C2-R&S-TACHUMINT-CLIC

Batallion Level Int Platoon:Colocated with the Company. (One intelligence analyst and five enlisted infantrymen.).One platoon.

2.Company Level Int Capability : CLIC PLATOONS.
CLIC--> 2 SECTIONS
COLLECTION SECTION
ANALYSIS & PRODUCTION SECTION

TOC Coy -------------- 2 CLIC PLATOONS
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JCO
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IWatch (Collection Section) I/Watch (A&P Section)

The CLIC is supervised by the company commander. The two sections of CLIC , collection and analysis & production are looked after by the officer in charge , usually a JCO and there will be two soldiers , one from each section to function as intelligence watch and are
assigned to the company combat ops center(TOC).
Functions/responsibilities:
CLIC O-I-C: Reports to Company Comander,assists the watch officer in operations situation development (common tactical ops picture),managing and supervising CLIC ops,interacting with adjacent units , lower units and higher echelons and utilizing the intelligence flow.
If required, the CLICs now have the capacity to surge intelligence trained soldiers to support operations such as cordon and searches and raids.
The formation of this platoon will facilitate initial and sustainment training by ensuring consistency throughout the battalion and eliminating additional training requirements for the companies. It will also ensure standardization in processes and reporting formats, and further promote lateral communication among the CLICs. Armed with the BLIP the Commander now has his own organic intelligence unit which will provide him additional support apart from the intelligence feeds as a result of his request for information from higher ups.Moreover and more important the BLIPs of all the companies in the Bnb conduct lateral communication , exchanging combat intelligence and other information, thus keeping abreast of latest developments and enemy tactics which the other company is confronting and the tactics, techniques and procedures employed by the company with an element of success. With the passage of time the initial training given to say the enlisted soldiers or the intelligence specialist helps in sustainment training ,the training a byproduct of the operations the soldier is involved with without resorting to tutored training. Soon the BLIP transforms itself into a robust intelligence unit of the Bn,

3.Reconnaissance troops HUMINT collection capability.Fighting for information CAPABILITY.
INTERIM COMBAT TEAM --(FI-FO-INFO CAPABLE)-- WITH ORGANIC INT AND R&S CAPABILITY – TO

PROJECT FORWARD OF AO

C2:
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RS PLATOON HQ HUMINT PLATOON HQ
1 CI NCO 1 CI NCO

RS PATROLS(EACH PATROL=3MAN SQUAD,EACH SQUAD HAVING 1 CI SOLDIER)

RS SQUADS( NORMAL COMPOSITION +1 CI SOLDIER)

The reconnaissance platoon HQ and the HUMINT platoon HQ both should contain one CI NCO.

The reconnaissance squads each should have one CI soldier.
We can optimally have in the recce patrol 3 six-man squads, each having a CI soldier.

Thus at the lowest tactical level organic CI capability with the deployment of maximum possible CI soldiers is hereby achieved thus increasing significantly the reconnaissance troops HUMINT collection capability.

After an area of operations is identified inhabited by an asymmetric enemy in a complex terrain with weak transportation and logistical infrastructure. We need to deploy an interim combat team complete with HUMINT/, CI/. SIGINT assets which will act as an early combat team, mounted infantry organization with the capability to rapidly assess the environment, physical terrain, community, cultural and political and conduct an intelligence preparation of the battlefield by assessing the enemy’s strength, capabilities, disposition, TOE thus enabling the striking force to project itself before deployment. The primary intent here is to develop a situational understanding of an unknown area inhabited by an enemy against the backdrop of distributed, asymmetric, nonlinear simultaneous operations. Here the problem is to determine the OB of an enemy that doesn’t have a conventional standing force nor is easily identifiable. We don’t see any typical military structure, units, rear and forward areas or logistical networks characteristic of conventional enemy forces. It is a big question how to deploy ISR assets for collecting intelligence or conducting reconnaissance or for that matter determining the center of gravity of the enemy.

LRS units provide reliable HUMINT against second echelon and follow-on forces and deep targets. LRS units conduct stationary surveillance and very limited reconnaissance. They deploy deep into the enemy area to observe and report enemy dispositions, movement and activities, and battlefield conditions. They arc not equipped or trained to conduct direct-action missions.

PROJECTING COMBAT POWER WITH ORGANIC ISR CAPABILITY
Reason for creation of interim team:
Without sending in the interim combat team to gain a situational understanding it is totally impracticable to deploy the striking forces. What we need is a interim combat force with reconnaissance, surveillance and target nomination capabilities—all these facilitated by an organic MI company with organic intelligence assets.

The recce platoon, in addition to reconnaissance and surveillance should also engage in HUMINT activities for thorough situational understanding. The situation in asymmetric warfare is different. Here the recce platoon can conduct HUMINT operations. The reconnaissance platoon should be equipped with CI capability. This heightens its HUMNINT collection ability.AND COMBAT CAPABILITY TO DEFEND ITSELF..(Details in HQ PORTAL.)