COMPANY LEVEL MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CELL:
Organization
The
MI cell (C& E), shown at Figure 2, is organized into a headquarters
section, an MI unit (CI), an MI unit (interrogation and exploitation),
and an MI unit (collection and exploitation). Headquarters section
provides C2, administrative services, and logistic support for units of
the company.
Figure 2: Company level Military Intelligence unit
Roles and Functions
The Collection and Exploitation section provides interrogation and CI support. Functions , include:
Setting up interrogation centers and executing interrogation operations of enemy prisoners of war.
Determine
enemy multidisciplinary intelligence threat, analyse it and recommend
countermeasures, both on the passive defensive side as well as
offensive methods.
Conduct exploitation of turned enemy agents. Conduct polygraph techniques and technical operations.
Conduct DOCEX
Conduct
debriefing of high level military/political
figures,refugees,patrols,military personnel who are released by enemy
from capture or who have escaped from captivity,detained civilians and
other people who have information of interest.
Conduct Counterintelligence Force Protection Source Operations (CFSO).
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE UNIT (CI)
Mission
"The
mission of the MI Unit (CI) is to conduct CI operations and
multidiscipline counterintelligence (MDCI) threat analysis in support
of the Commanders intelligence requirements’’.
Organization
The MI Unit (CI) will be composed of a section HQ, an Ops section, and CI platoon.
Figure 3: Counterintelligence Team
Roles and Functions
Provides C-HUMINT support
Conducts Vulnerability assessment
Supports OPSEC
Supports targeting , nominates HVT
Conducts CI investigations
Conducts Counterintelligence FP Source Operations
Conducts counterespionage,countersubversion and countersabotage operations.
Liases with other intelligence agencies
Conducts offensive operations during wartime Areas of interest:
Known or suspected acts of treason,sedition,espionage by Army personnel
Known or suspected association with elements of threat intelligence
Terrorism,assassination incidents
Defections and unexplained absence of Army personnel
People impersonating as military intelligence personnel.
MI UNIT (INTERROGATION AND EXPLOITATION I&E) Mission
"The
mission of the MI Unit (Interrogation and Exploitation) is to conduct
interrogation of enemy prisoners of war EPW,debriefing of persons
having information of intelligence value and exploitation of captured
doicuments,media and hardware.”
Organization
The MI Unit (Interrogation and Exploitation) consists of a HQ section,an Ops section,communications section and I&E platoon.
Figure 4: Interrogation and Exploitation Team
Roles and Functions
Setting up interrogation facilities during wartime
Interrogation
of EPWs.Establishment of a joint or combined interrogation facility and
conduct interrogations of EPWs. Conduct debriefings of high level
political and military personnel, civilian internees,refugees,
displaced persons, and other non- US personnel.
Conduct
debriefing of high level military/political
figures,refugees,patrols,military personnel who are released by enemy
from capture or who have escaped from captivity,detained civilians and
other people who have information of interest.
Conducts
DOCEX,and translation of captured documents.Translate and exploit
documents acquired, found, or captured in the theater AO.
Debrief US and Allied personnel having escaped after being captured or having evaded capture.
MI UNIT (COLLECTION AND EXPLOITATION C&E)
The
above two units, viz MI (CI) and MI(I&E) are combined into one UNIT
, collection and exploitation MI(C&E) and hence executes all the
functions which are inherent in the 2 units. This is a modular unit,
can hence plug as a detachment support into any Battalion/Company which
requires CI/HUMINT support but does not require a full intelligence
battalion /Company expertise. It can also be situation may not allow
the deployment of full intelligence assets –in such a case
the MI(C&E) can be scaled and tailored to suit the requirements of
the Battalion. This unit can pull operatives from both the MI (CI) and
MI (I&E) to create CI and I&E platoons to conduct tactical
HUMINT (CI/HUMINT) missions with the available CI, collection, and
exploitation and interrogation expertise.
Mission
"The
collection and exploitation unit collects intelligence information
through the acquisition, training, briefing and debriefing of HUMINT
assets in support of Army requirements and provides CI support within
the area of operations, conducts interrogations of prisoners of war and
other personnel of intelligence interest; translates and exploits
selected foreign documents/ media; and exploits foreign materiel of
intelligence interest."
Organization
The
MI Unit (Collection and Exploitation) consists of a section
headquarters, CI operations section, interrogation operations section,
and counterintelligence and I & E platoons.
