ISC · E-7 BIBLIOGRAPHY · JANUARY 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS
IS E-7 Bibs · January 2027
Intelligence Specialist · Effective July 2026 · Revised by the Navy (revision 2) · 54 references on the Regular exam
- AFTTP 3-1.MQ-9(U) TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT MQ-9
- AFTTP 3-1.RC-135(2023)(U) TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT RC-135Ch 3
- AFTTP 3-1.TG(09/2025)(U) THREAT REFERENCE GUIDEAttachment 3Ch 3Ch 5Ch 6Ch 16
- ANTTP 3-22.1-FA18TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT F/A-18A-FCh 9
- CFCOE ANNEX B INTELLIGENCE(VERSION 4.1)(U) INTELLIGENCE (U) ANNEX B TO THE CYBER FORCE CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS & EMPLOYMENTSec 1Sec 3
- CJCSI 3160.01E(U) NO-STRIKE AND THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGYEncl AEncl CEncl DEncl E
- CJCSI 3162.02AMETHODOLOGY FOR COMBAT ASSESSMENTApp AApp HEncl C
- CJCSI 3370.01DTARGET DEVELOPMENT STANDARDSApp BEncl BEncl CEncl G
- CONGA SCG(VERSION 10.0.0)(U) SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY CONSOLIDATED NGA (CONGA) SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GUIDE (SCG)Sec 1
- DCGS-N GEOINT OPERATORS TRAINEE GUIDE(REVISION-4)AN/SSQ-128(V)2/3 AND (V)6/7 GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE (GEOINT) OPERATORS TRAINEE GUIDEUnit 1Unit 2Unit 3
- DHE-M 3301.001(WITH CHANGE-2)DEFENSE HUMAN INTELLIGENCE (HUMINT) ENTERPRISE MANUAL, VOLUME I: COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS, REPORTING, AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES (U)Ch 1
- DHE-M 3301.002(2015)DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND HUMAN INTELLIGENCE ENTERPRISE MANUAL, VOLUME II: HUMAN INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION OPERATIONS (U)Ch 2Ch 5
- DIA-01-1003-001A(U) TRADECRAFT PRIMER: BASIC STRUCTURED ANALYTIC TECHNIQUES
- DODD 5105.60NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA)
- DODI O-5240.10COUNTERINTELLIGENCE (CI) IN THE DOD COMPONENTSSec 3Sec 4
- DODI S-5240.09(WITH CHANGE-1)(U) OFFENSIVE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS (OFCO)
- FICM(2024)(U) FLEET INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION MANUAL (FICM)Ch 2Ch 4
- ICD 203ANALYTIC STANDARDS
- IMINT SYSTEM OVERVIEWIMINT SYSTEM OVERVIEWCh 2Ch 4
- ISR SMART BOOK(2013)INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE (ISR) REFERENCE GUIDE "SMART BOOK"Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6
- JMEM WEAPONEERING GUIDEJOINT TECHNICAL COORDINATING GROUP FOR MUNITIONS EFFECTIVENESS JMEM WEAPONEERING GUIDECh 1
- JOINT PUBLICATION 2-0(WITH CHANGE-1)JOINT INTELLIGENCEApp BCh 1Ch 2Ch 3
- JOINT PUBLICATION 3-02(2025)AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONSCh 3
- JOINT PUBLICATION 3-05(2020)DOCTRINE FOR JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONSCh 2
- JOINT PUBLICATION 3-07.2(2014)ANTITERRORISMCh 5
- JOINT PUBLICATION 3-12(2022)JOINT CYBERSPACE OPERATIONSCh 2Ch 4
- JOINT PUBLICATION 3-12 APPENDIX A(U) CLASSIFIED PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS FOR CYBERSPACE OPERATIONSApp A
- JOINT PUBLICATION 3-13(WITH CHANGE-1)INFORMATION OPERATIONSCh 3Ch 4
- JOINT PUBLICATION 3-60(2024)JOINT TARGETINGCh 1Ch 2
- NAVEDTRA 15021(2018)INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST (IS)Ch 4
- NGA.STND.0037_2.0.0_GRIDSUNIVERSAL GRIDS AND GRID REFERENCE SYSTEMSCh 5
- NGIC-24107079-04HOW THEY FIGHT MILITANT AND TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS OF THE WORLD
- NIMA PUB NO 9(VOLUME-1)(2024)PUB. NO. 9 AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR AN EPITOME OF NAVIGATION VOLUME I 2024 EDITIONCh 1
- NTTP 3-03.1(VOLUME-2)(WITH CHANGE-1)(U) TOMAHAWK LANDATTACK MISSILE (TLAM-E) LAUNCH PLATFORM WEAPON SYSTEMS AND TACTICS
- NTTP 3-05.15(WITH CHANGE-1)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM OPERATIONSCh 2
- NTTP 3-05.45(2023)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONSCh 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
- NTTP 3-20.3(WITH CHANGE-1)SURFACE SHIP SURFACE WARFARE TACTICSCh 1
