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Enclosure
ATP 2-22.9
MCRP 2-10A.3
Open-Source Intelligence (U)
JUNE 2017,
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Contents (U)
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PREFACE (U) ···!··············~································ ··························································· v

INTRODUCTION (U) ...................................................................................;.............. vii
PART ONE FUNDAMENTALS (U)

Chapter 1 OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE {OSINT) OVERVIEW (U) ,; ................................. 1-1
Defining OSINT (U) ............... ....... .. ............... ,................... ..... ... :.. .. ..... ~ ...... .. .......... .... 1-1
Operations Security and Publicly Available Information (U) .. ...... .... .... .. .. ..... .......... ... 1-2
OSINT Characteristics (U) .... ... .... ... ....... ..... ....... .. .... .. ... ....... ...... .. .. ... .... .. .... .. .. .... .. :.... 1-2
The Intelligence Warfighting Function (U) .. .. ............... .. .. .. ............ ....... .. .............. ..... 1-3
OS INT Within the Intelligence Enterprise (U) .................................... :......... ............ .. 1'-4 .
Processing, Exploitation , and Dissem ination (U) ........... ... ..... .. ........ .. ....................... 1-7
The Military Decis ion-Making Process/Marine Corps Planning Process (U) ... .. ....... 1-7
Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield/Batt/espace (U) ... .. ........... .-........... ............ 1-8
Chapter 2 OS INT STRUCTURES (U) ........................................................................................ 2-1
OSINT Capabilities (U) .......... ...... .......... ...... :.. .. :.. .. .. ........ .. ...... ...... ........ ... ......... ...... .. 2-1
OSINT...:.Brigade Combat Team and Below and Marine Air-Ground Task Force (U). 2-1
DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies only because it requires
protection In accordance with AR 380-5, AR 530-1, and U.S. Army Directive 2016-37, 22 November 2016. This
determination »'as made on 10 February 2017. Contractor and other requests must be referred to ATTN: ATZS-
CDI~D . U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence, Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-7017, or via e-mail at
[email protected]. Requests to re lease this document to foreign entities must be
referred to the requestor's su.pporting fore ign disclosure office .
DESTRUCTION NOTICE: Destroy by any method that will prevent disclosure of contents or reconstruction of the
document in accordance with AR 380-5.
•This publication supersedes ATP 2-22.9 dated 10 July 2012.
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OSINT-Division and Above (U) ...........-... .. ......... ... .. ... ... .. ..... ....... ......... .......... .......... 2-4
Service Organizations (U) .. .. ... .. ... ... ... .............. ......... .... .... .. .. .. .... .. ._. .. .. .. ....... ............. 2-6
PART TWO OSINT AND THE INTELLIGENCE PROCESS

Chapter 3 PLAN AND DIRECT (U) ........................................................................................ ... 3-1
Information Collection and OSINT (U) ... ... .. .. .. ................. .............. .......... .. ............... 3-1
Intelligence Missions and Information Requirements (U) .. .. ,.. .. .. ..... .. ........... .-........... 3-2
Planning for OS INT Activities (U) ........ .. ................ ........ .. ... ........ .. ........... .. ... ...... .... ... 3-2
Preparation Considerations for OSINT Elements Accessing the Internet (U) ..... ,.. .. 3-5
Chapter 4 ............................................................. ~ ......................................... 4-1
COLLECT (U) ...._
OSINT Collection Activiti_es (U) .......... .. ..... .. ...... .. .. ...... .. ........ ...... .. ... .. ... ...... ... :.... ...... 4-1
· Types of Open-Source Information (U) .. ................. ......... ......... ............ ............. .. ... .. 4-2
OSINT Collection (U) .. .......... ... .. ....... .... .. .. ....... .. ... .. ...... .......... .. ... ...... ... .. .................. 4-2
Chapter 5 PRODUCE (U) ............................... ;.. ........... .. .......... ................................................. 5-1
Processing Information (U) .. ......... ...... ... ... .... ... ............. .. ... ... ...... ..... ... ...... .. .. ......... ... 5-1
Types of Intelligence Products {U) ........... .. ...... .. ............... ........... .......................... .. . 5-2
Evaluating Information (U) ... .. ........ .:........ ... .................... .. ... .. ........ .. .. .. ........ .. ......... .. 5-3
Chapter 6 DISSEMINATE (U)., ............................................ ~ ..................................................... 6-1
Dissemination (U) ...... ... ........... .. ........ ......... .. .. ..... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. .. .... ..... .... ........ .... ... 6-1
Disse-m ination Methods and Techniques (U) .... .. ... ......... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .:.. ............ .. ... 6-1
Report ing Methods (U) .. .. ... .. .... ... ..._. ............ .. ... .. ............. ... ......... .......... .. ......_.: .. ....... .. 6-2
Appendix A LEGAL RESTRICTIONS AND REGULATORY LIMITATIONS (U) ... ...................... A-1
Appendix .B SECURITY AWARENESS (U) .............................; ........... ~ ....................................... 8·1
Appendix C BA$1C AND ADVANCED INTERNET SEARCHES (U) .......................................... C-1
Appendix D OPEN-SOURCE _RESOURCES (U) ..................... ~ ................................................... D-1
GLOSSARY (U) .......................................................................... ~ ... ............ Glossary-1
REFERENCES (U) ................. :................................................................ References-1 -
INDEX (U) ........... :.................................................................:............................ Index-1
Figures (U)
Fi_gure_1-1 . (U) Intelligence relationships among regional communities of interest... .... .. .. .. .... ...... 1-5 ·
· Figure 1-2. (U) Marine Corps intelligence relationships .; .. .... ... ... ....... .. :.. .... ... ..... .. ..... .......... ... ...... 1-6
Figure 2-1. (U) Brigade coin bat team OS INT cell example ... .. ...... .. ...................... .... .... :... ........ .... 2-2
Figure 2-2. (U) Marine~air ground task force intelligence centerOS!NT cell example ...... .... .. .. .. .. 2-_3
·. · Figure 2-3. (U) Divi~ion and above/Major subordinate com(Tiand OSINT cell example_.............. ,. 2-5
Figure 3-1 . (U) Planning for OSINT activities ..... ,........... .... ... .. .......................... .... ..... ... .... .. .. .. ..... . 3-3
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- Tables (U)
_Table 3-1. (U~ OSINT prepara_tion considerat ions ..... .. ......... ..................: .. :.................. .... .. .. .... ..... 3-5
Table 4-1. (U) Open~source media, ~ompon?nts, and elements .. ... ...... ... ......... ......... .. ... ...... ........ 4-3
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. 'Table C-1. (U) Boolean logic operators, connectors, and delimiters ............ .............. .. .. .............. C-3
Table C:-2. (U) Common website domafns ............ .. ..... .. ... .. ....... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ...... :.......... : ............... C-6
Table C:.3. (U) Internet country code examples .. ..... .. .............. ................................. .................... C-8
Table D-1. (U) Military networks and research portals .. ...... ..... .. .. .............. .. ..... .. ... .............. .. ....... D-1
Table D-2. (U) Newspapers and news:teeds .... .. ................... .. ............. ..... .. .......................... ... .... 0 ~2
Table D-3. (U) U.S. military organizations and Federal agencies ....... .. .... ... .. .... .. ........... .............. D-2
Table D-11. (U) Internet portals .................... ..... ... .. .. ....... .. .... .. ... .. .......... ................. .. ........... ......... D-6
Table D-12. (U) Mapping and infrastructure portals ..... : .............................................. .................. D-6·
Table D-13. (U) Countries and geographic areas ...... .... .. ... ......... .......... ................ ....................... D-7
· Table D-14. (U) Research topics .. ....... ...... .................................................................................... D-7
Table D-15. (U) Conflict, threats, and military topics .... .. .. .............. ... .. ..... ........... ..... ... ......... ......... D-9
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Preface (U)
(U) ATP 2-22.9/MCRP 2-JOA.3 establishes a common framework, foundational concepts, and methods of
use for Army and Marine Corps open-source intelligence (OSINT) activities. It highlights the fundamentals
of OSINT as an intelligence discipline and discusses the role it plays in the intelligence process. This
publication addresses only ope~-source information.
(U) ATP 2-22.9/MCRP 2-JOA.3-
• Establishes a common foundation for understanding OSINT.
• Provides fundamental principles and terminology for Army elements and Marine Corps
organizations conducting OSINT activities.
• Emphasizes the value of open-source information. .
• Describes systematic approaches to plan, prepare, collect, and produce intelligence from open-
source information.
(U) The principal audience for ATP 2-22.9/MCRP 2-JOA.3 is-
• A1my or Marine Corps intelligence staffs at battalion, brigade/Marine air-ground task force,
division, corps, and theater army/ Marine expeditionary force that collect open-source information
or use OSINT to aid intelligence analysis or support the military decision-making process/Marine
Corps planning process.
• Army intelligence personnel (military, civilians, and contractors) assigned, attached, detailed to,
or supporting Army intelligence organizations, units, or elements with an authorized OSINT
mission.
• Army intelligence elements or Marine Cor:ps organizations conducting OSINT activities.
• Strategic, operational, and tactical commanders who require OSINT to address specific
intelligence requirements to support planning and operations.
(U) Cyberspace is a global domain within the information environment consisting of the
interdependent network of information technology infrastructures and resident data, including the
internet, telecommunications networks, computer systems, and embedded processors and
controllers (JP 3-12[R]).
(U) Commanders and staffs of Army/Marine Corps headquarters serving as joint task force or multinational
headquarters should also refer to applicable joint or multinational doctrine concerning the range of military
operations and joint or multinational forces. Trainers and educators throughout the Army/Marine Corps also
use this publication.
(U) Commanders, staffs, and subordinates ensure their decisions and actions comply with applicable United
States (U.S.), international, and, in some cases, host-nation laws and regulations. Commanders at all levels
must ensure their Soldiers/Marines operate in accordance with the law of war and the rules of engagement.
(See FM 27-1 0.)
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Preface (U)
(U) ATP 2-22.9/MCRP 2-1 OA .J uses joint terms where applicable. Selected joint, Anny, and Marine Corps
terms and definitions appear in both the glossary and the text. This publication is not the proponent for any
Army/Marine Corps terms. (See the page vii for style conventions used to identify terms in this publication.)
(U) The use or mention of the name of any commercial or private organization or its associated trademark or
services by the Army/Marine Corps does not express or imply an endorsement of the sponsor or its products
and services by the Army/Marine Corps.
(U) ATP 2-22.9/MCRP 2~10A.3 applies to the Active Army and Marine Corps, the Army National
Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, the U.S. Army Reserve, and the U.S. Marine Corps
Reserve, unless otherwise stated .
(U) The proponent of ATP 2-22.9/MCRP 2-JOA.J is the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence. The
preparing agency is the Capabilities Development and .Integration Directorate, U.S. Anny Intelligence Center
of Excellence, Fort Huachuca, AZ. Send · comments and recommendations on a DA Form 2028
(Recommended Changes {o Publications and Blank Forms) to Commander, U.S. Army Intelligence Center
of Excellence, ATTN: ATZS-CDI-D (ATP 2-22 .9), 550 Cibeque Street, Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-7017; by
e-mail to [email protected]; or submit an electronic DA Form 2028.
(U) U.S. Marine Corps readers of this publication are encouraged to submit suggestions and changes
through the Universal Need Statement (UNS) process. The UNS submission process is delineated in
MCO 3900.20, which can be obtained from the Marine Corps Publications Electronic Library online.
. (U) The UNS recommendation should include the following information:
• Location of change.
• Publication number and title.
..• Current page number.

Paragraph number (if applicable) .
• Line number.
• Figure or table number (if applicable) .
• Nature ofchange.
• Addition or deletion of text .
• Proposed new text.
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Introduction (U)
OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE AND CURRENT OPERATIONS (U)

(U) Circumstances have never been more favorable for using open-source information in developing
intelligence to support operations. OSINT activities offer the following advantages:
• Least intrusive.
• Cost-effective.
• Abundant sources of data and information.
(U) The increasing volume of potentially detailed information worldwide on the internet provides compelling
reasons to use open-source information to defend the Nation. Despite the recent recognition ofOSINT as an
intelligence discipline, OSINT is arguably one of the oldest forms of intelligence. Before the advent of
satellites and other advanced technological means ofcollecting·information, military professionals developed
intelligence from open-source information to gain knowledge and understanding of foreign lands, peoples,
potential threats, and armies. However, the world is reinventing itself on the internet, posting unprecedented
amounts of information that become immediately available to the public. New techniques, technologies, data. .
sources, and emerging practices to develop OSINT products evolve at a substantial rate to meet the growth
of open-source information worldwide. ATP 2-22.9/MCRP 2-!0A.3 explains OSINT fundamentals, and how
to organize for and conduct OSINT assets while leveraging joint force and Department ofDefense (DOD)
enterprise capabilities.
(U) OSINT may only be conducted by intelligence professionals due to the 'authorities and restrictions placed
upon intelligence personnel in Executive Order 12333 as amended, DOOM 5240.01, DOD 5240.1-R
AR 381-10, and MCO 3800.28. Commanders must ensure the activities of other warfighting domains
operating in the cyberspace environment ·are de-conflicted with intelligence operations, and ·intelligence
collection activities are levied on intelligence elements.
(U) Further, for the Army, the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2; the Commander, U.S. Army Intelligence and
Security Command (INSCOM); the Commanders of Army Commands and Army Service Component
Commands; and the Commander, 650th Military Intelligence Group 'or their designees may grant, in writing,
to assigned, attached, aligned, or detailed Army intelligence organizations, units, or elements the authority
to conduct OSINT activities to support their intelligence missions.
Note. (U) Intelligence officers have a responsibility to advise thi: commander on the best ethical
use of OS INT.
(U) Open sources possess much of the information needed to understand the physical and human factors of
an operational environment. Many information and intelligence requirements can be satisfied with open-
source information. Open-source information may increase situational . awareness. and can provide
confirmation of information obtained through non-OSINT-related technical or classified resources.
(U) Access to the massive amounts of open-source information, including publically available information,
is reshaping how people perceive the world. People can use open-source information to pursue a broad
spectrum of objectives. The significance and relevance of OSINT provides an additional leverage capability
and can cue technical or classified assetS'to refine and vaiidate both information and intelligence.
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OVERSIGHT OF OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE (U)

(U) Only intelligence personnel perform the collection and exploitation of open-source information for the
purposes of answering intelligence requirements. This publication applies to the military intelligence/ Marine
Corps intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance enterprise use of open-source information; it does not
address the use of open-source information by other branches and specialties. Activities conducted by others
(such as information operations, civil affairs, cyberspace operations, law enforcement, operations staff
planners, security) fall under the purview of their respective centers of excellence or Marine Corps
commands. Nonetheless, all warfighting functions are subject to restrictions on the collection and storage of
non-DOD-affiliated U.S. person information. Although intelligence is the only warfighting function subject
to intelligence oversight, all warfighting functions are required to comply with law.
Note. (U) Collection of information on U.S. persons is regulated by law and regulation. (See
appendix A.) ·
STYLE CONVENTIONS (U)

(U) "OSINT practitioners" indicate intelligence personnel in the Active Army and Marine Corps, the Army
National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, U.S. Army Reserve, the U.S. Marine Corps
Reserve, the Army Civilian Corps, Civil Marines , .and contracted intelligence analysts who engage in
authorized missions involving open-source information.
(U)Jn doctrinal publications, the normal convention for identifying terms is through the use of italics. Since
this is a dual-designated Army and Marine Corps publication, the following protocol is used to distinguish
proponency (authority) for information and terms: \
• Terms in bold italics and phrasing in italics-Marine Corps.
• Terms in bold and definitions in plain 't ext-joint and Army terms with the proponent publications
in parentheses. · ·
SUMMARY OF CHANGES (U)

(U) ATP 2-22.9/MCRP 2-JOA.3 updates the following Army/Marine Corps doctrine on OSINT:
• Chapter 1-
• Incorporates the definition ofOSINT established by Public Law 109-163.
• Adds the definitions of open-source information, publicly available information, and
collection.
~ . Chapter 2 provides information concerning organizations that conduct OS INT.
• Chapters 3 through 6 are reorganized to follow the construct of the intelligence process.
• Appendix A provides legal guidance on the collection of open-source information and OSINT.
• Appendix B provides information on security awareness.
• · Appendix Cprovides a discussion on internet research techniques.
• Appendix D 'provides a list of open-source resources.
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PART ONE
Fundamentals (U)
(U) The passage of legislation has affected the United States (U .S.) intelligence
community and its application of open-source information. The National Security Act
of 1992 began the reformation of the U.S. intelligence community. This resulted In the
establishment of the Ope·n-Source Office in 1992, the Director of National! ntelligence
Open Source Center in 2005, and the Open Source Enterprise in 2015. Part one
describes the fundamentals of ope~-source intelligence (OSINT).
Chapter 1
Open ..source Intelligence (OSINT) Overview (U)
(U) Chapter 1 discusses the role, ·characteristics, considerations, and employment of

