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INTRODUCTION Though the intelligence work I've done is greatly varied both in scope and application, my general focus has been in two fields: electronics and intelligence. I began my time in the military as a component level electronics technician, and from there was quickly moved into imagery analysis, a field in which I gained a lot of experience at a number of commands. Some of those commands were allocated imagery personnel even when there was a lack of imagery to exploit. In such instances I became an all source analyst and briefed my commanders accordingly. Later my varied experiences in intelligence caught the attention of some Counterintelligence Marines and I was recruited and trained into their ranks. I eventually put those skills to use in Iraq and broke new ground by developing a native PO&I relational database in the first MEF level HUMINT Analysis Cell. The work I have done is divided into two subsections, each of which contain only experience relevant to their respective disciplines as outlined below.

Member: Marine Corps Counter Intelligence Association

Counterintelligence

Counterintelligence Specialists are involved in all facets of planning and conducting tactical CI and human intelligence operations and activities. These activities are designed to locate, identify, and neutralize hostile intelligence and terrorist threats to the command. A collateral duty for CI specialists is to conduct human intelligence operations to collect information of intelligence value to the commander. In support of these functions, CI specialists utilize automated databases interview/interrogation techniques, liaison, specialized CI techniques, technical support measures, intelligence/investigative photography, report writing techniques, and other capabilities as required to accomplish the mission. CI specialists possess a working knowledge of the organization, operations, and techniques employed by foreign intelligence services and terrorist organizations. CI specialists normally perform as members of a CI subteam, detachment, or HUMINT Exploitation Team (HET). More about my experience in counterintelligence can be found here.

Imagery Interpretation

Imagery Analysis Specialists process and analyze imagery gathered by various sensor platforms to derive intelligence. They use photogrammetric skills to assist the commander in accurate target acquisition and perform reconnaissance mission planning for multi-mission, multi-source imagery reconnaissance. Intelligence derived by the imagery analyst is used in updating military intelligence databases at national, theater, and organic level. Imagery analysis products include Battle Damage Assessment (BDA), Order of Battle (OOB), Lines of Communication (LOC) surveys, Helicopter Landing Zone (HLZ), coastal landing beaches, Expeditionary Airfields, Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) studies and target identification. Additionally, I have experience in digital cartography and orthorectification. My own experiences in this field are detailed here.

"With advance information, costly mistakes can be avoided, destruction averted, and the way to lasting success made clear"
~Tsun Tsu