The Intelligence Warfighting Function in Crisis: Training, Trust, and Readiness

By Major Jacob Dinger and Major Brent Woodall

Read Time: < 10 mins

This article addresses the critical gap between foundational military education and the practical execution of intelligence functions during operations. The authors argue that sustained proficiency requires ongoing training and reinforcement, while also emphasizing the need for intelligence personnel to take ownership of their development.

Image: Soldiers working through simulated experience in a sandbox.

Read Time: < 35 mins

What’s in a Narrative? Techniques for Developing Engaging Briefs to Maintain Shared Understanding of the Enemy

Senior intelligence officers must craft engaging enemy narratives in large-scale combat operations. This article presents techniques from the 1st Infantry Division: answer four key questions (enemy COA, situation, dilemmas, decision points), use familiar structure, speak in commander's language, and weave a central "golden thread" throughout briefs to maintain shared understanding across dispersed formations.

By Lieutenant Colonel Matthew J. Fontaine

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Read Time: < 7 mins

Narrative Manipulation, Malinfluence Operations, and Cognitive Warfare Through Large Language Model Poisoning with Adversarial Noise

Adversarial noise in AI threatens military readiness by corrupting data, undermining trust, and manipulating cognitive states.

By Chief Warrant Officer 2 Remington D. Whiteside

Two U.S. Army soldiers in combat gear and helmets sit on the ground behind a barrier wall, one operating a white quadcopter drone with controller while reviewing a tactical map, with rifles positioned nearby during a training exercise

Read Time: < 15 mins

Operationalizing Intelligence Through Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Frameworks for integrating small unmanned aircraft systems into brigade-level intelligence operations and reconnaissance.

By Captain Jose Arnaldo Lopez

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Read Time: < 15 mins

AnalystDuel: Improving IPOE through Fantasy Football

Using fantasy football to teach military intelligence analysis skills through weekly practice of terrain, threat evaluation methods.

By Major Kyle Hanratty