text: Chapter 4
  Army Strategic Contexts and Intelligence
  SECTION I – OVERVIEW
  4-1. The Army is a globally engaged, regionally responsive force that provides a full range of capabilities
  to CCDRs. The Army provides the joint force with the capability and capacity for the application of
  landpower. Army forces meet a diverse array of challenges and contribute to national objectives across a
  wide range of operational themes, including large-scale combat operations, limited contingency operations,
  crisis response, military engagement, and support to security cooperation. The Army also provides a broad
  range of organizations, units, and capabilities to support theater operations.
  4-2. Combatant commands develop theater campaign plans that rely on the operational themes as well as
  campaign and operations activities. When a situation forces a branch to the campaign plan, it may eventually
  lead to armed conflict. In these situations, the full capability of the intelligence enterprise supports the
  combination of offensive, defensive, and stability operations to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative and
  consolidate gains to ultimately return to competition.
  4-3. Army intelligence is an inherent part of any joint and multinational combined arms team; intelligence
  activities conducted facilitate successful joint operations. The intelligence enterprise supports the joint force
  across the competition continuum through the aggressive execution of information collection and intelligence
  production. A portion of the Army intelligence force is designated to support the joint force. (See figure 4-1.)
  Figure 4-1. Joint competition continuum aligned with the Army strategic contexts