text: Theater Targeting
  BATTLEFIELD COORDINATION DETACHMENT
  5-24. A BCD is a specialized, regionally focused Army element that serves as the senior liaison between the
  ARFOR commander and the air component commander. A BCD is co-located with the joint air operations
  center, combined air operations center, or the Air Force air operations center.
  5-25. The BCD is the Army's interface for systems connectivity to the joint air operations center and for
  personnel integration with their joint air operations center counterparts. Its tasks include facilitating the
  exchange of current intelligence and operational data, processing air support requests, monitoring and
  interpreting the land battle situation, coordinating airlift, and integrating airspace requirements. A BCD must
  possess adequate knowledge of LCC target nominations to advocate for integration into theater targeting
  efforts and battle rhythm events. These events may be hosted by designated component command.
  ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND
  5-26. The Army air and missile defense command is a HQ element responsible for the command of all
  subordinate Army air and missile defense units as well as the army air and missile defense coordinator for
  the land component. When required by the geographic combatant command, the Army air and missile defense
  command will be attached to the theater army, if not already assigned. Air and missile defense units in an
  area of responsibility are assigned or attached to the Army Air and Missile Defense Command (referred to
  as AAMDC) typically do not run their own targeting cycle or process. They are a critical member of theater
  targeting efforts and battle rhythm events.
  INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT AT THEATER ARMY
  5-27. Theater army intelligence capabilities provide support to the target development of threat systems. A
  MIB-T, as the theater Army's permanently assigned ground intelligence organization, can deploy scalable
  and tailorable intelligence capabilities to meet combatant command, Army Service component command,
  and JTF intelligence requirements. The operations BN within a MIB-T serves as the theater Army G-2's ACE
  and performs highly complex queries using advanced analytical tools to determine precisely when, where,
  and how targets of interest operate. The operations BN's S-2/S-3 section prioritizes intelligence assets to meet
  intelligence support targeting requirements. The following intelligence elements within the MIB-T operations
  BN support the targeting effort:
  * Analytical company- focuses primarily on conducting ongoing combatant command daily
  operational requirement-related analytical activities. The company's SIGINT, geospatial
  intelligence, and CI/HUMINT sections support units in nominating targets to be destroyed,
  deceived, degraded, or neutralized as well as targets to disrupt, deny, degrade, or destroy
  information in computers, computer networks, or the computers and networks themselves.
  * All-source company- focuses primarily on managing the 24/7 watch operations necessary to
  prioritize the efforts of the analytical company. The company's open-source intelligence section
  produces target development and BDA products. The watch section supports units in nominating
  targets to be destroyed, deceived, degraded, or neutralized as well as targets to disrupt, deny,
  degrade, or destroy information in computers, computer networks, or the computers and networks
  themselves.