FM 34-36 CHAPTER 1 ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES AND THE INTELLIGENCE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM This chapter introduces ARSOF units and the IEW with the IEW requirements of conventional combat units. system that supports them. It contains historical exIt also discusses the intelligence cycle and the intelamples of IEW support to ARSOF. It places ARSOF ligence preparation of the battlefield (IPB) process. IEW requirements in perspective by comparing them ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES ARSOF includes Special Forces (SF), rangers, special operations aviation (SOA), psychological operations (PSYOP) units, and civil affairs (CA) units – these are discussed in Chapters 4 through 8. Figure 1-1 shows the ARSOF organizational structure based in the continental United States (CONUS). The seven primary ARSOF missions are — • Direct action (DA). Special reconnaissance (SR).
DesignationFM 34-36-SPECIAL
EditionSep 1991
StatusSuperseded
Pages200
FunctionComms Signal
CollectionRecent Archive
Public domain (U.S. Government work)