Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com FM 34-54 the Mogadishu area. The TECHINT LNE conducted testing and evaluation of captured missiles with personnel from the French contingent of Commander, Joint Task Force (CJTF) Somalia. The missiles were functional and capable of defeating all but the heaviest armor in the Somali theater of operations. HAITI (OPERATIONS RESTORE DEMOCRACY and UPHOLD DEMOCRACY) : In September 1994 FMIB deployed a 14-soldier TECHINT contingency support detachment (CSD) and a 2-soldier LNE in support of US Operation RESTORE DEMOCRACY.
TECHINT LNE personnel, in conjunction with JTF 180 and JTF 190 planners, developed handling and processing procedures for CEM, including weapons received as part of the "Cash for Guns" program. The CSD established the JCMEC (Forward) in Port-au-Prince. The CSD screened, processed, and inventoried over 10,000 weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition by hand without the benefit of materiel-handling equipment. The resulting database provided OB analysts a tool for assessing the threat to US forces as well as the success of the "Cash for Guns" program.
Additionally, the "by serial number" inventory was forwarded to national law enforcement agencies via CI liaison channels to aid in arms smuggling investigations. At the time of redeployment, CSD personnel had accomplished all assigned national TECHINT collection requirements, and through intelligence discipline integration, played key roles in various signals intelligence (SIGINT) and human intelligence (HUMINT) operations. The historical experience of the nation in times of peace and war clearly demonstrates the need for a fully operational Army TECHINT capability.
A robust TECHINT collection and analysis capability, with dynamic links to S&TI centers in the United States is especially vital in the future's technologically sophisticated battlefield. This capability is required to correctly portray the battlespace for warfighting commanders. Furthermore, TECHINT enhances force protection. To neglect TECHINT during the planning and execution of Army operations invites the possibility of technological surprise. 1-8 LESSONS LEARNED