- NTTP 3-20.5(WITH CHANGE-3)COUNTER-FAC AND FIAC PROCEDURESCh 2
- NTTP 3-60.2(2023)MARITIME DYNAMIC TARGETINGCh 1Ch 1Ch 2
- NWP 2-0NAVAL INTELLIGENCE NWP 2-0Glossary 3
- NWP 2-01(2017)INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO NAVAL OPERATIONSCh 4
- NWP 3-05(2023)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARECh 1Ch 2
- NWP 3-10(2020)NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT FORCESCh 1
- NWP 3-56(WITH ERRATUM 1)MARITIME OPERATIONS AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL OF WARFARECh 1Ch 5
- NWP 5-01(WITH ERRATUM 1)NAVY PLANNINGCh 2
- ONI CHINA SMART BOOK(2022)CHINA: PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PLAN) AND MARITIME FORCES SMART BOOKTOPIC CHINA AOB, CHINA NOB
- PUB 1-0 NGA GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE (GEOINT) BASIC DOCTRINE(2018)NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE (GEOINT) BASIC DOCTRINECh 4Ch 5
- RUSSIA ONI SMART BOOK(2022)RUSSIA: NAVY AND MARITIME FORCES SMART BOOKTOPIC RUSSIA AOB
- SAIC-DCGSN-0127DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM-NAVY (DCGS-N) // JOINT SERVICE IMAGERY PROCESSING SYSTEM - NAVY (JSIPS) V5.02 "SAILORS GOUGE" REV ACh 11
- SECNAVINST 3850.2EDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
- SECNAVINST 5510.30CDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAMEncl 4Encl 8
- TACMEMO 2-01.4-17INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO VISIT, BOARD, SEARCH, AND SEIZURE OPERATIONSCh 7
- TACMEMO 3-12.1-17DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS TACTICS FOR SURFACE FORCESCh 4
- WORLD FACTBOOKWORLD FACTBOOKTopic ASIATopic EUROPE
Exam topics
7 topics · 26 subtopicsWhat 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
Substitute exams are given after the Regular exam to sailors who couldn't take it as scheduled. Study this list only if you're taking the substitute.
- AFTTP 3-1.MQ-1(U) TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT MQ-1Ch 2Ch 15
- AFTTP 3-1.RQ-4B(2021)(U) TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT RQ-4BCh 1
- AFTTP 3-1.TG(2023)(U) THREAT REFERENCE GUIDECh 5Ch 6Ch 11Ch 16Ch 21
- CFCOE(VERSION 4.1)(U) CYBER FORCE CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS & EMPLOYMENT (CFCOE) (VERSION 4.1)Sec 1
- CJCSI 3160.01D(U) NO-STRIKE AND THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGYEncl E
- CJCSI 3162.02AMETHODOLOGY FOR COMBAT ASSESSMENTEncl B
- CJCSI 3370.01DTARGET DEVELOPMENT STANDARDSEncl CEncl F
- COMNAVSURFPAC/COMNAVSURFLANTINST 3502.7CSURFACE FORCE TRAINING AND READINESS MANUALCh 1Ch 3INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION
- DCGS-N GEOINT OPERATORS TRAINEE GUIDE(REVISION-4)AN/SSQ-128(V)2/3 AND (V)6/7 GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE (GEOINT) OPERATORS TRAINEE GUIDE
- DHE-M 3301.001(WITH CHANGE-2)DEFENSE HUMAN INTELLIGENCE (HUMINT) ENTERPRISE MANUAL, VOLUME I: COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS, REPORTING, AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES (U)Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3
- DHE-M 3301.002(2015)DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND HUMAN INTELLIGENCE ENTERPRISE MANUAL, VOLUME II: HUMAN INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION OPERATIONS (U)Ch 1Ch 2Ch 4
- DODD 5105.60NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA)
- DODD 5240.02(WITH CHANGE-1)COUNTERINTELLIGENCE (CI)Part 2
- DODI 5240.6(WITH CHANGE-3)COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AWARENESS AND REPORTING (CIAR)Encl 3
- FICM(2024)(U) FLEET INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION MANUAL (FICM)App CCh 5Ch 15Ch 18Ch 19
- IMINT SYSTEM OVERVIEWIMINT SYSTEM OVERVIEWCh 1Ch 3Ch 4Ch 6
- ISR SMART BOOK(2013)INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE (ISR) REFERENCE GUIDE "SMART BOOK"Ch 6
- JMEM WEAPONEERING GUIDEJOINT TECHNICAL COORDINATING GROUP FOR MUNITIONS EFFECTIVENESS JMEM WEAPONEERING GUIDEApp G
- JOINT PUB 2-03(2017)GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO JOINT OPERATIONSApp ACh 2Ch 3Ch 4
- JOINT PUBLICATION 2-0(WITH CHANGE-1)JOINT INTELLIGENCECh 5
