Information Operations Doctrine And Practice

Author : Christopher Paul
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015076167447

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Information Operations—Doctrine and Practice by Christopher Paul Pdf

A no-nonsense treatment of information operations, this handbook makes clear what does and does not fall under information operations, how the military plans and executes such efforts, and what the role of IO ought to be in the war of ideas. Paul provides detailed accounts of the doctrine and practice of the five core information operations capabilities (psychological operations, military deception, operations security, electronic warfare, and computer network operations) and the three related capabilities (public affairs, civil-military operations, and military support to public diplomacy). The discussion of each capability includes historical examples, explanations of tools and forces available, and current challenges faced by that community. An appendix of selected excerpts from military doctrine ties the work firmly to the military theory behind information operations. Paul argues that contemporary IO's mixing of capabilities focused on information content with those focused on information systems conflates apples with the apple carts. This important study concludes that information operations would be better poised to contribute to the war of ideas if IO were reorganized, separating content capabilities from systems capabilities and separating the employment of black (deceptive or falsely attributed) information from white (wholly truthful and correctly attributed) information.

Author : Leigh Armistead
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781597976596

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Information Operations Matters by Leigh Armistead Pdf

Introduced in 1998 by the Department of Defense, the concept of information operations (IO) proposed to revolutionize the ways in which warfare, diplomacy, and business were conducted. However, this transformation has not come to fruition. Two large gaps remain: between policy and theory, and between the funding needs of IO initiatives and the actual funds the federal bureaucracy is willing to provide to support these operations. These two discrepancies are central to the overall discussions of Information Operations Matters. Leigh Armistead explains why these gaps exist and suggests ways to close them. Also in discussing best practices in IO, he clarifies how the key agencies of the U.S. government can use the inherent power of information to better conduct future strategic communication campaigns. Information Operations Matters presents a more pragmatic approach to IO, recommending that IO policy be made surrounding usable concepts, definitions, theories, and capabilities that are attainable with the resources available. To meet the threats of the future as well as those facing us today, Armistead argues, it is necessary to use this new area of operations to the greatest extent possible.

Author : Department Army
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1481131125

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Information Operations: Doctrine, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (FM 3-13 / 100-6) by Department Army Pdf

Information is an element of combat power. Commanders conduct information operations (IO) to apply it. Focused IO-synchronized with effective information management and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance-enable commanders to gain and maintain information superiority. IO is a prime means for achieving information superiority. Users of FM 3-13 must be familiar with the military decision making process established in FM 5-0, Army Planning and Orders Production; the operations process, established in FM 3-0, Operations; and commander's visualization, described in FM 6-0, Mission Command: Command and Control of Army Forces. As the Army's key integrating manual for IO, this manual prescribes IO doctrine and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP). It also establishes doctrine and TTP for the IO elements of operations security and military deception. This manual implements joint IO doctrine established in JP 3-13, Joint Doctrine for Information Operations; JP 3-54, Joint Doctrine for Operations Security; and JP 3-58, Joint Doctrine for Military Deception. This manual establishes the following as the definition of IO used by Army forces: Information operations is the employment of the core capabilities of electronic warfare, computer network operations, psychological operations, military deception, and operations security, in concert with specified supporting and related capabilities, to affect or defend information and information systems, and to influence decision making. This definition supersedes the definition of IO in FM 3-0. It is consistent with joint initiatives.

Author : United States Government Us Army
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798610102078

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Joint Publication JP 3-13 Information Operations Change 1 November 2014 by United States Government Us Army Pdf

This Joint Chiefs of Staff manual, Joint Publication JP 3-13 Information Operations Change 1 November 2014, sets forth joint doctrine to govern the activities and performance of theArmed Forces of the United States in joint operations and provides the doctrinal basis for USmilitary coordination with other US Government departments and agencies during operationsand for US military involvement in multinational operations. It provides military guidancefor the exercise of authority by combatant commanders and other joint force commanders(JFCs) and prescribes joint doctrine for operations, education, and training. It providesmilitary guidance for use by the Armed Forces in preparing their appropriate plans. It is notthe intent of this publication to restrict the authority of the JFC from organizing the force andexecuting the mission in a manner the JFC deems most appropriate to ensure unity of effortin the accomplishment of the overall objective.

