Adam,

Below is the piece to which I refer in my latest post:

https://www.thetacticalleader.com/blog/the-state-of-the-intelligence-warfighting-function-in-the-us-army-bct

Thanks,

Alan

@lavertym, you’ve hit the nail on the head. We are struggle to develop a holistic approach to reconnaissance and security in the BCT that includes UAS, radar, SIGINT, HUMINT, the Cavalry Squadron, and Battalion scouts. We’re looking everywhere and are seeing trees, but not the forest.

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Scott,

I’m glad you found the post of value. I find I can’t emphasize thee for formations to develop a shared understanding for how they fight enough.

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Gents,

I have planned numerous CO STX lanes as an OC/T at the NTC. Feel free to fire away with any questions. I am TDY until Thursday, so I may not be immediately responsive, but am happy to help.

Thanks for the reply. I think you are spot on in your assessment as to where our strengths lie. In the DA OE, none of us are yet experts because we haven’t acquired enough experience training and fighting in it. Time and iterative training are required.

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Thanks for the feedback, as you are driving a great deal of introspection as I attempt to either defend my ideas or embrace a new, more accurate paradigm.

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Brock,

This is a great topic for discussion – thanks for sharing.

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