OS £NT. OSfNT is a discipline within the intelligence warfighting function; as such, it
provides timely, relevant, accurate, predictive, and tailored intelligence that focuses
missions and operations. OSINT involves the collection, analysis, evaluation,
synthesis, and processing, exploitation, and dissemination (PED) of information to
answer intelligence requirements.
Note. (U) This publication applies to the collection, exploitation, and analysis of open-source
information, including publicly available information (PAl), for the purposes of answering
intelligence requirements. Only intelligence personner perform this task. Only intelligence
professionals may conduct OSINT activities due to the authorities and restrictions placed upon
them in Executive Order (EO) 12333 as amended, DODM 5240.01. DOD 5240.1-R.
DODI 3115.12, JP 2-0, AR 381- I 0, and MCO 3800.2B. This publication does not apply to any of .
the other warfighting functions.
DEFINING OSINT (U)

I- I. (U) The definitions in this section are important in any open-source activity. They assist leaders and
practitioners in understanding open-source activities and the authorities under which intelligence components
conduct these activities .
1-2. (U) Open-source intelligence is intelligence that is produced from publicly available information and
is collected, exploited, and disseminated in a timely manner to an appropriate audience for the purpose• of
addressing a specific 'intelligence requirement (Public Law I 09-163 ). The term also applies to the activity
itself. OSINT activities are integral to the intelligence warfighting function (see ADRP 2-0 and MCDP 2)
and are conducted using the PED process, contributing to all-source analysis, tipping and cueing from other
intelligence activities, and support to targeting activities.
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Chapter 1
1-3 . (U) The intelligence resulting from open sources is produced by intelligence professionals,
incorporating tips and cues from other disciplines, and is integrated into all-source analysis. The following
terms a:re fundamental to understanding OSINT:
• Open-source information: Information that any member of the public could lawfully obtain by
request or observation as well as other unclassified information that has limited public distribution
or access (JP 2-0). ·
• Publicly available information: Information that has been published or broadcast for public
consumption, is available on request to the public, is accessible online or otherwise to the public,
is available to the public by subscription or purchase, could be seen or heard by any casual.
observer, is made available at a meeting open to the public, or is obtained by visiting any place or
attending any event that is open to the public. Publicly available information includes information
generally available to persons in a military community even though the military community is not
open to the civilian general public (DODM 5240.01).
• Collection: Information is collected when it is received by a Defense Intelligence Component,
whether or not it is retained by the Component for intelligence purposes or other purposes.
Collected information includes information obtained or acquired by any means, including
information that is volunteered to the Component. Collected information does not include:
information that only momentarily passes through a computer system of the Component;
information on the internet or in an electronic forum or repository outside the Component that is
simply viewed or accessed by a Component employee but is not copied, saved, supplemented, or
used in some manner; information disseminated by other Components ·or elements of the
Intelligence Community; or information that is maintained on behalf of another U.S. Government
agency and to which the Component does not have !'ICCess for intelligence purposes
(DODM 5240.01).
1-4. CU) OSINT production contributes to all-source intelligence and the continuing activities of the
intelligence process (analyze and assess), as described in ADRP 2-0 and MCDP 2. Like other intelligence
disciplines, OSINT is developed based on intelligence requirements and can be used to cue or supportother
intelligence disciplines.
OPERATIONS SECURITY AND PUBLICLY AVAILABLE .

INFORMATION (U)
1-5. (U) When using open-source information, operatio~s security (OPSEC) is a major concern. Denying
the adversary clues to the Nation's plans and interests are of the upmost importance. (See chapter 3 and
appendix B for more information on OPSEC.)
1-6. (U) PAl comes from many different venues such as broadcasting, publishing, and the internet. When
accessing these venues, the user must practice good OPSEC procedures and obtain the information in the
least intrusive way. With leaks of classified information to the internet, users must know that some open-
source information has not been downgraded and collection may cause data spillage on a Department of
Defense (DOD) Nonsecure Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNET) system.
OSINT CHARACTERISTICS (U)

1-7. (U) The following characteristics frame the role ofOSINT in Army and Marine Corps operations:
• OSINT provides the foundation. Open-source information provides foundation information and
real-time ongoing information updates to assist in developing and enhancing intelligence products
and the intelligence disciplines. There is much information about the political, military, economic,
social, and infrastructure of a region or local area obtainable from open-source information and
readily changed to OSINT products. This foundation information and intelligence products can be
essential to generating a clear picture for the commander. The variety of foundational websites
associated with social structures, education systems, and news services provides a foundational
perspective for intelligence knowledge.
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Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Overview (U)
• OSINT addresses requirements. The availability, depth, and range of open-source information
enable intelligence professionals to satisfy many priority intelligence requirements (PIRs) and
information requirements without using specialized ·human or technical collection means.
• OSINT enhances collection. Open-source information supports other requirements a~d provides
information that optimizes the employment and performance of sensitive human and technical
collection means. Examples of this type of information include biographies, cultural information,
geospatial information, and technical data.
• OSINT enhances production. As part of singie-source and all-source intelligence production,
the use and integration of OS INT ensure commanders have the benefit of all sources of available
information.
1-8 . (U) OSINT supports the development and refinement of the collection plan to satisfy intelligence
· requirements, and may quickly fill information gaps to optimize the use of low-density collection assets .
OSINT supports situational understanding by-
• Developing an understanding of complex situations by integrating intelligence and operations.
• Supporting fused all-source analysis.
• Providing tips and cues from other intelligence activities.
• Supporting intelligence operations and activities in other intelligence disciplines.
THE INTELLIGENCE WARFIGHTING FUNCTION (U)

1-9. · (U) Intelligence warfighting function is the related tasks and systems that facilitate understanding
the enemy, terrain, weather, civil considerations, and other significant aspects ofthe operational environment
(ADRP 3-0). Intelligence is 1. The product resulting from the collection, processing, integration, evaluation,
analysis, and interpretation of available information concerning foreign nations, hostile or potentially hostile
forces or elements, or areas of actual or potential operations. 2. The activities that result in the product. 3.
The organizations engaged in such activities (JP 2-0). The Marine Corps amplifies the JP 2-0 definition.
Intelligence is knowledge about the enemy or the surrounding environment needed to support decision
making. This knowledge is the result of the coller:tiqn, processing, exploitation, evaluation, integration,
analysis, and interpretation of available information about the battlespace and threat. Intelligence is one of
the six war.fightingfimctions (MCRP 1-10.2) .
1-10. (U) The intelligence warfighting function includes understanding threats (enemies and adversaries)
and weather. It synchronizes information collection with the Army tactical tasks of reconnaissance,
surveillance, security, and intelligence operations. Intelligence is driven by commanders-it is more than just
collection. Developing intelligence is a continuous process that involves analyzing information from all
sources and conducting operations to develop the situation . (See ADRP 2-0 and MCDP 2 for fundamental
intelligence doctrine. See FM 2-0 for doctrine on intelligence operations. See ADRP 3-90, FM 3-90-2, and
MCRP 2-JOA .B for doctrine on reconnaissance and security. See FM 3-55 and MCRP 2-JOA.B for doctrine
on surveillance.)
1-11 . (U) The intelligence warfighting function facilitates support to the commander ~:~nd staff through a
broad range of Army tactical tasks. (See ADRP 1-03 and MCO 3500.26A.) The Army intelligence
warfighting function tasks include-
• ·Provide intelligence support to force generation.
• Provide intelligence support to sitmitional understanding.
• Conduct information collection. ·
• Provide intelligence support to targeting and information capabilities.
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1-12. (U) The Marine Corps intellz'gencefunctional tasks per MCO 3500.26A include-
• Provide support to the commander 's estimate.
• Provide intelligence to develop the situation.
• Provide indications and warning ofthreat.
• Provide intelligence support to force protection.
• Provide intelligence support to targeting.
• Provide intelligence support to combat assessment.
1-)3 . (U) The intelligence warfighting function receives information from a wide variety of sources. OSINT,
as an intelligence discipline, is produced from open-source information. PAl can be used to-
• Support situational understanding of the threat and operational environment.
• Develop intelligence about the enemy, terrain, weather, and civil considerations.
• Generate intelligence knowledge before receipt of mission tci provide relevant knowledge of the
operational environment.
• Contribute to satisfying intelligence requirements.
• Develop a baseline of knowledge and understanding about potential threat actions or intentions to
support answering ongoing intelligence requirements.
• Generate intelligence products as the basis for Army/ Marine Corps integrating functions such as
intelligence preparation of the ·battlefield/battlespace (IPB). lPB is designed to support running
estimates and the military decision--making process (MDMP)/Marine Corps planning process
(MCPP) . Many intelligence requirements are generated because ofiPB and its interrelation with
the MDMP/MCPP.
• Support situation development-a process for analyzing information and producing current
intelligence concerning portions ofthe mission variables of enemy, terrain and weather, and civil
considerations within the area of operations before and during operations. (See ADRP 1-03.)
Situation cjevelopment-
• Assists the intelligence staff in determining threat intentions and objectives.
• Assists in confirming or denying courses of action (CO As).
• Provides an estimate of threat combat effectiveness.
• Support plan requirements and assess collection by contributing to the analysis of information
requirements, the identification of intelligence gaps, and the determination of assets to satisfy the
requirements. (See ATP 2-01 and MCTP 2-IOA.)
OSINT WITHIN THE INTELLIGENCE ENTERPRISE (U)

1-14. (U) The intelligence enterprise is the sum of the intell igence efforts of the U.S. intelligence community.
(See ADRP 2-0 and MCDP 2.) The intelligence warfighting function is the Army's contribution to the
intelligence enterprise. The intelligence enterprise comprises all U.S. intelligence professionals, sensors,
systems, federated organizations, information, and processes supported by a network-enabled architecture.
The most important element of the intelligence enterprise is the people who make it work.
1-15. (U) OSINT contributes to the intelligence enterprise by providing information of intelligence value
that answers or assists in answering intel ligence requirements . Members of the OSINT regional communities
· of interest may provide support through intelligence reach, granting access, and information sharing.
INTELLIGENCE REACH (U)

1-16. (U) Intelligence reach is the activity by which intelligence. organizations proactively and rapidly
access information from, receive support from, and conduct" direct collaboration and information sharing with
other units and agencies, both within and outside the area of operations, unconstrained by geographic
proximity, echelon, or command (ADRP 2-0). Units should understand all available intelligence reach
options before deployment. (See figure !-!/figure 1-2 on page 1-6.) They can coordinate this through
supporting regionally aligned military intelligence (MI) brigades (theater)/Marine air-ground task force
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(MAGTF) intelligence centers (M!Csf or combatant commands. The following includes other sources of
information: ·
• Supporting and supported combatant commands' joint intelligence operations centers.
• Theater army/Marine expeditionary force (known as MEF) intelligence staffs.
• National Ground Intelligence Center or the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA).
• Other intelligence community members described in chapter 2.
Note. (U) Higher echelon units that provide reach support should maintain an understanding of
those units moving into and out of the supported combatant command's area of responsibility, and
engage them, as necessary, to provide OSINT reach support. ·
I -17. (U) Figure 1-1 illustrates intelligence reac;h relationships among regional communities of interest.
Forces regionally aligned with a given combatant command reach forward to projected receiving combatant
commands and back to national-level agencies. Regional communities of interest include-
• Region.al combatant commands, their associated theater armies, and regionally aligned .l\11
brigades (theater).
• The national-level intelligence community, which provides support through the-
..
• Open Source Enterprise .
National Groun~ Intelligence Center .
• National Geospatiai-Intelligence Agency .
• Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) .
• National Security Agency.
• Special operations community personnel who collect open-source information through the
appropriate authorities.
UNCLASSIFIED
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USARSO USARCENT USARAF USARPAC USAREUR USARNORTH 8th ARMY USASOC
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OSE NGIC NGA DIA NSA
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BDE . brigade · SOCOM . United Stales Special Operations Command
CENTCOM Umtoo states Central Command SOUTHCOM United SlateS Southern Command
DIA Defense lntenigence Agency . USARAF United Slates Arrrrt. Nr1ca Command
EUCOM United states European Command USARCENT United Slates Arrrrt. Central Command
Ml mililary Intelligence USAREUR United States Army, Europe Command
NGA National Geospatial-lntelligence Agency USARNORTH United Slates Arrey, North
NGIC · National Groun.d lntelligeni:a Center USARPAC United Slates Ariny, .Pacific Command
NORTHCOM United Slates Northam Command USARSO United states Arrey, south
NSA National Security Agency USASOC United States Army Special Operations Command
OSE Open Source En1erprise . USA< United Slates Forces, Korea
PACOM United Stales Pacific Cornman(!
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1-18, (U) Figure /-2 illustrates internal and external Marine Corps intelligence relationships:
• Marine expeditionary forces and M!Cs.
• Regional combatant commands and their assoc:iated Marine Corps Service comportent commands.
• The national-level intelligertce community, which provides support through DJA and MCIA.
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GRANTING ACCESS (U)

1·19. (U) The proper management of access to dato.bases, information, and intelligence assists in ensuring
personnel, units, and organizations obtain needed information. Digitized open-source information resides in
classified and unclassified data repositories . While there is an abundance of information and too ts· available
on the inte~net and DOD information networks, units should contact the Army Open-Source Intelligence
Office (AOO) or MC!A and M!Cr to receive information about accessing specific open-source tools and
services. The AOO provides information and support about access to open-source tools and data and provides
training
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and account management for Army intelligence elements.I ·
lNFORMATlON SHARING (U)
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(b) (3)
PROCESSING, EXPLOITATION, AND DISSEMINATION (U)
1-22. (U) Executing effective OSrNT requires resourcing, planning for, and preparing specific OSfNT PED
capabilities. OSlNT PED capabilitie~ can be organic to the intelligence unit, task-organized or attached to a
supponed unit, or distributed from a centralized location through the network as required. Units can execute
PED using expeditionary and reach iechniques. At the basic level, the intelligence warfighting function
observes details about the threat and relevant aspects of the operational environment. It collects data-
processed and exploited into useable information.....:..for analysis and production that results in intelligence.
Army doctrine has tong recognized the functions of processing, initial analysis, and reporting, as well as the
requirement to provide combat information, ·
1-23. (U) Expeditionary PED is the deployment of lailored formations of tactical, operational, and/or ·
strategic intelligence Soldiers/Marines and enablers to support commanders. Expeditionary PED may be
necessary when-
• Infrastructure is underdeveloped.
• Emerging technologies are employed.
• Continuity of operation plans is required .
• Reach capabilities cannot support high-priority, time-sensitive requirements.
1-24. (U) Reach PED is conducted from sanctuary locations. It leverages a robust communications
infrastructure and pooled resources to provide multidiscipline intelligence PED support to deployed
commanders. Reach PED reduces the number of forward-deployed Soldiers/Marines by shifting PED
functions to dedicated centers within the United States or other theater locations. Reach PED depends on
assured communications to maintain uninterrupted mission support.
1-25. (U) OSINT PED includes the activitie:~ necessary to process infonnation into a useable fonn for
ingestion into the intelligence process or for dissemination as combat information. For example, OS TNT PED
may ·include the translation of foreign language material into English {a useable fonn) for use during IPB.
Advanced processing may involve digitizing, transcribing, and translating non-English graphics, recordings,
and text documents into English-language text fonnat. Language-based processing activities require
procedures and management to ensure transcripts and translations are timely, accurate, complete, and free of
bias. Continuity of operation plans, commanders' requirements, and architecture limitations may require
simultaneous employment of expeditionary and reach PED elements, For example, geospatial intelligence
PED may be conducted through expeditionary means, while OS TNT PED may be conducted through reach
to the M1 brigade {theater) or DIA.
THE MILITARY DECISION-MAKING

