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IS E-6 Reserve Bibs · February 2027

Intelligence Specialist · Effective September 2026 · 50 references

Reserve exam

Reserve bibs have one list.
  1. AFTTP 3-1.MQ-9
    (U) TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT MQ-9
    Ch 2
  2. AFTTP 3-1.RQ-4B(2023)
    (U) TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT RQ-4B
    Ch 1
  3. AFTTP 3-1.TG(2025)
    (U) THREAT REFERENCE GUIDE
    Ch 5Ch 16Ch 21
  4. ANTTP 3-22.1-FA18
    TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT F/A-18A-F
    Ch 9
  5. CFCOE ANNEX B INTELLIGENCE(VERSION 4.1)
    (U) INTELLIGENCE (U) ANNEX B TO THE CYBER FORCE CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS & EMPLOYMENT
    Sec 1
  6. CJCSI 3160.01E
    (U) NO-STRIKE AND THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY
    Encl AEncl BEncl CEncl E
  7. CJCSI 3162.02A
    METHODOLOGY FOR COMBAT ASSESSMENT
    Encl A
  8. CJCSI 3370.01D
    TARGET DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
    Annex CEncl AEncl B
  9. CONGA SCG(VERSION 10.0.0)
    (U) SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY CONSOLIDATED NGA (CONGA) SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GUIDE (SCG)
    App B
  10. CWP 3-2
    DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS
  11. DCGS-N GEOINT OPERATORS TRAINEE GUIDE(REVISION-4)
    AN/SSQ-128(V)2/3 AND (V)6/7 GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE (GEOINT) OPERATORS TRAINEE GUIDE
    Unit 2
  12. DHE-M 3301.001(WITH CHANGE-2)
    DEFENSE HUMAN INTELLIGENCE (HUMINT) ENTERPRISE MANUAL, VOLUME I: COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS, REPORTING, AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES (U)
    Ch 3Ch 4
  13. DHE-M 3301.002(2015)
    DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND HUMAN INTELLIGENCE ENTERPRISE MANUAL, VOLUME II: HUMAN INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION OPERATIONS (U)
    App 5Ch 1Ch 3Ch 5
  14. DODD 3115.09(WITH CHANGE-3)
    DOD INTELLIGENCE INTERROGATIONS, DETAINEE DEBRIEFINGS, AND TACTICAL QUESTIONING
    Encl 4
  15. DODI 5240.04(WITH CHANGE-2)
    COUNTERINTELLIGENCE (CI) INVESTIGATIONS
    Part 2
  16. DODI 5240.6(WITH CHANGE-3)
    COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AWARENESS AND REPORTING (CIAR)
  17. FICM(2024)
    (U) FLEET INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION MANUAL (FICM)
    Ch 5Ch 9
  18. FM 2-22.3
    HUMAN INTELLIGENCE COLLECTOR OPERATIONS
  19. IMINT SYSTEM OVERVIEW
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 7
  20. ISR SMART BOOK(2013)
    INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE (ISR) REFERENCE GUIDE "SMART BOOK"
    Ch 2Ch 5Ch 6
  21. J2M-0177-01-96
    DOD INDICATIONS AND WARNING SYSTEM OPERATIONS MANUAL
  22. JMEM WEAPONEERING GUIDE
    JOINT TECHNICAL COORDINATING GROUP FOR MUNITIONS EFFECTIVENESS JMEM WEAPONEERING GUIDE
    Ch 3
  23. JOINT PUBLICATION 2-0(WITH CHANGE-1)
    JOINT INTELLIGENCE
    App BCh 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
  24. JOINT PUBLICATION 3-05(2020)
    DOCTRINE FOR JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS
    Ch 1
  25. JOINT PUBLICATION 3-12(2022)
    JOINT CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS
    Ch 3Ch 4
  26. JOINT PUBLICATION 3-60(2024)
    JOINT TARGETING
    App BCh 2Ch 3
  27. NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY (2022)
    Ch 2
  28. NAVEDTRA 15021(2018)
    INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST (IS)
    App ICh 2Ch 4Ch 9
  29. NAWDCINST 3500.9A
    U.S. NAVY TARGET COODINATE MENSURATION, TARGET MATERIAL PRODUCTION, TARGET MENSURATION ONLY, AND TRAINING, QUALIFICATION, CERTIFICATION, AND PROFICIENCY PROGRAM INSTRUCTION
  30. NGIC-24107079-04
    HOW THEY FIGHT MILITANT AND TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS OF THE WORLD
    App B
  31. NIMA PUB NO 9(VOLUME-1)(2024)
    PUB. NO. 9 AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR AN EPITOME OF NAVIGATION VOLUME I 2024 EDITION
    App B
  32. NTTP 3-05.15(WITH CHANGE-1)
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM OPERATIONS
    Ch 1
  33. NTTP 3-05.45(2023)
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS
    App DCh 1Ch 2Ch 4Ch 5
  34. NTTP 3-13.14(3-2017)
    SURFACE ELECTRONIC WARFARE GUIDE
    Ch 2
  35. NTTP 3-20.3(WITH CHANGE-1)
    SURFACE SHIP SURFACE WARFARE TACTICS
    App A
  36. NTTP 3-60.1(2022)
    DT MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR DYNAMIC TARGETING
    App B
  37. NWP 2
    FLEET INTELLIGENCE
    Ch 2Ch 3
  38. NWP 2-0
    NAVAL INTELLIGENCE NWP 2-0
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3
  39. NWP 2-01(2017)
    INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO NAVAL OPERATIONS
    App BCh 1Ch 4
  40. NWP 3-10(2020)
    NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT FORCES
    Ch 1
  41. NWP 3-56(WITH ERRATUM 1)
    MARITIME OPERATIONS AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL OF WARFARE
    Ch 7
  42. ONI CHINA SMART BOOK(2022)
    CHINA: PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PLAN) AND MARITIME FORCES SMART BOOK
    TOPIC CHINA NOB
  43. RUSSIA ONI SMART BOOK(2022)
    RUSSIA: NAVY AND MARITIME FORCES SMART BOOK
    TOPIC RUSSIA NOB
  44. SECNAVINST 3820.3E
    OVERSIGHT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
  45. SECNAVINST 5510.30C
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM
    Encl 3Encl 4Encl 6Encl 10
  46. SECNAVINST 5510.36B
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM
    Encl 2Encl 4
  47. TACMEMO 2-01.4-17
    INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO VISIT, BOARD, SEARCH, AND SEIZURE OPERATIONS
    Ch 3
  48. TACMEMO 3-12.1-17
    DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS TACTICS FOR SURFACE FORCES
    Ch 3
  49. TM 2-01.1-25
    INDEPENDENT DUTY INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT
    Ch 3
  50. WORLD FACTBOOK
    TOPIC ASIA, MIDDLE EAST, SOUTH CHINA SEA, SOUTHEAST ASIA

