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Chapter 2 2-28 FM 3-81 09 November 2021 2-38. A military intelligence company is employed to meet the MEB commander’s information collection tasks (see FM 3-55). The MEB staff develops a scheme of information collection that employs collection assets based on the MEB’s mission, priority intelligence requirements (PIRs), concept of operations, the commander’s intent, and requirements tasked from higher. This scheme integrates intelligence operations with the MEB’s overall operation. The military intelligence company positions military intelligence collection assets to— Satisfy specific information requirements. Expose threat vulnerabilities. Detect targets. Collect information for assessment of lethal and nonlethal effects. Identify opportunities as they arise. Monitor key locations. 2-39. Table 2-6 provides an overview of the military intelligence planning requirements and capabilities at the company level that may be task-organized to the MEB. For additional information on military intelligence operations see FM 3-22. Table 2-6. Military intelligence mission planning and capabilities Organization Mission Planning Capabilities Military intelligence company 1 per MEB • Intelligence analysis and support and coordination and execution of tactical intelligence operations. • Threat analysis, situation development, target development, and combat assessment in support of the brigade. • Collection management, human intelligence collection planning, and multisensor visualization (through the tactical ground station) for the brigade commander and staff. • Execution of human intelligence operations to include planning and deconflicting missions, initial Military Source Operations screening and referrals, collection and document and media exploitation in support of the commander’s information requirements in the brigade AO. • Limited signals intelligence support to include radio direction finding and mapping of the electronic battlefield, along with receipt, dissemination, and integration of SIGINT-derived products into Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance analysis and reporting. • Coordinates with the electronic warfare platoon to integrate signals intelligence and electronic warfare capabilities to target adversary electronic capabilities in support the friendly scheme of maneuver.