text: Intelligence at and Across Echelons
  7-114. When appropriate, the intelligence structure includes SIGINT and HUMINT augmentation to
  battalions or companies and analytical augmentation to battalion intelligence cells, creating an MI company
  (minus). The MI company (minus) represents those Soldiers remaining in the MI company after the task
  organization of the BISE, the USAF SWO element, and the intelligence collection platoon elements.
  Additionally, the tactical UAS platoon may be under the combat aviation brigade’s ADCON, at home station,
  for aviation safety, standardization, and sustainment reasons while still providing GS as part of the MI
  company (minus).
  BRIGADE INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT ELEMENT
  7-115. There are several ways to task-organize the BISE, which provides BCT commanders the flexibility
  to tailor the force based on mission requirements. The BISE provides the BCT S-2 with some PED, all-source
  analysis and production, intelligence reach, and dissemination capabilities. The BISE—
  ⚫ Receives collected enemy and civil considerations information.
  ⚫ Tracks enemy movement.
  ⚫ Assesses enemy capabilities and some other significant aspects of the OE.
  ⚫ Creates graphic and textual products that depict intelligence analysis results.
  7-116. The BISE collaborates and disseminates its information, intelligence products, and analytical
  conclusions with the rest of the BCT intelligence cell elements, the subordinate battalion intelligence cells,
  and higher- and lateral-echelon intelligence organizations.
  INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION CAPABILITIES
  7-117. Table 7-8 lists BCT-level intelligence capabilities, which are divided into organic and supporting
  collection capabilities. The organic intelligence collection capability is the MI company. MI company assets
  may provide downward reinforcement to maneuver battalions or maneuver companies. Since every BCT and
  specific operation are different, the BCT S-2 builds an intelligence architecture, receives augmentation and
  higher-level support, and task-organizes organic intelligence units based on the specific operation. The
  intelligence architecture reflects how many MI capabilities are employed forward as well as the capabilities
  provided through intelligence reach.
  Table 7-8. Brigade combat team organic and supporting intelligence collection capabilities
  BCT organic collection capabilities
  • MI company: MI company capabilities generally support the BCT, but they may be task-organized to other units across the BCT to cover
  gaps. MI companies contain the following collection capabilities:
  ▪1x tactical UAS platoon contains UAS operators and repairers ▪1x intelligence collection platoon contains 3x SCTs and 3x HCTs.
  (4x tactical UASs).
  • Cavalry squadron.
  BCT supporting collection capabilities
  May be augmented by the E-MIB depending on the commander’s requirements and priorities. Possible augmentation includes—
  • 2x CI teams. • 1x SCT. • 1x HCT.
  • Upon request, MQ-1C Gray Eagle UASs from the CAB/ARB Gray Eagle company.
  Note. Operational conditions may restrict the use of organic systems. The communications infrastructure, the threat, and the tempo may affect the
  ability to employ or emplace collectors and collection platforms.
  While not an intelligence collection capability, the cavalry squadron conducts reconnaissance and security operations as part of the BCT information
  collection effort.
  ARB attack reconnaissance battalion HCT human intelligence collection team
  BCT brigade combat team MI military intelligence
  CAB combat aviation brigade SCT signals intelligence collection team
  CI counterintelligence UAS unmanned aircraft system
  E-MIB expeditionary-military intelligence brigade