Author : United States Army
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-09
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1477615261

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FM 3-13 (FM 100-6) Information Operations: Doctrine, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures November 2003 by United States Army Pdf

Information is an element of combat power. Commanders conduct information operations (IO) to apply it. Focused IO-synchronized with effective information management and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance- enable commanders to gain and maintain information superiority. IO is a prime means for achieving information superiority. Users of FM 3-13 must be familiar with the military decision making process established in FM 5-0, Army Planning and Orders Production; the operations process, established in FM 3-0, Operations; and commander's visualization, described in FM 6-0, Mission Command: Command and Control of Army Forces. As the Army's key integrating manual for IO, this manual prescribes IO doctrine and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP). It also establishes doctrine and TTP for the IO elements of operations security and military deception. This manual implements joint IO doctrine established in JP 3-13, Joint Doctrine for Information Operations; JP 3-54, Joint Doctrine for Operations Security; and JP 3-58, Joint Doctrine for Military Deception. This manual establishes the following as the definition of IO used by Army forces: Information operations is the employment of the core capabilities of electronic warfare, computer network operations, psychological operations, military deception, and operations security, in concert with specified supporting and related capabilities, to affect or defend information and information systems, and to influence decision making. This definition supersedes the definition of IO in FM 3-0. It is consistent with joint initiatives. The publication addresses IO doctrine in Part I and TTP in Part II. Part I also establishes Army operations security (OPSEC) and military deception doctrine.

Author : Norman M. Wade
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1935886606

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(INFO1) the Information Operations & Capabilities SMARTbook by Norman M. Wade Pdf

Over the past two decades, information operations (IO) has gone through a number of doctrinal evolutions, explained, in part, by the rapidly changing nature of information, its flow, processing, dissemination, impact and, in particular, its military employment. INFO1: The Information Operations & Capabilities SMARTbook examines the most current doctrinal references available and charts a path to emerging doctrine on information operations.

Author : Bradley W Young,Naval Postgraduate School,Jonathan P Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798715541109

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Information Operations in Current and Future Warfare by Bradley W Young,Naval Postgraduate School,Jonathan P Wood Pdf

The U.S. Army recognizes the ongoing threat posed by our adversaries' strategic efforts to integrate information operations (IO), cyberspace operations, and emerging technologies that challenge U.S. freedom of maneuver across all domains. As a result, the U.S. Army is posturing for a doctrinal shift toward multi-domain operations, which will increase the role of information in warfighting. As it does, the U.S. Army faces challenges and disparities regarding IO in design and practice. Current U.S. Army IO doctrine, terminology, and overall structure is insufficient and does not facilitate a conceptual shared understanding. This leads to systemic underperformance of tactical units in the information environment and suboptimal integration of IO in strategy and plans. Similarly, the U.S. Army community of IO practitioners faces an identity crisis that degrades the profession's cohesion, influence, and overall ability to operate effectively. To overcome these challenges, a critical examination of U.S. Army IO in design and practice is first required to reveal the scope of the disparity. Then, the application of social network analysis and social identity theories reveals potential solutions in IO training, education, and organization that will enable the U.S. Army to become more competitive in the information environment. This investment will enhance the Army's ability to seamlessly integrate and execute information warfare in current and future conflicts.

Author : Patrick D. Allen
Publisher : Artech House Information Warfa
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1580535178

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Information Operations Planning by Patrick D. Allen Pdf

Information operations involve the use of military information and how it is gathered, manipulated, and fused. It includes such critical functions as intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, command and control, communications, and precision navigation. Separating myth from reality, this authoritative resource provides military professionals with a current and comprehensive understanding of information warfare operations planning, including offensive, defensive, and influence operations. The book identifies the features of information operations that differ from traditional military operations and reveals why this discipline is more important now than ever before. Professionals discover new planning tools that have been brought together under a single platform to become the next Information Operations Planning Tool for the U.S. Department of Defence. Additionally, the book defines and identifies new threats and opportunities, and explains why the U.S. is not yet winning the war for the minds.

