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| Intelligence Drives the Fight. What you see and hear--report it! |
From guerrillaamerica:
"The military has Intelligence collectors that are involved in active
collection. But if that’s the only information the Army relied on,
they’d only be seeing several pieces of the Intelligence pie. The irony
of Intelligence collection is that line units out on patrol are
generally the first to collect threat intelligence information and are
also the first ones to use it. So in addition to combat skills,
soldiers also need to be aware of changes in their operating environment
— that’s passive intelligence collection and it’s extremely vital to
the security of organizations under threat."
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SALUTE report below. Any questions?
Tempus fugit
Patriots,
Your Intelligence of the Battle Space is Crucial!
The intelligence that you
provide will help us win.
Please do not courier
hard copies! (They are easier to find in a search and can carry fingerprints or
DNA traces.) Instead, put it on an unmarked USB memory stick (“thumb drive”)
with the date of your report included in the file name and then use hand
sanitizer or oil to wipe off your fingerprints. (After that, handle the USB
sticks only with gloves.)
How to send intelligence
reports: Use SALUTE or 5Ws formats:
S
Size (Platoon?
Battalion? # of vehicles, # of persons.)
A
Activity (Convoy,
checkpoint, patrol, cordon, training, interrogation, relocating/evacuating
citizens, etc.)
L
Location (GPS/grid
coord., address, road name/#, direction, proximity to landmarks, nearest town,
et.)
U
Unit
(Domestic/foreign, police, military, branch, guard/reserve, unit designation,
civ supt, volunteer, uniform, vehicle stenciled bumper numbers or license plate
numbers, etc.)
T
Time & duration
(Time/date group: Yf mo date 24-hr-time e.g., 20131117 0930
Mtn/Pcfc/Zulu/etc.)
E
Equipment (Weapons,
equipment, supplies, vehicles, armor, etc.)
Who
(Who are you [code name]?
Did you witness this yourself? Who did? Is this person credible/reliable? Who
did you speak with? Who told you this? Did you get his/her contact information?
What
(What happened? What did you
see? What did you hear? What did they say to you? What was the end result?
[CREATE A TIMELINE, in chronological sequence].)
Where
(Same as L [Location] in the
SALUTE report. Where did this happen/is this located? What dcirection? Location
of first and last observation? Be as precise as possible.)
When
(Same as T [Time] in the
SALUTE report. Time/date and duration.)
Why
(Explanation given for
activity [yours & theirs], if any. Why were you there and why did you have
access to this event/information?[Passerby, observed, participated, solicited,
coerced, detained, etc.])
How/How Many
(How do you know? How did
they treat you? How did you react? How many were carrying out this activity?
How many people, rucks, tents, crates, trailers, antennas, backpacks, etc.)
All files should be in
standard formats, such as .doc, .rtf, .jpg, or .wav.
Lastly, without
compromising sources and methods or your own identity, give an honest
written summary of the reliability of your source and rate it on a scale of 1
to 10. 1, being not reliable and 10 being very reliable.
INCLUDE DOCUMENTATION:
Photos, sketches, maps, copies of documents, videos, audio interviews, radio
intercepts, or interview transcripts/notes. SCAN THEM and put them on
the USB stick with a related file name and matching dates. Each piece of documentation
should be accompanied by a description with basic 5Ws/How (or SALUTE)
information. Audio files should be in .WAV file format.
Patriots: Organize, Prepare, Train!
