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Berry sionals informed of current and emerging developments Chief Warrant Officer, MI Corps within the field and provides an open forum in which ideas; CW5 Matthew R. Martin concepts; tactics, techniques, and procedures; historical per- spectives; problems and solutions, etc., can be exchanged Command Sergeant Major, MI Corps and discussed for purposes of professional development. CSM Thomas J. Latter Disclaimer: Views expressed are those of the authors and STAFF: not those of the Department of Defense or its elements. The contents do not necessarily reflect official U.S. Army Editor positions and do not change or supersede information in any Sterilla A. Smith other U.S. Army publications. [email protected] By order of the Secretary of the Army: Design and Layout MARK A. MILLEY Gary V. Morris General, United States Army Chief of Staff Cover Design Gary V. Morris Official: Military Staff GERALD B. O’KEEFE MAJ Derek L. Tureson Administrative Assistant to the to the Secretary of the Army 1521902 From The Editor As a reminder, MIPB is now online at IKN on the open front page at https://www.ikn.army.mil/apps/IKNWMS/Default. aspx?webId=2248. You will find several of the most recent issues there as well. For earlier issues (2013 and earlier) please go to the MIPB site on IKN after you CAC in. The following themes and suspenses are established for: October-December, Intelligence Support to Situational Understanding in 2025 and Beyond, Please contact the editor. January-March, Institutional Training, deadline for submissions is December 11. April-June, Considerations for Separate Brigades Intelligence Teams, deadline for submissions is 3 March 2016. July-September, How to Fight Intel through all Phases of Operations, deadline for submissions is 10 June 2016. Articles from the field will always be very important to the success of MIPB as a professional bulletin. Please continue to submit them. Even though the topic of your article may not coincide with an issue’s theme do not hesitate to send it to me. Most issues will contain theme articles as well as articles on other topics. Your thoughts and lessons learned (from the field) are invaluable. Please call or email me with any questions regarding your article or upcoming issues. Sterilla Smith Editor 19 July - September 2014 PB 34-15-3 Volume 41 Number 3 35 FEATURES 6 38 Days: Maximizing the Military Intelligence Readiness Command by Colonel Stephen E. Zarbo 10 USNORTHCOM’s RC Military Intelligence Brigade by Captain Glenn Draughon, MIRC G3/5 Future Plans 11 Taking MI Professionals from “Provide, Trained, and Ready” to “Provide an Operational MI Army Reserve” by Major Ernesto Clark 15 The Evolution of MI in the Army Reserve: An Informal and Unofficial Historical Summary by Colonel Gregory K. Williams, (USA, Retired) 19 INSCOM Reserve Component Support and Integration by Major Donya Dugan, Deputy Chief, Reserve Programs Office; Captain LaTonya Hama, Operations Officer; and Major Jason Elphick, NG Liaison 22 Maximizing Reserve Component Intelligence Support by Colonel Steve G. Stevens, Army National Guard 27 The Federated Intelligence Program at the State Level by Captain Timothy Kirschner and Major Brian McGarry 30 Intelligence Missions and Realistic Training Boost Readiness and Retention for MI Soldiers of the IL ARNG by Captain Craig M. Robbins and Lieutenant Colonel Douglas M. Masters 32 Language and Culture Training for the Traditional Drilling Linguist by Sergeant Thomas McLaughlin, Sergeant Elizabeth Stegeman, and Major Brian McGarry 35 Training the Reserve Component HUMINT Force by First Lieutenant Joseph Hardin, First Lieutenant David Wachtveitl, and Major Brian McGarry 39 Living the ARNG Culture of “No Cold Starts” by Lieutenant Colonel David M. Church 45 Winning Warfighter: The Intelligence Enterprise by Lieutenant Colonel Jack R. East and Major Oliver G. Wells 51 Developing an Open Source Intelligence “Battle Rhythm” - Meeting the Challenge of Maintaining Situational Understanding in a Complex World by Colonel Kevin C. Wulfhorst 56 The MI Effort to Maintain Individual and Unit Readiness: Reserve and National Guard Challenges by Sergeant Major Brian R. Hale and Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Kimberly A. Swasey 60 Intelligence Challenges in Eastern Afghanistan (Part 2) by Lieutenant Colonel Jim Reed, Major Ken Wright, and Chief Warrant Officer Five Erin O’Hara 65 Things I Wish I Had Done Before Going To NTC by Major James King 76 The MI Soldier Heritage Learning Center by Ruth Quinn DEPARTMENTS 2 Always Out Front 64 Contact and Article Submission 