text: PART TWO
  Major Intelligence Activities
  The doctrinal concepts in part I—intelligence and operational fundamentals—are
  important to fully understand the content in part II, which discusses major intelligence
  activities—intelligence staff support (chapter 5) and intelligence operations
  (chapter 6). Chapters 5 and 6 further set the foundation to understand the specifics of
  fighting for intelligence, which is discussed in detail in part III.
  Chapter 5
  Intelligence Staff Support
  SECTION I – OVERVIEW
  5-1. Staffs support commanders in making and implementing decisions and in integrating and
  synchronizing combat power. Competent staffs multiply a unit’s effectiveness. They provide timely and
  relevant information and analysis, make estimates and recommendations, prepare plans and orders, assist in
  controlling operations, and assess the progress of operations for the commander. A staff primarily—
  ⚫ Supports the commander.
  ⚫ Assists subordinate commanders, staffs, and units.
  ⚫ Informs units and organizations outside the headquarters.
  5-2. Effective intelligence support is multifaceted, and the G-2/S-2 and intelligence staff are ultimately
  responsible for providing intelligence support to the commander and staff. The complexities of collecting
  against and conducting analysis on a determined and adaptive, threat that is technologically capable across
  all domains, creates challenges for the G-2/S-2 and intelligence staff. Other complexities that can challenge
  the intelligence staff include but are not limited to—
  ⚫ A multitude of factors within the OE (across the human, information, and physical dimensions).
  ⚫ Sophisticated intelligence capabilities.
  ⚫ The intelligence architecture.
  ⚫ Time constraints during the execution of the intelligence process.
  ⚫ The many requirements to support multidomain operations.
  5-3. This chapter discusses how the intelligence staff provides intelligence support to the commander and
  staff, including—
  ⚫ Intelligence staff composition and responsibilities.
  ⚫ Key IWFTs.
  ⚫ Situational understanding, the CIP, and the COP.