- JOINT PUBLICATION 2-01JOINT AND NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO MILITARY OPERATIONSCh 2
- JOINT PUBLICATION 2-01.2COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND HUMAN INTELLIGENCE IN JOINT OPERATIONS (U)
- JOINT PUBLICATION 2-01.3JOINT INTELLIGENCE PREPARATION OF THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTCh 1Ch 6
- JOINT PUBLICATION 3-05(2020)DOCTRINE FOR JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONSCh 2Ch 3
- JOINT PUBLICATION 3-12(2022)JOINT CYBERSPACE OPERATIONSCh 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
- JOINT PUBLICATION 3-12 APPENDIX A(U) CLASSIFIED PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS FOR CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS
- JOINT PUBLICATION 3-13(WITH CHANGE-1)INFORMATION OPERATIONSCh 2
- JOINT PUBLICATION 3-60(2018)JOINT TARGETINGCh 2Ch 3
- NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY(2022)NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGYCh 2
- NAVEDTRA 15021(2018)INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST (IS)Ch 2Ch 3Ch 7Ch 12
- NIMA PUB NO 9(VOLUME-1)(2024)PUB. NO. 9 AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR AN EPITOME OF NAVIGATION VOLUME I 2024 EDITIONCh 1Ch 17
- NTTP 3-03.1(VOLUME-2)(WITH CHANGE-1)(U) TOMAHAWK LANDATTACK MISSILE (TLAM-E) LAUNCH PLATFORM WEAPON SYSTEMS AND TACTICS
- NTTP 3-05.15(WITH CHANGE-1)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM OPERATIONSCh 1
- NTTP 3-05.45(2023)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONSCh 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5
- NTTP 3-20.3(WITH CHANGE-1)SURFACE SHIP SURFACE WARFARE TACTICSCh 1Ch 4
- NTTP 3-60.1(2022)DT MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR DYNAMIC TARGETINGCh 1
- NTTP 3-60.2(2023)MARITIME DYNAMIC TARGETINGCh 2
- NWP 2-0NAVAL INTELLIGENCE NWP 2-0Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3
- NWP 2-01(2017)INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO NAVAL OPERATIONSCh 1Ch 2Ch 4
- NWP 3-05(2023)NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARECh 2
- NWP 3-10(2020)NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT FORCESApp B
- NWP 3-56(WITH ERRATUM 1)MARITIME OPERATIONS AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL OF WARFAREApp BCh 6
- PUB 1-0, NGA GEOINTGEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE (GEOINT) BASIC DOCTRINECh 1
- RUSSIA ONI SMART BOOK(2022)RUSSIA: NAVY AND MARITIME FORCES SMART BOOK
- SAIC-DCGSN-0127DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM-NAVY (DCGS-N) // JOINT SERVICE IMAGERY PROCESSING SYSTEM - NAVY (JSIPS) V5.02 "SAILORS GOUGE" REV ACh 11
- SECNAVINST 3820.3EOVERSIGHT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
- SECNAVINST 5510.36BDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM
- TACMEMO 3-12.1-17DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS TACTICS FOR SURFACE FORCESCh 2Ch 3
- WORLD FACTBOOKWORLD FACTBOOKTopic ASIATopic RUSSIA
Exam topics
7 topics · 26 subtopicsWhat 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 ANALYSISFUNDAMENTALS · INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION PLATFORMS & SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE · OOB · POLICIES & DOCTRINE · SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS
STRIKE WARFARE INTELLIGENCE ANALYSISPOLICIES & DOCTRINE · SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS · TARGETING
Official notes and source
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- 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 REGULAR Navy Advancement exam that will be given to ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL in January 2027. All exam questions are developed by rating subject matter experts utilizing the latest Occupational Standards provided by NAVMAC.
- 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.
- 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.
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Source: the official January 2027 E-7 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective July 2026).