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| Army Long Range Surveillance Manual |
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| Training - Survival |
| Written by idoxlr8 |
| Monday, 07 September 2009 19:12 |
 Field Manuals Combat forces need accurate and timely intelligence about enemy forces, terrain, and weather. Commanders must make fast and accurate decisions to have the right combat force at the right place and time. Their decisions are partly based on information gathered for intelligence purposes. Long-range surveillance units are trained and equipped to gather this information.
Human intelligence is a category of intelligence derived from information
collected and provided by human sources (JCS Pub 1-02). Human
intelligence has always been a primary source of information within the
intelligence collection system. Frontline soldiers and reconnaissance patrols
have always provided combat information to tactical commanders.
Commanders at all levels need this type of information. The long-range
surveillance teams are a primary source of human intelligence.
1-1. INFORMATION GATHERING
Information is collected from every source and disseminated immediately as
combat information, or it is first processed into intelligence. Collection of
information is one phase of the intelligence cycle. The cycle consists of
direction, collection, processing, and dissemination. These phases may be
conducted both sequentially and concurrently. While information is being
processed, additional information is being collected. At the same time, the
intelligence staffs plan and direct the collection effort to meet new
requirements. Data gained from the intelligence cycle, coupled with existing
data, enable intelligence staffs to predict battlefield events and enemy
intentions. By comparing time with actual events, the G2 can provide the
commander timely, complete, and accurate intelligence.
1-2. HUMAN INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES
Long-range surveillance units provide the corps with a dedicated company
and the division with a dedicated detachment. These units are specially
trained and equipped to collect human intelligence about forces deep in the
enemy’s rear. LRS units are part of the overall intelligence collection
process. They augment and complement other collection systems that are
more vulnerable to limitations such as weather, range, terrain masking, and
enemy countermeasures.
LRS units also allow corps and division commanders to gather timely information that does not need lengthy processing and analysis.
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