Joint Doctrine Note JDN 1-20 Joint Identity Activities November 2020

This United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff publication, Joint Doctrine Note JDN 1-20 Joint Identity Activities November 2020, addresses how identity capabilities may be coordinated and integrated to create effects across all phases of an operation or campaign across the competition continuum. JDN 1-20 discusses the application of the Department of Defense identity activities, including related capabilities, functions, and processes, throughout planning, execution, and assessment of maneuver, intelligence, and law enforcement activities in support of military operations. It outlines the role and placement of identity activities in military operations, and support to military operations, across the competition continuum. JDN 1-20 describes the four identity activity capability sets of biometric collection, storage, and matching technologies; forensic material collection exploitation and preservation processes; document and media exploitation collection, exploitation, and data management capabilities; and identity intelligence or Department of Defense law enforcement criminal intelligence analysis and production. It lists authorities to conduct identity activities and outlines related legal and policy considerations; discusses special considerations for identity activities during multinational operations; and discusses special considerations for sharing of identity information, identity intelligence, and Department of Defense law enforcement criminal intelligence.