Exam topics

7 topics · 26 subtopics

What this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.

CI/HUMINT COLLECTION & ANALYSISCOLLECTION REQUIREMENTS & REPORTING · ORGANIZATION & STRUCTURE · POLICIES & DOCTRINE · SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS
CYBER WARFARE INTELLIGENCE ANALYSISPOLICIES & DOCTRINE · SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS · TARGETING
EXPEDITIONARY INTELLIGENCE SUPPORTFUNDAMENTALS · POLICIES & DOCTRINE · SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS
GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE ANALYSISARCHITECTURE & TOOLS · COLLECTION PLATFORMS · FUNDAMENTALS · ORGANIZATIONS · POLICIES & DOCTRINE · SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS
INTELLIGENCE ADMIN & PUB MANAGEMENTMAPS & CHARTS · POLICIES & DOCTRINE
OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ANALYSISCOLLECTION PLATFORMS & SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE · FUNDAMENTALS · OOB · POLICIES & DOCTRINE · SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS
STRIKE WARFARE INTELLIGENCE ANALYSISPOLICIES & DOCTRINE · SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS · TARGETING
Official notes and source
  1. Reference links previously provided on this site have been permanently removed to comply with DoD security policies.
  2. This BIBLIOGRAPHY is provided by NAC to document the REFERENCES used by a subject matter expert (a Navy Chief in the rating) as the basis for writing the questions on the RESERVE Navy Advancement exam that will be given to SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) PERSONNEL in February 2027. All exam questions are developed by rating subject matter experts utilizing the latest Occupational Standards provided by NAVMAC.
  3. The questions for your exam are based on the references listed in this bibliography. If a reference has been updated since the exam was created and differs from the reference listed here, the information in the updated reference will be considered when the exam is scored.
  4. The Professional Military Knowledge (PMK) references are no longer listed as part of this document, since PMK questions are no longer part of the Navy-Wide Advancement Exam (NWAE). PMK knowledge will be measured through the separate Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE) and details on administration of this exam can be found in the current cycle NAVADMIN.
  5. If you have questions, e-mail NETPDC_NAVY_ADVANCEMENT@navy.mil.

Source: the official February 2027 E-6 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective September 2026).