MAGAZINE
SPRING 2020
Shaping Intelligence Leaders in NATO Partner Land Forces :
Mobile Training by LANDCOM G2
By Lieutenant Colonel Marco BELOGI , Italian Army , LANDCOM G2
During 2019 , LANDCOM G2 sent intelligence focused mobile training teams ( MTTs ) to Algeria , Ukraine , Kuwait , and Morocco , enabling leaders in the intelligence function from every group within the framework of NATO ’ s Military Cooperation programs , including Partnership for Peace ( PfP ), Mediterranean Dialogue ( MD ), and the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative ( ICI ). Across NATO , intelligence drives operations and our shared doctrine includes the Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield / Battlespace ( IPB ) process that serves as a common structure to analyse and present the threat environment to commanders and staff . At its core , a LANDCOM G2 led MTT shares this IPB process and key concepts through a combination of instruction and practical application using a conventional warfare scenario at the tactical level . Our overall objectives are always to increase military cooperation and capacity , exchange professional dialogue , and build relationships with intelligence leaders from Partner nations .
an overview of the IPB process , the first day focuses on the first step of the NATO process , Battlespace Area Evaluation ( BAE ). Whilst the course is taught in English , and most if not all of the partners have a firm grasp of the language , we still normally have live , real time translation provided either by the host nation or built in as part of our team . This allows for the team to make sure that nuanced points of our instruction are clear , and it also helps the training team build rapport with the students . On the second day our instructors introduce a notional scenario and break the students into three syndicates , each headed by a LANDCOM instructor . The main training objective for day two is for each syndicate to brief the initial exercise scenario informed by the development of various terrain overlays using the acronym OCOKA ( Observation and Fields of Fire , Cover and Concealment , Obstacles , Key Terrain and Avenues of Approach ). Day three opens with a discussion of how NATO evaluates a threat force through exploration of an adversary ’ s composition , disposition , and capabilities – step two in the NATO IPB process – and progresses through an instructor led brief that models this
LANDCOM G2 MTT APPROACH
The standard course of instruction for our Intelligence focused LANDCOM MTT follows a systematic four step approach to instruct IPB and allows our students to apply their understanding through a scenario based practical exercise . After a review of the learning objectives and
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Photos courtesy of NATO ICI Regional Centre