1N7 Afsc
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What is Intelligence?
A product comprised of information gathered within or outside the US that: -involves threat to our nation, people, property, or interests -Development, proliferation, or use of WMDs -Any other matter bearing on the US national homeland security
What are the six intelligence collection disciplines?
SIGINT GEOINT MASINT HUMINT OSINT CI
What is SIGINT?
COMINT (voice comms) ELINT (Radar beeps & squeaks) FISINT (datalinks or telemetry)
Who is responsible for collecting, processing, and reporting SIGINT?
National Security Agency
Who is the designated Functional Manager for SIGINT?
The Director of the NSA (DIRNSA) per EO 12333.
What enlisted AFSC's deal with SIGINT?
1N2A - Electronic Signals Intelligence Exploitation Analyst 1N2C - Signals Intelligence Analyst 1N3 - Cryptologic Linguist Specialist 1N4A - Digital Network Analyst 1N4B - Analysts & production Analyst 1A8X1 - Airborne Cryptologic Language Analyst 1A8X2 - Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Operator
What is GEOINT?
IMINT FMV Includes fuzed information from imagery, terrain elevation, geodetic, hydrographic, topographic, aeronautical, imagery intelligence.
What is IMINT?
pictures derived from visual photography, radar sensors, and electro-optics.
Who is the Functional Manager for geospatial intelligence?
The Director of NGA.
What primary AFSC's work with GEOINT?
1N1A Geospatial Intelligence Analyst 1N1B Geospatial Intelligence Targeteer
What is MASINT?
The stuff that isn't GEOINT OR SIGINT. Seismic activity Acoustic activity (sonar buoys) Nuclear activity
What is HUMINT?
Intelligence derived from the information collected and provided by human sources, counter intelligence.
Who is designated the functional manager for HUMINT?
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
What enlisted AFSC'S deal with HUMINT?
1N7 - Human Intelligence Analyst
What is OSINT?
Open Source Intelligence
What is Title 10?
"Active Duty armed forces" Organizing, Training, and Equipping for services and reserve components.
What is Title 22?
"Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
What is Title 50?
"War and National Defense" Chapter 36 - FISA courts (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance) --preparing the battle space, especially from a cyber standpoint
Explain IO.
Seeks to balance two fundamental interests: 1) obtaining the intelligence information required to protect national security 2) Protecting individual rights guaranteed by the Constitution and outlined within the laws of the US.
What are the four definitions listed in EO 12333 that identify US persons?
-US Citizen -Permanent Resident Alien (PRA) -Unincorporated organization constituted of >51% of US Citizens or PRAs -A corporation incorporated in the US, except for a corporation directed and controlled by (a) foreign government(s)
What is the role of the president of the USA?
Head of State Head of Government Commander in Chief
What is the role of the National Security Council?
To advise the president on national security.
What is the NSC responsible for writing?
National Security Strategy (NSS)
What is the role of the secretary of defense?
-To be the principle policy advisor to the POTUS -Providing written policy guidance for DoD component chiefs
What is the role of the CJCS?
To be the principle military advisor to the POTUS (Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorg Act of 1986)
What is the Intelligence Community?
Federation of 17 executive branch agencies/organizations that work separately and together to conduct intelligence activities
What are the eight categories of intelligence products?
1) Warning Intelligence 2) Current Intelligence 3) General Military Intelligence (GMI) 4) Target Intelligence 5) Scientific and Technical Intelligence (S&TI) 6) Counterintelligence (CI) 7) Estimative Intelligence (e.g., DNI National Intel Estimate) 8)Identity Intelligence (I2)
What is Identity Intelligence?
Fusion of biometrics, biological, biographic, behavioral, and reputational information related to individuals.
What are the two independent agencies within the IC?
-The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) -The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
What is the role of the Vice President?
To be able to immediately assume all roles of the POTUS if needed.
What is the ODNI responsible for providing?
Oversees and directs the implementation & execution of the National Intelligence Program (NIP). Produces the National Intelligence Strategy (NIS). Produces National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs).
What is the CIA responsible for providing?
Responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior US policymakers.
What is the DIA responsible for providing?
Provides military intelligence to warfighters, defense policymakers and force planners.
Who does the DIA Director serve as the principle adviser?
Serves as principal advisor to the SecDef and CJCS on matters of military intelligence.
What is the mission of National Security Agency?
Nation's cryptologic organization that coordinates, directs, and performs highly specialized activities to protect US information systems and to produce foreign signals intelligence information.
What is the mission of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency?
Provides timely, relevant, and accurate geospatial intelligence in support of national security objectives.
What is the mission of the National Reconnaissance Office?
Designs, builds, and operates the nation's reconnaissance satellites.
What is the mission of the US Army Intelligence & Security Command (INSCOM)?
Responsible for policy formulation, planning, programming, budgeting, management, staff supervision, and evaluation. Oversight for the intelligence activities for the Department of the Army
What is the mission of the Office of Naval Intelligence?
Leading provider of maritime intelligence to the US Navy and joint war fighting forces
What is the mission of the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA)?
Produces tactical and operational intelligence for the Marine Corps ISR Enterprise.
What is the mission of the 16th Air Force?
USAF ISR Enterprise is America's leading provider of finished intelligence derived from airborne, space, and cyberspace sensors.
What is the mission of the Department of Energy's Office of Intelligence and Counter-intelligence?
Responsible for the intelligence and CI activities throughout the DoE complex, including nearly 30 intelligence and CI offices nationwide. Overtly collects political, economic, and technical information concerning foreign energy matters. and nuclear weapons tests.
What is the mission of the department of Homeland Security?
Responsible for using information and intelligence from multiple sources to identify and assess current and future threats to the US. Prevents terrorist attacks within the US and reduces Americ'a's vulnerability to terrorism
What is the mission of the Federal Bureau of Investigation?
Responsible for understanding threats to our national security and penetrating national and transnational networks that have a desire and capability to harm the US.
What is the mission of the Drug Enforcement Agency?
Responsible for enforcing the controlled substance laws and regulations. Goal is to enhance the US efforts to reduce the supply of drugs, protect national security, and combat global terrorism.
What is the mission of the Department of State?
Overtly collects and produces political, military, and economic information relevant to US foreign policy Serves as the focal point for all policy issues and activities involving the IC
What is the mission of the Department of the Treasury?
Overtly collects and analyzes foreign financial and monetary information.
Explain Intelligence Support to Acquisitions.
Weapons system life cycle management. Is done via Intelligence Supportability Analysis through the Intelligence Support Working Group (ISWG).
What is Cover?
The concealment of true identity, organizational affiliation with assertions of false information as part of, or in support of, official duties to carry out authorized activities and lawful operations.
What is backstopping?
Arrangements made to support a cover so that inquiries (including electronic databases) about the cover will elicit responses that make the cover appear to be true.
What is Intelligence Supportability Analysis?
It is the process by which the AF intelligence, acquisition and operations analysts identify, document and plan for requirements, needs, and supporting intelligence infrastructure necessary to successfully acquire and employ AF capabilities.
What is the Intelligence Support Working Group (ISWG)?
Intelligence Support Working Group (ISWG) is the forum where intel and acquisitions actually go about having the Intelligence Supportability Analysis conversation.
What is US Coast Guard Intelligence (CGI) responsible for?
Protect the public, the environment, and US economic & security interests in any maritime region in which they may be at risk. The Coast Guard is part of DHS, and has unique military, humanitarian, and law enforcement capabilities.
Explain Title 18.
"Crimes and Criminal Procedure" Chapter 119 - Wiretapping
Explain Title 32.
"National Guard" Organizing, Training and Equipping the ANG
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