Author : Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1480218537

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Information Operations (Joint Publication 3-13) by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Pdf

This publication, “Information Operations (Joint Publication 3-13),” provides doctrine for information operations planning, preparation, execution, and assessment in support of joint operations. Information is a strategic resource, vital to national security, and military operations depend on information and information systems for many simultaneous and integrated activities. Information operations (IO) are described as the integrated employment of electronic warfare (EW), computer network operations (CNO), psychological operations (PSYOP), military deception (MILDEC), and operations security (OPSEC), in concert with specified supporting and related capabilities, to influence, disrupt, corrupt, or usurp adversarial human and automated decision making while protecting our own. The purpose of this doctrine is to provide joint force commanders (JFCs) and their staffs guidance to help prepare, plan, execute, and assess IO in support of joint operations. The principal goal is to achieve and maintain information superiority for the US and its allies. The information environment is the aggregate of individuals, organizations, and systems that collect, process, disseminate, or act on information. The information environment is made up of three interrelated dimensions: physical, informational, and cognitive.

Author : Department of Defense,U. S. Army,U. S. Army War College,U. S. Government
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1521058857

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U. S. Army War College Information Operations Primer - Fundamentals of Information Operations - Botnet, Stuxnet, Cyber Warfare, NSA, Service Organizations by Department of Defense,U. S. Army,U. S. Army War College,U. S. Government Pdf

This latest revision of the Information Operations Primer provides an overview of Department of Defense (DoD) Information Operations (IO) doctrine and organizations at the joint and individual service levels. It is primarily intended to serve students and staff of the U.S. Army War College as a ready reference for IO information extracted and summarized from a variety of sources. Wherever possible, Internet websites have been given to provide access to additional and more up-to-date information. This booklet is intentionally UNCLASSIFIED so that the material can be easily referenced during course work, while engaged in exercises, and later in subsequent assignments.This booklet begins with an overview of Information Operations, Strategic Communication and Cyberspace Operations. At each level it describes strategies or doctrine, agencies, organizations, and educational institutions dedicated to the information element of national power. Finally, the document concludes with an IO specific glossary and hyperlinks to information operations, cyberspace operations and strategic communication related websites.CHAPTER I - CONCEPTS * Information Operations * Strategic Communication * Cyberspace and Cyberspace Operations * CHAPTER II - STRATEGIES, GUIDANCE & DOCTRINE * National Strategy and Guidance * U.S. International Strategy for Cyberspace * National Framework for Strategic Communication * Department of Defense Strategy and Guidance * DoD Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace * DoD Report on Strategic Communication * DoD Principles of Strategic Communication * Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 3600.01 Information Operations * Joint Doctrine * Joint Information Operations Doctrine * Service Doctrine * Army Information Doctrine * Marine Corps Information Operations Doctrine * Navy Information Operations Doctrine * Air Force Information Operations Doctrine * CHAPTER III - ORGANIZATIONS * Department of State * Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs * The Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications * National Agencies * National Security Agency (NSA) * Department of Defense * Under Secretary of Defense - Policy (USD(P)) * Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs - Communication Planning and Integration (CPI) * Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO) * Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) * Information Assurance Technology Analysis Center (IATAC) * Joint Organizations and Educational Institutions * Joint Staff, Deputy Director for Global Operations (DDGO J39) * Joint Spectrum Center (JSC) * Joint Public Affairs Support Element (JPASE) * Joint Information Operations Warfare Center (JIOWC) * U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) * U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) * U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) * Joint Forces Staff College - Information Operations Program * Information Operations Center for Excellence Naval Postgraduate School * Service Organizations * Army Cyber Command/2nd Army * Army - 1st Information Operations Command (1st IO Cmd) * Army Reserve Information Operations Command (ARIOC) * United States Army Information Proponent Office (USAIPO) * Marine Corps Information Operations Center * Navy Information Operations Organizations * Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency * Headquarters 24th Air Force * 624th Operations Center * 67th Network Warfare Wing * 688th Information Operations Wing * 689th Combat Communications Wing * Glossary * Information Operations, Cyberspace, and Strategic Communication Related Websites

