text: Reconnaissance and Security
  (cid:122) Gain and maintain sensor contact—intelligence operations must gain and maintain sensor contact
  when it occurs,andthe collection asset is able to observe or receive a signal.
  (cid:122) Report information rapidly and accurately—military intelligence staff closely collaborates with
  the signal staff to ensure communications plans incorporate military intelligence processing,
  exploitation, and dissemination and collection assets. The staff must test for value all relevant
  information within the area of interest in the operational environment,while quickly assessing it.
  Each collection asset must have a primary, alternate, contingency, and emergency (known as
  PACE) communications plan (see chapter 4).
  (cid:122) Provide early warning—to ascertain threat COAand timing,the commander and staff orient assets
  to observe the right locations for indicators to yield early timely and complete reporting.
  (cid:122) Retain freedom of movement—collection assets require battlefield mobility for mission
  accomplishment, refraining from close combat, as decisive engagement reduces or stops
  collection. Knowledge of terrain,weather,and threat reduce this likelihood,as does IPB to identify
  likely contact areas.
  INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES
  5-92. The intelligence warfighting function executes the intelligence process by employing intelligence
  capabilities. All-source intelligence and single-source intelligence are the building blocks by which the
  intelligence warfighting function facilitates situational understanding and supports decision-making. As the
  intelligence warfighting function receives information from a variety of capabilities, some of these
  capabilities are commonly referred to as single-source capabilities. Single-source capabilities are employed
  through intelligence operations with the other means of information collection (reconnaissance,surveillance,
  and security operations). Intelligence processing, exploitation, and dissemination capabilities (see
  paragraph4-254) process information and prepare it for subsequent analysis. The intelligence producedbased
  on all of those capabilities is called all-source intelligence.
  ALL-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE
  5-93. Army forces conduct operations based on all-source intelligence assessments and products developed
  by intelligence staffs. All-source intelligence is the integration of intelligence and information from all
  relevant sources in order to analyze situations or conditions that impact operations (ADP 2-0). In joint
  doctrine,all-source intelligence is intelligence products and/or organizations and activities that incorporate
  all sources of information in the production of finished intelligence (JP 2-0).
  All-Source Analysis
  5-94. The fundamentals of all-source intelligence analysis comprise intelligence analysis techniques and the
  all-source analytical tasks: situation development, generating intelligence knowledge, IPB, and support to
  targeting and information operations. Within the BCT,the intelligence staff determines the significance and
  reliability of incoming information,integrates incoming information with current intelligence holdings,and
  through analysis and evaluation determines changes in threat capabilities, vulnerabilities, and probable
  COAs. The intelligence staff supports the integrating processes (IPB,targeting,RM,information collection,
  and knowledge management [see paragraph 4-145]) by providing all-source analysis of threats,terrain and
  weather,and civil considerations. The intelligence staff uses all-source intelligence todevelop the products
  necessary to aid situational understanding, support the development of plans and orders, and answer
  information requirements.
  All-Source Production
  5-95. Fusion—consolidating, combining, and correlating information together (ADP 2-0)—facilitates
  all-source production. Fusion occurs as an iterative activity to refine information as an integral part of
  all-source analysis. All-source intelligence production is continuous and occurs throughout the intelligence
  and operations processes. Most of the products from all-source intelligence are initially developed during
  planning and updated, as needed, throughout preparation and execution based on information gained from
  continuous assessment.