CCIRs include which categories?

• A. Priority Intelligence Requirements; Friendly Forces Information Requirements
• B. Critical Documents; Intelligence Reports
• C. Operational Orders; Movement Data
• D. Terrain Analysis; Weather Data

Answer: (A)

CCIRs are the commander’s critical information needs that drive what intelligence collection and analysis focus on to support timely decisions. The usual structure centers on two key categories: Priority Intelligence Requirements, which are the essential questions about the adversary, terrain, and broader operational environment that, if answered, directly inform command decisions; and Friendly Forces Information Requirements, which specify the crucial information about our own forces—locations, status, readiness, and movements—needed to plan and execute actions without jeopardizing the operation. This pairing ensures the decision-maker has a clear picture of both the enemy picture and our own force posture, enabling rapid and informed decisions. Other options describe important types of documents, orders, or data, but they aren’t the official CCIR categories and don’t capture the decision-focused structure that CCIRs use.