The competitions were judged by selection panels consisting of senior subject matter experts from across the DoD and National CI,
HUMINT and security communities respectively, representing decades of experience.
In Afghanistan, the 1st SFAB benefited from significant
HUMINT uplift that will not always be available and has only two
HUMINT billets organic to the organization.
For the moment, however, both AI and
humint are essential, working together but each bringing their own strengths.
Hastings points out that the Soviets had the most pervasive and effective
humint system, led by their NKVD and GRU spy operations around the globe.
Terrorism grant funding from the US Department of Homeland Security should be used to develop and emphasize
HUMINT capabilities in jurisdictions where we believe the risk of terrorist attack is highest.
Chapters 5 and 6, about
HUMINT operations, are certainly the most rewarding ones.
Although the Army has long dominated booth interrogation operations for the military, Navy
HUMINT is the ideal service component to innovate and implement such structural changes.
"When most folks think of
HUMINT, they think of cloak and daggar work of high intrigue," said Maj.
Like technical collection, it is also the function of human intelligence (
HUMINT) operations to produce intelligence on the capabilities, specifically including military research and development, and the intentions of our enemies.
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The
HUMINT Collection Team (HCT) training program objective is to prepare the deploying HCTs for operations in the area where they are getting ready to deploy (either Iraq or Afghanistan).