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OPERATIONAL READINESS
April
1985
(S/NOFORN/WNINTEL)
Though
application
of
the
aspect
of
psychoenergetics
known
as
remote
viewing
(RV)
as
an
intelligence
collection
tool
poses
unique
challenges
that
have
no
analogues
in
other
intelligence
disciplines,
many
elements
of
the
field
can
be
illumined
by
comparison
with
other,
longer
established
programs
.
The
matter
of
operational
readiness
is
one
such
topic.
But,
as
with
other
concerns
in
the
various
applications
of
RV,
guidelines,
judgmental
and
evaluation
criteria,
and
effectiveness
standards
must
be
determined
in
order
to
define
the
parameters
of
what
readiness
is*
Before
these
can
be
established,
however,
certain
understandings
must
be
arrived
at
concerning
the
nature
of
RV
operations
and
how
they
do
and
do
not differ
from standard collection disciplines.
(S/NOFORN/WNINTEL)
Regarding
the
above,
two
areas
must
be
considered;
individual
operational
readiness
of
remote
viewers
and
unit
operational
readiness.
These
two
areas
are
interdependent
but
are
also
signif icantly. different
one
from
another.
Since
the
readiness
of
any
unit
or
organization
follows
directly
from
the
readiness
of
the
individuals
who
make
it
up,
individual
readiness
will
be
the
first
topic
discussed
below.
Individual Readiness
(S/NOFORN/WNINTEL)
In
any
collection
operation
training
of
individual
operatives
is
extremely
important.
SIGINT
personnel
must
be
trained
in
any
of
a
number
of
skills
and
concepts,
such
as
language,
radio
propagation,
equipment
operation,
equipment
repair,
analysis,
pattern
recognition,
etc.
HUMIN1
personnel
have
their
training
requirements
as
well,
i.e.
,
agent-handling
,
language,
tradecraft,
clandestine
communications
,
tech-services,
recruitment,
etc.
Personnel
involved
in
1MINT
require
training
in
optics,
photography,
shape
and
pattern
recognition,
OB,
etc.
In
the
intelligence
discipline
which
has
informally
been
designated
PSIINT,
PE
operatives
and
analysts
must
variously
be
trained
in
geo-orientation,
signal
recognition,
noise
suppression,
structure
execution,
interview
techniques,
session
analysis,
alternative
target
acquisition,
etc..
Many
of
'these
trained
skills
. overlap
with
those
of
other
disciplines.
For
example,
PF,
intelligence
analysis
involves
principles
identical
to analysis
in
SIGINT,
HUMINT,
and
I MI NT;
signal recognition
and
noise
suppression
are
very
similar
in
principle
to
those
involved
in
radio
propagation;
and much
of
the
interviewing
and
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techniques
rely
heavily
on
similar
skills
used
in
HUMINT.
One
major
difference
exists,
however.
Unlike
other
fields
where
the
collector
exists
separate
from
his
means
of
collection
(for
example,
a
radio
intercept
operator
uses
a
radio
receiver
and
other
equipment
to
accomplish
his
mission),
a
remote
viewer
is
both
the
operator
and
the
equipment.
Therefore,
defining
individual
operational
readiness
in
this
situation
must
involve
criteria
modified
to
take
into
account
aspects
both
of
personnel
and
equipment
preparedness.
Specific
categories
that
have
direct
bearing
on
individual
readiness
are
as
follows:
a
.
b.
Factors
a
.
b.
Proper
training
Self discipline
that
effect
the
"equipment" .aspects
of readiness
are:
Geomagnet i sm
Extremely
low
frequency
(ELF)
electromagnetic radiation
c.
Solar
fluctuations
d.
Physical/health
concerns
(sickness,
injury
convalescence,
metabolism,
"biorhythm")
e.
Mental
preparation
(attitude,
degree
of
distraction,
over -training /over -tasking)
f.
Outside
pressures
(family,
financial,
professional,
social)
Several
of
these
categories
are
inter -related
.
Self
discipline
may,
for
example,
have direct bearing
on
how well
one
copes with
outside
pressures
and
pbysical/heal tb
concerns;
proper
training
can have major
impact
on mental preparation
and
self
discipline.
(S/NOFORN/WNINTEL)
The
single
most
important
factor
in
developing
the
highest
possible
level
of
individual
readiness
is,
of
course,
proper
training.
PE
training
provides
development
in
both
the
"personnel"
and
"equipment"
aspects
of
the
discipline.
Properly
executed,
the
training
program
presently
in
use
is
designed
not
only
to
acquire
the
site
and
develop
information
of
intelligence
interest
from
it,
but
to
significantly
increase
the
accuracy
and
reliability
of
this
information
by
raising
the
threshold
of
distraction
and
providing
a
means
to
channel
extraneous
noise,
confusion,
and
the negative
effects
of personal
inclemency
out
of
the
"system."
(S/NOFORN/WNINTEL)
The
first
component
of
individual
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readiness,
then,
is
successful,
completion
of
the
training
program.
However,
as
in
many
other
fields,
an
individual
actually
has
limited
ability
or
effectiveness
some
time
before
any
given
training
program
is
completed.
A
linguist,
for
example,
often
is
able
to
communicate
at
least
r ud imentar i ly
in
his
target
language
long before
conclusion
of
the
training.
So
it
is
with
the
remote
viewing
component
of
PSIINT,
Site-relevant
information
with
potential
intelligence
value
begins
to
be
acquired
long
before
actual
completion
of
the
training
protocol.
Nevertheless,
as
with
any
other
acquired
"hard"
skill,
continued
practice
and
further
training
can
only
enhance
the quality
of
remote
viewing.
