debriefed
Interviewed after mission
Debriefed is the past tense of debrief, meaning to question someone after a mission, operation, or experience to gather information about what happened.
Military personnel are debriefed after combat operations; astronauts after space flights; witnesses after incidents.
The word reverses the original briefing that prepared them: The agents were debriefed as soon as they returned from the field.
Restricted from disclosure
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- spyCovert information gatherer
- agentOne who acts independently
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
operative · covert · interrogation · informant · surveillance · intel · reconnaissance · counterintelligence
Formal evaluation of worth
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- feedbackReturned response data
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
examination · appraisal · report · summary · findings · observations · recommendations · follow-up
Review following completion
- tacticalStrategically planned
- sitrepCondensed operational summary
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- war-roomStrategic operations headquarters
strategic · POW · detainee · reconnaissance · operation · mission · deployment · returning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- interviewFormal questioning session
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- meetingGathering for discussion
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
discussion · recounting · recall · timeline · sequence · details · account · narrative
classified
Restricted from disclosure
CIA · operative · covert · interrogation · informant · surveillance · intel · reconnaissance · counterintelligence · asset
assessment
Formal evaluation of worth
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- feedbackReturned response data
critique · examination · appraisal · report · summary · findings · observations · recommendations · follow-up · documentation
after-action
Review following completion
- tacticalStrategically planned
- sitrepCondensed operational summary
- commanderPerson with authority over others
war-room · strategic · POW · detainee · reconnaissance · operation · mission · deployment · returning · theater
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- interviewFormal questioning session
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- meetingGathering for discussion
conversation · discussion · recounting · recall · timeline · sequence · details · account · narrative · statement
debriefedbriefed
Given essential information
instructed · prepared · prepped · informed · oriented