IFPC CORE EXAM 2026 TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
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✔✔What is General Military Intelligence? - ✔✔GMI focuses on the military
capabilities of foreign countries and organizations, to include non-state actors, and other
topics that could affect potential US or multinational military operations
✔✔What is Target Intelligence? - ✔✔Target intelligence portrays and locates the
components of a target or target complex, networks, and support infrastructure, and
indicates its vulnerability and relative importance to the adversary. Target intelligence
includes the characterization of a target and indicates its vulnerability, placement in
larger systems or networks, and relative importance to the adversary
✔✔What is Scientific and Technical Intelligence? - ✔✔S&TI examines foreign
developments in basic and applied sciences and technologies with warfare potential,
particularly enhancements to weapon systems. It includes S&TI characteristics,
capabilities, vulnerabilities, and limitations of weapon systems, subsystems, and
associated material, as
well as related research and development
✔✔What is Counter Intelligence? - ✔✔CI is information gathered and activities
conducted to identify, deceive, exploit, disrupt, or protect against espionage, other
intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted for or on behalf of foreign
powers, organizations, or persons, or
their agents, or international terrorist organizations or activities.
✔✔What is Estimative Intelligence? - ✔✔Estimates are forecasts of current or potential
situations with implications for planning and executing military operations. Estimative
intelligence includes a description of relevant actors' capabilities, and reporting of their
activities, and it analyzes known factors using techniques such as pattern analysis,
inference,
and statistical probability to address unresolved variables.
✔✔What is Identity Intelligence (I2)? - ✔✔I2 results from the fusion of identity attributes
(biologic, biographic, behavioral, and reputational information related to individuals) and
other information and
intelligence associated with those attributes collected across all intelligence disciplines
✔✔What are the 3 levels of War and Intelligence? - ✔✔1) Strategic
2) Operational
3) Tactical
✔✔What are the two types of Strategic Intelligence and how are they different? - ✔✔1)
National Strategic Intelligence - Produced for the President, National Security Council,
, Congress, SECDEF, Senior Military Leaders, CCDRs, and other US Government and
department agencies
2) Theater Strategic Intelligence - supports joint operations across the range of military
operations, assesses the current situation, and estimates future capabilities and
intentions of adversaries that could affect the national security and US or allied
interests. Theater strategic intelligence includes determining when, where, and in what
strength the adversary will stage and conduct theater level campaigns and strategic
unified operations
✔✔What is Operational Intelligence and who is the target audience? - ✔✔Operational
intelligence focuses on answering the commander's PIRs, assessing the effectiveness
of operations, maintaining situational awareness of adversary military disposition,
capabilities, and intentions, and other relevant aspects of the OE.
CCDRs and subordinate JFCs
✔✔What is Tactical Intelligence and who is the target audience? - ✔✔Tactical
intelligence addresses the threat across the range of military operations.
Tactical intelligence operations identify and assess the adversary's capabilities,
intentions,
and vulnerabilities, as well as describe the physical environment. Tactical intelligence
seeks to identify when, where, and in what strength the adversary will conduct tactical
level operations
Intended for commanders, planners, and operators for planning and conducting battles,
engagements, and special missions
✔✔What are the three major types of military operations? - ✔✔1) Military Engagement,
Security Cooperation, Deterrence
2) crisis response and limited contingency operations
3) major operations and campaigns
✔✔What directorate on a joint staff is responsible for plans? - ✔✔J5
✔✔How do you prioritize Intelligence/Collection requirements? - ✔✔Based on the
Commander's Guidance
✔✔What are the 8 attributes of Intelligence Excellence? - ✔✔1) Anticipatory
2) Timely
3) Accurate
4) Usable
5) Complete
6) Relevant
7) Objective
8) Available
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✔✔What is General Military Intelligence? - ✔✔GMI focuses on the military
capabilities of foreign countries and organizations, to include non-state actors, and other
topics that could affect potential US or multinational military operations
✔✔What is Target Intelligence? - ✔✔Target intelligence portrays and locates the
components of a target or target complex, networks, and support infrastructure, and
indicates its vulnerability and relative importance to the adversary. Target intelligence
includes the characterization of a target and indicates its vulnerability, placement in
larger systems or networks, and relative importance to the adversary
✔✔What is Scientific and Technical Intelligence? - ✔✔S&TI examines foreign
developments in basic and applied sciences and technologies with warfare potential,
particularly enhancements to weapon systems. It includes S&TI characteristics,
capabilities, vulnerabilities, and limitations of weapon systems, subsystems, and
associated material, as
well as related research and development
✔✔What is Counter Intelligence? - ✔✔CI is information gathered and activities
conducted to identify, deceive, exploit, disrupt, or protect against espionage, other
intelligence activities, sabotage, or assassinations conducted for or on behalf of foreign
powers, organizations, or persons, or
their agents, or international terrorist organizations or activities.
✔✔What is Estimative Intelligence? - ✔✔Estimates are forecasts of current or potential
situations with implications for planning and executing military operations. Estimative
intelligence includes a description of relevant actors' capabilities, and reporting of their
activities, and it analyzes known factors using techniques such as pattern analysis,
inference,
and statistical probability to address unresolved variables.
✔✔What is Identity Intelligence (I2)? - ✔✔I2 results from the fusion of identity attributes
(biologic, biographic, behavioral, and reputational information related to individuals) and
other information and
intelligence associated with those attributes collected across all intelligence disciplines
✔✔What are the 3 levels of War and Intelligence? - ✔✔1) Strategic
2) Operational
3) Tactical
✔✔What are the two types of Strategic Intelligence and how are they different? - ✔✔1)
National Strategic Intelligence - Produced for the President, National Security Council,
, Congress, SECDEF, Senior Military Leaders, CCDRs, and other US Government and
department agencies
2) Theater Strategic Intelligence - supports joint operations across the range of military
operations, assesses the current situation, and estimates future capabilities and
intentions of adversaries that could affect the national security and US or allied
interests. Theater strategic intelligence includes determining when, where, and in what
strength the adversary will stage and conduct theater level campaigns and strategic
unified operations
✔✔What is Operational Intelligence and who is the target audience? - ✔✔Operational
intelligence focuses on answering the commander's PIRs, assessing the effectiveness
of operations, maintaining situational awareness of adversary military disposition,
capabilities, and intentions, and other relevant aspects of the OE.
CCDRs and subordinate JFCs
✔✔What is Tactical Intelligence and who is the target audience? - ✔✔Tactical
intelligence addresses the threat across the range of military operations.
Tactical intelligence operations identify and assess the adversary's capabilities,
intentions,
and vulnerabilities, as well as describe the physical environment. Tactical intelligence
seeks to identify when, where, and in what strength the adversary will conduct tactical
level operations
Intended for commanders, planners, and operators for planning and conducting battles,
engagements, and special missions
✔✔What are the three major types of military operations? - ✔✔1) Military Engagement,
Security Cooperation, Deterrence
2) crisis response and limited contingency operations
3) major operations and campaigns
✔✔What directorate on a joint staff is responsible for plans? - ✔✔J5
✔✔How do you prioritize Intelligence/Collection requirements? - ✔✔Based on the
Commander's Guidance
✔✔What are the 8 attributes of Intelligence Excellence? - ✔✔1) Anticipatory
2) Timely
3) Accurate
4) Usable
5) Complete
6) Relevant
7) Objective
8) Available
