text: Chapter 5
  5-88. During the offense, various military organizations may be involved in conducting area security
  operations in an economy-of-force role to protect lines of communications, convoys, or critical fixed sites
  and radars. Route security operations are defensive in nature and are terrainoriented. A route security force
  may prevent an enemy force from impeding,harassing,or destroying lines of communications. Establishing
  a movement corridor for traffic along a route or portions of a route is an example of route security operations.
  5-89. Areas to secure range from specific points, (bridges and defiles) and terrain features (ridgelines and
  hills),to large civilian population centers and their adjacent areas. Population-centric area security missions
  are common across the range of military operations. Population-centric area security operations typically
  combine aspects of the area defense and offensive operations to eliminate the power to produce internal
  defense threats. (See chapter 8,section IV for a detailed discussion.)
  Note.Area security activities take advantage of the local security measures performed by all units
  (regardless of their location) within an area of operations. For example, the BCT would link all
  local security activities conducted by its subordinate units to its broader area security activities.
  (See paragraph 8-126for further information on establishinglocal security measures.)
  SECTION IV – INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS
  5-90. Intelligence operationsare the tasks undertaken by military intelligence units through the intelligence
  disciplines to obtain information to satisfy validated requirements (ADP 2-0). They are also one of the four
  primary tactical tasks and missions the Army conducts as part of information collection,along with the other
  three primary tasks: reconnaissance,surveillance,and security operations. Intelligence drives operations and
  operations support intelligence;this relationship is continuous. The BCT commander and staff need accurate,
  relevant,and predictive intelligence in order to understand threat centers of gravity,goals and objectives,and
  COAs. Precise intelligence is also critical to target threat capabilities at the right time and place and to open
  windows of opportunity across domains during large-scale combat operations. The commander and staff
  must have detailed knowledge of threat strengths,weaknesses,organization,equipment,and tactics to plan
  for and execute BCT operations.
  EMPLOYMENT OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ASSETS
  5-91. Successful intelligence operations,like reconnaissance fundamentals and the fundamentals of security,
  include effective and efficient employment of military intelligence assets,based on the following guidelines:
  (cid:122) Maintain readiness—the training of military intelligence personnel,the maintenance and status of
  their equipment (by dedicated field service representatives if necessary), and any necessary
  augmentation from outside personnel,or sustainment related resources for mission success.
  (cid:122) Ensure continuous intelligence operations—before,during,and after execution of all operations;
  intelligence operations focus on every relevant aspect of the operational environment before
  execution, constant updates for the commander verifying threat composition, disposition, and
  intention during execution, and after execution maintaining contact with threat forces to collect
  necessary information for planning subsequent operations while protecting the BCT.
  (cid:122) Orient on requirements—as the commander prioritizes intelligence operations by providing
  guidance and intent, military intelligence personnel identify and update priority intelligence
  requirements,ensuring they tie to the concept of the operation and decision points,focus on most
  critical needs, and consider the latest time the information is of value. The staff assists the
  commander in approving requests beyond a BCT’s capabilities,as well as seeking higher echelon
  intelligence operations when needed.
  (cid:122) Provide mixed and redundant coverage—the commander integrates assets to ensure careful
  employment by layering through cueing (follow-on collection of more detail by another system),
  redundancy (using two or more like assets against the same requirement),and mixing (using two
  or more different assets against the same requirement) for maximum efficiency in information
  collection. This ensures a balance of requirements,available capabilities,and areas to be covered.