Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin articles from January 2008

Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin archives from January 2008

CSM forum.
January 1, 2008... As of the writing of this article we, as an Army and Nation, have been combat in operations for five years in Iraq, and almost seven years in Afghanistan. These major operations as well as many minor ones have strained noncommissioned officer...

--What is it and how do we do it?
January 1, 2008... Ask a room full of Knowledge Management (KM) practitioners and you will most likely get as many answers as there are people in the room. While there are many definitions, there is no one universal definition of KM. Knowledge is viewed as both...

Capturing knowledge.
January 1, 2008... "We rely too much on others to bring information to us, and too often don't understand what is reported back because we do not understand the context of what we are told." (1) -Comment by unnamed analyst to the Iraq Study Group, 2006 ...

Arabic immersion acquisition language training for HUMINT linguists.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Due to current foreign language training and mission requirements, military occupational specialty (MOS) 35M, Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Soldiers are again receiving language training to enable their MOS skills....

From the editor.(Editorial)
January 1, 2008... This issue's theme is Knowledge Management (KM) with a focus on the U.S. Army Intelligence Center's (USAIC) Intelligence Center Online Network (ICON). Colonel James Galvin, Director of the Battle Command Knowledge System (BCKS),...

The Virtual Footlocker.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I need help! I received this great threat guide from my instructor when I was in class at Fort Huachuca last year. I had to turn it back in when I finished and I really need it-today! Introduction The...

Army Knowledge Management: people and processes enabled by technology.
January 1, 2008... Introduction Over two thousand years ago Sun Tzu said, "Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril." Our Army continues to adhere to this sound advice today. However, the complexity of the current...

Knowledge Management Leader's Lessons Learned.
January 1, 2008... Introduction The military has always had programs to collect, analyze, and incorporate lessons learned from its operations and training into its doctrine and operating procedures. However, there is a price in terms of time--the process...

Intellipedia: leading a transformation in Knowledge Management within the Intelligence Community.(Company overview)
January 1, 2008... Introduction Intellipedia, the Intelligence Community (IC) wiki, was officially launched in April 2006. Despite celebrating its second anniversary, many analysts see it as simply a place to quickly develop a web page or post files. Most...

MI Net: digital intelligence community.(Company overview)
January 1, 2008... Introduction The Military Intelligence Network (MI Net) is a site that empowers its community members by allowing them to easily publish, manage, organize, and discuss a wide range of content through one accessible website. MI Net which...

The Army Intellegence Comprehensive Analysis Tool.
January 1, 2008... The Army Intelligence Comprehensive Analysis Tool (AICAT), an Intelligence Center Online (ICON) application, was first introduced in the July-September 2006 issue of the MIPB. A review of basic functions may be useful for those not familiar...

The Intelligence Center Online Network: walkthrough of a KM system.
January 1, 2008... The Challenge We live in a digital age. We have more tools available to use to share information than ever before. Increasingly, our methods of preparing for our missions rely on sharing information across boundaries that we previously...

Effective content management.
January 1, 2008... The Internet has become a valuable communication tool for getting important information out to those who need it. As U.S. Army Intelligence Center (USAIC) units began developing an online presence, relevant information was instantly made...

Training intelligence networks.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Problems of Information and Knowledge On the first day of the Military Intelligence Basic Officer Leader's Course (MIBOLC), the students discuss the natural bias to believe that more information means...

Always out front.
January 1, 2008... This issue of MIPB is devoted to Knowledge Management (KM). Why? Because I believe it is one of the most important things we are doing today and as Military Intelligence (MI) professionals it is a critical part of our profession. We often...

The INTELST Forum: Collaboration via Email.
January 1, 2008... "USAIC&FH first heard of the operational need for an intelligence capability at the maneuver company through the INTELST. We then took that information and performed a limited DOTMLPF assessment where we studied the requirement, and explored...

ICON Portal's document management system.
January 1, 2008... What are Document Management Systems? A document management system (DMS) is a repository that is used to store, organize, and track documents. DMS typically provide storage, metadata, and security, as well as indexing and retrieval...