[IPB]Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace (IPB)

Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace (IBP) is the method of building advanced situational awareness about the context in which an operation will occur. It’s a crucial element of advanced mission planning. At its base, IBP covers the weather, enemy and terrain components of mission analysis. The process seeks to define the battlespace, describes the effects of the battlespace features, evaluate the threat and identify probable adversary courses of action.

Successful Criteria for Certification

You will need to provide a slide deck to the evaluator or participate substantively to the production of a slide deck under supervision of an instructor. You may be asked to make modifications to demonstrate understanding of feedback.

Test scoring will be based on the following:

30% - Correct application of site survey SOP. (Critical element - minimum 21/30). 30% - Generation of a properly oriented, scaled and map slide. (Critical element - minimum 21/30). 5% - Correct key data input. 5% - Consistent formatting and design language. 5% - Correct production of a Light Table slide, including calibration of the image to the mission start time. 5% - Including relevant environmental observations. 10% - Identification of battlespace features that are of tactical significance. 10 % - Ingenious innovation and analysis beyond the basic requirement (tactical analysis). This is a graded certification: The minimum pass is 70% overall, with minimum 70% in the two critical areas. Each section, with the exception of Tactical Analysis, must be attempted.

IPB SOP Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cFAxfF-mkgl8M_9eMX3p2zMMjL6K15vrTp91JRIqosA/edit?tab=t.0 IPB template: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uauu-U90mXWgfXmb_PFOWexUCCbA6kir9G3sixanPmQ/edit?usp=sharing Scoring