This study examines the Defense HUMINT Service (DHS) and the role it plays in supporting Joint Task Forces (JTF) and theater commander in chiefs (CINCs) in military operations other than war (MOOTW). The examination included a study into the recent history of military HUMINT, and the Department of Defense's (DoD's) purpose for creating the DHS. This study will also examine the importance of HUMINT in supporting military forces in an MOOTW, and look at the doctrinal development of HUMINT over the course of three case studies to see where HUMINT in general has improved its support to the JTF. This examination led to studying DHS's role in supporting MOOTW, including DHS's capabilities and responsibilities to support U.S. forces, and how effectively DHS executes its role. The conclusions of this research determined that HUMINT intelligence plays a critical role in a MOOTW, but HUMINT in MOOTW is less productive in the early stages of a MOOTW because of the inherent difficulties establishing the HUMINT infrastructure necessary to gather information. DHS can play a vital role supporting a JTF commander involved in a MOOTW. DHS was created to be a national level HUMINT organization, and is capable of establishing that HUMINT infrastructure necessary for HUMINT collectors prior to deployment into a theater. DHS can improve the intelligence picture for a commander by using its global capabilities to build a HUMINT infrastructure before a JTF is deployed into a theater for an MOOTW activity.

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