The S2 is responsible for the production and dissemination of combat intelligence and counter intelligence matters. The S2 assists the commanding officer and other staff officers in security matters including safes, filing, clearances, intelligence training, and related duties. To fulfill his primary responsibility of producing combat intelligence, he collates, evaluates, and interprets information regarding the enemy, weather, and terrain, which may influence the accomplishment of the unit’s mission. Of equal importance is the S1’s duty of disseminating this information to the commanding officer, other staff officers, subordinate commanders and adjacent units.

These are just some of the S2 responsibilities.

Maintain current intelligence information.

Develop and interpret intelligence information.

Gather intelligence information.

Determine likely and suspected enemy targets.

Some of the items S2 accomplished to complete his tasks, include;

Updating the situation map based upon current intelligence reports.

Collecting, interpreting, and disseminating information concerning the effects of, weather, terrain and the guerrilla force on the Battalion mission.

Supervising the intelligence activities of the attached and supporting elements.

Monitoring command and intelligence communication nets at all times.

Requesting intelligence reports from various sources (higher units, attachments) and logging reports in the S2 journal.

Ensuring that the S2 sections receives situation reports from the S3 section, coordinating tactical support fire missions.

Evaluating and interpreting intelligence information and determining enemy probable courses of action.

Disseminating intelligence information to his commander, staff, higher headquarters, units or attachments, and adjacent units according to SOP.

Supervising and controlling reconnaissance and surveillance plans in coordination with S3 (Operations).

Briefing and debriefing patrols operating within accordance of reconnaissance and surveillance plans.

Determining reconnaissance patrol plans, reports and the use of scouts.

Supervising the interrogation of PW's to include civilians who may have information of immediate tactical value

Examining captured enemy documents and expediting evacuation of PW's and captured materials to higher headquarters.