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http:// www.forces.gc.ca/en/news/article.page?doc=joint-task-force-x-conducts-humint-operations/inbg2b17

>The current environment in which the CAF operates is more complex than ever and commanders at all levels require detailed situational awareness to support their decision-making; increasing the demand on various intelligence collection assets to provide relevant and timely information.

>The evolution of threats from traditionally large conventional forces to decentralized entities has increased both the requirement for and challenges to today’s sensor and collection efforts. Joint Task Force X (JTF X) is Canada’s modern day human intelligence (HUMINT) unit, responsible for the provision of strategic, operational and tactical HUMINT resources in support of DND/CAF programs and operations. To achieve its mandate, JTF X must select and generate source handlers and interrogators from within the CAF.