text: Foundational Guidelines
  operations, and plans. The G-2 identifies, monitors, and assesses threats as they adapt and change over time
  to determine their ability to affect mission accomplishment.
  1-48. Together with the G-3, the G-2 helps the commander coordinate, integrate, and supervise the execution
  of information collection. The G-2 supports targeting tasks or activities, by refining higher HQ
  threat(s)/declared hostile force(s) systems and conducting component analysis. At a minimum the G-2
  identifies threat forces combat power to include functions, composition and disposition of enemy units two
  levels down with further refinement as the situation requires or as directed by the commander.
  1-49. The G-2 supervises development of the threat event template depicting capabilities, capacity and
  requirements tied to enemy decision points and differences in enemy courses of action. In addition, they
  provide information on the current enemy situation, estimates of current enemy capabilities by function, and
  conduct target value analysis (TVA), high-value target (HVT) identification, and the development of high-
  payoff targets (HPTs). A high-payoff target is a target whose loss to the enemy will significantly contribute
  to the success of the friendly course of action (JP 3-60). A high-value target is a target the enemy commander
  requires for the successful completion of the mission (JP 3-60). The G-2 provides assessments of enemy
  activity, syncing with the ATO cycle to better project likely enemy locations for collection and targeting. The
  G-2 will send a knowledgeable representative to all targeting battle rhythm events.
  STAFF WEATHER OFFICER
  1-50. The staff weather officer briefs the terrestrial and extra-terrestrial weather forecast to include light,
  weather data, and space weather anomaly(s) for the next 96 hours. The light weather terrestrial data impacts
  friendly air operations for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircrafts. The extra-terrestrial data impacts precision
  guided (GPS) munitions point of impacts. The staff weather officer (SWO) describes the effects and impacts
  to friendly and enemy forces and sensors. Not usually found at echelons below division these tasks are
  normally performed by S-2 personnel.
  INTELLIGENCE TARGETING OFFICER IN CHARGE
  1-51. This is an echelon specific position at the division and above. The intelligence-targeting officer
  integrates intelligence support to targeting and maintains the target database. The intelligence-targeting
  officer applies the criteria for timeliness and accuracy from the TSS, and reports HPTs to the field artillery
  intelligence officer (FAIO).
  1-52. The intelligence targeting officer participates in the targeting working group and ensures the G-2/S-2
  and analytic elements possess the most current HPT, TSS and AGM. They coordinate with the collection
  manager to ensure adequate intelligence collection to support targeting to include recommendations for any
  named area of interest (NAI) and target area of interest (TAI). The intelligence-targeting officer also
  coordinates with the analytic element for targeting intelligence support to organizational fires. They conduct
  and maintain battle damage assessments (BDA), provide re-attack recommendations to the identified
  decision authority, and participate in targeting battle rhythm events.
  COLLECTION MANAGER
  1-53. Collection management is integral to Army targeting. The collection manager supports the targeting
  process through integration and synchronization of organic collection resources and the development of
  priority intelligence requirements (PIRs) and targeting intelligence requirements for organic, adjacent,
  coalition, mission partner environment, theater/joint, and national assets. The collection manager supports
  targeting by providing understanding of all available collection assets and coordinating for any additional
  assets required.
  1-54. Targeting intelligence requirements, balanced against PIRs and other information requirements, are
  incorporated into the collection management plan. The collection manager prioritizes collection assets in
  support of the commander's objectives and assists in the development of NAIs and TAIs. In addition, the
  collection manager ensures collection times are synchronized with the TSM to support operations and
  participates in targeting battle rhythm events.