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Article: Merging Information Operations and Psychological Operations.(2nd Place: Writing IO Contest)(Essay)
- Article from:
- Military Review
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
- Author:
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This article represents my personal observations and opinions and does not reflect the official views of the PSYOP community, U.S. Special Operations Command, or the U.S. Army.
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Isolated communities of personnel should begin to think of themselves as IO personnel rather than personnel participating in a core component of IO. (1)
--Department of Defense Information Operations Roadmap, October 2003.
I PROPOSE merging the IO functional area (FA) and the Psychological Operations (PSYOP) branch into one specialty under the umbrella term "information operations." Combining resources, training, and ...