JP 507(L) - Understanding the Operational Environment (OE)

Thesis: Advances in technology have greatly increased the ability of joint force and component commanders to access, in near-real time, very large amounts of information relating to every aspect of the operational environment. The combined intelligence community leverages these technologies to provide a variety of intelligence gathering assets at all levels of war for the Intelligence Preparation of the Operating Environment. Intelligence preparation and planning provides a comprehensive methodology for integrating intelligence into plans, and focusing intelligence capabilities on satisfying combatant command intelligence requirements.


 * 1) SOB: Explain the purpose of intelligence in the joint planning process.
 * 2) SOB: Explain how intelligence agencies external to the Joint Force Command structure  support the Joint Force Commander’s (JFC) planning efforts.
 * 3) SOB: Describe the four major steps in the joint intelligence preparation of the operational environment (JIPOE) analytical process.
 * 4) SOB: Summarize the support that intelligence provides throughout deliberate planning and execution.
 * 5) SOB: Explain the corresponding intelligence operations associated with recent military operations.