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Commentary on Lt Col Kenneth Beebe's "Reply to 'Defining Information Operations Forces: What Do We Need?'"

WE READ WITH some interest Lt Col Kenneth Beebe's "Reply to 'Defining Information Operations Forces: What Do We Need?'" (Winter 2007). We generally concur with his commentary; however, we wish to address the following passages:

When it comes to influence operations, I think we need to ask ourselves if it makes sense to have a separate "influence" career field in the Air Force. . . . Since the Air Force's primary PSYOP [psychological operations] role involves disseminating the Army's PSYOP products, the authors' prescription makes this individual essentially a deception planner. . . . This doesn't require a career force so much as it requires dedicated planners whom the Air Force can train ...

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