TC 2-19.01 Military Intelligence (MI) Company and Platoon Reference Guide MARCH 2021 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Headquarters, Department of the Army This publication is available at the Army Publishing Directorate site (https://armypubs.army.mil/), and the Central Army Registry site (https://atiam.train.army.mil/catalog/dashboard). TC 2-19.01 Training Circular Headquarters No. 2-19.01 Department of the Army Washington, D.C., 09 March 2021 Military Intelligence (MI) Company and Platoon Reference Guide Contents Page PREFACE ........................................................................................................................ vii Chapter 1 INTELLIGENCE AND OPERATIONS ........................................................................... 1-1 The Operational Environment ......................................................................................... 1-1 Unified Action and Joint Operations ............................................................................... 1-3 Unified Land Operations and Decisive Action ................................................................ 1-3 National to Tactical Intelligence ...................................................................................... 1-5 Large-Scale Combat Operations .................................................................................... 1-8 The Army’s Strategic Roles ............................................................................................ 1-9 Fighting for Intelligence ................................................................................................. 1-10 Intelligence Within the Operations Process ................................................................. 1-10 Chapter 2 THE MI COMPANY (CORPS AND BELOW) ................................................................ 2-1 Brigade Combat Team (BCT) MI Company Mission ..................................................... 2-1 BCT MI Company Roles and Responsibilities ............................................................... 2-2 BCT MI Company Command and Control Considerations ......................................... 2-10 Expeditionary-MI Brigade Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion .................... 2-13 Chapter 3 KEY TRAINING CONSTRUCTS.................................................................................... 3-1 Institutional Training ........................................................................................................ 3-1 Operational Training ........................................................................................................ 3-1 Self-Development Training ........................................................................................... 3-10 Chapter 4 OPERATIONS ................................................................................................................ 4-1 The Operations Process ................................................................................................. 4-1 Orders Process ............................................................................................................... 4-5 Appendix A DOCTRINE CROSSWALK ........................................................................................... A-1 Appendix B TRAINING RESOURCES ............................................................................................. B-1 Appendix C UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM OPERATIONS .................................................... C-1 Appendix D CALL FOR FIRE CONSIDERATIONS ......................................................................... D-1 Appendix E MOVEMENT AND MANEUVER ................................................................................... E-1 Appendix F OBSTACLE CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................................. F-1 Appendix G REACTION DRILLS ...................................................................................................... G-1 Appendix H SUSTAINMENT PROCEDURES .................................................................................. H-1 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. TC 2-19.01 i Contents Appendix I INTELLIGENCE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE MAINTENANCE ............................ I-1 Appendix J CASUALTY RESPONSE ............................................................................................... J-1 Appendix K CBRN CONSIDERATIONS .......................................................................................... K-1 Appendix L COVER AND CONCEALMENT..................................................................................... L-1 Appendix M REPORTING .................................................................................................................. M-1 Appendix N COMMUNICATIONS ..................................................................................................... N-1 Appendix O LAND NAVIGATION ..................................................................................................... O-1 Appendix P NONTACTICAL MOVEMENT CONSIDERATIONS .................................................... P-1 Appendix Q THE MDMP AND COMMAND AND SUPPORT RELATIONSHIPS ........................... Q-1 Appendix R STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE CONSIDERATIONS ................................ R-1 Appendix S PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................... S-1 GLOSSARY ................................................................................................ Glossary-1 REFERENCES ............................................................................................. References-1 Figures Figure 1-1. Intelligence across the echelons ................................................................................. 1-7 Figure 1-2. The conflict continuum and the range of military operations ....................................... 1-8 Figure 1-3. The Army’s strategic roles and their relationship to the joint phases .......................... 1-9 Figure 1-4. Intelligence within the operations process ................................................................ 1-11 Figure 2-1. BCT MI company operating concept ........................................................................... 2-1 Figure 2-2. BCT MI company structure .......................................................................................... 2-3 Figure 2-3. Expeditionary-MI brigade IEW battalion operating concept ...................................... 2-13 Figure 2-4. Expeditionary-MI brigade general structure .............................................................. 2-14 Figure 2-5. Multi-domain MI detachment ..................................................................................... 2-15 Figure 3-1. Military Intelligence Training Strategy certification tiers .............................................. 3-3 Figure 3-2. Example MI company long-range training calendar .................................................... 3-5 Figure 3-3. BCT communications PACE plan example ................................................................. 3-8 Figure 4-1. Parallel planning from higher to lower echelons ......................................................... 4-7 Figure 4-2. Example company-level operation order outline ....................................................... 4-11 Figure C-1. Unmanned aircraft system area reconnaissance example ........................................ C-2 Figure C-2. Manned unmanned teaming example ........................................................................ C-3 Figure C-3. Communications relay example.................................................................................. C-4 Figure C-4. Unmanned aircraft system equipment ........................................................................ C-5 Figure C-5. Unmanned aircraft system capabilities ....................................................................... C-6 Figure C-6. Unmanned aircraft components.................................................................................. C-7 Figure C-7. Portable ground control system .................................................................................. C-8 Figure C-8. Ground data terminal .................................................................................................. C-8 Figure C-9. Local equipment assembly ......................................................................................... C-9 Figure C-10. Remote equipment assembly ................................................................................... C-9 ii TC 2-19.01 09 March 2021 Contents Figure C-11. Platoon command and control ............................................................................... C-10 Figure D-1. Polar plot example ...................................................................................................... D-2 Figure D-2. Shift-from-a-known point using cardinal direction example ....................................... D-2 Figure D-3. Lateral and range shifts example ............................................................................... D-3 Figure D-4. Target description example ........................................................................................ D-3 Figure D-5. Deviation spotting example ........................................................................................ D-4 Figure D-6.