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TASKS OF INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT J2

·        Carrying out operational level intelligence;
·        Participating in planning, control and sustainment of operations;
·        Participating in determining combat training and supply requirements for operational forces and controlling readiness of the forces for operations;
·        Participating in development of doctrines and field manuals of LAF joint forces, services and functional areas;
·        Organizing internal and activity security of the JHQ.

FUNCTIONS OF INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT J2

·        Planning and carrying out operational level intelligence and security;
·        Collecting, analysing and allocating intelligence at the JHQ;
·        Evaluating and estimating threats to the security of forces in the area of operations; 
·        Developing intelligence products;
·        Supporting planning, control and sustainment of operations;
·        Participating in planning and organizing LAF joint and international exercises;
·        Determining combat training and supply requirements for reconnaissance units of operational forces;
·        Developing chapters on intelligence and security for doctrines and field manuals of LAF joint forces, services and functional areas;
·        Evaluating and estimating threats to the security of the JHQ;
·        Executing control of JHQ internal security measures.

FUNCTIONS OF INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT J2 BRANCHES

INTELLIGENCE PLANNING BRANCH:

·        Participating in  planning of operations;
·        Developing intelligence products during planning of operations;
·        Participating in the planning process of NATO and EU coalition forces operations;
·        Supporting planning and organization of Lithuanian Armed Forces joint and international exercises;
·        Determining combat training and support requirements for operational forces reconnaissance units;
·        Participating in coordination and control of Lithuanian Armed Forces activity;
·        Participating in development of chapters of LAF joint forces, services and functional areas doctrines and field manuals, determining intelligence support for operations planning process;
·        Participating in military cooperation programmes.

SECURITY BRANCH:

·        Participating in operations planning and execution process;
·        Estimating and determining threats to the security of forces in the area of operations;
·        Developing internal and operations security requirements for preparation of servicemen for operations;
·        Estimating threats to internal security of the JHQ and developing security plan;
·        Implementing internal security measures and procedures at the Joint Headquarters;
·        Controlling status of the JHQ internal security measures and carrying out of internal security procedures;
·        Instructing the JHQ personnel in security issues.

INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS AND ANALYSIS BRANCH:

·         Participating in the activity of Joint Operations Centre;
·         Conducting basic and current intelligence evaluations;
·         Developing intelligence products and providing them to the users;
·         Participating in development of chapters on intelligence support for doctrines and field manuals.

INFORMATION COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT BRANCH:

·        Planning and organizing collection of information;
·        Organizing management of information requirements;
·        Conducting open source intelligence;
·        Administrating intelligence data base.