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Every Soldier is a Sensor (ES2) is a concept where every soldier is a capable, sophisticated collector of intelligence.
The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Combined Arms Center (CAC) defines ES2 as:
- soldiers trained to actively observe details related to Commanders' Critical Information Requirements (CCIR) in an area of operations and competent in reporting their experience, perception and judgment in a concise, accurate manner; and,
- leaders who understand how to optimize the collection, processing and dissemination of information in their organization to enable the generation of timely intelligence.
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- Association of the United States Army, ES2: Every Soldier is a Sensor (Aug. 2004) (full-text).