Experience
over
the
past
decade
has
shown
that
the
more
practice
a
given
individual
has
in
remote
viewing,
the
more
precise
and
controlled
is
the
information he
produces.
However,
limited
readiness
is
achieved
at
some
point before
final matriculation
from
the
formal
portion
of
the
training
program.
( S / NOFORN / WN I NTE L )
As
mentioned
above,
training
is
not
the
only
factor
impinging
on
individual
readiness.
Since
we
must
consider
the
individual
operative
in
this
situation
to
be
functioning
somewhat
as
a
"biological machine,"
we
must
remember
that
factors
effecting
the
emotions,
mentality,
or
physical
status
quo
of
the
individual
must
be
taken
into
account
in
evaluating
that
individual's
readiness
posture,
much
as
one
would
evaluate
the
physical/electronic
condition
of
a
MLQ-24
or
AN/TSQ-112
("Trailblazer")
emitter
locator
to
determine
readiness
of
a
tactical
SIGINT
system.
As
noted,
appropriate
training
can
serve
to
mitigate
individual
systemic
factors,
allowing normal
RV
functioning
to
take
place
in
spite
of
various
personal
inclemencies.
When
such
problems
are
either
severe
or
complicated
by
a
combination
of
factors,
accuracy
may
be
affected
and
satisfactory
functioning
may
be
degraded
or
altogether
precluded.
In
effect,
the
human
collector's
"system"
is
"down,"
and
the
session
must
be
terminated
at
the
discretion
of
either
the
interviewer
or
the viewer
himself.
UNIT READINESS
(S/NOFORN/WNINTEL)
At
this
point
it
becomes
appropriate
to
discuss
unit
readiness
criteria.
As
with
any
other
intelligence
organization,
readiness
of
a
PSIINT
collection
unit
must
ultimately
be
based
on
the
readiness
of
the
individuals
assigned.
Obviously,
though
readiness
of
the
collectors
is
highly
important,
all
the
other
Individuals
that
contr ibute
to
the
unit
mission
must
be
ready
as
well.
In
a
SIGINT
unit
the
intercept
operators
are
central
to
making
the
unit
mission
capable.
But
traffic
and
OB
analysts,
transcribers,
and
command,
control,
logistics
and
repair
personnel
must
all
be
prepared
as
well
or
the
unit
readiness
can
be
severely
degraded
or
even altogether
destroyed.
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In
PSIINT,
the
remote
viewer
functions
of
course
as
the
collector.
But
there
must
exist
as
well
a
supporting
infrastructure
to
provide
command
and
control,
a
logistical
base,
and
tasking,
evaluation
f
dissemination
of
the
data
received.
In
the
DIA
SUN
STREAK
Proiect
(DSSP)
,
this
has
taken
the
form
of
a
proposed
12.~person
organization
which
can
be
subdivided
into,
two
^elements:
managerial
and
operational.
Directing
the
administrative
element
is
the group
commander /manager
,
whose
duties
airier
very
little
from
those
in
any
other
intelligence
organization
at
the
same
echelon.
Supporting
the
commander
is
the
admin
specialist,
who
provides
essential
secretarial
and
administrative
expertise
and
assistance.
Finally,
the
technical
ass istant /admin
specialist
provides
filing,
transcription,
data
base management,
and
other
support
for
training
and
operations.
(S/NOFORN/WNINTEL)
Core
of
the
operational
element
ate
three
three-person
collection
and
analysis
teams,
consisting
ot^
two
remote viewers
and
one
interviewer /analyst
(who
also
directs
in-house
training
for
his
viewers)
per
team.
Successful
execution
of
a
remote
viewing
session
requires
a
two-person
effort.
In
the nature
of
remote
viewing,
the
viewer
necessarily
must
suppress
as
much
as
possible
the
linear,
analytic
functionings
of
the
"left
brain,"
and
rely
almost
exclusively
on
the
global,
gestaltic
processes
associated
with
right-brain
activity.
The
task
of
the
interviewer /analyst
is
to
provide
targeting
data
as
required
by
the
viewer,
assist
the
viewer
in
assuring
session
structure
integrity,
and
provide
necessary
analytic direction
in
determining
session
flow.
Experience
has
shown
that
one monitor /interviewer
is
able
to
optimally
support
two
to
three
viewers.
The
three-team
concept
and
current
physical
plant
allow
up
to
three
two-person
sessions
to
be
conducted
simultaneously.
These
sessions may
be
conducted
as
a
joint
effort
on
a
critical
large-scale
collection
project,
or
they
may
be
conducted
independently
to
satisfy
individual
collection
tasks.
Additionally,
a
six-viewer,
three-interviewer
pool allows
intelligence
collection
operations
to
continue
at
an
acceptable
level
even
in
the
face
of
illness,
annual
leave,
family
emergency,
or
other
personal
inclemency,
as
well
as
TDY
for
advanced
training
for
either
viewer
or
interviewer.
In
the
event
of
an
intense
or
extended
collection
operation,
it
also
allows
an
interviewer
to
alternate between
viewers
to
allow
for
viewer
recuperation/recovery
time.
(S/NOFORN/WNINTEL)
The
three-team
concept
is
further
important
operationally
for
several
reasons.
First,
it
allows
verification
and
cross-checking
of
viewer
accuracy.
In
. those
collection
efforts
in
which
little
directive
feedback
is
available
(a
large
percentage
of
all
taskings),
several
independent
sessions
must
he
run
to
provide
independent,
confirmation
of
the accuracy
and dependability
of
session
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