4 CSM Forum 68 MI Corps 2015 Hall of Fame Inductees 5 Technical Perspective 79 Professional Reader Inside Back Cover: 2015 LTG Sidney T. Weinstein Award Always Out Front by Major General Scott D. Berrier Commanding General U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence The United States Army of 2015 remains the most powerful Army readiness starts with intelligence readiness and in- and professional Army in the world. A Total Force assem- telligence readiness starts at Fort Huachuca. As Military bled of Active, Reserve, and National Guard professionals Intelligence Professionals, we must remain vigilant in ex- founded on the hard work and dedication of our Soldiers, amining the future. Our goals are not merely to predict our incredible civilians, and families. Throughout our 240 the future, but to describe the future and design an intel- years, all three components of the Army secured our Nation ligence strategy to build capability to win. Leveraging the by preventing conflict and, when necessary, winning its Army’s intelligence Total Force and balancing resources and wars. We are successful because we are well trained, well capabilities across the Active Component, Army National educated, well led, and dedicated to our Profession and our Guard, and Army Reserve are vital to remaining ready to country. We are the strength of our Nation and continue to “Win in a Complex World.” As stated by the Army Chief of serve with distinction and honor and have rightfully earned Staff General Mark A. Milley, “In order for the Army to win, the title, “Trusted Professionals.” it must integrate the Guard and Reserve. Today, the Army is implementing its Total Force Policy, integrating all three Whether on the battlefields of Western Europe, the jun- components, particularly in training and relationship build- gles of Vietnam, or the deserts of Iraq, our Total Force ing. The Guard and Reserve are part of the Army’s regionally has stood ready to defend the Nation. As we examine the aligned forces effort, supporting theater security coopera- emerging operational environment, the world has become tion activities around the world. The United States Army incredibly more complex, unknown, and constantly chang- cannot execute operations anywhere without the Guard ing. In order for our Army and our MI Professionals to retain and Reserve.” our edge, we must not only meet, but exceed the demands Standardization of training, whether at Fort Huachuca, posed by ever- changing threats and environments. Utah, or Georgia, training Soldiers, NCOs, warrant officers It has become increasingly difficult to predict who we will and officers from across all three components, is crucial to fight, where we will fight, and what coalition we will partner mission success. Training that is responsive to the needs of with in the future. The Army Operating Concept states, “we the Total Force, regardless of component, must be designed must anticipate changing conditions to ensure that Army to provide relevant and realistic institutional training for forces are manned, trained, and equipped to overmatch our warfighters. We must continue to improve the integra- enemies in order to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative tion of active and reserve training systems by standardiz- and we must assess our efforts continuously and be pre- ing training, leveraging resources, and incorporating lessons pared to adapt to unexpected opportunities and unantici- learned from over a decade of conflict. pated dangers. Our Army must continuously learn, adapt, After 14 years of war, significant budgetary pressures, and and innovate.” In order for our MI Professionals to antici- an increasingly complex security environment, the Army pate changes and adapt to unexpected opportunities, our is building on its long history of success, adaptation, and Total Force must maintain its readiness and operational strong leadership to change and evolve. A key component relevancy. We must remain globally engaged and take full of this change is the sustainment of symbiotic relationships advantage of training tools and opportunities despite pro- among the Active, Guard, and Reserve forces to help create jected force reductions and diminishing resources. Our pri- opportunities by getting the right units to the right place at mary tasks across all components are to keep our Army the right time. intelligence force in the fight with the best trained, multi- We recognize today that by engaging regionally we have disciplined intelligence force to enable decisive action, and an opportunity to shape the battlefields of tomorrow.