Special  reconnaissance (SR)  is  conducted  by  small  units  of  highly  trained military  personnel,  usually from special  forces units  or military  intelligence organizations,  who  operate  behind  enemy  lines,  avoiding direct combat  and detection  by the  enemy. As  a role,  SR is  distinct from  commando operations, although both  are  often  carried  out  by  the  same  units.  The  SR  role  frequently  includes:  covert  direction  of  air  and missile  attacks,  in  areas  deep  behind  enemy  lines,  placement  of  remotely  monitored  sensors  and preparations  for  other  special  forces.  Like  other  special  forces,  SR  units  may  also  carry  out direct action (DA) and unconventional warfare (UW), including guerrilla operations.Special Reconnaissance is the conduct of environmental reconnaissance, target acquisition, area assessment, post-strike assessment, emplacement and recovery of sensors, or support of Human Intelligence (HUMINT) and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) operations.In  intelligence  terms,  SR  is  a human  intelligence (HUMINT)  collection  discipline.  Its  operational  control  is likely to  be inside  a compartmented  cell of  the HUMINT,  or possibly  the operations,  staff  functions.  Since such  personnel  are  trained  for  intelligence  collection  as  well  as  other  missions,  they  will  usually  maintain clandestine communications to the HUMINT organization, and will be systematically prepared for debriefing. They operate significantly farther than the furthest forward friendly scouting and surveillance units; they may be tens to hundreds of kilometers deeper.

CEE  OPERATIONS  :  CEE  includes  all  captured  material  from  detainess/EPW.They  are examined thoroughly to see if they reveal anything of intelligence value.Whether they satisfy any collection requirement or do they have any military application.Items that may have intelligence value include:
 All  electronic  communications  equipment  with  a  memory  card,  including  computers, telephones, PDAs, and GPS terminals
 All video or photographic equipment
 Items that may have technical intelligence (TECHINT) value include New weapons
 All communications equipment not immediately exploitable for HUMINT value Track vehicles
 Equipment manuals
 All CEE known or believed to be of TECHINT interest
 Weapons and equipment/material found with the detainee should be confiscated , tagged and evacuated immediately.
CEE operations are also part of the HUMINT collection process. CEE operations gather all  data,  physical  possessions,  and  environmental  queues  from  the  battlefield  and  captured enemies.  Manuals  and  equipment  are  just  a  couple  of  the  tangible  HUMINT  collection intelligences. These physical possessions may lead to actionable intelligence; however this may not be the case. Although the information may not be immediately useful for HUMINT resources, it  may  be  of  use  to  the  other  methods  of  intelligence  collection  such  as  TECHINT.  CEE operations  tract  and  tag all  confiscated  equipment  and  data  from the  geographical  locations  of battlefields and personnel