text: Intelligence at and Across Echelons
  of the OE (especially those related to Army activities), while other portions of the DOD intelligence effort
  provide expertise and access not readily available to the Army. Additionally, DOD agencies provide
  governance over certain intelligence methods and activities. Cooperation benefits everyone.
  7-5. Collaboration, integration, and synchronization are central to the effectiveness of the national to
  tactical intelligence effort. When Army analysts collaborate with higher-level intelligence organizations, they
  create a more comprehensive and detailed assessment of the threat and OE (based on civil considerations and
  sociocultural factors across the domains and dimensions) to facilitate situational understanding.
  INTEGRATED CAPABILITIES
  7-6. To fully leverage intelligence enterprise capabilities, intelligence operations must integrate Service,
  special operations forces, theater, and national intelligence capabilities into a unified effort that surpasses any
  single organizational effort and provides the most accurate and timely information to commanders. Every
  intelligence organization provides pieces of information that support commanders’ understanding,
  visualization, and decision making.
  7-7. Intelligence integration occurs when intelligence sharing and collaboration occur at every level to
  develop an understanding of the threat’s actions, activities, and anticipated steps. This facilitates the
  commander and staff’s situational understanding and preparation for future operations. Information
  collection and intelligence activities must be coordinated vertically (for example, with higher/lower
  headquarters) and laterally (for example, with special operations forces, coalition, host-nation partner
  elements) and fully integrated into plans and operations. By using the appropriate procedures, foreign
  disclosure guidance, and established policy, intelligence leaders can provide information and intelligence
  support to multinational forces and vice versa. Having knowledge of and understanding the various echelons
  above corps and national intelligence organizations facilitate intelligence integration across every level.
  SECTION II – NATIONAL, JOINT, AND U.S. ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND
  SECURITY COMMAND SUPPORT
  7-8. Echelons above corps intelligence organizations encompass the national, joint, theater army, and field
  army (when established) portion of the intelligence enterprise. INSCOM is an example of an Army echelon
  above corps intelligence organization and key contributor to this effort. Echelons above corps intelligence
  organizations provide support at all levels of warfare. (See ADP 5-0.) They employ specialized and dedicated
  personnel and capabilities to collect information about threats, events, and national intelligence requirements.
  They leverage national and joint capabilities to allocate and prioritize collection assets to lower echelons
  operating at the tactical level. Therefore, Army commanders and staffs must understand the intelligence
  warfighting function across each echelon in addition to the intelligence capabilities of higher organizations.
  7-9. An Army Service component command is command responsible for recommendations to the combatant
  commander on the allocation and employment of Army forces (JP 3-31). Army Service component
  commands (ASCCs) are the Army forces designated by the Secretary of the Army to support combatant
  commands. An ASCC has an intelligence staff that assists the commander in processing, analyzing, and
  disseminating information and intelligence provided by subordinate, higher, and adjacent units. Some ASCCs
  receive support from several INSCOM units—ranging from directly aligned MIB-Ts to globally aligned
  functional intelligence brigades. INSCOM comprises 17 major subordinate commands categorized as—
  ⚫ MIB-Ts: There are seven INSCOM MIB-Ts (six INSCOM MIB-Ts and one USAR [United
  States Army Military Intelligence Readiness Command (MIRC)] MIB-T), each tailored for the
  combatant command it supports. MIB-Ts provide collection, processing, analysis, and
  dissemination support to the ASCCs, CCDRs, and the U.S. IC.
  ⚫ Functional commands: These functional commands, while not regionally aligned, work in
  coordination with INSCOM’s MIB-Ts to create an integrated (national to tactical) intelligence
  architecture. INSCOM functional commands have missions and capabilities typically focused on
  a single intelligence discipline and operational function.