Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) MCWP 2-15.4

COVER......Page 1
FOREWORD......Page 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 3
IMINT Information vs. Intelligence......Page 8
Marine Corps IMINT Responsibilities......Page 9
Types of IMINT Products......Page 10
Theater Imagery......Page 11
Tactical IMINT Principles......Page 12
Planning and Direction......Page 13
Collection......Page 15
G-2/S-2 Role in the Intelligence Cycle......Page 16
National IMINT......Page 17
Theater and Joint Task Force IMINT......Page 18
Tactical IMINT......Page 19
The Role of the Commander......Page 20
MEF Command Element  G-2 Section and Intel Bn......Page 21
Other Command Element Staff......Page 27
Director of Central Intelligence......Page 28
National Reconnaissance Office......Page 29
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps......Page 30
Marine Corps Intelligence Activity......Page 31
Command and Control......Page 32
Miscellaneous......Page 33
Concept of Employment......Page 35
Mission......Page 36
Mission......Page 37
Command and Control......Page 38
Mission......Page 39
Concept of Employment......Page 40
Tasks......Page 41
Concept of Employment......Page 42
Miscellaneous......Page 43
Command and Control......Page 44
Manpack SIDS Concept of Employment......Page 45
Tactical Intelligence Photographic Capability......Page 46
Basic Imagery Intelligence Communications and Information Systems Requirements......Page 47
Organization......Page 48
JTF J-2 and the Joint Intelligence Support Element......Page 52
Amphibious Forces......Page 53
MEF Command Element......Page 54
Imagery Direction and Collection Management......Page 59
Imagery Collection......Page 62
Imagery Processing, Exploitations, and Production Capabilities......Page 67
IMINT Communications and Information Systems Planning Considerations......Page 71
Mission Analysis......Page 75
Crisis Action Planning......Page 76
Basic IMINT Planning Process......Page 78
Principles......Page 81
Weather......Page 82
Planning and Direction......Page 83
Collection......Page 84
Processing and Exploitation......Page 94
Production......Page 95
IMINT Utilization......Page 101
Appendix 11 (Intelligence Estimate)......Page 102
Appendix 14 (Reconnaissance and Surveillance Plan)......Page 103
Appendix 16 (Intelligence Operations Plan)......Page 104
Appendix 17 (Support to Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape)......Page 105
APPENDIX A. IMAGING SENSORS......Page 106
APPENDIX B. NATIONAL IMAGERY INTERPRETABILITY RATING SCALE......Page 110
APPENDIX C. REQUEST FORMATS FOR AERIAL IMAGERY COLLECTION MISSIONS......Page 117
APPENDIX D. UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SQUADRON EQUIPMENT AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS......Page 127
APPENDIX E. MAGTF IMAGERY INTELLIGENCE PLANNING CHECKLIST......Page 129
APPENDIX F. IMAGERY INTELLIGENCE REPORT FORMATS......Page 132
APPENDIX G. IMAGERY INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO INTELLIGENCE STUDIES......Page 141
APPENDIX H. IMAGERY AND SUPPORTING INTELLIGENCE REPORTS......Page 162
APPENDIX I. IMAGERY INTELLIGENCE TARGET FOLDERS......Page 173
APPENDIX J. NATIONAL IMAGERY TRANSMISSION FORMAT COMPRESSION......Page 182
APPENDIX K. IMAGERY INTELLIGENCE APPENDIX FORMAT......Page 183
APPENDIX L. UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE PLAN FORMAT......Page 187
APPENDIX M. AERIAL IMAGERY PLAN FORMAT......Page 190
APPENDIX N. GLOSSARY......Page 191
APPENDIX O. REFERENCES AND RELATED PUBLICATIONS......Page 208