. PROCESS/MARINE
. CORPS
PLANNING PROCESS(~
1-26. {U) The militAry decision-making process is an interactive planning methodology to understand the
situation and mission, develop a course of action, and produce an operation plan or order (ADP 5-0) . The
MDMP is the Army's seven-step analytical approach to visualizing the operational environment, the threat,
!lnd future operations. lt results .in an improved understanding and a plan or order guiding the force through
preparation and execution. (See ADRP 5-0 for more infonnation on the MDJ1..1J>.)
l-27. (U) The Marine Corps planning process is a six-step methodology which helps organize the thought
processes of the commander and staff throughout the planning and execution of military .operations. /(
focuses on the mis.sion and the threat and is based on the Marine Corps philosophy ofmaneuwr warfare. It
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capitalizes on the principle of unity of command and supports the establishment and maintenance of tempo.
The six steps consist of problem framing, course of action development, course of action war game, course
of action comparison and decision, orders develop1'nent, and transition (MCRP I- I 0. 2).
Note. (U) Tenets of the MCPP include top-down planning, single-battle concept, and integrated
· planning. (See MCWP 5-l 0 for more information on the MCPP.)
1-28. (U) Upon receipt of the mission or in anticipation of a new mission, commanders and staffs begin the
MDMP. During step 1, OSINT is used to generate intelligence knowledge and assist in identifying gaps
addressable by open-source information. Immediately following receipt of the mission, the commander and
staff begin mission analysislproblemframing, the second step/first step of the MDMPIMCPP. Commanders
and staffs analyze the relationships among the mission variables (mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops
and support available-time avail~ble and civil considerations [METT-TC]Imission, enemy, terrain and
weather, troops and support available-time available [METT-T]), seeking to gain a greater understanding of
the--
• Operational environment, the threat, and operational variables (political, military, economic,
social, information, infrastructure, physical environment, and time [PMESII-PT]/political,
military, economic, social, iriformation, and infrastructure [PMES!I}).
• Higher commander's desired end state.
• Mission and how it is nested with the higher headquarters' mission.
• Forces and resources available to accomplish the mission and associated tasks.
1-29. (U) Throughout the MDMPIMCPP, various staff elements use open-source information to perform
open-source research to support nonintelligence activities (for example, to prepare functional area-specific
running estimates, papers, briefings, plans, and orders). Intelligence analysts use open-source information to
collect intelligence in· order to produce products that assist the staff in updating its running estimates and
producing initial assessments. The intelligence staff atso conducts OSINT activities to answer specific
intelligence requirements. Major intelligence contributions to mission analysis occur as part ofiPB.
INTELLIGENCE PREPARATION OF THE

BATTLEFIELDIBATTLESPA CE (U)
1-30. (U) Intelligence preparation of the battlefield is the systematic process of a11alyzing the mission
variables of enemy, terrain, weather, and cfvil considerations in an area of interest to determine their effect
on operations (A TP 2-0 1.3 ), Intelligence preparation of the battlespace is the systematic, continuous process
of analyzing the threat and environment in a specific geographic area (MCRP 2-JOB.l). IPB is a four-step
process, used to enhance situational understanding and awareness of the operational environment. By
· applying the TPB process, commanders gain insight to selectively apply combat power and maximize
operational effectiveness at critical .points in time and space. (See ATP 2-0 1.3/MCRP 2-1 OB. I for IPB
techniques.)
1-31. (U) During IPB, OSINT makes significant and integral contributions to generating intelligence
knowledge and satisfying intelligence and info.rmation requirements identified during the rvfDMPIMCPP.
Mission variables (METT-TCIMEIT-1), operational variables (PMESII-PTIPMESIJ), and civil
considerations (areas, structures, capabilities, organizations, people, and events [kriown as ASCOPE]) are
tools used to collect'essential information and intelligence, identifY information and intelligence gaps, and
organize information and intelligence into functional categories. OSINT often identifies information gaps
that require additional .collection and analysis. ·
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OSINT Structures (U)
(U) This chapter describes the framework for the organization of OSINT assets to
enable commanders and staffs to leverage OSINT capabilities to address specific
intelligence requirements.
OSINT CAP ABILITIES (U)

2-1. (U) Currently, the Army and Marine Corps lack a military occupational specialty for OSINT
practitioners. The commander or Army intelligence staff section (G-2/S-2/R-2) may organize OSINT assets,
as necessary, to meet mission requirements. The intelligence staff must balance additional requirements for
OSINT against requirements from other intelligence disciplines and complementary intelligence capabilities.
Any formation of an OSINT cell diverts personnel from other intelligence tasks and requirements.
2-2 . (U) Generally, DOD and the intelligence community support OSINT collaboratively. The AOO
collaborates with all Army intelligence elements to operationalize the use of open-source data in all-source
analysis.
2-3. (U) Options available for organizing an OSINT capability include-
• Forming a dedicated cell of OSINT analysts.
• Training selected analysts throughout the intelligence element to leverage OSINT to satisfy
intelligence requirements.
2-4. (U) Reach. The MI brigade (theater) should be leveraged for reach OSINT, regardless of the size or
type of OSINT organization, the same way it provides· reach support for other intelligence capabilities.
Contract support. Contract support can augment the organization, especially to provide continuity in subject
matter expertise and to coach newly. trained OSINT practitioners.
OSINT-BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM AND BELOW AND MARINE AIR-

GROUND TASK FORCE (U)
2-5. (U) Tactical commanders create OSINT cells from organic or reinforcing intelligence personnel
(including the PED platoon from the expeditionary MI brigade) when required to satisfY intelligence
requirements.
Note. (U) Neither brigade combat teams (BCTs)/MAGTFs nor battalions have assigned OSINT
positions. Positions assigned to a task-organized OSTNT cell come from those within the unit.
BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM AND BELOW (U)

2-(i. (U) Figure 2~ 1 on page 2-2 illustrates a BCT OSINT cell formed from organic personnel. Positions
might include-
• Section leader. • Situation development analyst.
• Requirements manager. • Target development analyst.
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S~tion Leader (U)

2-7 , (U) The section leader-
• Serves as the primary liaison and coordinator with the BCT intel.ligence staff.
• Over.;ees th.e BCT OSJNT cell.
• Prioritizes task~ based on intelligence requirements.
• Monitors ongoing intelligence support required by the BCT intelligence staff.
• Ensures the inclusion of all OSJNT products in the planning of current and future operations.
Requirements Manager (U)

2·8. (U) The requirements manager-
• Ensures situation development and target development to support the intel!lgenc:e s~ff's efforts.
• Verifies the availability of collection assets.
• Checks for similar requirements and finished products.
• Perfonns quality control for situation development and target development products.
• Supervises the receipt, integration, and dissemination of OSINT products. .
Situation Development Analyst (U)

2-9. (U) The situation development analyst-
v Monitors open-source infonnation for infonnation relevant to situation development.
(b) (3)
• Integrates information received on threat intentions, objectives, combat effectiveness, and
potential missions.
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• Confirms or denies threat COAs based on open-source information .
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Target Development Analyst (U)
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MARINE A IR· GROUND TASK FORCE (U)
2-11 . (U) Figure 2-2 illustrates a MJC OSINT cell form edfrom organic personnel. Positions might include-
• OS INT officer in charge. • OS!NT analyst.
• OSINT subject matter expert. • OS!NT collector.
• OSJNT chief
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OSINT Officer in Charge (U)

2-12 . (U) The OS!NT officer in charge-
• Serves as the primary liaison and coordinator with the M!C OS!NT staff
• Provides supervisory and managerial capacity oversight.
• Prioritizes tasks based on (ntelligence requirements.
• Ensures the inclusion of all OSJNT products in the planning of current and fut ure operations.
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OSINT Subject Matter Expert (U)

2-13. (U) The OSINT subject matter expert-
• Captures open-source tradecraft.
• P~rforms the quality control of situation development and target development products.
• Serves as the OSINT Community of Practice representative.
OSINT Chief (U)

2-14. (U) The OSINT chief-
• Monitors ongoing intelligence support required by the MIC staff
• Supervises the receipt, integration, and dissemination ofOSINT products.
• Manages OS!NT requirements and provides the estimate ofsupportability.
OSINT Analyst (U)

2-15 . (U) The OS/NT analyst-
• Monitors open-source information for information relevant to situation development.
• Confirms or denies threat COAs based on open-source information.
• Analyzes information and produces current intelligence about the enemy, weather and terrain,
and civil considerations before and during operations.
OSINT Collector (U)

2-16. (U) The OSINT collector-
• Validates open-source information sourcing. ·
• Verifies the availability of collection assets.
• Provides open-source information on threat capabilfties and limitations.
OSINT-DIVISION.AND ABOVE (U)

2-17. (U) Each theater army or Marine expeditionary force may have a task-organized OSINT element in
scope and personnel within itself or within a major subordinate command (lv!SC) . At the division and
above/MSC level, it is common for commanders to create OSINT cells from organic intelligence personnel.
2-18 . (U) At the division and above/MSC level, OSINT cells are task-organized within the echelon
intelligence staff. These cells exploit open-source information from all available sources. Any task-organized
OSINT cell at the division and above/MSC level should support intelligence staffs at the BCT and
. below/MAGTF level by providing analytical products specific to the area of operations.
2-19. (U) While division and above/MSC organizations task-organize personnel to fill OSJNT cells based on
requirements, typically the organization of the cell is based on operational variables (PMESil-PT/PMES/1).
Although intelligence staffs may have the requirement to provide intelligence for multiple areas, using the
analytical construct of .the operational variables provides the focus for collection and analysis. OSJNT
practitioners should leverage foreign area officers, the civil affairs staff, and other staff elements who use
open-source information.
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS (U)

2-20. (FOUO) OSINT practitioners should have access to unclassified and classified networks in the same
space in order to collect information, contribute to fused all-source analysis, tip or cue assets to act on time-
sensitive targeting information, and perform processing, exploitation, and analysis. There is no requirement
to locate the OSINT cell inside the sensitive compartmented information facility if the unit mission only
requires access to open-source information.
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2-21, ~ The number of OSJNT pr~~etitioners is based on intelligenco requirements, the 111ission, Wld
the federation of OSINr requirements or !eve! of suppon provided through reach (such as the MI brigade
to
[theater]). The OSINT collection activity requires the unit have the following:
· • Required intelligence oversight · • Risk assessment, OPSEC assessment, or
mechanisms. both.
• An OSINT training and tradocraft strategy. • . Collection plan.
• Appropriate security classification guides.
PERSONNEL DunEs (U)

· 2-22, (U) Figure 2-3 illustrates a. task-organized OSINT .cell at the division and above/MSC level. The cell
might include- ·
• Team lead and requirements collection ·
manager.
• Two target development and production
analysts.
• Situation development and productio~ • Two linguists.
analyst.
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Team Lead and Requirements Collection Manager (U)

2-23. (U) The team lead and requirements collection manager-
• Serves as the liaison with the MI brigade (theater).
• Provides ~It-level intelligence oversight.
• Ensures the cell has the appropri_ate a~ess to tools and data from the supporting MI brigade
(theater)/M/C or higher headquarters.
• Trnins the eel!.
• Prioritizes tasks based on intelligence requirements.
• Ensures a survey of the internet environment is performed for the area ofoperaiions (for example,
detei"!Tlines the percentage of the population using the internet and the t pes of usage).
• Inputs the unit's commercial content requirements into (b) (3) if required, and monitors
CQmmunity responses. .
• Inputs the unit's information requirements into! (b) (3) lond monitors community responses.
• Performs cell production quality control and supervises dissemination .
• Ensures the inclusion of relevant products in the planning of current and future operations.
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Situation Development Rnd Production Analyst (U)

2·'24, (U) The situation development and production analyst-
• Monitors OS INT products from the MI brigade (theater)/ MJC and other OSINT producers.
• Collects and analyus open-source informaJion based on intelligence requirements.
• Tips or cues other intelligence disciplines. ·
• Alerts the Intelligence noncommissioned officer in charge or OSINT technician of mission-critical
information.
• Produces current intelligence about the threat, tmain, and civil. consideration's.
Target Development and Production Analysts (U)

2-25. (U) The target development and production ana lysts-
• Monitor OSINT products from the l\11 brigade (theater}/ MJC and other OSOO producers.
• Collect and analyze open-source informadon based on intelligence requirements.
• Tip or cue other intelligence disciplines.
• Alert tho intelligence noncommissioned officer in charge or inteUigence technician of mission-
critical information.
(b) (3)
Linguists {U)
2-26 .. (U) Linguists perform translation, tnmscription, and interpretation tasks; (See pe.ragraphs 3-39 through
3-42 and paragraplui .5·5 through 5·8 for additionaJ information on language support.)
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS (U)

2-27. (U) OSJNT activities are conducted throughollt the national and defense intel ligence enterprise. The
NationaJ Open-Source Committee (NOSC) is the body of representatives that meet to collaborate on OSfNT
issues and requirements and reports to the Board of Governors. The Defense Open-Source Council (DOS C)
represents OSTNT communities of interest in the defense intelligence enterprise..
ARMY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERIG-6 (U)

2-28. (~The Army Chieflnformation Officer/G-6 provides-
• Guidance and resource planning for OSfNT -unique network and technical requirements.
• Guidance to Army commands regarding commercial circuit connections to the internet in support
of Army open-source activities. ·
ARMY DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, G-2 (U)

2-29. (U) The Army.Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2-
• ·Serves as the functional proponent for U.S. Anny OSINT policy, strategic planning. and
programming.
• ·Represents the Army at the NOSC and OOSC and coordinates Army OSINT programs and
activities through them. ·
• Provides strategic planning for OSINT activities and resource planning .ror OSINT operations, as
authorized and directed by the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary or Deputy
Secretary of Defense or the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; coordinates U.S. Army
OSOO functional requirements during millta ry and national intelligence programmatic processes.
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• Coordinates with the Army Chief Information offi~er/Deputy Chief of Staff, G-6 for unique
nen.,.ork requirements to support OSrNT activi ties.
• En~ures U.S . Army intelligence elements conduct OSINT activities in compliance with U.S . law,
the Director of National Intelligence, DOD,. and Anny policies, guidelines, and restrictions,
particularly those regarding intelligence oversight rules and procedures.
U.S. ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMAND, ARMY OSINT OFFICE (U)
~--:-=---:---:-:----:-~(b~),_('-::3~-------_j Army units that want to establish an OSINT

capability should consult the AOO .
2- J I. (FOUO) For the Army, the AOO-
• Serves as a start point for units interested in OSINT capabilities.
<b><s> I
• Trains, certifies, and provisions Army intelligence professionals.
(b) (3)
• Pro~isio~s Army inteiHgence profes-sionals based-on the Army's operational prio rliles. - -
• Enables operational OSINT activities for Army intelligence elements,
2-32. (~INSCOM supports each geographic combatant command through its subordinate, regionally
focused Ml brigades {theater). Each Ml brigade (theater) addresses intelligence requirements and provides
support to Army tactical units deploying to or operating within the supported combatant command's area of
responsibility. The reach support provided by Ml brigades (theater) includes OS INT.
MARINE CORPS ]N1ELLIGENCE A CT/VlTY (U)

2-33 . (U) The MCIA 's ·Center for Marine Expeditionary Intelligence Knowledge OS!NT Cell is thB OSJNT
hub for the Marine Corps intelligence, .surveillance, and reconnaissance enterprise. MCI.A OS!NT pur.rues
profe.ssionalization and development of the OS/NT discipline in the enterprise lhrough the development and
maintenance of the OS!NT Community of Practice, doctrine, policy, and the development of innovative
OSINT practices and tradecrafl.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY INTELLIGENCE INFORMATJON SERVICE (U)

2-34 . (U) DA US provides a broad spectrum of intelligence suppon functions to Anny intelligence
components and international intelligence community partners. I! is the primary dissemination proponent for
the Army. DA IIS is an operational element of the Army MI, Intelligence Community Information
Management Directorate and administratively assigned to Headquarters, INSCOM.
2-35. (U) DA TIS provides OSINT support to partners conducting foreign Intelligence collection, analysis,
and pr~duction missions. It is the Army's open-source reG ents manager for va lidating information
requ irements and managing Ann~ .acco~!lt~_~iQii.!!Ljfu__@) and other intelligence community and DOD
capabilities. {b) (3) - - - · - -·- -..- - - - - - - - l
(b) (3)
(b) (3)
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U.S. 'A.RMV INTELLJGENCE COMPONENTS (U)

2-37. (U) All commanders of intelligence components authorized to conduct OSINT will, when conducting
OSINT activities:
• (~ Ensure that risk assessments arc conducted to support OSINT collection by command
and subordinate units; that intelligence personnel receive specific OSINT OPSEC training; and,
when conducting· risk management level I a~iviti es, that intelligence personnel are trained in the
use of managed at1;ribu1ion.
• (U) Ensure annual intelligence oversight training specific to OSJNT, including the use of social
media is conducted and oversig!:lt of OSINT collection activities occurs.
• (U) Submit requests for OSJNT informa~ion through I (b) (3) I to deconflict existing
requirements and products and post new unit requests as needed. Anny commands with available
intelligence Wlalysis capacity and a mission to conduct analysis activities in support of the
intelligence communi , ·ooo, or other Army intelligence requirements are encourage1:l to
routinely review (b) (3) and provide
answers where possible. The (b) (3) and Headquarter5, JNSCOM manages
Army accounts.
U.S ARMY CYBER COMMAND (U)

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PART TWO
OSINT and the Intelligence Process (U)

(U) Part two discusses OSINT within the intelligence process. The Army views the
intelligence process as a model that describes how the intelligence warfighting
function develops intelligence that facilitates situational understanding and supports
decision making. The steps of the intelligence process are plan and direct, collect,
produce, and disseminate. Analyze and assess are the two continuing activities that
occur continually throughout the process. Chapters 3 through 6 each address an
intelligence process step. Since the continuing activities occur during all steps, each
chapter incorporates discussions of these activities, placing them in the various
contexts in which they occur.
Chapter 3
Plan and Direct (U)
(U) The plan and direct step of the intelligence process closely corresponds with the
plan activity of the operations process. The plan and direct step starts well in advance
of detailed planning. It includes activities such as open-source collection, intelligence
reach, and analysis. These activities produce the initial intelligence knowledge about
the operational environment. After receipt of mission, intelligence analysts prepare
planning products for the commander and staff for orders production and execution of
operations. OSINT products support the plan and direct step by attempting to provide
a context for understanding classified information. OSINT products may also reduce
large target sets by quickly filling information gaps and allowing the efficient use of
low-density intelligence collection assets.
INFORMATION COLLECTION AND OSINT (U)

