>>11515020Most of the intelligence products requested by deployed troops are collected and assessed by assets in or near the theatres themselves. Established ISTAR structures already exist to service those requests. Fig 04 below is a brief illustration of the appointments responsible for ISTAR at different levels of command. (See Section 3 for theatre variations) XX XXX CAOC UK ACCCAOC: Headquarters with authority for allocation of all coalition air assets (including ISTAR)UK ACC: UK rep in CAOC with responsibility for allocation of all UK joint air assets (including ISTAR) Corps SO1 ISTAR: 1.Collection authority, and responsible for prioritisation of coalition assets in theatreX BG ISTAR Offr: Normally BC/Ops Offr or bespoke ISTAR officer. Provides ISTAR planning for the BG. This includes:1. Collating and prioritising bids for ISTAR sp from sub units. 2. Bidding for organic assets where suitable. 3. Creating the BG collection plan, bidding for ISTAR support Fmn SO2 ISTAR: Provides ISTAR planning and coord for the Bde1. Collating and prioritising bids for ISTAR sp from BGs. 2. Tasking organic assets where suitable. 3. Submitting prioritised bids for ISTAR support from Div. Intelligence Support to National Agencies (including MOD/DIS) Fig. 04 Div SO1 ISTAR: (In peacetime this is often CO of the MI or Arty
Bn.In wartime this post is not established, or is found from OCE) Tasks include:1. Tasking organic assets where suitable. 2. Submitting prioritised bids for ISTAR support from Div.
RESTRICTED 15 RESTRICTED ISTAR STRUCTURES G2/ISTAR AT FORMATION LEVEL 19. The generic G2/ISTAR Group structure illustrated at Figure 05 below reflects the current trend on operations.NB. Weapons Intelligence (Wpns Int) capability is being migrated from Northern Ireland into the Field Army and is deployed on both HERRICK and TELIC. This capability will come with deployable teams and a staff element. The staff element will be an adjunct to the ASAC.Organic Collection ResourcesChie
