Definition of the IC
Leadership of the IC
Management of the IC
Members of the IC
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The US Army, one of the four military
services in the Department of Defense, is of course primarily concerned with the conduct of
military operations, and is not (in its entirety) part of the Intelligence Community (IC).
The Army’s intelligence component, however, does produce intelligence both for Army use and
for sharing across the Community, qualifying it (Army Military Intelligence (MI)) as an IC member.
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Army's Contribution to Intelligence
The mission of Army Intelligence is to
facilitate Army transformation and support the warfighting Combatant Commanders by resourcing,
fielding and sustaining the world’s premier military intelligence force. In very practical
terms, this means providing commanders the KNOWLEDGE they need to successfully accomplish
their mission. This is a multi-level mission. Army MI's first responsibility is to eliminate
intelligence surprises. This is accomplished by being engaged, around the world, on a daily
basis to detect/uncover real and/or perceived threats to the US and/or US national interests.
Army MI develops a variety of intelligence products, such as threat assessments, that are used
by weapons systems developers and senior decision makers. The Army Intelligence component
continually trains and prepares so that it will be ready to meet the ever-growing span of contingencies
from war fighting to peacekeeping.
Structure
Army intelligence designed its force
structure to provide timely, relevant, accurate, and synchronized intelligence and electronic
warfare support to tactical, operational and strategic-level commanders. These efforts are
conducted through such entities as the Headquarters Department of Army Office of the Deputy
Chief of Staff for Intelligence - G-2 and the US Army Intelligence and Security Command.
Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff,
Intelligence - G-2
As
the Army's Chief Intelligence Officer, the Deputy Chief of Staff,
Intelligence responsibilities include policy formulation, planning,
programming, budgeting, management, staff supervision, evaluation,
and oversight for intelligence activities for the Department of
the Army. This individual has Army Staff responsibility for overall
coordination of the five major intelligence disciplines: Imagery
Intelligence, Signal Intelligence, Human Intelligence, Measurement
and Signature Intelligence, and Counterintelligence and Security
Countermeasures.
US Army Intelligence and Security
Command (INSCOM)
Army Major Commands such as the US
Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) located at Ft Belvoir, Virginia conducts
dominant intelligence, security and information operations for commanders and national
decision-makers, and provides war fighters with the seamless intelligence needed to understand
and dominate the battlefield. In addition, the Army warfighting force has a sound and proven
intelligence architecture designed to support its commanders well into the 21st century. At
corps level, the Senior Intelligence Officer (SIO), the G2, and an organic corps Military
Intelligence (MI) Brigade provide intelligence support. The MI Brigade provides support to the
corps across the full range of intelligence and counterintelligence disciplines and functions.
Army Military Intelligence accomplishes its mission in close coordination with the other
Services (Air Force, Navy, and Marines) and with national intelligence agencies to ensure
that ground component commanders and soldiers know what enemy forces they will face before,
during, and after deployments. In addition, Army MI works to protect our nations secrets, to protect
the technology overmatch that the United States enjoys in the world, and to contribute to the
Homeland Defense.
People - The Strength of Army Military
Intelligence
The jewel that makes this
enterprise work is a corps of competent and very dedicated military, government civilian, and
contractor professionals who are enabled by the latest technology. Army MI is more than 3,800
government civilians strong. It supports a Military Intelligence community, including military
in the Active, Guard and Reserve forces, of over 28,000 that accounts for between 3-4% of the
total Army force structure. Army MI skills are varied - Intelligence Analyst, Intelligence Collector,
Intelligence Assistant, Information Technology Specialist, Training Specialist, Management Analyst,
Educator, Security Specialist, Contract Specialist, Budget Analyst and Human Resource Manager
to name but a few. For Army MI, IT IS ABOUT PEOPLE, first and foremost, striving to enable
and empower their people to be "ALWAYS OUT FRONT."
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Related
Links
US Army Web Site
HQDA, Deputy Chief of
Staff, Intelligence
USA Intelligence
Center
USA Intelligence and Security
Command
What's New at Army
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