UNITED STATES ARMY INFANTRY SCHOOL

Combined Arms and Tactics Directorate

Combat Support and Leadership Division
Fort Benning, GA 31905

14 April 2006

1. LESSON TITLE AND NUMBER: Elements of Military Intelligence CI3Z22.

2. TIME: 4 Hours

3. INSTRUCTIONAL INTENT: The purpose of this class is to familiarize students with

the Intelligence Branch and Intelligence Tasks that they will be involved with as leaders
in the Army. At the conclusion of this instruction the student will be able to identify the
Four Intelligence tasks and apply them in the Contemporary Operational Environment.

4. TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

ACTION: Identify the role of intelligence in the tactical Army.

CONDITION: In a classroom with the use of references
STANDARD: The student will identify the four intelligence tasks IAW FM 2-0 and how
they are influenced by the variables of the Contemporary Operational Environment.

5. ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

a. ACTION: Discuss the role of the Intelligence soldier in Support to Situational

Understanding.
CONDITION: In a classroom with the aid of References.
STANDARD: The student will understand that all intelligence tasks stem from
the Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) process and what input they will
have as a platoon leader.

b. ACTION: Conduct IPB in as leader.

CONDITION: In a classroom with the aid of references.
STANDARD: The student will correctly define IPB and identify the steps of IPB
IAW FM 34-130, as well as understand their role in conducting IPB as leaders.

c. ACTION: Identify elements of Subversion And Espionage Directed Against The

U.S. Army (SAEDA)
CONDITION: In a classroom with the aid of references
STANDARD: The student will Identify the elements of SAEDA, the threat to Fort
Benning, and how to respond to and report any SAEDA incidents.

d. ACTION: Discuss Intelligence Personnel Support to Strategic Responsiveness.

CONDITION: With the aid of References.
STANDARD: The student will correctly identify the role of intel personnel and
leaders in preparing soldiers to act in any operational environment as well as identify
the challenges posed by the variables of the Contemporary Operational Environment.
 d. ACTION: Identify the Critical Variables in the Contemporary Operational
Environment (COE)
CONDITION: With the aid of References.
STANDARD: Identify and define the 11 Critical Variables of the COE.

e. ACTION: Categorize actors.

CONDITION: In a classroom with the aid of references.
STANDARD: Correctly categorize nation states as Core States, Transition
States, Rogue States, Failed or Failing States and Non-nation actors as rogue
actors, third-party actors.

g. ACTION: Discuss the conduct of Intelligence, Surveillance and

Reconnaissance (ISR) in a collection planning and management framework.
CONDITION: In a classroom with the aid of references.
STANDARD: Students must understand that Intelligence personnel plan and
synchronize collection assets and the role of platoon leaders in the collection
process.

i. ACTION: Discuss The Support Of Intelligence To Targeting, Information

Operations and Combat Assessment
CONDITION: In a classroom with the aid of references
STANDARD: Students must understand that Intelligence personnel interact with
all other staff elements in support of ongoing operations and planning for future
operations.

6. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL:
a. PowerPoint presentation
b. Instructional Outline

7. ADVANCED ASSIGNMENT:
Read FM 2-0 Paragraphs 1-1 through 1-90