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21st Century U.S. Army Field Manuals: Intelligence, FM 2-0 (Ringbound)
21st Century US Army Field Manuals Intelligence FM 20 - Ringbound Author:U.S. Army This ringbound book provides a reproduction of the U.S. Army Field Manual, Intelligence, FM 2-0. FM 2-0 is the Army's keystone manual for military intelligence (MI) doctrine. It describes: The fundamentals of intelligence operations. The operational environment (OE). Intelligence in unified action. The Intelligence Battlefield Operating Syste... more »m (BOS). Intelligence considerations in strategic readiness. The intelligence process. MI roles and functions within the context of Army operations. This manual provides doctrinal guidance for the Intelligence BOS actions in support of commanders and staffs. It also serves as a reference for personnel who are developing doctrine; tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP); materiel and force structure; and institutional and unit training for intelligence operations. This manual provides MI guidance for all commanders, staffs, trainers, and MI personnel at all echelons. It forms the foundation for MI and the Intelligence BOS doctrine development, and applies equally to the Active Component (AC), United States Army Reserve (USAR), and Army National Guard (ARNG). Part One discusses MI's role in peace, conflict, and war. Supporting the warfighter with effective intelligence is the primary focus of Military Intelligence. Intelligence provides commanders and decisionmakers with the requisite information facilitating their situational understanding so that they may successfully accomplish their missions in full spectrum operations. Chapter 1 describes the operational environment and the roles of MI within the operational environment. It introduces the Intelligence BOS, the intelligence tasks, and the intelligence process, which are the mechanisms through which MI supports the warfighter. This chapter also introduces the intelligence disciplines, which are explained in detail in Part Three of this manual. Chapter 2 describes the interaction of MI within the nation's intelligence community structure, providing an overview of the intelligence community at the national level and the unified action level joint, multinational, and interagency aspects of full spectrum operations. The commander requires intelligence about the enemy and the battlespace prior to engaging in operations in order to effectively execute battles, engagements, and other missions across the full spectrum of operations. Intelligence assists the commander in visualizing his battlespace, organizing his forces, and controlling operations to achieve the desired tactical objectives or end-state. Intelligence supports force protection (FP) by alerting the commander to emerging threats and assisting in security operations. The unit may need to deal with multiple threats. The commander must understand how current and potential enemies organize, equip, train, employ, and control their forces. Intelligence provides an understanding of the enemy, which assists in planning, preparing, and executing military operations. The commander must also understand his OE and its effects on both his own and enemy operations.« less