Air Force Special Operations Command

 

Course Information

Target Audience: This course is designed for operators and other functional specialties that are expected to deploy. The course familiarizes students with a variety of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities and resources that can assist them with their mission. These resources can be utilized for a variety of missions including BPC (Building Partnership Capability), Irregular Warfare, and Counter Terrorism operations. These resources may also be utilized in pre-deployment mission planning, and while individuals and units are deployed. For units with embedded intelligence personnel, this course will better facilitate intelligence requests. For units without organic intelligence personnel, this course will provide education on ISR request processes and points of contact. This course is also available to intelligence personnel and others on a space available basis. This is a self-nomination course whereby students must apply and be accepted by course director to attend.

Description: The INSOF course exposes students to a variety of tactical, operational and strategic ISR resources for in-garrison, pre-deployment preparation and deployed operations. Specific areas of instruction include Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Geo-spatial intelligence (GEOINT), Human Intelligence (HUMINT), Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT), ISR space and air-based platforms including manned and unmanned aircraft, and the latest in social network analysis. Speakers represent intelligence community national agencies, Military Information Support Operations (MISO) officers, HUMINT officers and special operations ISR aircrew and analysts. Application of concepts and procedures will be reinforced by a class exercise.

Prerequisites/References: Due to the seminar nature of the course, students should have over two years military experience.

To apply for this course, prospective students must contact the INSOF course director to obtain a slot for enrollment.

Note: Course will end NLT 1200 on last day of class. Earlier departures are not authorized; diplomas will be withheld for non-completion.

 

 

Special Security Instructions:
This course is taught at the SECRET level, you must:
JPAS Verification	Fax Verification
Security Managers must submit a visit request 14-30 days prior to class start date through JPAS (use class acronym "INSOF" in POC block) to SMO code EE0VFPP56 being sure the student's personal summary page reflects the proper access to be granted.   Ensure that the course acronym "INSOF" is used in the POC block and that the student's personal summary page reflects proper access to be granted (Secret)	ONLY NON DOD AGENCIES ARE ALLOWED TO FAX A SECURITY CLEARANCE. JPAS USERS MUST SEND A VISIT REQUEST VIA JPAS   Fax the individual's clearance on official letterhead to: DSN 579-1866 COMM 850-884-1866   Ensure that the course acronym "INSOF" and inclusive dates are clearly indicated at the top of the page as the purpose for the visit.
For SECURITY QUESTIONS ONLY, please call:
Commercial: 850-884-4673	DSN: 579-4673

 

 

 ! = Change || N/C = No Change || X = Cancelled

Course dates and locations are subject to change, Please verify schedule prior to departing duty location.

Updated 15 Aug 2016