text: FM 2-22.3_________________________________________________________________________________
  condition (THREATCON) level increases. The supported unit and
  parent commanders must compare the gains of the HCT collection
  effort with the risks posed. This is necessary especially during high
  THREATCON levels when the supported unit commander needs as
  complete a picture as possible of the threat arrayed against US or
  multinational forces.
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  Figure 3-1. Team Level of Employment.
  Integrated with Other Operations
  • Under some circumstances, when it is not expedient to deploy the HCT
  independently due to threat levels or other restrictions, it can be
  integrated into other ongoing operations. The HCT may be employed
  as part of a combat patrol, ISR patrol, or in support of an MP patrol or
  stationed at a checkpoint or roadblock. It can also be used to support
  CA, psychological operations (PSYOP), engineer, or other operations.
  This method reduces the risk to the team while greatly increasing its
  collection potential over the confined-to-base-camp method. It has the
  advantage of placing the team in contact with the local population and
  allowing it to spot, assess, and interact with potential sources of
  information.
  • The integration into other operations can also facilitate the elicitation
  of information. However, this deployment method restricts collection
  by subordinating the team’s efforts to the requirements, locations, and
  timetables of the unit or operation into which it is integrated.
  Integration can be done at the team or individual collector level.
  HUMINT collectors should be used only in situations with an