3-1 . (U) Information collection activities provide data and information about the threat and r~levant aspects
o( the operational environment needed to develop the detailed and timely intelligence that commanders
require to gain situational understanding. Information collection is an integrated intelligence and operations·
function and a combined arms operation. At the tactical level, commanders use surveillance, reconnaissance,
security, and intelligence operations to collect information that answers the commander's critical information
requirements . (CCIRs). (For more information on surveillance, reconnaissance, security, intelligence
operations, see FM 3-55 and MCTP 2-JOA; FM 3-90-2, MCRP 2-JOA.6, and MCTP 3-20G; FM 3-90-2,
MCTP 2 lOA, and MCTP 3-20G; and FM 2-0, respectively.)
3-2. (U) During planning, staffs recommend information requirements for commanders to designate as
CCIRs. Commanders drive the intelligence process by providing guidance and approving CCIRs. The
commander's guidance-
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• Is expressed in terms of describe, visualize, and direct.
• Provides the cornerstone of guidance used by OSINT practitioners.
• Validates intelligence and information requirements.
3-3. (U) Commander's critical information requirement is an information requirement identified by the
commander as being critical to facilitating timely decision making (JP 3-0). CCIRs comprise two types of
requirements: .
• Priority intelligence requirement is an intelligence requirement, stated as a priority for
intelligence support, that tbe commander and staff nee'd to understand the adversary or other
aspects of the operational environment (JP 2-0 I).
• Friendly force information requirement is information the commander and staff need to
understand the status offtiendly force and supporting capabilities (JP 3-0).
3-4. (U) Open-source information is used to answer specific information requirements developed during
planning requirements and assessing collection (see ATP 2-01 and MCTP .2-JOA) and IPB (see
ATP 2 01.3/MCRP 2-JOB.J). The collection of open-source information is a means to analyze mission
variables (METT-TCIME1T-1) and operational variables (Prv!ESII-PTIPMES/1) . .
INTELLIGENCE MISSIONS AND INFORMATION REQUffiEMENTS

(U)
3-5. (U) To conduct OSINT activities, the commander or designated authority (for example, the
G-2/S-2/R-2, analysis and control element chief, collection ,manager) must ensure the foliowing:
• The command, organization, or element has obtained authority to conduct OSINT activities.
• Forward-s~ationed or forward-deployed units establish an OSINT collection plan aligned to the
supported combatant command. This plan is retained for unit leaders and intelligence oversight
officials to review annually.
• Continental U.S .-based global response forces, regionally aligned forces, reachback .elements, and
other continental U.S:-based support elements planning to conduct OSINT activities must align
their mission to a supported combatant command's intelligence mission, and document the
mission in an established collection plan that is retained for unit leaders and intelligence oversight
officials to review periodically, per DODM 5240.01.
• · The OSINT collection plan must also identify and document information requirements reviewed
from the national intelligence priorities framework, integrated defense intelligence priorities,
theater operation plans, or the commander's P!Rs.
PLANNING FOR OSINT ACTIVITIES (U)

3-6. (U) During the plan and direct step, commanders and staffs consider the following activities, as shown
in figure 3-1, regarding open-source information and OS !NT:
• ldentify information and intelligence requirements.
• Categorize information and intelligence requirements by type.
• Identify assets to collect information.
• Determine collection techniques .
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Figure 3-1. (U) Planning for OSINT adlvftles
IDE.NTIFY INFORMATION AND INTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENTS (U)

3·7 . (U) Inte lligence and information gaps are identified during IPB. These gaps should be developed and
framed in terms of the mission and operational. ~ariables to ensure the commander receives the information
required to support all lines of operations or lines of effort. Upon receipt of open-source information, OSrNT
practitioners update lPB products and inform the commander of any relevant changes. Those responsible for
producing OSJNT require clearly stated information and intelligence requirements to focus collection and
production effectively. These requirements should be incorporated into collection plans.
Note. (U) OSINT cannot eliminate all unknown aspects or uncertainties that concern command~
and slllffs. During planning, the intelligence swff fills gaps with reasonable assumptions. Upon
filling gaps with collected information, the intelligence staff develops databases -at the unit level
to_make the irormation readily available. Analysts should routinely review requirements through
[ (b) (3) since information to answer their requirements may exist. This reduces the number
of new. requests for information (RF!s) from subordinato units or organizations. ·
CATEGORIZE INFORMATION AND INTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENTS BY TYPE (U)

.3-8. (U) During planning requirements, the intelligence staff categorizes intelligence and information
requirements by type based on mission analysis and friendly COAs. (See ATP 2-01 and MCTP 2-/0A.) Two
important related terms that work in concert with categorizing requirements are PAr and private information;
• PAl, in context with DODM 5240.01 (see paragraph 1·3).
(b) (3)
· Nore. (U} The amount of classified information produced on any r e topic con be limited and
taken out of context if ~iewed from a. solei classified perspective. _____j~?._) _ __ _ _I
(b) (3) This strengthens the credibility of OSINT
products that support all-source intelligence. OSJNT validation provides the ability to cue other
ess ets, thus enhancing accuracy and precision.
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IDENTIFY ASSETS TO COLLECT INFORMATION (U)

3-9. (U) The intelligence and operations staffs use the commander's guidance and PIRs to complete the
information collection plan. The information collection plan is used to assign tasks to -subordinate units or
submit requests to supporting intelligence organizations to achieve the desired information collection
objectives. Therefore, it is imperative for intelligence and operations staffs to be familiar with the capabilities
of any task-organized OSINT cell within their organizations. The information collection plan-
• Is used to request collection and production support from joint, interagency, intergovernmental,
and multinational organizations.
• Is used to task-organize and deploy organic, attached, and contracted collection assets.
• Describes how the unit conducts remote, intelligence reach or distributed information collection
activities .
3-10. (U) When developing information collection tasks for subordinate units, the intelligence and operations
staffs use the task and purpose construct for developing task statements to account for the following:
~ Who executes the task? • When will the task begin?
• What is the task? • Where will the task occur?
DETERMINE COLLECTION TECHNIQUES (U) . -
3-11. (U) Determining the open-source collection technique involves deciding the most effective way to
acquire open-source information. The extent to which open-source collection yields valuable information
varies greatly with the nature of the target and the subject involved. Collection techniques, depending cin
operation complexities, can enhance the chances of satisfYing intelligence and information requirements.
3-12. (U) Research and collection on the internet require a risk assessment. The result ofthe risk assessment
affects the techniques used for conducting OSINT activities. While portions of the internet that are publicly
available may be open-source, knowledge of the techniques used to collect the information may cause the
targeted individual, group, or nation to block, change, deceive, or turn off the source. Thus, techniques used
for collecting open-source information must be addressed in the risk assessment.
3-13. (U) Collection requires access to the internet to acquire PAL OSINT practitioners apply the intelligence
process to open-source information to produce a product and populate intelligence resources. Units can
contact the AOO to identify requirements for PAl and open-source data and data sources. The AOO provides
approved enterprise capabilities, resources, and solutions.
a ows econ tct10n wt exts mg requtrements an answers. ew umt- eve s are a e as nee e .
with intelligence analysis capacity and an authorized mission are encouraged to routinely review
requirements relevant 'to their area(ofoperations inl (b) (3) land produce OSINT answers where possible.
Us in~ (b) (3) !allows users to understand the scope of current OSINT activities in the DOD intelligence
enterprise as well as obtain answers to the following:
• Who has requirements? • Who needs additional commercial data
• Who is answering requirements? sources and what sources are needed?
• What requirements are answered? • Who can provide those commercial data
sources?
• Who else has similar requirements?
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PREPARATION CONSIDERATIONS FOR OSINT ELEMENTS

ACCESSING THE INTERNET (U)
3-16 . (U) OSINT cells and intelligence analysis elements conducting OSINT activities need proper
preparation in the areas of policies, training, tradecraft, and accesses. Table 3-l identifies OSINT preparation
considerations.
Table 3-1. (U) OSINT preparation considerations
. UNCLASSIFIED
• 'Internet access . I (b) (3)
I (b) (3)
• SIPRNET access I (b ) (3)
I (b) (3)
• JWICS access! (b) (3)
IEstablished(b}lnteiiiQence
(3) I.
• oversiQht proQram (compliance of U.S. person information) .
~I (b) (3) I
• Risk management plan .
• Information collection plan .
:IOSINTse(bY(3"}"'de
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• Understanding of the supporting OS INT community of interest.
• Possible co-location of unit OSINT analysts with established. OSINT organizations or leveraging reach
support from military intelligence (MI) brigades (theater), corps/expeditionary Ml brigades.
• OS INT training and tradecraft. Review Foundry , Open-Source Tradecraft Division, and the Academy
for Defense Intelligence for appropriate OSINT offerings, including those related to-
• Operations security.
• Intelligence oversight.
• Basic OSINT tradecraft .
• Advanced OSINT tradecraft.
• Account access requirements. Contact the Army OSINT Office (AOO)fMC/A or the supported
combatant command :
:1 (b) {3)
• Secure web browsmg .
I
• Information collection plan.
• Co-location of unit OS INT analysts with established OS INT organizations or leveraging reach
support.
JWICS Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System
SIPRNET SECRET Internet Protocol Router Network
UNCLASSIFIED
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3-17 . (U) Additional OSJNT considerations includo-

• Compliance with lawS and policies. • Deception and bias.
• OPSEC. • Copyright.
• s~curity classification guidance. • Linguist support.
• Use of socl~l media for OSINT purposes.
• CDordination. (b) (3)
COMPLIANCE wrrn LAWS AND POLICIES (U)
3-IS. (U) OSTNT is governed by EO 12333 as amended, DODM 5240.01, DOD 5240.1-R., and
DODI 3115.12. AR 381-10 and MCO J800.2B implement these orders and policies for Anny and Marine
Corps intelligence activiti~s, respectively. Anny and Marine Corps intelligence elements conducting OSINT
actiYities should periodically review DOOM 5240.01, DOD 5240.1-R, AR 381-10, and MCO 3800.28,
focusing on authorities and restrictions pertaining to U.S. person information. (See appendix A for additional
infonnation on the legal r~strictions and regulatory limitations on OSINT.)
OPERATIONS SECURITY (U)

