All-Source Fundamentals
IPB & MDMP
Army Basics
S2 Operations
Classification Levels
100

This intelligence discipline integrates multiple INTs to produce a fused assessment

What is All-Source Intelligence?

100

This step of IPB focuses on weather and terrain effects.

What is Step 2: Describe Environmental Effects on Operations?

100

The Army’s primary warfighting functions include this function responsible for understanding the enemy.

What is Intelligence?

100

This daily product provides a summary of significant activities.

What is the INTSUM?

100

This level is applied when unauthorized disclosure could cause damage to national security.

What is Confidential?

200

This is the primary doctrinal publication for Army Intelligence.

What is FM 2-0 (Intelligence)?

200

This product graphically depicts enemy COAs.

What is the Situation Template (SITEMP)?

200

This troop leading procedure step involves issuing a WARNO.

What is Step 3: Make a Tentative Plan?

200

This matrix links PIRs to collection assets.

What is the Collection Matrix?

200

This level is applied when disclosure could cause serious damage.

What is Secret?

300

This principle of intelligence ensures products are delivered in time to influence decisions.

What is Timeliness?

300

This is the event template used to confirm or deny enemy COAs.

What is the Event Template?

300

What does METT-TC stand for?

What is Mission, Enemy, Terrain & Weather, Troops & Support Available, Time, Civil Considerations.

300

This is the S2’s responsibility during targeting working groups.

What is providing enemy situation and high-value target analysis?

300

This level is applied when disclosure could cause exceptionally grave damage.

What is Top Secret?

400

This product answers PIRs by providing predictive analysis of enemy COAs.

What is the Intelligence Estimate?

400

During MDMP, the S2 briefs this product at Mission Analysis.

What is the Initial Intelligence Estimate?

400

This document establishes task organization and command relationships.

What is the OPORD?

400

As S2, you are responsible for managing this program to protect classified material

What is Information Security / Security Manager duties?

400

This category of information is not classified but still requires protection and controlled dissemination.

What is CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information)?

500

As the S2, your commander changes the main effort. What must you immediately reassess within your running estimate?

What are PIRs, NAIs, TAIs, and enemy COAs?

500

If your NAIs are not aligned with maneuver graphics, what is the operational risk?

Failure to confirm/disconfirm enemy COAs and loss of decision advantage.

500

The legal authority governing intelligence oversight in the Army falls under this regulation.

What is AR 381-10?

500

Your commander asks, “Are we being observed right now?” What product should you reference?

What is the Threat Template and Event Template (NAIs + ISR coverage)?

500

Who has the authority to originally classify information?

What is an Original Classification Authority (OCA)?

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