The Maritime Intelligence Team: An Integrated Intelligence Section Sample Clauses

The Maritime Intelligence Team: An Integrated Intelligence Section. ‌ The integrated intelligence section, the Maritime Intelligence Team (MINT), consisted of Dutch and Swedish intelligence personnel, including one Swedish imagery analyst. As noted above, the intelligence side was the first area for which integration was deemed necessary. According to one senior Swedish officer, this was because the Swedish intelligence unit did not have any of the equipment or access to the IT and communication systems used on HNLMS Xxxxx xx Xxxx. A lot of effort had been put into finding out which systems were to be used during the mission, but it was not until their arrival in Den Helder that the Swedish personnel acquired a full picture of the set-up on the ship. At this point they realised that it would be impossible to work separately because access to and the sharing of information between the Dutch and Swedish sides were essential to any operational output during the mission.233 Since an intelligence structure already existed on board, the preferred solution was to use that structure and integrate the Swedish unit into it. This was only realised, however, around the time the Xxxxx xx Xxxx departed Den Helder on 24 January. Organisationally, the Swedish intelligence unit was led and tasked by the Dutch senior officer, just like the helicopter detachment and the LCCT.234 Compared to the enablers, however, the constitution of the intelligence integration was somewhat different. First, the deputy head of the unit was also Dutch, and not a Swedish officer as in the case of the enablers. Second, the Dutch and Swedish intelligence cells had separate office spaces and office facilities for national intelligence and security matters. Even though they shared a joint MINT office,