J-19. (U) lntelligence personnel who collect open-source infonnation must pay careful atlention and comply
with OPSEC requin:ments as delined in AR 530-1 !!Ild MCO 3070.2A to pn:vent disclosure of critical and
sensitiYe information in any public domain. Searches and visits to internet websites .leave a virtual footprint
exploitable by both technically sophisticated and relatively unsophisticated adversaries. Anny intelligence
component commanders should perfonn risk assessments before any internet collection activity with or
without the use of secure web browsing techniques. (See appendix B for.information on secure web browsing
techniques.) Risk as.ses.smenl!!i assist in balancing the risks and expected benefits of conducring the proposed
OSTNT activity . Rlsk a.ssessment results affect how intelligence personnel conduct OSTNT a.GtiYities, as
detailed in the infonnation collection plan, and the subsequent classification ofinfunnation.
3-20. ~ The results of risk assessment are instrumental when detennining Anny OSTNT risk
management level status in accordance with U.S. Army DirectiYe 2016-37 and are as follows:
• Risk management level 0: A risk assessment that determines the threat knowledge of the OSINT
activity wil l not pose a risk to imminent or ongoing military operations or intelligence priorities,
sources, or methods is o. risk management level 0 collection activity. Risk management level 0
activities require annual OPSEC training.
• Risk management Ievell: A risk assessment that determines the threat knowledge of the OSrNT
activity could pose a risk ro imminent or ongoing military operations or intelligence priorities,
sources, or metnods is a risk management level l collection activity. Risk management level I
activities require that-
• Intelligence professionals leverage OSlNT dara the intelligence community provides on
_government networks to the greatest extent possible before collecting open-source
infonnation from the intemet. ·
~~~----~ (b~)~(3~)~------~l .
• Army intelligence components must obtain approval from Headquarters, lNSCOM; a national
intelligence agency; a combat support Rgency; or supported combatant command before
acquiring managed attribution capabilities.
• Intelligence personnel complete !!Ilnual OPSEC training as well as training in managed
attribution.
3-21. (U) Since collection focuses on answering intelligence requirements, protection of both the type or
duta collected and the source from which it is collected is a priority. For example, if a local newspaper or the
threat realizes that friendly forces are using the newspaper to develop intelligence, the threat may deny access
to the newspaper or manipulate the information it contains . This situation could make friendly forces a
deception target or put them at risk by denying them information. Protection of OSINT sources includes
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discrete use of the sources .to prevent denial of access to the sources. The AOO can support unit requirements
to identify and mitigate online risk while conducting OSINT activities.
3-22. ~U~ Personnel who have accessed websites in a risk management Ievell capacity may not acc.ess
those same websites using personally owned electronic devices for the purposes ofOPSEC. This restriction
does not apply to accessing commercially or publicly owned news media websites (such as CNN or ABC
News). The use of the internet for purely personal interests, which include academic research and news
information or subscriptions, is no t an OSINT activity.
3-23. (U) Reading classified information and then go ing to the internet to conduct searches on open-source
information based on the classified information may alert the target of friendly force interest. Knowing where
friendly forces seek information may cause a target to change its behavior or place a classified source at risk.
In some cases, this knowledge may endanger mission accomplishment or Soldiers'!Marines' lives. For this
reason, it is important to obtain a current OSfNT classification guide and perform a risk assessment regarding
OSINT collection.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GUIDANCE (U)

3-24. (U) Jt is a common misperception that all information residing on the internet is automatically
considered unclassified; however, there have been instances iri which-
• Individuals intentionally leaked classified information to the public domain ..
• An inadvertent disclosure of information was made available to unclassified sources.
• Two or more separate pieces of unclassified information, when combined, become classified
information. (For example, a location, such as Abbottabad, and a person's name, such as Osama
Bin Laden, are not classified pieces of information in and of themselves. However, combining
those separate pieces of information~Osama Bin Laden is· in Abbottabad-classifies the
information.)
Note. (U) An OSINT practitioner must be aware that collection of a classified document on a DOD
NlPRNET workstation constitutes a security violation.
3-25 : (U) The exploitation, processing, and analysis of information holdings may increase the classification
level. For example, two unclassified facts, when combined, could increase the classification of infonnation
obtained. Furthermore, an OSINT practitioner must be aware that combining site searches may give away
information about PIRs. All personnel performing OSINT activities must possess the appropriate security
clearance and access.
3-26 . (U) Units under the operational command of a combatant command are required to use the combatant
command security classification guidance. If there is no security classification guidance relevant to open-
source information, information should be unclassified, controlled unclassified, and releasable to foreign
partners for official use to the extent possible. However, there are several circumstances for which this
infonnation may or must be classified and/or not releasable . Security classification must be determined by
judiciously considering all applicable elements- particularly the loss of a source of information or harm to
an operational mission should the source be improperly revealed ,
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(b) (3)
3-28, (U) The collection of open-source information requires coordination with higher and adjacent units to
ensure the open-source collection effort is not redundant. Routine deconfliction of open-source collection
allows units to focus on infonnation specific to tbeir area of operations.
3·29. (U) During planning, the intetligence and operations staffs ensure the synchronization of OSTNT tasks
with the scheme of maneuver (especially the scheme of information collection) and the scheme of
intelligence. Acquiring open-source infonnation may compromise the operations of other intelligence
disciplines or tactical units. Open-source collection that is not synchronized may result in redundant tasking
of collection assets and the improper use of forces and equipment, Redundant til.'! king may adversely affect
the ability of nonintelligence organizations, such as civil affairs, military police, and public affairs, to
accomplish their missions and tasks. Conversely, obvious oontact with an open-source by nonintelligence
organizatioJtS can compromise OSJNT tasks and lead to the loss of intelligence.
l -n-• -- _(!l} {?) n~n

BCT!MAGTF would focus its open-source collection at 1he district and .neighborhood levels.
- - • •• ••. nnn ~- J
J-31 . (U) Army intelligen~ organizations, units, and elements authorized to conduct OSINT !l(;(ivities that
have RF!s requiring risk. mana ement level ). OSINT collection wi ll coordinate with their collection
mana ement team using the (b) (3)
(b) (3) to manage OSINT production requirements . If the RFJ_re~ew OS£NT oo!lection, the
collection manager should articulate it as a collection requirement in ~J3UCollection managers must
decon-nict existing requirements and. insert new unit-level RFis as needed. Army commands with available
intelligence analysis capacity Md a mission to CQnduct analysis activities in support of the inteHigence
oommunity, DOD, or other Army intelligence re uiremen!s are encoumged to routinely review global
intelli ence information requirements inside (b) (3) nnd _provide answers where possible, ~
b 3 and Headquarters, INSCOM manages Army accounts,
DECEPTION AND BIAS (U)
I (b) (3)
3-33. (U) Normally, collecting open-source information does not require direct observation of activities and
conditions within the area of operations. However, some situations may require collection from secondary
sources, such as government press offices, commercial news organizetions, end nongovernmental
organization spokespersons. These sources can intentionally or uninlcntionall d delete modi ·
omerwise filter the information released to the · ublic, 1 (b) (3
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(b) (3)
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identifying objectives and factual infonnation, identifying bias, and highlighting deception efforts agsirut the
local audience as well os the overall operation. It would be of great value if a linguist had insight into cultural
normalcies and identifying propaganda.
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COPYRIGHT (U)
3-34. (U) When preparing OSINT products. intelligence personnel must consider intellectual property rights.
Copyright is a form of protection, for published and unpublished works, provided by Title 17, ·united States
Code (USC), to authors of original works of authorship, including literary, dramatic, musical, ·and artistic
works. Intelligence personnel using copyrighted material for which permission from the author has been
obtained cite the source of the material.
3~35. (U) There is considerable data available on the internet protected by copyright law. OSINT
practitioners need to be aware of information protected by copyright and ensure their collection does not
vi.olate the ownership of the information. Intellectual property is considered any creation of the mind,
including but not limited to-
• Musical works and compositions. • Inventions.
• Artistic displays. • Words or phrases.
• Discoveries. • Symbols and designs.
3-36. (U) It is illegal to violate the rights provided by the copyright law to the owner of copyright. One major
limitation is the doctrine affair use, which is given a statutory basis in Section 107 of the 1976 Copyright
Act (Section I 07, Title 17, USC). According to the U.S. Copyright Office, fair use of a copyrighted work for
purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research is not an infringement
of copyright. The use of copyrighted work in intelligence products falls into the category of fair use for
scholarship and research. Fair use information should include attribution citations in intelligence products
referencing organizations or authors and the originating source title and date. The four factors in determining
fair use include-
• Purpose and character of the use.
• Nature of the copyrighted work.
• Amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole.
• Effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
3-37. (U) Questions for determining whether copyright permission is required or fair use applies should be
directed to the local staff judge advocate or other legal counsel. If it is reasonably believed that the material
will be publicly released, a written legal opinion by "the supporting staffjudge advocate or other legal counsel
is required. ·
3-38. (U) AR 27-60, DOOM 5240.01 and DOD 5240.1-R prescribe policies and procedures for the
acquisition, protection, transfer, patent usage, copyrights, and trademarks of intellectual property. Army and
Marine C01ps policies recognize the rights of copyright owners, consistent with missions and worldwide
commitments. OSINT practitioners will not produce or distribute copyrighted works without the permission
of the copyright owner unless such use is authorized under U.S. copyright law. There is also a requirement ·
for OSINT practitioners to forward the material to be published publicly outside of intelligence organizations
to the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps/Marine Corps Judge Advocate Division for approval and
waiver of notice to the copyright holder, if necessary, for OPSEC. (For more information on copyright laws
and applicability, access the U.S. Copyright Office website on NIPRNET or contact the local staff judge
advocate office.)
LINGUISTS (U)
3-39. (U) The collection of open-source information often requires. linguists or foreign language translation
capabilities or both. Local nationals are often . the best source of linguists able to translate collected
information correctly and in the proper context. All locar nationals used for open-source collection niust be
vetted thoroughly for OPSEC reasons. (See FM 2-0 for information on language support; AR 11-6 for policy
on evaluation and reevaluation of linguist proficiency; and MCO 1550.25A for iriforrnation on the Marine
Corps Foreign Language Program.)
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J-40. (U) The ability to colle~;t and' analyze foreign material is critical in OSINT exploitation. The effective
use and employment oflingu ists, both civilian and military, facilitate this activity. The tasks for which foreign
language skills and knowledge proficiency are most critical include-
• Transcription. Both listening and writing proficiency in the source language are essential for an
accurate transcript. A transcript is ex1remely important when the transcriber's English-language
skills are inadequate for authoritative or direct translation from aud io or video into English text.
• Translation. Bilingual competence is a prerequisite for tr!I.!Ul.lations. Translators must be able~
Read and comprehend the S?urce l1111guage.
Write comprehensibly in English.
Choose the equivalent expression in English that fully conveys and be.st matches the meaning
intended in the source language. ',
• Interpretation, Interpretation is a specific skill. Not all linguists are trained to perfonn it.
Bilingual competence is a prerequ isite for interpretation. Interpreters must be able to-
• Hear and comprehend the source language.
• Speak comprehensibly in English.
• Choose the equivalent expression in English that fully conveys and best matches the meaning
intended in the source language.
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Collect (U)
(U) There ar.e several means of collecting open-source information during OSINT
collection activities. Intelligence personnel should take advantage of these deep and
important open sources of information. The employment ofOSINT resources to collect
from intelligence requirements varies by echelon. However, using search techniques is
fundamental to OSINT collection and can be implemented in any unit. Exploiting
media sources, using s.earch engines, and collecting infonnation specific to rhe
operational environment should be standard operating procedures (SOPs) for any
OSfNT ceiL These collection procedures should be planned and implemented the same
way as those for any other intelligence discipline.
OSINT COLLECfiON ACTIVITIES (U)

4-1. (U} OSINT collection, as with otber collection activities, consists of ccllecting, processing, and
reporting infonnation in rc~ponse to intelligence requirements. Soldiers/Marines and civilians oollect
infonnation and data from open sources. Intelligence e.nalyst8 subsequently use this information in
intelligence production and ultimately support the commander's situational understanding. OSINT collection
activities transition as requirements and missions change, operations proceed through different phases, and
staffs prepare for future operations.
4-2. (U) Commander's guidance and intelligence and information requirements drive the collection of
open-source infonnation. CoUected information is the foundation of inte!ligence databases, intelligence
production, and situational awareness.
Note. (U) Staff personnel also acquire PAI from open sources that is incorpornted into the running
estimate and used during IPB,
4-3, (U) Analysts conducting OSINT activities perfonn several tasks to establish duties and maintain focus
an requirements. The following include examples of tasks perfonned by OSI'NT cells:
• Monitoring operatloll.!l. This task ensures responsiveness to the current situation and assists the
cell in anticipating future col\ectian, .proeessing. reporting, and synchronization requirements.
· • Collect information from publicly available open sources.
• Perform source validation and report screening. Information is verified and validated b!i!ied on
PTRs and the commander's guidance. This action ensures pertinent 11!1d relevWlt information is not
overlooked. lnformation to be: analyzed is screened first to reduce the volume to a workable size.
Validotion should encompass the .clements of timeliness, completeness, and relevance to satisfy
intell igencc requirements.
• Disseminate Intelligence products Qnd information. OSINT products, information papers,
executive summaries, and country studies are disseminated to customers via ruch means as email,
M3 messaging system,! (b) (3) I·
• Cue. OSTNT cueing from other intelligence disciplines' information collection assel:3 improves
the information collection effort. Cueing enables the use of a multidiscipline approach to confirm
or deny information by another information source, collection organization, or production activit)'.
It also keeps organizations abreast of emerging unclassified in rormation and opportunities.
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TYPES OF OPEN-SOURCE INFORMATION (U)

4-4. (U) Identifying the potential source of information is part of planning n:quirements and pssessing
collection. Open sources include but an: not limited tl>-
'l q (b) (3) ]

·1 (b) (3) I
• Commercial and pub lie lnforiiUltion services. Broadcasted, poSted, and printed news on cWT"e<lt
international, regional, and local topics. ·
• I (b) (3)
• lndividuals and groups.. Handwritten, painted, post~, printed, and broadcested information
disseminated a.s a~graffiti; leaflets; posters; tattoos; and websites.
•! (b) (3)
Note. (U) Information and intelligence. requirements that require confidential sources are not
assigned to OSINT cells. Confidential sources consist of any persons, groups, or systems that
provide information with the expectalion that the: information, relationship, or both are prott:"cte<l
against public diSG!osure.
OSINT COLLECTION (U)

4-5. (U) Collection implies gathering, by a variety of means, data and information from which finillized
intelligence is then created or synthesized and disseminated. After determining the collection technique (as
discussed in paragraphs J-11 through 3-15), OSINT practitioners conduct collection to satisfy intelligence
requirements.
4-6. (U) OSfNT collectio~
• Leads to information used to populate intelligence databases and assist in developing OSINT
products. These dwbases enable OSINT practitioners to respond to changes in the area of
operations by providing accurate infonnation to satisry requirements.
• Is used to collect open-source infonnation that contributes to understanding the area of operations. ·
• Is used to generate: intelligence knowledge before and during deployments.
4-7, (U) PAl can be collected through several methods, two of which include-:-
• Nontnditional--the practice of using the internet for information (such · a.s open-source
information from the world wide web),
• Traditional-the practice of searching for open-source information that does not use any
technologicaJ processes (for example, researching solely in books, l!bro.rios, broadcasting,
newspapers, magazines).
4-8. (U) All inquiries begin with detennining a re~uirement and developing a plan.
DETER.MINF, THE COUECTION REQUIREMENT (U)

4-9. (U) COllection begins with detennining a collection requirement. When considering OSINT collection,
the requirement can be framed in terms of the mission variables {l\1ETT· TCIMEIT-1) or op~::rational
variable,s (PMESil-PT/PMES/1). The collection requirement is refined through the devel(lpment of
intelligence requirementS to be satisfied. Requirements that cannot be satisfied using open-sources are
identified and tasked to another collection asse1.
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DEVELOP THE OSINT COLLECTION PLAN (U)

4· 10. (U) Different facets of a question may be expressed as information and. intelligence requirements .
These requiremen\.s fonn the basis for the OSINT collection plan, which can us~ both nontraditionAl and
traditional collection methods. T.he OSINT eollection plan.eonsists ofthe fol lowing: ·
• Identification of open sources.
• Description of how to access those sources.
• Fonnatfor compiling the data . .
• Collection methodology.
• Dissemination plan.
IMPLEMENT THE OSINT COLLECTION PLAN (U)

4-11. (U) Utilizing open-source media (the means of sending, receiving, and recording information),
components, and associated elements (see table 4-1 ), OSINT practitioners implement the OSlNT eollectlon
plW1, The following includes the primary media used to imp lement a collection plllJl:
L · b) (3) - -·-
• Public documents.
• Public broadcasts.
• Internet websites .
Note. (U) Table 4-1 does not illustrate an aJI-inclusivll list of opon~souroe media types but rather
the categories of open-source media to consider when collecting OSINT. ·
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Public Document! (U)

