Posted on Mar 22, 2022
The History of Traffic Analysis – WWI – Vietnam Part 2 of 8
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Traffic analysis has been of key importance in providing current information to U. S. military commanders on the identity, location, and movement of opposing enemy forces at the tactical and strategic levels. Although some use was made of the discipline as early as the American Civil War, information derived from traffic analysis was critical in influencing and winning many ground, sea, and air battles of World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and other conflicts. T/A also has been useful in supporting diplomatic initiatives, and, especially during the Cold War, it supported counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and counternarcotics efforts, as well as the country’s response to numerous international crises.
The History of Traffic Analysis – WWI – Vietnam Part 2 of 8
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."World War I
When the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) entered WWI in 1917, it was not schooled in the use of traffic analysis. British and French intelligence services provided the AEF personnel a “crash course” in the art of traffic analysis. The AEF sought “to describe the enemy’s forces, to determine the locations of his units, discover his intentions, and where and when he would carry them out.”(6) T/A was one of the primary sources of intelligence contributing to the satisfaction of these operational requirements."...
..."World War I
When the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) entered WWI in 1917, it was not schooled in the use of traffic analysis. British and French intelligence services provided the AEF personnel a “crash course” in the art of traffic analysis. The AEF sought “to describe the enemy’s forces, to determine the locations of his units, discover his intentions, and where and when he would carry them out.”(6) T/A was one of the primary sources of intelligence contributing to the satisfaction of these operational requirements."...
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