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CDR, 2nd BN 7TH SFG (A) 1ST SPECIAL FORCESFT. BRACC N.C. 28307.

CDR, 7TH SFC (A) 1ST SPECIAL FORCESFT. BRACC N.C. 28307.

CDR, 1ST SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMANDFT. BRACC N.C. 28307.

FOR: CDR, UNITED STATES AEMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMANDFT. BRACC N.C. 28307.

SUBJECT: AFTER ACTION REPORT.

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM AREAS ENCOUNTERBY ODB 750 INTELL. SECTION, DURING OPERATION JUST CAUSE, AND OPERATIONPROMOTE LIBERTY, AND ALSO RECOMENDATIONS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AREASIDENTIFIED.

1. HUMINT TEAMS:THE 29TH MI BN NOTIFIED THE ODB CDR OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF THREE HUMINT

TEAMS INTO SANTIAGO VERACUAS 4 DAYS PRIOR TO THEIR DEPLOYMENT. THESEHUMINT TEAMS CONSISTED OF 3 INDIVIDUALS PER TEAM OF WHICH ONLY ONE WASA SPANISH SPEAKER, AND THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL WITH ANY HUMINT COLLECTIONEXPERIENCE WAS THE OIC. OF THE CROUP.

MOST OF THE INFORMATION PRODUCED BY THE TEAMS WAS OLD INFO. THAT HAD

ALREADY BEEN PROVIDED BY THE SOURCES DEVELOPED BY THE ODAS WORKING IN

THE AO.

RECOMENDATION: THE ODB COMMANDER SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE PROCESS OF DECIDINGWHERE TO DEPLOY THE INTELLIGENCE COLLECTORS SINCE HE KNOWS THE AREA OFOPERATION AND WHERE THESE TEAMS CAN BE BETTER UTILIZED.

THESE TEAMS SHOULD BE BRIEF BY THE ODB INTELLIGENCE SECTION AS TO WHATINFORMATION IS ALREADY AVALIABLE TO AVOID DUPLICATION OF EFFORT, AND TOPREVENT THE USE OF ONE SOURCE BY MORE THAN ONE HANDLER.

PERSONEL ASSIGNED TO WORK AS HUMINT COLLECTORS SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPEAKAND UNDERSTAND THE LANCUACE OF THE TARGET POPULATION, WITHOUT THE LANGUAGECAPABILITY THE COLLECTION EFFORT WILL TURN INTO A WASTED EFFORT.

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2. 18F (SF INTELLIGENCE NCO):A FEW WEEKS INTO THE OPERATION AS THE PRIORITY OF TASK CHANGED FROM

COMBAT RELATED OPERATIONS INTO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION THE 18F'sBECAME THE PRIMARY ASSET TO THE CDR. THE INTELLIGENCE NCOS WERE GIVEN

THE TASK TO IDENTIFY, AND DEVELOP HUMINT SOURCES FOR THE PURPOSE OFCOLLECTING INFORMATION TO SATISFY THE CDRS PIR's.

THE LACK OF TRAINING IN THE DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF HUMINT SOURGESBY THE 18F's WAS IDENTIFY AS A PROBLEM AS THE INTELLIGENGE NGOS DID NOTHAVE THE KNOW HOW WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO THE TECHNIQUES ASSOCIATED WITH THEAGENT ACQUISITION CYCLE.

A 5 DAYS TRAINING PROGRAM WAS DEVELOP BY ODB 750 S-2 AS DIRECTED BY THEODB CDR TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE RESULTS OF THE TRAINTNG WAS THEDEVELOPMENT OF DEFENSIVE SOURCE NETS THAT PROVIDED THE ODAS WITH EARLYWARNING OF ANY ACTIVITIES DIRECTED AGAINST THEM AS WELL AS INFORMATIONREQUIRED TO SATISFY THE COMMANDERS PIR's.

RECOMENDATION: TO AVOID THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROBLEM FROM REOCCURING A TWOWEEK COURSE ON THE SKILLS NEEDED TO CONDUCT INTELLIGENCE COLLECTIONOPERATIONS SHOUID BE PUT TOGETHER AND PROVIDED TO ALL THE INTELLIGENCENCOS, AND DETACHMENT TECH. OF ALL ODAS DEPLOYING TO THE COUNTRY OF PANAMA.

A ONE MONTH OVERLAP WILL BE NEEDED TO FAMILIARIZE THE NEW OPERATORS WITHTHE AREA OF OPERATION AND TO EFECTIVELY CONDUCT A TURN OVER OF HUMINTSOURCES IN THE AO.

3. INTELLIGENCE CONTINGENCY FUNDS;

THE COLLECTION EFFORT REQUIRED THAT A SOURCE TRAVEL TO DIFERENT AREASAND ALSO CALLS FOR THE SF OPERATOR TO MEET WITH SOURCES IN PLACES WHERETHE NEED OF MONEY WILL AFECT THE OPERATION. AT THIS TIME THE MONEY BEINGUTILIZE TO SUBSIDY THESE OPERATIONS IS COMING OUT OF THE SF OPERATORSPOCKET BECAUSE THERE IS NO ICE AUTHORIZED TO THE 18F's, THE ONLY PERSONNELAUTHORIZED AN ICF ARE THE HUMINT TEAMS THAT COMES FROM THE INTELL. COMMUNITY.

RECOMENDATION: DUE TO THE FACT THAT ABOUT 90% OF THE INTELLIGENCE PRODUCEDIN THE WESTERN SECTOR OF PANAMA COMES FROM SOURCES DEVELOP BY ODAS,MORE RESOURCES NEED TOBE MADE AVALIABLE TO THE SF OPERATORS, AND AN ICFSHOULD BE PART OF THESE RESOURCES.

4. ASOTC

IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION CAPABILITIES OF ODAS AND7TH SFG (A) ARE ENHANCED, THE ONLY SOURCE THAT CAN PROVIDE THE TRAININGNEEDED TO THE UNIT IS THE ADVANCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS TECHNIQUES COURSE.

RECOMENDATION: IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT SOLDIERS OF 7TH SFG (A) BE GIVEN PRIORITYAND A GRATER NUMBER OF ALOCATIONS FOR THE ASOTC CLASSES.

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CONCLUTIONS: IT IS MY OPINION THAT CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED IN THIS DOCUMENT WILL PROVIDE THE SF OPERATOR WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION.

LIMITED RESOURCES CAN ONLY PROVIDE US WITH LIMITED RESSULTS!

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