Writer's Guide for Article Submissions

Soldiers liking on their chest use a pen to draw a sketch on a clipboard.

Cpl. Jason Yadao, a squad member representing U.S. Army South's best squad competition team, draws a sector sketch during the Army Futures Command 2022 Best Squad Competition on June 8, 2022 at Camp Bullis, Texas. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Brutus)

This is your professional bulletin. We need your support by writing and submitting articles for publication.

When writing an article, select a topic relevant to Army MI professionals.

Our goals are to spark discussion and add to the professional knowledge of the MI Corps and the intelligence community. Articles about current operations, TTPs, and equipment and training are always welcome as are lessons learned, historical perspectives, problems and solutions, and short “quick tips” on better employment of equipment and personnel. Explain how your unit has broken new ground, give helpful advice on a specific topic, or discuss how new technology will change the way we operate.

When submitting articles to MIPB, please consider the following:

  • Feature articles, in most cases, should be between 1,000 and 3,000 words, double-spaced with normal margins without embedded graphics.
  • We cannot guarantee we will publish all submitted articles.
  • Please do not send overly large and complicated or small print graphics/PowerPoint slides. What looks good as a PowerPoint presentation doesn’t always translate well to an 8 1/2” x 11” article format.
  • Please do not include any personally identifiable information (PII) in your article or biography.
  • Please do not submit an article to MIPB while it is being considered for publication elsewhere; nor should articles be submitted to MIPB that have been previously published in another publication or that are already available on the internet.
  • All submissions become property of MIPB and may be released to other government agencies or nonprofit organizations for reprint upon request

What we need from you:

  • Compliance with all of your unit/organization/agency and/or installation requirements regarding release of articles for professional journals. For example, many units/agencies require a release from the Public Affairs Office.
  • A cover letter/email with your work or home email, telephone number, and a comment stating your desire to have your article published.
  • (Outside of USAICoE) A release signed by your unit’s information security officer stating that your article and any accompanying graphics and photos are unclassified, not sensitive, and releasable in the public domain. A sample security release memorandum is available from the MIPB Staff. Contact us at the email address at the bottom of the page.
  • (Within USAICoE) Contact the Doctrine/MIPB staff (at 520-533-3297) for information on how to get a security release approved for your article. A critical part of the process is providing all of the source material for the article to the information security reviewer in order to get approval of the release.
  • Article in Microsoft Word; do not use special document templates.
  • Pictures, graphics, crests, or logos relevant to your topic. Include complete captions (the 5 Ws), and photographer credits. Please do not send copyrighted images. Do not embed graphics or photos within the article. Send them as separate files such as .tif or .jpg. Photos must be at least 300 dpi. If relevant, note where graphics and photos should appear in the article. PowerPoint (not in .tif/.jpg format) is acceptable for graphs, figures, etc.
  • The full name of each author in the byline and a short biography for each. Biographies should include authors’ current duty assignment, related assignments, relevant civilian education and degrees, and any other special qualifications.

We will edit the articles and put them in a style and format appropriate for MIPB. From time to time, we may contact you during the editing process to help us ensure a quality product. Please inform us of any changes in contact information.

Submit articles and graphics to usarmy.huachuca.icoe.mbx.mipb@army.mil. For any questions, email us at the above address or call 520-533-7836/DSN 821-7836.