4-13. (U) Publicly available documents can be discovered in a variety of places. An OSJNT practitioner must ·
•va;Jr ,doc"m'"" inolod• bo~,. ••, '{b} { )

comply with all provisions of intelligence oversight when acquiring public documents . Examples of publicly
·
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• Do~uments from newspaper stands, book stores, and publishers.
Broadcast Services (U)

4-14. (U) Broadei~st scrvice3 refers to tht: transmission of audio ~ndlor vidoo infonnalion in the
electromagnetic wave frequency fonnat OSTNT practitioners can obtain broadc~t services freely from
civilian resellcrs or from the enterprise. (Fpr information on collecting information from public broadcasts,
access the Open Source Enterprise website on NlPRNET.) ·
Internet Websitea (U)

4-15. (U) OS!NT practitioners' ability to search the internet safoly and securely is an essential skill for
collecting open-source infonnation. The internet provides ru:cess to websites and databases that hold a wide
range of information on current, planned, and potential aroas of operations. (~ · appendix C for more
information on using internet websites.)
4-17. (U) rntelligenco prof~ssionals · directly accessing open-source information to satisfy specific
intellig~nce reguiremcnts arc conducting Wl OSTNT activity. All OSlNT activities must be supported by an
officially approved collection plan. An intelligence professional is prohibited from creating or using a
personal socin.l media account when conducting OSINT activities and will not create a false persona.
Engagement (for example conversing, exchanging information) witll individuals or personas is an interactive
activity not authorized under OSINT authorities.
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Produce (U)
(U) Intelligence professionais produce the intelligence resulting from open sources and
integrate it into the larger holdings of intelligence data. OSINT, as with all intelligence
disciplines, produces specific products as its contribution to intelligence production.
The goal of these products is to provide timely and accurate intelligence that answers
an intelligence requirement.
PROCESSING INFORMATION (U)

5- J. . (U) During OSINT processing and exploitation, collection is converted and/or reduced to forms that
can be readily used by commanders, decision makers at all levels, intelligence analysts, and other consumers.
Processing and exploitation include-
• First phase exploitation.
• Data conversion and correlation.
• Document and media translation.
• Reporting of action results to analysis and production elements.
5-2. (U) Processing and exploitation may be federated or performed by the same element that collected the
data. Federated exploitation planning is typically conducted during planning based on anticipated single-
source analytic throughput. It ensures the appropriate inteHigence systems architecture is in place to route the
collection to predetermined exploitation nodes. An example of processing and_exploitation occurs when the
collection is compared and associated with the known state actor. Rather than providing an analyst with an
dverwhelming amount of information, the analyst only receives the essential facts.
5-3. (U) Open-source information may answer intelligence and information requirements. Based on the
type of information and how it was received, it must be processed before being reported and disseminated as
finalized OSINT. Personnel convert open-source information into .a form suitable for exploitation by-
• Digitizing.
• Transcribing and translating.
• Reviewing.
DIGITIZING (U)
5,4, (U) . Documents collected from the internet using enterprise tools and practices do not require
digitization. For physical documents, personnel create a digital record of documents by scanning or taking
digital photographs. Pertinent information about the document must be annotated to ensure accountability
and traceabi'lity. Digitization enables dissemination of a document to external databases and organizations.
It also aHows the use of machine translation tools to screen documents for keywords, names, and phrases.
TRANSCRIBING AND TRANSLATING (U)

5-5, (U) A ~ranscript refers to a written verbatim, native language rendering ofthe spoken words in an audio
or video recording. Both listening and writing proficiency in the source language are essential for an accurate
transcript. The transcript includes descriptions ofthe activity, background, and conditions that the transcriber
hears in the audio and observes in the video. The linguist uses online dictionaries, gazetteers, working aids, and
software to improve the transcript. Once completed, the transcription is sent to a quality control linguist.
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5"6. (U) A translation is not verbatim but an approximation of the literal and implied meaning of th~
forei n langua e, (b) (3)
(b) (3) {See paragraphs 3-40 through 3-42 for more in nnat1on on trans auon an
machine language translation.)
5·7. (U) During processing, a linguist creates either an extract, a summary, or a ru!l translation of the
original document or transcript into a standardized format established by unit SOPs. The linguist uses onl ine
dictionaries, gazetteers, working aids, and software to improve the translation. Once completed, the
translation is sent to a quality control linguist. ·
REVIEWING (U)
5-8. (U) Linguists perform quality control reviews of each transcription and translation to ensure both
quality and consistency with established unit SOPs. A U.S, Government or milirery linguist should review
all information lhat a non-U.S. Government linguist processes, with exceptions involving long-term
muftinational partners of the United States and U.S. contractors with the requisite skills and the confidence
of the command. Linguistic quality control is an important facet of processing foreign open-source
information. Each tran.Kription and translation undergoes two levels of review:
• Quality control-a qualified linguist ensures the transcription or translation is accurete, complete,
free of bias, and in aCCQrdance with reporting and dissemination standards. The t:.S. linguist
returns the transcript or translation fur correction, adds or corrects missed content, or corrects
minor format errors, Upon completion of quality control, the transcription or translation is
availab!'e to use in OSINT production.
• Quality assurance-a qualified U.S. linguist or OSINT analyst reviews the transcript or
translation to ensure it contains all required information and reuds naturally in English. Once
reviewed, the completed transcription or translation is saved to internal datll.bases and available
for further use.
TYPES OF INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS (U)

5-9. (U) Personnel engaging in open-source activities typically gather and receive information, conduct
collection, and report and disseminate information In accordance with local SOPs. OSINT may be
incorporated into ~ny of the full owing intelligence products: ·
• Intelligence estimate is the appraisal, expressed in writing or orally, of availo.ble intelligence
relating to a specific situation or condition with a view to determining the courses of action open
to the enemy or adversary and the order of probability of their adoption (JP 2·0).
• Intelligence summary refers to the current assessment of the threat situation and civil
considerations. Information and intelligence used to develop the intelligence summary are
ultimately applied to develop and update the staff estimate.
• Jntelllgenctl running estimate details the ability of the intelligence stllff to support current and
future operations. ·
5-10. (U) OSINT products may also be categorized by intended use and purpose. Categories can overlap,
and some PAI and open-S¢urce information can be used in more than one product. (See ADRP 2-0 and
MCDP 2 for information on the types ofintelligenc~ products.)
St:
5-11 . (U) In addition to contrib_uting to the intelligence products listed in yaragrap_h OSINT practitioners
also prepare open-source Lntelhgence reports (referred to as OSIRs). Thts report ts a •••• standard template
for OSlNT serialized reporting, and is a national and defense enterprise standard to momlDr, track, and access
serialized OSINT reporting . The OSINT summary, llke the intelligence summary, does not have an
established format. However, the OSINT summary should minimally include translated reports appljcahle to
intelligence requirements and an evaluation of the source of the information.
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EVALUATING INFORMATION (U)

5-12. (U) After information translation, collection, and exploitation, OSTNT pt8Ctitioners use indicators,
such as volume, velocity, variety, viscosity, vitality, and ava ilability, to evaluate the information. It is
impor1ant to evaluate the reliability of open-source information to distinguish objective, factual infonnation
from biased and deception efforts. The information rat ing is based on the subjective judgment of the evaluator
and the accuracy of the previous information produced by the same source. The types of sources are-
• Primary souree, which hB.!i direct access to the informlllion and conveys the infunnat.ion directly
and completely:
• Secondary source, which conveys information through intermediary sou~es using the verne.cu(ar
and summarizes or paraphrases infonnation. ·
PRIMARY SOURCE (U)

· 5~ 13. (U) A primary source refers to a document, person, or physical object that was sampled dlll'ing the time
under study: These sources are present during an experience or time-period and offer an inside view of a
particular evenl.
SECONDARY SOURCE (U)

5-14. (U) A secondary so\lrce interprets, analyzes, cites, und builds upon primary sources. Secondary 5ources
may contain pictures, quotes, or graphics from primary sources. Some types of secondary sources include
pub lications such as- ·
• JoumaJs that interpret findings . • Magazine articles .
• Histories. • Encyclopedias .
• Textbooks. • Commentaries .
• Criticisms .
Note. (U) It is often difficult to distinguish primary from secondary sources since both are
subjective. A primary source is not necessarily more of an authority or better than a secondary
source. For any source, primary or secondary, it is important for OSJNT practitioners to evaluate
the information for deception and bias.
OPEN-SOURCE RELIABILITY (U)

5-15. (U) To avoid bias, OSINf practitioners must assess the reliability and credibility of information
independently. When evaluating sources of information to determine reliability and credibility, analysts
consider-
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5- 16. (U) When accessing a website, OSI'NT practitioners should consider the-
I
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Disseminate (U)
(U) Commanders must receive combat information and intelligence products timely
and in an appropriate format to facilitate situational understanding and support decision
making. Timely dissemination of intelligence is critical to the success of operations.
Effective dissemination is deliberate and ensures consumers receive the intelligence
they need to conduct operations.
DISSEMINATION (U)
6-1. (U) Intelligence and information requirements satisfied through open-source information should be
reported immediately, as specified in unit SOPs. Reporting and dissemination are not synonymous. The
disseminate step does not include the passing of information through normal reporting and technical channels
by intelligence organizations and units during the intelligence process. Rather, it involves the passing of
products based on intelligence analysis to users requiring that intelligence. (See ADRP 2-0 and MCDP 2.)
6-2. (U) OSINT products provided to other intelligence and operational elements facilitate all-source
intelligence, targeting, and cueing of other collectors.
Note. (U) Close cooperation between OS TNT practitioners and other staff members who collect
open-source information fosters a supportive environment about what and how to report
information of potential operational or intelligence value through the proper channels.
6-3. (U) OSINT must be timely, accurate, and properly disseminated to commanders and other customers
in a useable form . Disseminating OSINT products includes but is not limited to incorporating the products
into-
• Single discipline or multidiscipline estimates or assessments.
• Statements of facts.
• Evaluations of threat capabilities and limitations.
• Threats' likely COAs.
DISSEMINATION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES (U)

6-4. (U) There are numerous methods and techniques for disseminating information and intelligence. The
appropriate technique in any particular situation depends on many factors such as capabilities and mission
requirements. Information and intelligence must be disseminated in accordance with unit SOPs· and joint
force guidelines. Dissemination methods and techniqu~s include-
• Direct electronic dissemination (a messaging program).
• Instant messaging.
• Web posting (with notification procedures for users).
• Recording information on removable media and sending it via a secure mail service.
• Recording information on removable media and sending it via electronic means.
• Sending hardcopy documents via mail or fax .
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6-S. (U) The basic standards for reporting and disseminating information are-
• Timeliness. Information should be reported to affected units without being delayed for the sole
purpose of ensuring the correct format.
• Relevance. Information must contribute to answering intelligence requirements. Relevant
infoi:JTiation reduces collection, organization, and transmission times.
o Complet~ness. Using prescribed formats and following SOPs contribute to the completeness of
transmitted information.
REPORTING METHODS (U)

6-6. (U) The three reporting methods used to convey intelligence and information are-
• Written. Written. methods include formats (such as spot reports), tactical reports, and information
intelligence reports. OSINT publications, while not having an established format, should also.
provide analysis ofthe sources discussed. These assessments can assist in evaluating the reliability
of the information. ·
• Graphic. Web-based report dissemination is an effective technique to ensure the widest awareness
of written and graphical information across echelons. OSINT practitioners can collaborate and
provide statuses of intelligence requirements through websites. Information can also be uploaded
to various databases to support future open-source missions and operations. Graphics should also
display, if from a local sourc'e, the areas that the information impacts. For instance, a newspaper
written in Quetta, Pakistan, will have a higher distribution amongst the Pashtun population than it
· would in a highly populated Tajiki area of Afghanistan.
• Verbal or voice. The most common way to disseminate intelligence and information verbally is
through a military briefing. Based on the criticality, sensitivity, and timeliness of the information,
ad hoc and. impromptu verbal communications methods are the most efficient to deliver
information to commanders.
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Legal Restrictions and Regulatory Limitations (U)
· (U) Open-source information covers a wide range of areas. Exploring, assessing, and
collecting PAl and information from open sources has the potential to adversely· affect
organizations that conduct OSINT missions. As with all intelligence activities, OSINT
activities must comply with intelligence oversight law, policy, and regulation. For the
Army, the AOO, in coordination with tl:le U.S. Anny Forces Command, ensures
intelligence collection authority and appropriate mission orders are documented for
U.S. Army Forces Command units provisioned with AOO OSINT capabilities.
Note. (U) EOs, Army regulations, Marine Corps policies, a!ld guidance change frequently.
Appendix A discusses the legal restrictions and regulatory limitations at the time of this writing.
It is imperative that readers ensure adherence to the most recent laws and regulations.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 12333 (U)

A-1. (U) All OSINT activities performed by intelligence personnel must comply with the legal restrictions,
policies, and guidelines outlined in EO 12333 as amended and other associated regulations, instructions, or
directives.
A-2. (U) EO 12333 as amended was implemented in response to operations and activities conducted by the
intelligence community against U.S. persons, especially those involved in civil rights and anti-Vietnam war
movements during the 1960s and 1970s. At that time, intelligence personnel, including DOD intelligence
personnel, used overt and covert means to collect information on political activities ofU.S. persons, retained
that information in intelligence files, and disseminated that information to other intelligence and law
enforcement organizations. The purpose of EO 12333 as amended is to enhance-
• Human and technical collection techniques, especially those undertaken abroad.
• The acquisition of significant foreign intelligence.
• Detection and countering of international terrorist activities, the spread of weapons of mass
destruction, and espionage conducted by foreign powers.
A-3. (U) EO 12333 as amended is also intended to achieve the proper balance between the acquisition of
essential information and protection of individual interests. Accurate and timely information about the
capabilities, intentions, and activities offoreign powers, organizations, and subordinate agents is essential to
informed· national defense decisions. Collection of such information is a priority objective, pursued in a
vigorous, innovative, and responsible manner consistent with the U.S. Constitution and applicable laws and
principles.
ASSIGNED FUNCTIONS (U)

A-4. (U) Based on EO 12333 as amended, the assigned intelligence functions of the Army are to-
• Collect, produce, and disseminate defense and defense-related foreign intelligence and.
counterintelligence to support Army and DOD requirements, and as appropriate, national
requirements.
• Conduct counterintelligence activities.
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• Monitor the development, procurement, and management of tactical intelligence systems and
equipment and conduct related research, development, and test and evaluation activities.
• Conduct MI liaison relationships and MI exchange programs .
.·
INTERPRETATION AND IMPLEMENTATION (U)
A-5. (U) AR 381-10 and MCO 3800.2B interj,ret"and implement EO 12333 as amended and DOD 5240.1-R.
DODM 5240.01 is the most current guidance on intelligence oversight. AR 381-10 and DODM 5240.01
enable the Army intelligence community ·to perfonn authorized intelligence functions in a manner that
protects the constitutional rights of U.S. persons. However, the regulation does not authorize intelligence
activity. An Army intelligence unit or organization must have the mission and the authority to conduct any
intelligence activity, and particularly those directed against U.S. persons. Anny intelligence personnel
operating under the authority ofTitle 10, USC, or Title 50, USC, must comply with the Posse Comitatus Act
(Section 1385, Title 18, USC) and have prior approval by the Secretary of Defense when involved with
civipan law enforcement.
U.S. PERSON INFORMATION (U)

A-6. (U) Army intelligence personnel :will conduct OSINT activities in accordance with the J;equirements ·
of EO 12333 as amended, DODM 5240.0 I, and AR 381-10 in a manner that ensures legality and propriety.
and preserves arid respects the privacy and civil liberties of U.S. persons. All Army intelligence personnel
conducting OSINT activities will complete intelligence oversight training as required in DOD 5240. l-R and
AR 381-10. For OSINT .collection purp_oses, U.S. person information may only be retained if the information
is reasonably believed to be necessary for the performance of an authorized OSINT mission and the
infonnation is publicly available. If, during authorized OStNT collection, U.S. person information is
incidentally collected (it was not the target of the OSINT collection), all such information may be temporarily
retained, evaluated for pennanent retention, and disseminated only in accordance with DODM 5240,01,
Proc~dures 3 and 4, and AR 3 81-10.
ARMY REGULATION 381-10 (U)

A-7. (U) AR 381-10 requires any Army component perfonning authorized intelligence functions to execute
those functions in a manner that protects the constitutional rights of U.S. persons. It also provides guidance
on collection techniques used to obtain infonnation for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes.
This regulation does not authorize specific intelligence activity.
COLLECTION OF U.S. PERSON INFORMATION (U)

A-8. (U) In accordance with AR 381-10, a U.S. person is-
• A U.S . citizen.
• A U.S. permanent resident alien.
• An unincorporated association substantially composed of U.S. citizens or permanent resident
aliens.
• A corporation or subsidiary incorporated in the United States that is not directed or controlled by.
a foreign government. ·
A-9. (U) The following are presumed to be non-U.S. persons unless the intelligence component obtains
specific information to the contrary: ·
• A person or organization outside of the United States.
• A person not a citizen or permanent resident alien of the United States.
A-1 0. (U) Collection, in accordance with DODM 5240.0 l, concerns information that is received by a
