Commander’s Critical Information Requirements

Absztrakt

The Commander’s Critical Information Requirements (CCIRs) support the commander’s situational understanding and help to describe the commander’s vision to the staff. CCIRs – among other information requirements – are identified during the mission analysis phase of a planning process. Depending on the type of CCIRs, different staff functions are responsible for developing, managing, updating and disseminating CCIRs. The aim of this paper – in line with the main trends of military scientific research in Hungary – is to highlight the latest changes in NATO and US doctrines and share the best practices learned during NATO planning exercises. To describe the concept of CCIRs, the author provides an overview on the commander’s role in the operation process that drives the development of CCIRs and on the roles of different staff functions in creating and managing CCIRs during the planning and execution of an operation.