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Target Folder Target Identification and Description

Target identification data.

Located at 1407 W. Wilson. Chicago IL. 60647

Description and significance.

This residence is suspected as being a safe house for individuals recruited as foreign fighters. These individuals pass through the safe house in transit to unknown locations in the Horn of Africa. The intent of the upcoming direct action is to deploy a Special Forces team to raid the residence in the hope of capturing individuals, documents, and equipment for further exploitation.

Detailed target description.

The three story brick apartment building houses lower income people of various races. The suspects live on the first floor. The building is accessed by two different doors. The apartment is quiet and unassuming.

D. Target vulnerability assessment.

The target is very vulnerable as the high traffic on the nearby sidewalks and streets make the place a great place. The landlords are very respectful of privacy and do not bother the tenants.

SECTION II -- Natural Environment

A. Geographic data (including terrain and hazards to movement).

The terrain is very urban. Traffic is constant. Ambulance and police sirens are a constant background to the environment. There are various eating establishments and liquor stores near the apartment. The racial composure of the neighborhood is mostly black and Hispanic with some white urban professionals scattered throughout. There is a high rate of crime in this neighborhood as well.

B. Meteorological data (climatological overview and tables and illumination data).

See Appendix A.

B. Hydrographic data (coastal, waterways, lakes, luminescence, etc.).

Lake Michigan is located one mile east of this apartment.

SECTION III -- Threat

A. Ground forces (including border guards).

N/A

B. Paramilitary and indigenous forces (including intelligence and security and police services).

N/A

C. Naval forces (including Coast Guard and maritime border guard).

N/A

D.Air forces. N/A

E. Air defense forces (including radars, passive detectors, C3). N/A

F. Electronic order of battle. N/A

G. Space-based assets....

N/A
H. Counterintelligence environment (efforts of indigenous forces to collect against SOF elements).

E-2

I. Other

SECTION IV -- Demographics and Cultural Features

A. Area population characteristics.

Racial mix 30% Hispanic 30% Black 30% White. Multicultural, urban.

B. Languages, dialects, and ethnic composition.

English Spainsh.

C. Social conditions.

Lower Middle Class.

D. Religious factors.

n/a

E. Political characteristics.

Liberal.

F. Economic conditions.

Lower Middle Class

G. Miscellaneous (e.g., currency, holidays, dress, customs).

N/A

SECTION V -- Lines of Communication and Information Systems

A. Airfields.

OHare Airport, Midway Airport. Both less than 20 miles away.

B. Railways.

Chicago Transit Authority. METRA. Amtrak. All serve the Chicago Area.

C. Roadways.

Major Interstates 90/94, 55. Lake Shore Drive

D. Waterways.

Chicago River less than 3 miles from apartment

E. Ports.

Navy Pier

F. POL.

N/A

G. Power grid.

Major metropolitan area type. Nuclear reactors 60 miles within radius of apartment.

H. Public information media and telecommunications (print, radio, television, telephone, etc.).

SECTION VI -- Infiltration And Exfiltration (potential LZs, DZs, BLSs,

HLZs)

A. Potential zones.

B. Chokepoints between insertion point(s) and objective.

SECTION VII -- SERER and Survival data

A. SERER and SAFE areas.

N/A

B. Survival data.

N/A

SECTION VIII -- Unique Intelligence (mission-specific requirements not covered above)

N/A

SECTION IX -- Intelligence Shortfalls

N/A

APPENDIX D: MAPS AND CHARTS

APPENDIX E: SCI (if applicable)

A.

APPENDIX A: Current weather report Chicago IL.

WFO Monthly/Daily Climate Data

CXUS55 KLOT 130700

CF6ORD

PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6)

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