Defense Intelligence Component, whether or not it is retained by the Component for intelligence purposes or
other purposes. Collected information includes information obtained or acquired by any means, including
information that is volunteered to the Component. Collected information does not include-
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• Information that only temporarily passes through a computer system of the Component.
• Information on the internet or in an electrol)ic forum or repository outside the Component that is
simply viewed or accessed by a Component employee but is not copied, saved, supplemented, or
used in some manner.
• · Information disseminated by other Components or elements of the Intelligence Community.
• Information that is maintained on behalf of another U.S. Government agency and to which the
Component ~oes not have access for intelligence purposes ..
A-I 1. (U) Action must be taken to demonstrate the intended use of the collected information, such as
producing an intelligence information report, incident report, or adding the information to an intelligence
database. There must be a link between the collection of the U.S. person information and the intelligence
agency assigned mission. This link is particularly important when dealing with PAl, open-source information,
and information data exploitation. ·
A"12. (U) Army intelligence· components may collect U.S. person information by lawful means; however,
collection must be limited to the least intrusive means feasible and shall not violate the law. (See
DODM 5240.01.) The least intrusive means must be attempted before requesting or utilizing more intrusive
collection means. b 3
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A-13. (U) Within the United States, foreign intelligence concerning U.S. persons may be collected only by
overt means, unless all of the following conditions are met: ·
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A-14. (U) AR 381-10 does not authorize the collection ofany information relating to a U.S. person solely
because of personal lawful advocacy of measures opposed to government policy. The rules in EO 12333 as
amended and AR 381-10 protect U.S. persons' rights und'er the.First Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States.
RETENTION OF U.S. PERSON INFORMATION (U)

A-15. (U) In this context, retention is the maintenance of information in either hardcopy or electronic format
regardless of how the information was collected or how it was disseminated to a Defense In~elligence
Component by another Component or element of the Intelligence Community (DODM 5240.0 I). DODM
5240.01, Procedure 3, authorizes the retention ofU.S. person information.
A-.16. (U) In accordance with DODM 5240.01, incidental collection of U.S. person information refers t<>---
. (a) Collection about a person reasonably believed to be in the United States. A defense intelligence
component may intentionally collect information about a person or object that, at the time of
collection, is in the United States or about a place in the United States. If a component does so an·d
incidentally may have collected U.S . person information about a person other than the subject of
intentional collection, the component may retain all of the collected information for evaluation for
up to .five years. The component head or a single delegee may approve an extended period in
accordance with Paragraph 3.3.c.(5).
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(b) Collection about a person reasonably believed to be outside the United States. A defense
intelligence ·component may intentionally collect information about a person or object that, at the
time of collection, is outside the United States or about" a place outside the United States. If a ·
component does so and incidentally may have collected U.S. person information about a person
other than the subject of intentional collection, the component may, subject to Paragraph
3.3.c.(5)(b),retain all of the incidentally collected information for evaluation for up to 25 years.
A-17. (U) Other information retained by Anny intelligence components must be reported for oversight
purposes and for necessary subsequent proceedings.
A-18. (U) Access to U.S. person information retained in intelligence files, databases, an:d repositories is
limited to those with a need to know the information. U.S. person information in intelligence files, databases,
and repositories is retained in accordance with disp(Jsition criteria in AR 25-400-2. Intelligence components
will review intelligence files and databases annually. Intelligence components will specifically review U.S.
person information to ensure its retention is still necessary to an assigned function. This ensures the
information is not held beyond established disposition criteria, is retained for an authorized function, and was
not retained in violation of this regulation. This does not apply to the Investigative Records Repository or
other authorized long-term records holding areas.
DISSEMINATION OF U.S. PERSON INFORMATION (U)

A-19. (U) In this context, disscmi~ation is the . transmission, communication, sharing, or passing of
information outside a Defense Intelligence Component by any means, including oral, electronic, or physical
means: Dissemination includes providing any access to information in a Component's custody to persons
outside the Component (DODM 5240.01).
(b) (3)
QUESTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY (U)
A-20. (U) Questionable intelligence activity occurs when intelligence operations (in this context, all
intelligence or counterintelligence tasks) potentially violate laws, EOs, Presidential directives, and DOD or
Army policies. ·
A-21. (U) Intelligence personnel should report questionable intelligence activity through the chain of
command, the inspector general, or directly to the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
· Oversight in accordance with AR 381-10. The following are examples of questionable intelligence activity
regarding improper collecting, retaining, or disseminating of U.S. person information:
• Collecting and gathering information about U.S. domestic groups not comiected with a foreign
power or intemational terrorism.
• Producing and disseminating intelligence threat assessments containing U.S. person information
without a clear explanation of the intelligence purpose for which the information was collected.
• Coll.ecting and gathering U.S. person infonnation for force protection purposes without
determining if the intelligence function is authorized. . .
• Collecting and gathering U.S. person information from open sources without a logical connection
to the mission of the unit."
A-22. (U) AR 381-10 directs intelligence organizations to refer questions concerning the interpretation of the
instructions on collection, retention, and dissemination of U.S. person information to the local staff judge
advocate's office. (For rriore information on EO 12333 as amended and intelligence oversight, access the
DOD Senior Intelligence Oversight Official website on NIPRNET.)
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A-23. (U) MCO 3800.28 establishes policy, procedures, and responsibilities governing the inspection and
oversight ofactivities ofMarine Corps intelligence and the reporting requirements regarding those activities.
COLLECTION, RETENTION, AND DISSEMINATION OF U.S. PERSON INFORMATION (U)

A-24. (U) The collection. retention, cind dissemination of information ·concerning U.S. persons by Marine
Corps intelligence components will be governed by the requirements set forth in references EO 12333 as
amended, DODM 5240.01, DOD 5240.1-R change J, .SECNAVINST 3820.3E, and MCO 3800.28.
A-25. (U) MCO 3800.28 defines a U.S. person as one of the following-
• A citizen of the United States.
• An alien known by the intelligence agency concerned to be a permanent resident alien. ·
• An unincorporated association substqntia//y composed of U.S. citizens or permanent resident
~~ .
• A corporation incorporated in the United States, except for a corporation directed and controlled
by a foreign government or governments..
A-26. (U) Marine Corps intelligence activities shall be carried out in a manner that protects the
constitutional rights and privacy of u.s.
persons, and shall not request any person or entity to underiake
unauthorized activities.
A-27. (U) Marine Corps intelligence units and staffs can collect, retain, and disseminate intelligence on U.S.
persons, provided they adhere to a very specific set of criteria and restrictions. Information that identifies a
U.S. person may be collected by a Marine Corps intelligence component only ifit-
(1) Is necessary to the conduct of a function assigned to the collecting component.
(2) Falls within one of the 13 categories authorized under DODM 5240. OJ. Extracts of information
categories are provided in MCO 3800.28, Enclosure (2). ·
A-28. (U) Collection techniques authorized by DODM 5240.01 will be limited to those necessary to perform
assigned functions. The least intrusive means of collection will always be the preferred collection method.
A-29. (U) Special considerations exist for intelligence support to command antiterrorism/force protection
programs 'ivithin U.S. territory and/or involving information . regarding U.S. persons. DODM 5240.01
provides specific guidance.
A-30. (U) Intelligence training, or support to unit training, in an off-base domestic civilian environment
demands due diligence to .ensure that not only intelligence personnel but also other key personnel (for example
commanders, controllers, or nonintelligence Marines who may be conducting intelligence activities) are aware
ofintel/igence oversight provisions. Specific guidance is provided in MCO 3800.28, Enclosure (4).
A -31. (U) Use of the internet by intelligence components to conduct intelligence activities presents unique
challenges beyond traditional collection methods. To maximize. the use of the internet while properly
applying the provisions of EO 12333 as amended, intelligence personnel must understand how to analyze.
as well as characterize, information collected via the internet. The DOD Office of General Council (known
as OCG) memo, "Principles Governing the Collection of Internet Addresses by DOD Intelligence and
Counterintelligence Components," dated 06 FebruG/y 2001, addresses internet-based collection activity
against the network (as opposed to network content). Commanders can access the memo on the Inspector
General ofthe Marine Corps website on N1PRNET. ·
QUESTIONABLE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY (U)

A-32. (U) MCO 3 800.28 defines questionable activity as any conduct that constitutes, or is related to, an
intelligence activity that may violate U.S. laws, statutes, Executive Orders, Presidential directives, applicable
Department of Defense directives, and Department of the Navy or other Services' policies.
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Security Awareness (U)
(U) . Personnel conducting open-source collection must be aware of the digital

operational environment by minimizing and reducing digital footprints, practicing
effective OPSEC, using safe online browsing techniques and habits, andunderstanding
that embedded metadata can be contained in documents.
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND SECURITY (U)

B-1. (U) Awareness is the beginning of effective security. When searching the internet, a computer will
transmit machine identification data to the site being visited. (Machine identification data may include the .
operating system, version type of each enabled program, security levels, a history ofwebsites visited; cookie
information, user preferences, internet protocol [IP] addresses, enabled languages, and the referring uniform
resource locater [URL].) Visitors are frequently redirected to alternative websites based on the search
criterion, location, language, and time the search is conducted.
B-2. (U) Collection involving open-source information could unintention~lly reveal PJRs. The internet is a
network of networks . It encompasses hundreds of thousands of interconnected networks consisting of
millions of computers. Computers and users connected to the internet are identified by a system-specific IP
address that designates location. The IP address identifies the address where transferred information and data
are delivered. Therefore, by visiting nonstandard or questionable internet websites on U.S. Government
computers, sensitive unit information could inadvertently be revealed.
B-3. (U) There are OPSEC and computer security risks to searching and interacting with internet websites.
Searching the internet may compromise the intelligence mission by leaving machine data (also called digital
footprints) on visited websites. Browsing internet websites can compromise computer security by exposing
the computer and network to malicious software (such as viruses, worms, and Trojan horses) or unauthorized
access. Intelligence personnel must be· vigilant to potential threats, use only authorized hardware and
software, and comply with established unit.OPSEC measures.
B-5. (U) URL information from the previous website visited is frequently an OPSEC issue because it
identifies the user's characteristics and interests. While necessary, the use of specific and.focused·search
terms also has potential OPSEC implications. For example, If the user enters the search terms [bradley us
arn1y}, the referring URL from the search engine would· be: http://www.[search engine
name] .com/search?hl,;,en&q= bradley+us+army. This tells the visited site that the user is searching in English
(hl=en) for information on Army General of the Army Omar N. Bradley or the U.S. Army's Bradley infantry
fighting. vehicle.
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e-6. (U) A!l actions on a website are logged and saved. The information is saved and linked to what is .
referred to as cookie data. User actions recorded include but are not limited to-
• Words typed in search parameter fields.
• Drop-down menu choices.
• Che\lk boxes.
• Website movement patterns such as changing domain name or website address.
B-7 ~ (U) On many websites, information that users provide or fill in becomes part of ttie website and is
searchable. Key information to avoid sharing includes but is not limited to-
• Military plans.
• Operations.
• Exercises.
• Maps and chaJ:ts.
• Locations.
• Schedules.
• Equipment vulnerabilities, capabilities, and shortfalls.
• Names and related numbers:
• ·Telephone numbers .
• Birth dates .
• Identification numbers .
B-8. (-FeBeJ Threats, such as regular, irregular, terrorist forces, and criminal elements, are disruptive and
use cyberspace to execute operations against the Army. Often, these threats are innovative, networked, and
technologically adept.. They capitalize on emerging technologies to establish and maintain a cultural and
social advantage, leveraging areas that include but are not limited to mission command, recruiting, logistics,
fund raising, money laundering, information operations, and propaganda.
B-9. (U) Units engaged in OSINT exploitation using computer systems and internet usage should develop
cyberspace awareness assessments. These assessments sho.uld cover areas including but not limited to
network vulnerabilities, network threats (physical and virtual), and future risks. For information about-
• Cybersecurity awareness, access the U.S. Army Cyber Command website on NIPRNET.
• Cybersecurity threats and tips, access the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team's website
on NIPRNET.
• Threat and vulnerability assessments and counterintelligence-cybe~ elements that perform internet
open-source collection and provide support to DOD and Army network and system analysis to
determine OPSEC vulnerabilities, see ATP 2-22.2-l.
SECURE WEB BROWSING (U)

B-10. (U) Oftentimes, information on U.S. Government networks is insufficient to answer intelligence
requirements. Intelligence professionals must conduct OPSEC risk mitigation and use secure web browsing
capabilities to protect information requirements, information gaps, and/or collection activities from
adversaries and threats.
B-11. (U) A best practice for intelligence professionals using the internet is to use a U.S. Government·
assigned computer with secured protocols. Army units with a requirement to conduct secure web browsing
on the internet to support intelligence requirements or activities should contact the AOO to obtain training
on and access to the approved enterprise capabilities.
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Glossary (U)
(U) For Army terms and definitions, (Army) precedes the definition. For Marine Corps
terms and 'definitions, (Marine Corps) precedes .the definition.
SECTION I - ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS (U)

ADP .Army doctrine publication
ADRP Ar;n~ doctrine _reference publication
AOO Army Open-S6urce Intelligence (OSINT) Office
AR Army regulation
ATP Army techniques publication
BCT brigade combat team
CCIR commander's critical information requirement
COA course of action
DA liS Department of the Army Intelligence Information Service
DCGS-A Distributed Common Ground System-Army
DIA Defense lntelligence Agency
DOD Department of Defense
DODI Department of Defense instruction
DODM Department of Defense manual
nose Defense Open-Source Council
EO executive order
FM field manual
G-2 intelligence staff officer (Army)
G-2/S-2/R-2 intelligence staff section (Army)
G-6 signal staff officer (Army)
INS COM United States Army Intelligence and Security Command
IP internet protocol
IPB intelligence preparation of the battlefield (Army)/ intelligence preparation of
the battlespace (.Marine Corps)
JP joint publication
MAGTF Marine Corps air-ground task force (Marine Corps)
MCDP Marine Corps doctrinal publication (Marine Corps)
MCIA Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (Marine Corps)
MCO Marine Corps order (Marine Corps)
MCPP Marine Corps planning process (Marine Corps)
MCRP Marine Corps reference publication (Marine Corps)
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MCJP Marine Corpl training publication (Marine Corps)

MCWP Marine Corps warjight~ng publication (Marine Corps)
MDMP military decision-maldrig process (Army)
METT-T mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troof)3 and support a'Klilable-f/me
available (Morine Corps) ·
METT-TC mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available-time
. available and civil consider11tions (mission variables) (Army) ·
MI military intelligence
MIC Marine Corps air-ground task force (MAGTF) intelligence ~enter (Marine
Corps) ·
MSC major IJUbordinate.comman.d (Marine Corps)
NIPRNET Nonsecure Internet ProtoCol Router Network
NOSC National Open-Source Committee
OPSEC operations security
_(b)(~J - I
__ J
OSIN"T open-source intelligence

PAl publicly available information
PED processing, exploitation, and diss~mination
PIR priority intelligence requirement
PMESlt political, military, economic, social, information, and inftastructure (Marine
Corps) · ·
PMESII-P.T political', military, economic, social, infonnation, infrastructure, physical
environment. and time (operational variable1l) (Army)
RFI request for information .
SECNAVINST Secretary of the Navy instruction
SOP standa.rd operating procedure
URL uniform resource locater
u.s. United States
usc United States Code
SECTION II- TERMS (U)

collection (U)
(U) (DOD) InformaJion is· collected when it is received by a Defense 1ntelligence Component, whether
or not it is retained by the Component for intelligence purpOses or other purposes. ColleCted
information includes information obtained or acquired by any means, including information that is
volunteered to the Component. Collected information does not include: information that only
momentarily pa~es through a computer system of the Component; information on the internet or in a.n
electronic forum or repository 'outside the Compon'ent that is simply .,.jeweJ or accessed by a
Component employee but is not copied, saved, supplemented, or used fn IKJme manner; information
dissemingted by other Components or elements oftht: ln.te[ligence Community; or information that is
maintained on behalf of another U.S. Government agency and to which the Component does not have
access for intelligence purposes. (DOOM 5240.01)
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commander's critical information requirement (U) ,

(U) (joint) An information requirement identified by the commander as being critical to facilitating
timely decision making. (JP 3-0) ·
cyberspace (U)
(U) Uoint) A global domain within th.e information environment consisting of the interdependent
. network of information technology infrastructures and resident data, including the internet, . ·
telecommunications networks, computer systems, and embedded processors and. controllers.
-{JP .3-12[R]) .
dissemination (U)
(U) (DOD) The transmission, communication, sharing, or passing of information outside a Defense
Intelligence Component by any means, including oral, electronic, or physical means. Dissemination
includes providing any access to information ina Component's custody to persons outside the
Component. (DOOM 5240.0 1)
. friendly force information requlreme~t (U)
(U) (joint) Information the commander and staff need to understand the status of friendly force and
supporting capabilities. (JP 3-0)
intelligence (U) .
(U) (joint) 1. The product resulting from the collection, processing, integration, evaluation, ar1alysis,