Author : Joint Forces Staff College (U.S.)
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781597973557

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Information Operations by Joint Forces Staff College (U.S.) Pdf

The modern means of communication have turned the world into an information fishbowl and, in terms of foreign policy and national security in post-Cold War power politics, helped transform international power politics. Information operations (IO), in which time zones are as important as national boundaries, is the use of modern technology to deliver critical information and influential content in an effort to shape perceptions, manage opinions, and control behavior. Contemporary IO differs from traditional psychological operations practiced by nation-states, because the availability of low-cost high technology permits nongovernmental organizations and rogue elements, such as terrorist groups, to deliver influential content of their own as well as facilitates damaging cyber-attacks ("hactivism") on computer networks and infrastructure. As current vice president Dick Cheney once said, such technology has turned third-class powers into first-class threats. Conceived as a textbook by instructors at the Joint Command, Control, and Information Warfare School of the U.S. Joint Forces Staff College and involving IO experts from several countries, this book fills an important gap in the literature by analyzing under one cover the military, technological, and psychological aspects of information operations. The general reader will appreciate the examples taken from recent history that reflect the impact of IO on U.S. foreign policy, military operations, and government organization.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781437901825

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Exposing the Information Domain Myth: A New Concept for Air Force and Information Operations Doctrine: A Reprint from “Air and Space Power Journal” by Anonim Pdf

Author : Thomas Rid,Thomas Keaney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-04-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136976056

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Understanding Counterinsurgency Warfare by Thomas Rid,Thomas Keaney Pdf

This textbook offers an accessible introduction to counterinsurgency operations, a key aspect of modern warfare. Featuring essays by some of the world’s leading experts on unconventional conflict, both scholars and practitioners, the book discusses how modern regular armed forces react, and should react, to irregular warfare. The volume is divided into three main sections: Doctrinal Origins: analysing the intellectual and historical roots of modern Western theory and practice Operational Aspects: examining the specific role of various military services in counterinsurgency, but also special forces, intelligence, and local security forces Challenges: looking at wider issues, such as governance, culture, ethics, civil-military cooperation, information operations, and time. Understanding Counterinsurgency is the first comprehensive textbook on counterinsurgency, and will be essential reading for all students of small wars, counterinsurgency and counterterrorism, strategic studies and security studies, both in graduate and undergraduate courses as well as in professional military schools.

Author : Arturo Munoz
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780833051547

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U.S. Military Information Operations in Afghanistan by Arturo Munoz Pdf

The U.S. Marine Corps, which has long recognized the importance of influencing the civilian population in a counterinsurgency environment, requested an evaluation of the effectiveness of the psychological operations element of U.S. military information operations in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2010 based on how well messages and themes were tailored to target audiences. This monograph responds to that request.

Author : Paul Cornish
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 897 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780192521026

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The Oxford Handbook of Cyber Security by Paul Cornish Pdf

Cyber security is concerned with the identification, avoidance, management and mitigation of risk in, or from, cyber space. The risk concerns harm and damage that might occur as the result of everything from individual carelessness, to organised criminality, to industrial and national security espionage and, at the extreme end of the scale, to disabling attacks against a country's critical national infrastructure. However, there is much more to cyber space than vulnerability, risk, and threat. Cyber space security is an issue of strategy, both commercial and technological, and whose breadth spans the international, regional, national, and personal. It is a matter of hazard and vulnerability, as much as an opportunity for social, economic and cultural growth. Consistent with this outlook, The Oxford Handbook of Cyber Security takes a comprehensive and rounded approach to the still evolving topic of cyber security. The structure of the Handbook is intended to demonstrate how the scope of cyber security is beyond threat, vulnerability, and conflict and how it manifests on many levels of human interaction. An understanding of cyber security requires us to think not just in terms of policy and strategy, but also in terms of technology, economy, sociology, criminology, trade, and morality. Accordingly, contributors to the Handbook include experts in cyber security from around the world, offering a wide range of perspectives: former government officials, private sector executives, technologists, political scientists, strategists, lawyers, criminologists, ethicists, security consultants, and policy analysts.