Honing the Tip of the Spear: Developing and Operational-Level Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield for Special Operations Forces

摘要

The absence of an operational level Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) for SOF, which fuses national and theater level intelligence with tactical intelligence, hinders the capability of a Joint Forces Commander (JFC) and Joint Task Force Commander (JTF) to effectively support the critical intelligence requests and requirements of a Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF) and its SOF components.