April - June 2019 1 Subscriptions: Free unit subscriptions are available by emailing the Editor at [email protected]. Include the complete mailing address (unit name, street address, and building number). Don’t forget to email the Editor when your unit moves, deploys, or redeploys to ensure continual receipt of the Bulletin. Reprints: Material in this Bulletin is not copyrighted (except where indicated). Content may be reprinted if the MI Professional Bulletin and the authors are credited. Our mailing address: MIPB (ATZS-DST-B), Dir. of Doctrine and Intel Sys Trng, USAICoE, 550 Cibeque St., Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-7017 Commanding General MG Robert P. Walters, Jr. Purpose: The U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence publishes the Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin Chief of Staff (MIPB) quarterly under the provisions of AR 25-30. COL Douglas R. Woodall MIPB presents information designed to keep intelligence Chief Warrant Officer, MI Corps professionals informed of current and emerging devel- CW5 David J. Bassili opments within the field and provides an open forum Command Sergeant Major, MI Corps in which ideas; concepts; tactics, techniques, and proce- dures; historical perspectives; problems and solutions, etc., CSM Warren K. Robinson can be exchanged and discussed for purposes of profes- STAFF: sional development. Editor Tracey A. Remus By order of the Secretary of the Army: [email protected] MARK A. MILLEY Associate Editor General, United States Army Maria T. Eichmann Chief of Staff Design and Layout Official: Emma R. Morris Cover Design Emma R. Morris GERALD B. O’KEEFE Administrative Assistant Military Staff to the Secretary of the Army CPT Emily R. Morrison 1903507 From the Editor The following themes and deadlines are established: October-December 2019, Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield. The intent of this issue is to take a holistic look at IPB and the input provided by all staff sections to conduct mission analysis. Deadline for article submission is 1 July 2019. This is a change from the previously published theme for this quarter. January-March 2020, Intelligence at Echelons Above Corps. This issue will discuss aspects of intelligence support and operations at Echelons Above Corps. Deadline for article submission is 28 September 2019.This is a change from the previously published theme for this quarter. April-June 2020, Intelligence Analysis. This issue will focus on the various aspects of intelligence analysis and their importance to operations. Deadline for article submission is 19 December 2019. July-September 2020, Collection Management. This issue will focus on the how the intelligence staff executes the tasks of collection management in support of information collection. Deadline for article submission is 3 April 2020. 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Article content is not authenticated Army information and does not supercede information in any other Army publication. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to COL Patrick Wempe, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) G-2, who pro- vided invaluable guidance as the “stakeholder” during the development of this issue. Additionally, we would like to thank Mr. James (Andy) Gordon, USASOC G-25/9, for his role as the day-to-day conduit to ensure the accuracy and quality of the issue. The enthusiasm and dedication of the USASOC G-2 team was instrumental in producing this highly informative issue. FEATURES 6 Army Special Operations Intelligence: Capable and Ready by COL Patrick Wempe 11 Army Special Operations Forces Data Integration Initiative by Mr. William D. Goss and Mr. James A. Gordon 14 The 75th Ranger Regiment Military Intelligence Battalion: Modernizing for Multi-Domain Battle by MAJ Paul A. Lushenko 25 ATP 3-05.20, Special Operations Intelligence by CPT Brandon Bragg 29 An Excerpt from ADRP 3-05, Special Operations 31 Countering Violent Extremist Organization High-Profile Attacks by 1LT Adria K. Penatzer 36 Reconnaissance Found: Redefining Army Special Operations Forces Integration by MAJ Orlando N. Craig, CPT William P. Hurt, CPT Albert W. Oh, and 1SG Christopher B. Melendez 43 Issues, Goals, Influence, Vulnerabilities, and Opportunities: Key Intelligence Considerations for Irregular Warfare by Mr. Marcus Canzoneri, Mr. Richard Oakley, and Mr. David Walther 51 Intelligence Support to Unconventional Warfare by LTC Thomas J. McCarthy (Retired) 58 Addressing Army Aviation Intelligence Training by CW3 Brandon R. Mesa 61 U.S. Army Special Operations Forces Military Intelligence Training Strategy by MSG Thad R. Heiges 65 Unstoppable Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems