TOPIC: Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB).
DISCUSSION: The IPB process continues to provide commanders and staffs a logical and systematic frame of reference from which critical analysis and viable courses of action can be developed. Uniqueness of conducting Operations other than War (OOTW) operations has rendered some of the traditional IPB products (warfighting templates) nonapplicable. Review both FM 34-130 and FM 100-20 to assist in IPB for OOTW.
LESSON(s):
- During OOTW, the IPB process is still a valuable tool used by both commanders and staffs as a framework for organizing the thought processes and in analyzing the situation.
- The IPB process is flexible enough that soldiers can substitute or eliminate portions of the process according to situational needs.
- IPB
for peace enforcement operations should include:
- Key terrain and Lines of Communications (LOCs).
- Cross-country mobility.
- Ethnic and Religious lines of confrontation.
- Combatants' disposition and strength.
- Identify the tactical centers of gravity.
- Human Intelligence (HUMINT).
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