Step 1 _ IPB

Define the operational environment

Evaluate the adversary

Describe the effects on operations

Determine adversary courses of action

Define the operational environment

Evaluate the adversary

Describe the effects on operations

Determine adversary courses of action

Evaluate the adversary

Define the operational environment

Determine adversary courses of action

Describe the effects on operations

Evaluate the adversary

Define the operational environment

Determine adversary courses of action

Describe the effects on operations

To provide a detailed study regarding adversary capabilities, locations, equipment, procedures, and tactics.

To determine threat/adversary force capabilities, doctrinal principles, and TTP threat/adversary forces prefer to employ

To evaluate the adversary by analyzing their order of battle files. 

To produce adversary models that consist of adversary templates and capability statements regarding their conduct of operations.

Assists in understanding how the adversary can affect friendly operations, their order of battle, and specific tactics.

IPB feeds into collections by identifying exactly what the adversary is trying to accomplish and how they will do so.

IPB aids in identifying intelligence gaps and what is require to assist in intelligence collection.

IPB helps to identify significant gaps in knowledge that all jeopardize mission accomplishment.

Determines where and when the adversary will conduct operations in order to allow friendly forces to strike them and maintain surprise.

To destroy all targets listed on the Joint Integrated Prioritized Target List (JIPTL) in a timely and efficient manner.

Identification of CoGs, baseline analysis, characterization of systems, functional capabilities that inform target development.

To identify the adversary COG, including critical capabilities, critical requirements, and critical vulnerabilities.

Accurately define the Area of Interest

describe how mission variables affect friendly and enemy operations

provide products necessary to aid in the Marine Corps Planning Process

determine how the interaction of friendly forces, enemy forces, and indigenous personnel affect each other

Determining the area of influence and area of interest and their associated impacts on friendly operations.

Identifying where friendly forces will be conducting operations and specific intelligence gaps regarding that location

Producing overlays, automated and non-automated, consisting of adversary area of operations, area of interest, and area of influence.

Determining the AO, area of interest, area of responsibility, identifying general characteristics of the AO that could influence the unit's mission, and identifying gaps in current intelligence holdings.

To focus the IPB effort on the characteristics of the operational environment that can influence friendly and adversary operations.

To determine aspects of the terrain and operating environment that potentially provide significant advantages to friendly or adversary forces.

Describe how significant characteristics of the operating environment may affect friendly and adversary operations.

To clearly define the relevant characteristics of the commander's area of interest, and focus on characteristics which influence friendly COAs and command decisions.