text: Chapter 3
  ⚫ Ensuring the intelligence staff is data literate according to Army Deputy Chief of Staff for
  Intelligence (DA G-2) standards.
  ⚫ Avoiding circular reporting, which is receiving the same reports and information from sources
  other than the original source. Circular reporting can result in erroneous intelligence analysis and
  negatively affect the commander’s decisions and the staff’s control of operations.
  ⚫ Protecting against threat misinformation, disinformation, deception, and collection
  countermeasures by emphasizing the use of all-source intelligence. The commander and staff
  can use single-source intelligence and combat information, but they must understand the risk of
  threat deception.
  SECTION VI – COMMAND NODES AND CELLS AND BATTLE RHYTHM
  3-56. Command nodes and cells and battle rhythm are important to C2. Effective C2 requires continuous,
  and often immediate, close coordination, synchronization, and information sharing across the staff. To
  promote this, commanders organize their staffs and other components of the C2 system into command posts
  (CPs) to assist them in effectively conducting operations. CPs provide a physical location for people,
  processes, and networks to directly assist commanders in understanding, visualizing, describing, directing,
  leading, and assessing operations. Across the CPs, commanders establish a battle rhythm as a procedural way
  to organize the activities within their headquarters and throughout the force. The battle rhythm is a deliberate
  daily cycle of command, staff, and unit activities that assist in synchronizing current and future operations.
  COMMAND NODES AND CELLS
  3-57. Intelligence operations are distributed across and support redundant and functionally integrated
  command nodes—main CPs and tactical CPs (which include support area CPs) and mobile command groups.
  Each command node retains the capacity to execute C2 of the warfighting functions synchronized with higher
  and lower echelons of command.
  3-58. Intelligence personnel not assigned to intelligence cells in main CPs assist the G-2/S-2 in managing
  intelligence operations from across the battlefield. This generally includes intelligence personnel assigned to
  integrating cells in tactical CPs in addition to mobile command groups at the corps and division echelons.
  (See FM 6-0 for staff roles and responsibilities.)
  Note. This publication provides information on intelligence cell structures based on modified
  tables of organization and equipment and force design updates. Commanders can task-organize
  based on mission requirements.
  COMMAND POSTS
  3-59. A command post is a headquarters, or a portion there of, organized for the exercise of command and
  control (FM 6-0). Corps, division, and BCT headquarters can employ a main CP, tactical CP, and mobile
  command group. Additionally, a corps and division can use a rear area CP. Each CP has specific functions
  by design that assist commanders in understanding, visualizing, describing, directing, leading, and assessing
  operations. The following includes CP functions common to all CPs:
  ⚫ Conduct knowledge management, information management, and foreign disclosure.
  ⚫ Build and maintain situational understanding.
  ⚫ Control operations (by coordinating, synchronizing, and integrating).
  ⚫ Assess operations.
  ⚫ Coordinate with internal and external organizations.
  ⚫ Perform CP administrative activities.