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Company Level Intelligence Cell

A Company Level Intelligence Cell is a United States Marine Corps program that both pushes down 0231

Intelligence Analysts from their Battalion S-2[1] down to the rifle companies while simultaneously augmenting them

with specially-trained 0311 Infantry who can conduct basic intelligence work.

Other Services

Other land services have similar programs, as a result of the innovations of the OIF and OEF. Junior officers in both

British Army and US Army have published professional articles describing this innovation. In the British and USA

incarnations, though, the cell is fully internal to the Co unit, drawing only soldiers inside the company with no

augmentation from the parent Battalion S-2.

These junior officers have recommended that the FO lieutenant take on the duty of the Co S-2 Officer in Charge[1],

and find smart soldiers to staff the cell. They also recommend that the CO rotate in squad leaders and team leaders

from the line infantry squads, to get a fresh perspective. The OIC should also accompany patrols sometimes to

understand what he is studying.

Analysis

The primary analysis technique is link analysis. Over time, the Co and the cell need to build up a dossier on all of the

leaders in the AO, major and minor.[citation needed]

Primarily, the cell is trying to understand the political power

structure in the area, who's in charge, who are the kingmakers, etc. Imagine that the cell is a new reporter reporting

on the municipal election of "No-Where, Kansas".[citation needed]

The cell should be able to answer, "Who is likely to

win the election?" "Why would he win?" "Who are the moon-shiners 'round these parts?" "What are the vendettas

here?" "What are some of the past scandals and issues that bear on this election?" That's the level of detail they need

to get to.

[citation needed]

They are trying to figure out who are hostile, who will attack the Coalition Forces.

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The cell should also keep the census record of the area. Otherwise, how will they figure out if "Ahmed" just moved

into the village, or if he has lived there the whole time?[citation needed]

If an HTT passes through the Co's AO, the OIC need to talk to them and compare notes. The cell can help HTT focus

their work and maximize their productivity; HTT can help the cell figure out the gaps in their intelligence, and

answer some of their mysteries.

Ideally, the Co's predecessors have passed down their intelligence/targeting dossier, so the cell wouldn't have to start

from scratch.[citation needed]

If they haven't, then the cell need to start cranking.[citation needed]

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