text: Joint Task Force and Multinational Intelligence Considerations
  A-28. The U.S. joint force intelligence staff obtains the necessary foreign disclosure authorization for
  category 8 (MI) information from the DIA and disclosure authority from the combatant command foreign
  disclosure office as soon as possible. U.S. intelligence personnel should be knowledgeable of the specific
  foreign disclosure policy, procedures, and regulations for the operation. It is therefore imperative that the
  U.S. joint force intelligence staff considers adding extra foreign disclosure office billets to the joint manning
  document. Through local policy, the authorization for foreign disclosure representatives can be used by units
  to assist the foreign disclosure office after completing an authorized training program. Personnel
  knowledgeable of foreign disclosure enhance the efficient flow of intelligence.
  A-29. Intelligence support to protection of the force is critical. Every effort should be made to share any
  intelligence that could affect accomplishing the multinational force mission or protecting the force. A key
  consideration is the apportionment of trained foreign disclosure personnel within a theater to facilitate sharing
  information and products with the multinational force. (See AR 380-10 for foreign disclosure information.)
  A-30. The following are other general principles that assist in guiding multinational intelligence sharing:
  ⚫ Maintain unity of effort. Each nation’s intelligence personnel must view the threat from
  multinational and national perspectives. A threat to one element of the multinational force by the
  common adversary is a threat to all multinational force elements.
  ⚫ Make adjustments. Coalition members should agree on processes and procedures when planning
  because of differences in intelligence doctrine and procedures among the multinational partners.
  Differences may include how intelligence is provided to the commander or procedures for sharing
  information among intelligence agencies. Intelligence leaders often use information sharing processes
  and procedures discussed in ABCANZ standards and NATO standardization agreements.
  ⚫ Plan early and plan concurrently. This permits solutions to any differences to be developed
  and tried before operations begin. This also ensures there are sufficient resources for liaison
  requirements to support multinational operations.
  ⚫ Conduct complementary operations. Partner intelligence operations must be complementary,
  and all intelligence resources must be available for application to the entire intelligence problem.
  The intelligence staff must be prepared to navigate different approval processes and political
  sensitivities when executing multinational intelligence operations.
  A-31. The following are considerations for intelligence networks and architectures while operating with
  multinational forces:
  ⚫ Establish a shared local area network using systems such as CENTRIXS or the US BICES.
  ⚫ Establish and enforce a standardized process for the intelligence sharing architecture such as
  using the cross-domain enterprise all-source user repository for cross-domain operations.
  ⚫ Many nations provide their own national suite of analytical tools, digital mapping capabilities,
  collaboration software, and internal capabilities.
  ⚫ Multinational intelligence analysis occurs on the multinational network of shared database
  servers with its metadata catalog and releasable databases. These tools access and pull data from
  multinational force shared databases and other nationally owned data repositories.
  ⚫ Standardize compatible formats in which information is converted or stored to make the
  information accessible and useable by multinational partners. However, ensure the information
  that does not require conversion is left in its original format. This facilitates a faster flow of
  information.
  ⚫ Use the multinational intelligence center to coordinate multinational ISR and collection plans for
  each nation.
  ⚫ Designate a single officer as the director of intelligence for the multinational force.
  ⚫ Ensure each nation has a representative present at the multinational intelligence center.
  A-32. The effective use of intelligence liaison personnel can establish strong relationships with multinational
  partners. Effective liaisons can be instrumental in resolving the normal problems that result from language
  barriers and cultural and operational differences during multinational intelligence operations. Intelligence
  leaders must plan for and carefully manage U.S. intelligence liaisons and interpreters to an allied nation,
  partner nation, or multinational headquarters and their supporting intelligence cells. This ensures effective
  collaboration and unity of effort.