text: Appendix C
  DEPLOYMENT
  C-21. Deployment is the movement of forces into and out of an operational area (JP 3-35). The joint
  deployment process is divided into four phases: deployment planning, predeployment activities, movement,
  and joint RSOI. The joint process includes a planning phase at the outset whereas the Army considers
  planning to be woven through all phases. Moreover, the movement phase in the Army process occurs in two
  segments: fort-to-port and port-to-port. The Army and other Services rely on the U.S. Transportation
  Command to provide the strategic lift to, through, and from strategic ports, both in CONUS and OCONUS.
  (For doctrine on deployments, see ATP 3-35.)
  C-22. A smooth and effective deployment is a challenge for intelligence staffs and MI units because of the
  many complex and technical aspects of intelligence support and intelligence operations. During deployment,
  intelligence organizations at the home station or deployed with the early-entry force use the communications
  architecture and higher and lower intelligence organizations to provide graphic and textual intelligence
  updates to the forces en route. En route updates assist in reducing information gaps and allow commanders
  to adjust plans in response to changes in the situation before arriving at the operational area. During stability
  operations and other circumstances, intelligence transitions are conducted between arriving units and those
  that are redeploying. The three primary areas of intelligence transition are—
  ⚫ Operations.
  ⚫ Targeting.
  ⚫ Technical oversight.
  C-23. Intelligence units extend established networks to connect intelligence staffs and collection assets at
  various stages of the deployment. Where necessary, units establish new communications paths to meet
  mission requirements. If deployed, the joint force, theater army, and corps ACEs have a critical role in
  providing access to and building out the intelligence architecture and in sharing intelligence databases to
  deploying forces.
  C-24. The Army relies on space-based capabilities and systems, such as global positioning satellites,
  communications satellites, weather satellites, cruise missile launches, and intelligence collection platforms.
  These systems are critical enablers for Army personnel to plan, communicate, navigate and maneuver,
  provide missile warning, and protect and sustain Army forces. Planning and coordination of space support
  with national, joint, Service, and theater resources occur through liaison with space and weather
  professionals. Space-enabled capabilities are key to supporting intelligence during deployment and
  employment by—
  ⚫ Monitoring terrestrial AOIs to assist in revealing the threat’s location and disposition.
  ⚫ Providing communications links between deploying forces, the United States, and its territories.
  ⚫ Permitting collection assets to determine their position accurately through the Global Positioning
  System.
  ⚫ Providing meteorological, oceanographic, and space environmental information and data that are
  processed, analyzed, and exploited to produce timely and accurate weather effects on operations.
  ⚫ Providing warnings of ballistic missile launches.
  C-25. Situation development dominates intelligence activities during early-entry operations. The intelligence
  staff attempts to identify all threats to arriving forces and assists the commander in developing force
  protection measures. Peer threat capabilities (such as long-range strike and A2 and AD capabilities) create
  additional challenges to entry operations and freedom of movement. During entry operations, echelons above
  corps organizations provide intelligence support, which includes providing access to the national intelligence
  and early deployment intelligence elements. The entire effort focuses on providing tailored support to
  deploying and deployed echelons in response to their intelligence requirements.
  C-26. Collection and processing capabilities are enhanced as assets arrive and buildup in the AO, with
  emphasis on the buildup of the deployed capability required to conduct sustained information collection
  activities. Intelligence PED personnel are employed either through the deployment of PED with the force
  (expeditionary PED) or through reach PED conducted in theater, at sanctuary sites, or from the locations
  within the United States.