text: Fighting for Intelligence During Large-Scale Combat Operations
  INTELLIGENCE SYNCHRONIZATION AND EFFECTIVE
  INFORMATION COLLECTION
  8-106. Thoroughly integrated planning occurs as several important aspects of intelligence synchronization
  occur. Tactical units must transition from depending on higher echelons for information collection and
  leveraging the intelligence enterprise for their intelligence to fully employing their intelligence warfighting
  function and conducting information collection. Intelligence synchronization ensures intelligence analysis
  and PED are enabled for operations, to include using intelligence analysis systems, reestablishing
  communications and access to intelligence databases, and optimizing the tactical portion of the intelligence
  architecture.
  INTELLIGENCE SYNCHRONIZATION
  8-107. Synchronizing adjustments to the intelligence architecture, information collection, PED, intelligence
  analysis, and the dissemination and integration of intelligence products is integral to develop the situation and
  reach situational understanding. The G-2/S-2 and intelligence staff, in cooperation with the MI unit commander
  and staff, synchronize intelligence, ensuring the intelligence process is effective and intelligence support to
  operations and targeting are effective and flexible. Intelligence synchronization requires an effective
  relationship with the commander and staff, especially the G-3/S-3, as well as cooperation across echelons and
  with lateral units. Critical aspects of intelligence synchronization include but are not limited to—
  ⚫ Early and continuous teamwork with the commander and across the staff. A collaborative
  environment is required to quickly solve complex intelligence warfighting function issues.
  ⚫ Intelligence support to future plans with detailed transitions between operations.
  ⚫ Developing a flexible scheme of intelligence (paragraph 3d of an OPLAN or OPORD). (See
  FM 5-0.)
  ⚫ Ensuring intelligence operations are flexible enough to support rapid planning, responsive
  targeting, branches and sequels, and contingencies.
  ⚫ Balancing the ability to leverage the intelligence enterprise and submitting RFIs and other
  requests with tactical information collection, PED, and intelligence analysis.
  ⚫ Ensuring technical oversight and mission management effectively support information
  collection.
  ⚫ Ensuring analysis supports focused and tailored intelligence products that facilitate situational
  understanding.
  8-108. During planning, the G-2/S-2 determines how the intelligence warfighting function can best meet the
  commander’s intent and achieve the desired end state. Intelligence analysis and support are built on successful
  information collection. An effective information collection effort is key to achieving and exploiting positions
  of relative advantage. Once organic, attached, assigned, and supporting information collection assets start
  information collection, the intelligence staff can better provide products, updates, and predictive assessments
  that support decision making, targeting, and the execution of branches and/or sequels. Intelligence
  synchronization, staff integration, operational planning, and information collection overlap significantly.
  8-109. One example of this overlap occurs in collection management’s execution management function,
  discussed in ATP 2-01. Personnel conducting execution management must—
  ⚫ Understand the intricacies and details of the information collection plan (Annex L [Information
  Collection]).
  ⚫ Constantly coordinate with mission management and ongoing PED and analysis.
  ⚫ Track the progress of the ongoing operation, focusing on how the situation changes and
  emerging operational requirements.
  ⚫ Assess the information collection plan and ensure it remains synchronized with various aspects
  of the operation, such as movements, objectives, schemes of maneuver, key logistical actions,
  TAIs, and engagement areas. When possible, this function is performed in conjunction with
  refining IPOE products and running estimates and providing feedback to collectors.
  ⚫ Assist the COIC in making necessary adjustments to the information collection plan and
  retasking and in maintaining continuous control of collection execution.