and interpretation of available information concerning foreign nations, hostile or potentially hostile
forces or elements, or areas of actual or potential operations. 2. The activities that result in the product.
3. The.organizations engaged in such activities. (JP 2-0)
(U) (Marine Corps) Knowledge about the enemy or the surrounding environment needed to support
decision making This knowledge is the result o/the collection, processing, exploitation, evaluation,
integration, analysis, and interpretation of available information about the battlespace and threat.
Intelligence is one of the sixwarflghtingfunctions. (MCRP I -10.2)
intelligence estimate (U)
(U) Uoint) The appraisal, express.ed in writing or orally, of available intelligence relating to a specific
situation or condition with a view to determining the courses of action open to the enemy or adversary
and the order of probability of their adoption. (JP 2-0)
intelligence preparation of the battlefield (U)
(U) (Army) The systematic'process of analyzing the mission variables of enemy, terrain, weather, and
. civil consideratipns in an area of interest to determine their effect on operations. (ATP 2-0 1.3)
intelligence preparation of the battlespace (U)
(V) (Marine Corps) The systematic, continuous process of analyzing the threat and environment in a
specific geographic area. '(MCRP 2-IOB.l)
intelligence reach (U)
(U) (Army) The activity by which intelligence organizations proactively and rapidly access
information from, receive support from, and conduct direct collaboration and information sharing with
other units and agencies, both within and outside the area of operations, unconstrained by geographic
proximity, echelon, or command. (ADRP 2-0) ·
intelligence warfighting function (U)
(U) (Army) The related tasks and systems that facilitate understanding the enemy, terrain, weather,
civil considerations, and other significant aspects of the operational environment. (ADRP 3-0)
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Marine Corps planning process (U)

(U) (Marine Corps) A six-step methodology which helps organize the thought processes of the
commander and staff throughout the planning and execution ofmilitary O(Jerations. It focuses on
the
mission and the threat and is based on the Marine Corps philosophy of maneuver warfare. It
capitalizes on the prirrciple of unity ofcommand and supports the establishment and maintenance of
tempo. The six steps consist ofproblem framing, course ofaction developm.ent, course of action war
game, course of action comparison and decision, orders development, and transition. (MCRP 1-10.2)
military decision-making process (U)
(U) (Army) An interactive planning methodology to understand the situation and mission, develop a
course ofaction, and produce an operation plan or order. (ADP 5-0)
· open-source information (U)
(U) Qoint) Information that any member of the public could lawfully obtain by request or observation
as .well as other unclassified information that has limited public distribution or access. (JP 2-0)
open-source intelligence (U)
(U) (DOD) Intelligence that is produced from publicly available infonnation and is collected,
exploited, and disseminated in a timely manner to an appropriate audience for the purpose of
addressing a. specific intelligence requirement. (Public Law I 09-163)
priority intelligence reqqirement (U)
(U) Qoint) An intelligence requirement, stated·as a priority for intelligence support, that the
commander and staff need to understand the adversary or other aspects of the operational environment.
(JP 2-01)
publicly available information (U)
(U) (POD) Information that has been published or broadcast for ·public consumption, is available on
request to the public, is accessible online or otherwise to the public, is available to the public by
subscription or purchase, could be seen or heard by any casual observer, is made av~ilable at a meeting
open to the public, or is obtained by visiting any place or attending any event that is open to the public.
Publicly available information includes information generally available to persons in a military
community even though the military community is not open to the civilian general public.
(DOOM 5240.01)
questionable activity (U)
(U) (Marine Corps) Any conduct that constitutes, or is related to, an intelligence activity that may
violate U.S. laws, statutes, Executive Orders, Presidential directives, applicable Department of
Defense directives, and Department of the Navy or other Services' policies. (MCO 3800.2B)
retention (U)
(U) (DOD) The maintenance of infonnation in either hardcopy or electronic format regardless of how
the information was collected or how it was disseminated to a Defense Intelligence Component by
another Component or element of the Intelligence Communi~. (DOOM 5240.0 1) ·
U.S. person (U)
(U) (Army) A U.S. citizen; an alien known by the intelligence component to be a permanent resident
alien; an unincorporated ·association substantially composed of U.S. citizens or permanent resident
aliens; a corporation or subsidiary incorporated in the United States that is not directed or controlled by
a foreign government. A corporation or a subsidiary incorporated abroad is not a U.S. person even if
partially or wholly owned by a corporation incorporated in the United States. (AR 381- I 0)
(U) (Marine Corps) A citizen ofthe United States; an alien known by the intelligence agency
concerned to be. a permanent resident alien; an unincorporated association substantially composed of
U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens; or a corporation incorporated in the United States, except
for a corporation directed and controlled by a foreign government or governments. (MCO 3800.2B)
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References (U)
(U) All URLs accessed on 15 June 2017.
REQUIRED PUBLICATIONS .(U)

(U) These sources must be available to intended users of this publication.
JOINT AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PUBLICATIONS (U)

(U) Most joint publications are available online: www.dtic.miUdoctrine/new pubs/jointpub.htm.
(U) Most DOD publications are available at the DOD Issuances website: www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.
(U) DOD 5240.1 -R. Procedures Governing the Activities of DOD Intelligence Components That Affect
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ARMY PUBLICATIONS (U)

(U) Most Army doctrinal publications are available online: www.apd.army,mil.
(U) ADRP 1-02. Terms and Milita1y Symbols. 16 November 2016.
(U) AR 381-10. U,S. Army Intelligence Activities. 03 May 2007.
(U) U.S. Army Directive 2016-37. U.S. Army Open-Source Intelligence Activities. 22 November 2016.
MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS (U)

(U) Most Marine Corps doctrinal publications are available online: https ://doctrine.usmc.mil/. ·
(U) Most MCOs are available online: http://www.marines.mil/News/Publications/ELECTRONIC-
LIBRARY.aspx.
(U) MCO 3800.2B. Oversight of Intelligence Activities. 30 Apri/2004.
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS (U)

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and 13470 (2008). Available online: http://www.archives.gov/federal-
register/codi fication/executive-order/1233 3.html.·
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(U) These sources contain relevant supplemental information.
JOINT AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PUBLICATIONS (U)

(U) Most joint publications are available online: www.dtic.miVdoctrineJnew pubs/jointoub.htm.
(U) Most DOD publications are available at the DOD Issuances website: www.dtic.miVwhs/directives.
(U) JP 2-01. Joint and National Intelligence Support to Military Operations. 05 January 2012.
(U) JP 3-0. Joint Operations. 17 January 2017. ·
(U) JP 3-12(R). Cyberspace Operations. 05 February 2013.
ARMY PUBLICATIONS (U)

(U) Most Army doctrinal publications are available online: www.apd.army.mil.
(U) ADP 5-0 . The Operations Process. 17 May 2012 .
(U) ADRP 1-03. The Army Universal Task List. 02 October 2015.
(U) ADRP 2-0. Intelligence. 31 August 2012.
(U) ADRP 3-0. Operations. 11 November 2016.
(U) ADRP 3-90. Offense and Defense. 31 August 2012 .
. (U) ADRP5-0. The Operations Process. 17 May 2012.
(U) AR 11-6. Army Foreign Language Program. 18 February 2016.
(U) AR 25-400-2. The Army Recor~s Information Management System (ARJMS). 02 October 2007.
(U) AR 27-60. Intellectual Property. 01 June 1993.
(U) AR 380-5. Department of the Army Information Security Program. 29 September 2000.
(U) AR 530-1. Operations Security. 26 Septemb~r 2014.
(U) ATP 2-01. Plan Requirements and Assess Collection. 19 August 2014.
(U) ATP 2-0 l .3.Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield!Battlespace. 10 November 2014.
(U) ATP 2-22:2-1. Counterintelligence Volume I: Investigations. Analysis imd Production, and
Technical Services and Support Activities (U). 1I December 20 15.
(U) FM 2-0. Intelligence Operations. 15 April ~014 .
(U) FM 3-55. Information Collection. 03 May 2013.
(U) FM 3-90-2. Reconnaissance, Security, and Tactical Enabling Tasks Volume 2. 22 March 2013.
(U) FM 27- 10. The Law of Land Warfare. 18 July 1956 .
.NAVY AND MARINE CORPS PUBLICATIONS (U)

(U) Most Marine Corps doctrinal publications are available online: https://doctrine.usmc.mil/.
(U) Most MCOs are available online: http://www.marines.mil/News/Publications/ELECTRONIC-
LIBRARY.aspx.
(U) MCDP 2. Intelligence: 07 June 1997.
{U) MCO.l550.25A. Marine Corps Foreign Language Program. 06 March 2012.
{(/) MCO 3070.2A. The Marine Corps Operations Security (OPSEC) Program. 02 July 2013.
(U) MCO 3500.26A. Universal Naval Task List (UNTL). 30 January 2007.
(U) MCO 3900.20. Marine Corps Capabilities Based Assessment. 27 September 2016.
(U) MCRP 2-10A.6. Ground Reconnaissance Operations. 25 November 2015.
(U) MCRP 2-10A .8: Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Intelligence, Surveillance,
and Reconnaissance Optimization. 14 Apri/2015.
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MCRP 2-JOB.l.
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10.November
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2014.
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(U) MCTP 2-IOA .. MAGTF Intelligence Collection. OJ July 2004.
(U) MCTP 3-20G. Air Reconnaissance. 21 July 2003.
(U) MCWP 5-l 0. Marine Corps Planning Process. 24 August 2010.
(U) SECNA VINST 3820.3E. Oversight of Intelligence Activities Within the Department of the Navy
(DON). 21 September 2005, Available online: http://www.secnav.nayy.mil.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS {U)

(U) Constitution of the United States of America. 1787. Available online:
http://www .archives. gov/exhib its/charters/constitution .htm 1.'
(U) "Principles Governing the Collection ofInternet Addresses by DOD Intelligence and
Counterintelligence Components." 06 February 2001. Available online through the Inspector
General of the Marine Corps web,site: .http://www.hqmc.marines.mil/igmc/Units!Intelligence-
Oversight-/References/.
(U) National Security Act of 1992. Available online: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/CRI-
1992/CRI-1992-NATIONAL-SECURITY-ACT/content-detail.html.
UNITED STATES LAW (U)

(U) Most USCs are available online: http://uscode.house.gov/.
(U) Public Law 109-163. National Defense Autho'rization Act for' Fiscal Year 2006. 06 January 2006.
Avail able online: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLA W-1 09publ163/contenf-detail.html .
(U) Title 10, USC. Armed Forces.
(U) Title 17, USC. Copyrights.
(U) Title 18, USC. Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
(U) Title 50, USC. War and National Defense.
WEBSITES (U)
(U) Inspector General ofthe Marine Corps. http:llwww.hqmc.marines.mil/igmc!
(U) Open Source Enterprise. http://www.opensource.gov/.
(U~ Open-Source Resources. See appendix D of this publication for the list ofwebsites for the open-
source resources.
(U) U.S. Army Cyber Command. http://www.arcyber.army.mil.
(U) U.S . Computer Emergency Readiness Team. http://www.us-cert.gov/.
(U) U.S. Copyright Office. https://www.copyright.gov/.
PRESCRIBED FORMS (U)

(U) This section contains no entries.
REFERENCED FORMS (U)

(U) Unless otherwise indicated DA forms are available on the Army Publishing Directorate website:
www.apd.arrny.mil.
(U) DA Form 2028 . Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms.
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Index (U)
(U) Entries are by paragraph number unless indicated otherwise.
A comman.d er's critical information F

requirement (CCIR), 3-1-3-3
access, granting. See Army fore ign intelligence, 2-35, 3-15,
Community On-Line Intelligence
OSINT Office. A-2, A-4, A-7, A-13
System fo r End-Users and
all-source analysis, 1-3, 1-8, 2-2, Managers (COLISEUM), 3-31 friendly force information
6-2 requirement, 3-3
counterintelligence,· A-4, A-20, B-9
Army Regulation (AR) 381-10, A-7 G
cueing, 1-3, 4-3, 6-2
collection of U.S. person
information, (A-8-A- 14) cybersecurity, B-9 generate intelligence knowledge,
dissemination of U.S. person 1-27, 1-31, 4-6
cyberspace, 2-37, 2-38 , B-8, B-9,
information (A-19) C-36 I
retention of U.S. person
information (A-15-A-18) D information collection plan, 3-9,
questionable intelligence 3-10
Dark Web. See world wide web.
activity, A-20-A-22 Information collection, 3-1- 3-4
deception (and bias). See. OSINT.
Army Chief Information information requirement, 3-5, 4-4 ,
Deep Web, 3- 13. See also world
Officer/G-6. See OSINT 6-,1
wide web.
activities. categorizing , 3-6, 3-8
Defense Intelligence Agency · identifying, 3-6, 3-7
Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2.
(DIA), 1-17
See OSINT activities. information sharing, 1-20, 1-21
Defense Open-Source Council,
Army intelligence component, INSCOM, 2-30-3-32, 2-34 , 2-37.
2-27, 2-28
2-34, 2-37, 3-19, 3-20, A-12, intelligence
A-17 Departmen't of the Army
Marine Corps definition, 1-9
Intelligence Information Service ·
Army OSINT Office (AOO), 2-2, Marine Corps functional tasks,
(DA liS), 2-34-2-36, ·3-15
2-30-2-32 1-12
granting access , 1-19 digitation, 5-3, 5-4 Marine Corps refationships,
dissemination, A-19 1-18
8 methods and techniques, 6-4 , intelligence enterprise, 1-14, 1-15
brigade combat team (BCT), 2-6, 6-5
Intelligence estimate. See
2-18 OSINT products, 6-3
intell igence products, types.
bias (a~d deception). See OSINT. Distributed Common Ground
intelligence mission, 3-5
broadcast services , 4-11 , 4-14 System-Army (DCGS-A), 1-21 ,
2-35 intell igence preparation of the
C· battlefield/batt/espace. See IPB.
division. See OSINT cell.
civil considerations, 1-31 Intelligence process, 1-4, 3-2, 3-6,
E 3-13
classified information, 3-8 , 3-23,
3-24 Executive Order (EO) 12333, A-1- intelligence products, types, 5-9-
A-3, A-14 5-1 1
collection, 1-3, A-10, B-2
Army intelligence functions,
collection asset intelligence reach, 1-16-1-18
A-4
identifying, 3-6, 3-9, 3-10 Interpretation and intell igence requirement, 1-13, . ·
technical or human, 1-7, 3-B implementation, A-5 4-4, 6-1
collection requirement, 4-9 categorizing, 3-6, 3c8
expeditionary PED. See PED .
identifying, 3-6, 3-7
collection technique, 3-6, 3-11-
3-15 intelligence running estimate . See
based on MCO 3800.28, A-28 intelligence products , types.
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(U) Entries aro by paragraph number unless Indicated otherwiBe.
intelligence summary. See MDMP/MCPP, 1-26, 1-27 operational variables

intelligence products, types. and the·misslon and (PMES!I·PT/PMES/1), 1-28,
operational variables, 1-29 1-31,2-19,3-4, ~
Intelligence warflghlng fUnction,
1-2, 1-13-1·13 usa of open-soun::e operations security. See OPSEC.
· contribution to the intelligence inrormation, 1-29
OPSEC, 1-5, 1-6, 3-19-3-23, 8-3-
enterprise, ~ -~4 Ml brigade (theater), 2-32 B--5, B-9, B-10, C~36
tBsks, 1-11 intelligence raach coordination,
open-source Intelligence (OSINl).
interneL See also world wide web. 1-16
See OSINT.
internatlonal websftes , C-34 leveraging tor reach OS! NT,
2-4 OSINT, 1-2, <H3
OPSEC vulnerabilities, C-36
end copyrighted inrormetion,
search considerations, C-35 mllJtary decision-making process.
3-34-,3-38
search engine tools, C-3~ See MDMP/MCPP.
and Intelligence requirements.
C-33 mission variables
search techniques, C-8, C-7
1-4
(METI-TCIMETT-n. 1·28, and the MDMP/MCPP, 1-26
seCI.lre web brewing, B-3, 1-31, 3-4 , ~ capability, 2-1-2-4
6-10, B-11
situational awareness and N characteristics, 1-7,1-8
security, B-1 - a:_g compliance with laws and
National Geospatlal-lnteiligence policlBS, 3·18
websites, 4-11, 4·15-4·17 Agency, 1-17 · contribution to the Intelligence
websltes for exploiting open-
source information, C-14- National Ground Intelligence enterpri&e, 1-15
C-29 . Center, 1-16, 1-17 deception and bias, J-32, 3-33,
National Open-Source Committee, 5-12,5-:14,5-15
Interpretation. See linguist. PED, 1-22, 1·25
. 2-27, 2-28
IPB, 1·31, 3-4 preparation cl>nsideratione,
National Sacur1ty Agency , 1-17
· definition (Army and Marine 3-16,3-17
Corps), 1-30 0 processing and axplottet1on,
support to running estimates 5-1-5-3
offlcar in charge, 2·11 , 2-12
and the MDMPIMCPP, 1-13 reg ional communities of
Open Source Enterprise, 1-17, Interest, 1-17
L 1-21, 4-14 99tisfylng intelligence
li nguis~ requirements, 1-31
J
2-22, 2-26, 3-39-3--42
quality controVquallty supporting slt(!tlonal
assurance reviews, 5-6
M
(b)(3) unde~tandi ng, 1-6
OSINT activities: 1-2
open-source Information, '!..J, and classlric:atlon guide, 3-23
macl1ine foreign language and the National Open-Source
1·29, A·11 .
translation, 3-41; 3-42, 5-6 Commtttee and Defense
and OPSEC, 1-5
Marln9 air-ground task forca collection coordination, 3-28- Open-Source Councll, 2-27
(MAGTF), 2-11 , 2-18 . 3-31 Army Chief Information
MAGTF intelligence center (MJC). collection of, 3-4 OHicer/G-6, 2-28, 2-29
"1-16,1-18, 1-19, 2-11 evaluation of, 5.-12, 5-15, 5-16 Army Deputy Chief of Staff,
exploiting via websites, C-14- . G·2, 2-29
major suOon:Jlna/9 command
C-29, tables 0-1-0·15 Arm:; Intelligence components,
(MSC) . Sea OSINT cell. 2-37 .
optlmiling collection, 1-7
MBrintt Corps lnta/1/gence Actfvity procasslng of, 5-3 Army OSINTOffice, 2-30-2-32
(MCIA), 1-16, 1-19,2-33 providing foundation DA liS, 2-34-2-36
Marine Corps intelligence information, 1·7 MCJA. 2·33
component, A-24, A-27, A-31 satisfying requirements, 1-7 performing risk assessment,
Marine Corps Order (MCO) searching via open sources, 3-23
3800.29, A-23 C-6 planning for, 3·6
questionable actiYity, A-32 types, 4-4 requirements to conduct. 3-5
U.S. parson lnformarton, A-24- open-source resources. See search engines es primary
A-31 appendix o tool, C-6, C·7, C-30-C-33
U.S. Army Cyber Command,
MMne expedilionaty force , 1-16, operations 1environment, 1-13, 2-38
1-18,2-17 1-28, 2-38, 3-1
OSINT analyst, 2·11 , 2-15 .
Merine Corps planning process.
See MDMPIMCPP.
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(U) Entries are by paragraph number unless Indicated otherwise.
OSINT cell, 2·1, 2-3 public documents, 4-11 , 4-13 T

· BCT and below, 2-6 public spea king forum, 4-11, 4-12 target development analyst, 2-6,
division and above/MSC level , 2-9
2-17-2-19 publicly available information. See
division and above/MSC . PAl. target development and product
personnel, 2-22 Q . analyst, 2-22, 2-23
M/C, 2-11 targeting, 1-2, 6-2
tasks performed during questionable Intelligence activity .
See Army ·Regulation 381-10. team lead and requirements
collection, 4-3 collection manager, 2·22, 2-23
See Marine Corps Order ·
OS/NT chief, 2-11, 2-14 3800.28. theater army, 1-16, 2-17
OSINT collection, 4-5-4-17 threat, 3-1, B-8, C-36
activities 2-21 , 3-27, 4-1-4-3 R
U.S. person information, A-6 reach PED. SeePED. transcription, 2-26, 3-40, 5-3, 5-5,
5-B
OSINTcollection plan, 3-5 reg ional communities of interest.
developing , 4-10 . See OSINT. translation, 2-26, 3-39-3-42, 5-1,
implementing , 4-11 s-3, o-4, 5-e-s-8, s-12
reporting, information or
OSINT collector, 2-11, 2-16 intelligence, 6-6 u
OSINT practitioner. 2-1, 2-4, 2-20, requirements manager, 2-6, 2-8 U.S. Army Cyber Command, 2-38,
2-21,3-7,3-24,3-25,3-35, retention, A-15 B-9
3-38, 4-5,4-15, 5-6, 5-12, C-6 U.S. Army Intelligence and
risk assessment, 3-20 ·
OSINT report (referred to as and collection techniques, 3-12 Security Command .. See
OSIR}, 5-11 , A-19 risk management levels, 2-37, INSCOM.
OSINT subject matter expert, 3-20, 3-22, 3-27, 3-31 U.S. person, A-5, A-7
2-11,2-13 running estimate, 1-14, 1-29, 4-2, Army definition, A-8, A-9
5-9 Marine Corps definition, A-25
p
U.S. person informatlon,A-6, A-21 ,
PAl , 1-3, 3-B, 4-2, A-11 s A-22. See also Marine Corps
and OPSEC, 1-6 secondary source, 3-33, 5-12, Order 3800.28.
collection methods , 4-7 5--14-5-16 collection of, A-8-A-14
uses, 1-13 dissemination of, A-19
section leader, 2-6, 2-7
PED, 1-2 retention of, A-15-A-18
secu rity classification guidance,
expeditionary PED , 1-23, 1-25
OSINT PED, 1-22, 1-25 3-24-3"26 w
reach PED, 1-23, 1-25 situation development analyst, web browse(ing), 3-16, 3-19, 3-42,
2-6, 2-9 B-3, B-1 0, B-1, I C-12, C-15,
plan requireme nts and assess
collection, 1-13, 3-4, 4-4 situation development and product C"35, C-36
primary source, 5-1 2-5-16 · analyst, 2-22, 2-24 world wide web, C-1, C-2
situation development, 1-13 . Dark Web, C-2, C-5
priority intelligence requirement Deep Web, C-2, C-4, C·34,
(P!R), 1-7, 3-3, 3-5, 3-9, 3-25, situational understanding, 1"13
C-36
., 4-3, B-2 social media, 3-27, 4-17 Surface Web, C-2-C-4
private information, 3-8 special operations, 1-17
processing, exploitation , and Surface Web. See world wide
dissemination. See PED. web.
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