intelligence Architecture for Airborne Joint Forcible Entry Operations by CPT Matthew Yannitello 68 From Military Intelligence to the Caisson: Always Serving Others by 1SG David Scott DEPARTMENTS 2 Always Out Front 37 Doctrine Library 4 CSM Forum 69 Lessons Learned 5 Technical Perspective 74 Moments in MI History Inside back cover: Contact and Article Submission Information by Major General Laura A. Potter Commanding General U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence Intelligence assists commanders in seeing thus, we must continue to man, train, through the fog and friction of war. and equip our MI formations for this —FM 2-0, Intelligence mission as we also build capacity for I am incredibly honored to take command large-scale ground combat operations of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of and multi-domain operations. In multi- Excellence (USAICoE) and join a team of domain operations, our forces will face dedicated professionals committed to an extremely complex environment shaping the future of the Army. When across all domains. I first came through Fort Huachuca’s The National Defense Strategy outlines Buffalo Soldier Gate in August 1989, our the revisionist powers such as China doctrine, organization, tactics, materiel, and Russia, and the rogue regimes such and leadership were oriented on the as North Korea and Iran, in order to Soviet threat. In the decades after the emphasize the magnitude and caliber of fall of the Soviet Union, I served in units the threat. “We face an ever more lethal across the Army and the joint force while our Military and disruptive battlefield, combined across domains, and Intelligence (MI) Corps adapted to support conflicts conducted at increasing speed and reach—from close around the globe and, most significantly, the global war combat, throughout overseas theaters, and reaching to on terrorism. My recent tours as U.S. European Command our homeland.”2 The emphasis on the threat is linked to J-2 and U.S. Army Europe G-2 gave me great insights the emphasis on the importance of the joint force and into where the MI Corps and the Army must go to regain strong alliances. “To succeed in the emerging security our capability to support multi-domain operations with environment, our Department and Joint Force will intelligence to enable convergence at echelon. Multi- have to out-think, out-maneuver, out-partner, and out- domain operations includes the ability to “compete, innovate revisionist powers, rogue regimes, terrorists, penetrate, dis-integrate, and exploit our adversaries”1 and other threat actors.”3 The National Defense Strategy across all domains—air, land, maritime, space, cyberspace, outlines three lines of effort: the information environment, and the electromagnetic Ê Rebuild military readiness as we build a more lethal spectrum. I can think of no more important task at this joint force. point in our Nation’s history than to ensure our force is Ê modernized, trained, and ready in order to maintain a Strengthen alliances as we attract new partners. competitive edge. Ê Reform the Department’s business practices for 4 Our Army is shifting focus in order to prioritize capabilities greater performance and affordability. across the force that are required to conduct large-scale Building a more lethal force means capability, deter- ground combat operations and multi-domain operations. rence, and strength. We must have the capabilities to I specifically use the word prioritize rather than transition deter aggression and strengthen our forces and allied because our Army will continue to be called upon for limited relationships. Our number one priority as an Army is contingency operations, including counterinsurgency, readiness, and the team here at Fort Huachuca has been counterterrorism, and stability operations. The Army and ensuring readiness for our Soldiers by preparing for the the joint force have men and women in harm’s way on a shift to large-scale ground combat operations and in- daily basis in support of the counterterrorism fight, and creasing their lethality. We have adjusted our programs 2 Military Intelligence of instruction and implemented rigor into our daily train- This issue of Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin ing and tasks. For the officers, we have adjusted the length focuses on intelligence preparation of the battlefield, or of the courses in order to fit in more repetitions of intelli- IPB. However, “there is far more to intelligence analy- gence preparation of the battlefield (IPB) and the military sis than simply IPB. Intelligence analysis must support decision-making process (MDMP), provide demanding ex- the commander’s decisions, situational understanding, ams focused on analysis and both oral and written com- Army design methodology, MDMP, targeting, and force munication, and conduct more summative assessments. protection considerations and continuous operational The scenarios we