Department of the Army

Air and Missile Defense Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (ATP 3.01-16) Department of the Army

"Air and Missile Defense Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield" (ATP 3-01.16) provides detailed techniques for conducting Air and Missile Defense Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB). Conducting Air Missile Defense (AMD) IPB reduces uncertainties regarding terrain, weather, and adversary capabilities and can assist in the development of potential adversary courses of action. It also provides the intelligence analyst the tools to support commander and staff planning and decision making at the joint, combined, and service levels by providing a systematic, continuous, and common methodology for analyzing the adversary Air and Missile force.