text: Intelligence Warfighting Function Tasks
  Define the Operational Environment (2.2.3.1)
  B-40. Defining the OE results in identifying significant characteristics of an OE that can affect friendly and
  enemy operations. Using the operational variables assists the commander in defining relevant aspects of an
  OE in time and space. The intelligence staff must identify those significant characteristics related to the
  mission variables of enemy, terrain and weather, and civil considerations that are relevant to the mission and
  justify that analysis to the commander. Understanding friendly and enemy forces is not enough; other factors,
  such as culture, languages, tribal affiliations, and operational and mission variables are equally important.
  Defining the significant characteristics of each operational variable is essential in identifying the additional
  information needed to complete IPOE.
  Describe Environmental Effects on Operations (2.2.3.2)
  B-41. The intelligence staff uses operational and mission variables to describe how terrain, weather, and civil
  considerations affect enemy forces and friendly operations. The entire staff determines the effects to the
  population of friendly and enemy force actions.
  Evaluate the Threat (2.2.2.3)
  B-42. This activity analyzes current intelligence to determine how the threat normally organizes for combat
  and conducts operations. The evaluation includes each threat function as well as potential foreign intelligence
  elements, criminal organizations, factions, guerrillas, and insurgents. This step focuses on creating threat
  models and templates that depict how the threat operates across multiple domains when unconstrained by
  effects of the environment.
  Determine Threat Courses of Action (2.2.2.4)
  B-43. This activity determines possible threat COAs, describes threat COAs, ranks COAs in probable order
  of adoption, and, at a minimum, identifies the most probable and the most dangerous threat COAs.
  PERFORM SITUATION DEVELOPMENT (2.2.4)
  B-44. Situation development is a process for analyzing information and producing current intelligence
  concerning the relevant aspects of the OE within the AO before and during operations. The process assists
  the intelligence officer in recognizing and interpreting indicators of threat intentions and objectives. Situation
  development confirms or denies threat COAs, provides threat locations, explains what the threat is doing in
  relation to the friendly force commander’s intent, and provides an estimate of threat combat effectiveness.
  The locations and actions of noncombatant elements and nongovernmental and other civilian organizations
  in the AO that may impact operations should also be considered. Through situation development, the
  intelligence officer quickly identifies information gaps, explains threat activities in relation to the unit’s
  operations, and assists the commander in gaining and maintaining situational understanding. Situation
  development assists the commander in making decisions, including when to execute branches and sequels.
  PROVIDE INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO UNIQUE MISSIONS (2.2.5)
  B-45. Intelligence supports the staff sections and warfighting function capabilities by applying the
  intelligence process, IPOE, and information collection. The intelligence process leverages all sources of
  information and expertise, including the U.S. intelligence community and nonintelligence entities, to provide
  situational awareness to the commander and staff. Information collected provides insight into hazards within
  the AO, enemy activities, capabilities, motivations, and objectives, and it enables the conduct of operations.
  Providing intelligence support to unique missions is designed to support the different unique missions,
  branches, and activities, such as those listed in table B-1 on page B-12, necessary to successfully execute
  operations.