text: Appendix B
  Intelligence Support to Targeting
  Intelligence support to targeting is a specialized and synchronized effort as it overlaps
  with operations functions and all components of the intelligence warfighting function.
  Specifically, intelligence support to targeting touches several all-source intelligence
  analysis tasks, all aspects of collection management, and every intelligence discipline
  and complementary intelligence capability. This support occurs across the echelons as
  an intelligence push from the theater army, which has regional expertise and extensive
  capabilities, down to each successive echelon. Therefore, understanding intelligence
  support to targeting must begin with understanding intelligence.
  INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO TARGETING OVERVIEW
  B-1. Commanders and staffs need timely, accurate, relevant, and predictive intelligence to support the
  targeting effort, which includes the selection, prioritization, execution, and assessment of targets. Therefore,
  the intelligence support to targeting effort must be resourced, carefully planned, and supported by a large
  portion of the intelligence architecture. The intelligence architecture is the compilation and interrelationship
  of all relevant intelligence and communications capabilities, data centers, organizations, supporting
  capabilities, concepts of operations, and personnel necessary to ensure the successful execution of the
  intelligence process. (See ADP 2-0.)
  B-2. Intelligence support to targeting is specialized as it occurs across a significant portion of the
  intelligence warfighting function. While all intelligence disciplines and complementary intelligence
  capabilities support targeting, the effort is ultimately focused by the close collaboration between the all-
  source intelligence analysis element (whether dedicated to targeting or ad hoc), the collection management
  element, and various targeting and fires elements, including the target development working group if
  applicable.
  B-3. Intelligence support to targeting is one of the four primary intelligence tasks and provides the
  commander information and intelligence support needed to both lethal and nonlethal targeting. It includes
  support to the planning (target development), identification (target detection), and assessing the effect of
  those operations (combat assessment). The intelligence warfighting function provides support during all
  functions of D3A.
  DECIDE
  B-4. During MDMP, targeting becomes more focused based on the commander's guidance and intent. Once
  objectives are determined by the commander, the intelligence staff must continuously review them with
  respect to the threat and the changing situation to ensure they remain relevant to the commander's intent.
  Intelligence provides the commander with an understanding of the threat in terms of probable intent,
  objectives, strengths, weaknesses, probable COA, most dangerous COA, values, and critical vulnerabilities.
  Additionally, intelligence analysts recommend objectives based on enemy capabilities, vulnerabilities,
  centers of gravity, and likely COAs. The decide function of the targeting methodology provides the overall
  focus and sets priorities for information collection and attack planning. It is the most important targeting
  function and requires close interaction between the intelligence, plans, operations, and FSE/fires cells, and
  the servicing judge advocate. This step draws heavily on the staff's knowledge of the threat, a detailed IPB
  (which occurs simultaneously), and a continuous assessment of the situation. Targeting priorities are
  addressed for each phase or critical event of an operation.