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FIGURE 5 An example of the HPO/TFF-CBB and the development Disclosure
of operational metrics using the USAF 1N1 Geospatial Intelligence The authors have no financial relationships relevant to this
Analyst CT. CT, core tasks; FMV, full motion video.
article to disclose.
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The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private
views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as
reflecting the views of the Uniformed Services University, the US
Special Operations Command, or the Department of Defense.

Author Contributions
LT conceived of and collaborated with the other authors to
prepare the paper..

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