Reliability. I drop into a specific militia website from time to time.  I’m in no way affiliated with them – I’m not even in a militia – but I’m naturally curious and just want to see what they’re saying.  They have an ‘Intel’ forum where they share information.  A lot [...]

This is the first post in a two part series on Sources and Reliability.  Part II will be published next Friday. Watch an average spy movie and you’re likely to see sources and agents.  Hollywierd cooks up graphic scenes of sex, betrayal, torture, and last minute heroics.  It’s rarely that [...]

This post is the fifth and last in the series on Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield and the Community (we did it!).  In the previous post, I discussed Evaluate the Threat.  The entire collection of posts will be published in an updated, PDF ebook and will be available for download [...]

This post is the fourth in the series on Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield and the Community.  In the previous post, I discussed Describing the Battlefield’s Effects. Evaluating the threat is probably my favorite part of conducting Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB).  Evaluate the Threat really lets your mind [...]

This post is the third in the series on Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield and the Community.  In the previous post, I discussed Defining the Battlefield Environment.  Part Four is Evaluating the Threat.  Part Five is Determining Threat Courses of Action. Describe the Battlefield’s Effects. First, let’s start with the [...]

This post is the second in the series on Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield and the Community.  In the previous post, I discussed an overview of the IPB process and why it’s important.  You can read it here.  Part Three is Describing the Battlefield’s Effects.  Part Four is Evaluating the [...]

This post is the first in the series on Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield and the Community.  I’ll publish a new part every Monday, to include Defining the Battlefield Environment, Describing the Battlefield’s Effects, Evaluating the Threat, and Determining Threat Courses of Action. FM 34-130 was the foundation of my [...]