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Intel Academy — contents
A free learning environment on military intelligence: the Intelligence Cycle and the IPB/IPOE process, with knowledge checks, an interactive process diagram and a reference library.
1Fundamentals of Military Intelligence
What intelligence is and is not, the principles and functions of the discipline, the levels of warfare, the collection disciplines and the analytical mindset.
2The Intelligence Cycle
The six phases that turn information into usable intelligence: from Direction to Feedback, plus PIR, FFIR, EEFI and the link to IPB and MDMP.
3IPB — process overview
What Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace is, the four steps at a glance, the analytical workflow and the relationship with the Intelligence Cycle, MDMP and IPOE.
4Step 1 — Define the Battlespace Environment
Defining the battlespace: Area of Operations and Area of Interest, the dimensions of the battlespace, significant characteristics and the first intelligence gaps.
5Step 2 — Describe the Battlespace Effects
What the environment means for both sides: terrain analysis with OAKOC/RABVI, COO and MCOO, mobility, weather, infrastructure, and the civil and information environment.
6Step 3 — Evaluate the Threat
The enemy as a fighting system: ORBAT, doctrine and capabilities, threat template and SITEMP, HVTs and HPTs, indicators, fusion and the intelligence estimate.
7Step 4 — Determine Enemy Courses of Action
From analysis to prediction: developing and validating the MLCOA and MDCOA, building the event template and NAIs/TAIs, and decision support with DPs, DST and DSM.
8Reference Library
All frameworks, products, requirements and analytical techniques from this learning environment as reference cards, plus the interactive IPB process diagram.
9Case Study: Breaking an A2/AD Bubble
One continuous, fictional scenario that runs through all four IPB steps back to back — from battlespace geometry to SEAD/DEAD decision making.
10Sources & accountability
The complete source register: which doctrine each chapter and card category rests on, which reference framework applies and how to read the content.