by CPT Sean D. Hayball, CPT Peter L. Kerkhof, and SFC Ryan K. Sarver 73 Preparing the Redesigned Company Intelligence Support Team for Decisive Action Employment by LTC Anthony Barbina, CPT Alex Reinwald, and CPT Michael Heim 78 4th Infantry Division Military Intelligence Training Strategy by LTC Thomas Spahr and CPT Michael Weiss 83 Brigade Combat Team Intelligence Transformation for High-Intensity Peer Conflict by CPT Kyle Hanratty 90 Sometimes, You Really Have to KNOW: The Peninsula Campaign of 1862 by Mr. Donald W. Smith DEPARTMENTS 2 Always Out Front 96 USAICoE Lessons Learned 4 CSM Forum 99 Awards for Excellence in Military Intelligence 5 Technical Perspective 103 Moments in MI History Inside back cover: Contact and Article Submission Information Always Out Front by Major General Robert P. Walters, Jr. Commanding General U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence In the last issue of Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin gence professionals who understand multiple intelligence (MIPB), the theme was the broad topic of intelligence sup- disciplines. Intelligence professionals must also fully under- port to large-scale combat operations, which is the Army’s stand intelligence preparation of the battlefield and how to new focus area and most significant readiness requirement. apply it to every operation. Becoming grounded in doctrine In contrast, this issue of MIPB is very different. It highlights and understanding how it relates to every operation will the missions of a single community—special operations— make you successful in the SOF community. and the intelligence warfighting function’s role within that Through the media and in the military, we have all heard community. Special operations recruits, trains, and re- stories of special operations missions. A famous, relatively sources their force based on a unique mission set and an recent vignette, in which intelligence played a crucial role, is incredibly challenging operational tempo. the U.S. Navy Sea, Air, and Land Team (SEALs) raid on Osama During my career, I have had the privilege of serving with bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound in 2011. During this op- the special operations community for 12 years, as an intelli- eration, decision makers evaluated several possible courses gence officer for the Night Stalkers in Task Force 160, as the of action, including an airstrike and a raid. They determined J-2 at the Joint Special Operations Command, and as the J-2 that an airstrike in a populated city could result in foreign at the U.S. Special Operations Command. From this experi- policy consequences, along with additional collateral dam- ence, I can attest to the primary theme that is reinforced age, and possible failure to positively identify the target, across the special operations forces (SOF)-related articles in and therefore chose to conduct a raid. Former U.S. Under this issue of MIPB—while the intelligence warfighting func- Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Michael Vickers later tion in SOF is unique, the fundamental intelligence princi- explained that a raid gave the United States “greater stra- 2 ples are the same across all intelligence operations. tegic certainty.” Once sufficient information had been col- lected and analyzed, the Navy SEALs’ raid commenced—on The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) developed the Special order of the President of the United States, at the direction Operations branch after the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. of the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and un- Mirroring the British Special Operations Executive, OSS cre- der the tactical command of then-VADM William McRaven ated the Special Operations branch to “‘effect physical sub- (later ADM McRaven). version of the enemy,’ in three distinct phases: infiltration In this quarter’s MIPB you will discover a myriad of ar- and preparation, sabotage and subversion, and direct sup- ticles that illustrate the intertwined nature of the intel- port to guerrilla, resistance, or commando units.”1 As the ligence warfighting function and special forces. You will organization grew, special forces units deployed worldwide read COL Wempe’s article, “Army Special Operations in support of conventional units, establishing coalitions and Intelligence: Capable and Ready,” in which the USASOC se- providing humanitarian assistance. The U.S. Army Special nior intelligence officer provides an overview of the Army Operations Command (USASOC) currently comprises the— special operations forces’ (ARSOF) mission and USASOC’s Ê 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne).