A few years ago, for whatever reason, I got it into my head that I needed to own a cowboy hat. I am not a cowboy or a rancher or a high plains drifter. In fact, I have been on a horse exactly once in my life, so what was this call to own this iconic piece of headwear? (My hat hanging on the wall here https://amzn.to/48s8h66). I guess it makes me think of a time that I never experienced,…
The world of Intelligence has several collection methods that are utilized for the purpose of gathering information and using that information to accomplish a specific mission. Many in the Intelligence Community will have a specific collection method that they specialize in, however, rarely would they use only one method to gather information. The purpose of this article is to show how one can utilize some of the more available collection methods (some collection methods are either not applicable to our…