FOREIGN MATERIAL INTEL BN SECTION III G I

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Subject: FOREIGN MATERIAL INTEL BN  SECTION III G I                      

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Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Box ID: BX000481

Folder Title: COMMAND REPORTS  513 MI BDE AAR                                                                 

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                           Challenges/Accomplishraents/Issues


            1. Challenges.
                  a.     Personnel - During the pre-deployment phase,
            personnel allocation had to be accomplished in oraer to
            support both the TECHINT team and JCMEC rear analytical
            requirements.      Proper distribution of the most experienced
            personnel was critical to ensure mission accomplishment both
            on the battlefield and at the JCMEC base     .  soldiers from the
            APG Training Detachment were used to augment the company's
            shortages.
                  b.     Equipment - It was realized during pre-de    "  oyment
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            that equipment allocated to the teams was iniulficient, The
            two MfOO8 Car?,?OTrucks, with trailers, would not suffice in
            the transports 1 n of both equipment and team personnel.
            one more- vehicle would be required per team. The extra
            vehicle for each team was taken from the base element,
            therfore causing a lack of transportation to support base
            missions   and personnel transportation.        In addition, an
            extreme    lack of adequate Communications with the fokward
            deployed   teams severely hampered the TECHINT collection
            process    and routine asset mission management.             simple
            messages   and guidance to the teams turned ifito a significant
            challenge wit excessive delays.
                  C.     Supplies - The consolidation of the two companys'
            supply operations made it difficult to ensure that- lith
            Company's needs were being fulfilled.            Many times items
            whi&h @ere requisitioned by lith Company were inadvertently
            distributed to staff/HHC- sections-. The principle problem
that supplies were distributed without knowledge of who
            actually submitted the request.           This dilemma was most
            evident-in the local purchasd arena.       Many local       urchase
            requests were never even carried out, although teey were
            legitimate.
                  d.     Training      A difficult task existed in the
            pre aration of th -inexperienced analysts for deployment.
            TecEnical knowleedge of-forei n materi-el is gained bver time
            and multiple equipment exploitations. Hands-on training is
            critical - and     was    not   readily available during the
            pre-deplovment phase.          This,    unfortunately,     is    an
            unavoidable dil@mma in the TECHINT arena. Howev4ir, intense
            research was accomplished       in conjunction with national
            level agencies, to-bririg the most ifi6xperienced analysts up
            to par.
                  e. Mission - The TECHINT teams, located at the Corps
            level, were frequently too far removed from any battlefield
            collection opportunities. Many tines, the teams were not
            made aware bf specific forei n equi ment locations or, b
            the time the team moved forwarg to co@lect, the mate'riel ha@
            been destroyed by maneuver personnel.





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