text: Chapter 1
  means ranging from national and joint collection capabilities to individual Soldier observations and
  reports. The end is intelligence that supports commander’s decisionmaking. The result is successful
  execution and assessment of operations. This result depends on effective synchronization and integration of
  the information collection effort.
  Figure 1-1. Information collection activities
  1-21. Information collection activities help the commander understand and visualize the operation by
  identifying gaps in information, aligning assets and resources against those gaps, and assessing the
  collected information and intelligence to inform the commander’s decisions. These activities also support
  the staff’s integrating processes during planning and execution. The direct result of the information
  collection effort is a coordinated plan that supports the operation. The staff assesses information and
  intelligence, refines the plan, and issues fragmentary orders to the plan to retask or assign a new mission to
  assets and units.
  INFORMATION COLLECTION PURPOSE
  1-22. Information collection activities provide commanders with detailed, timely, and accurate intelligence.
  By answering the CCIRs, information collection activities help commanders make informed decisions.