Intelligence Support in Combat Assessment

Intelligence supports the assessment function by determining if targeting actions have met the desired effects and if reattack is necessary to perform essential fires tasks and achieve the commander's intent for fires.

Intelligence support to combat assessment relates to specific targets by completing physical damage assessments and functional damage assessments.

The collection management team continuously assesses the information collection effort and compares ongoing actions to the collection management plan and the original intent.

<p>As operations progress and the situation deviates from the plan, it is important to ensure information collection is supporting all requirements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>If the staff's assessment reveals that some requirements are not answered, the collection management team must reevaluate the collection management plan and provide input on adjustments to the collection effort, retaskings, or the development of new tasks.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A time-sensitive target is a highly lucrative, fleeting target of opportunity or a target that poses a danger to friendly forces.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Time-sensitive targets are important because they are of high importance to the accomplishment of the joint force commander's mission and objectives, or they present a significant strategic or operational threat to friendly forces or allies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Time-sensitive targets comprise a very small or limited number of planned targets.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Successfully targeting time-sensitive targets requires considerable deliberate planning and preparation within the joint targeting process.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Intelligence collection and attack assets are dedicated to time-sensitive targets to ensure success.</p> Signup and view all the answers