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CHAPTER 10

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION (COUNTERINTELLIGENCE)

This chapter describes the mission and organization of the MI battalion (CI). It discusses the functional activities of the battalion and the support role of CI in combating terrorism.

The MI battalion (CI) provides support in Europe and Southwest Asia. The MI company (CI), as part of the MI battalion (C&E), provides support in the Pacific, Korea, and Central and South America. The MI battalion (CI) and MI company (CI) function in a GS role to units operating within the theater or AO for which the MI brigade (EAC) has responsibility. Their missions are to provide MDCI support within the theater or AO. The MI battalion (CI), shown at Figure 10-1, is organized with an HHC and three CI companies.

The MI battalion (CI) and MI company (CI) perform basic CI functions:

The general staff responsibilities of the MI battalion (CI) are similar to those described for the MI brigade (EAC) and other MI battalions (see Chapters 3 and 5). This battalion also has a unit ministry team assigned.

HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY

The HHC includes a battalion headquarters and a headquarters company. The battalion headquarters includes the battalion command group and staff sections. The headquarters company contains a headquarters section, unit ministry team, mechanized maintenance section, and a food service section.

The HHC provides--

The S3 section plans, coordinates, and tasks organic and attached CI assets. The section provides the interface for tasking and reporting, with the MI brigade (EAC) and the CI section and SDT-HUMINT element of the EACIC.

The S3 section provides the TSCM and polygraph teams which support the battalion mission. It also has an analysis team that writes CI reports, summaries, and estimates. The analysis team maintains the MDCI data bases from information provided to it from the three CI companies. The information is derived from the MDCI functions of the companies: CI investigations; operations; collection; and the conduct of C-SIGINT, C-HUMINT, and counter-imagery intelligence (C-IMINT) analytical efforts. Figure 10-2 shows the organization of HHC, MI battalion (CI).

The MI battalion (CI) operates in a GS role in providing CI support throughout the theater AO. It may, however, deploy teams from its organic companies to reinforce corps or other CI EAC unit assets (for example, SOF units). If deployed, the teams remain under the Cē of the battalion.

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COMPANY
(COUNTERINTELLIGENCE)

The structure of the MI company (CI) is the same, whether assigned to the MI battalion (CI) or to the MI battalion (C&E). Because the battalion has a pure CI mission, three CI companies are assigned vice the single company assigned to the MI battalion (C&E). See Chapter 6 for a complete description of the structure and functions of the separate elements of the MI company (CI) and other organizations with which the MI battalion (CI) may coordinate to accomplish its mission; they are the same as those for the MI battalion (C&E).

COUNTERINTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS

Army CI activities are directed against the multidiscipline intelligence collection efforts of our adversaries. In responding to the collection capabilities of an enemy (HUMINT, SIGINT, IMINT, and other collection means), MDCI must be able to identify what collection capabilities exist and recommend countermeasures to deny the information sought. Part of the CI mission includes countering, to the extent possible, various foreign and threat intelligence services other than intelligence collection activities, such as propaganda, disinformation, sabotage, terrorism, and assassination.

The conduct of the CI mission is accomplished through four basic functions: investigations, operations, collection, and analysis and production. The information (for example, C-HUMINT) resulting from the first three functions merges during the analytical process with the information generated from C-SIGINT and C-IMINT analytical functions. The battalion CI analysis team and the company operations sections translate the information into brief MDCI reports and products that support the operations staff (G3 or J3) section's OPSEC and deception staff planning processes.

The same MDCI functions are accomplished throughout the spectrum of conflict. However, during contingency or LIC operations, the emphasis is on using HUMINT techniques to collect information to counter an enemy's collection capabilities or hostile operations.

CI assets, in two- or four-person teams, may be deployed throughout the theater AO. The teams are assigned either an area or a unit mission. The most effective employment technique for these teams is to assign areas of responsibility. The team assumes a GS mission and the conduct of its functions supports all units within its area of responsibility. The GS role is the best support mission for teams because it allows limited CI assets to support the entire force within the area covered. In the GS role the teams can also respond to theater PIR and IR collection tasks in a specific AO. CI teams employed with unit support missions also are best used in a GS role for the same reasons.

COUNTERINTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO REAR OPERATIONS

CI support to rear operations is described in FM 34-60 and FM 34-60A. This support includes--

COMBATTING TERRORISM

CI support to combating terrorism is described in FM 34-60. This support consists of defensive and offensive measures. There is no specified point where antiterrorism measures end and counterterrorism measures begin.

DEFENSIVE MEASURES

Defensive, or antiterrorism, measures are--

OFFENSIVE MEASURES

Offensive, or counterterrorism, measures are--

This includes interdiction and apprehension. CI investigations and operations of specific terrorist groups committing a terrorist act.