US Army PSYOP Book 3 - Executing Psychological Operations: Tactical Psychological Operations Tactics, Techniques and Procedures - Full-Size 8.5"x11" Edition - FM 3-05.302 (MCRP 3-40.6B)

by U S Army

Overview

"TO SUBDUE THE ENEMY WITHOUT FIGHTING IS THE ACME OF SKILL" (Sun Tzu)

Book 3 of 3 in the C.M.L. U.S. Army PSYOP series.

Discover how to execute successful psychological warfare - PSYWAR - operations at the tactical level. Learn how to change opinions, win hearts and minds, and convert people to your cause via mass communication!

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Often misunderstood by the general public, psychological operations (PSYOP) enable U.S. forces to influence a target population's opinions and behavior by affecting their impressions, thoughts and emotions.

Psychological operations take many forms. They may be overt or covert; they may involve media as diverse as radio, television, loudspeaker broadcast, leaflet drop or social media. They may seek to influence combatant groups, civilian populations or a combination thereof. Whatever their form, effective psychological operations take control of the information received by the target, inserting the required memetic payload into the consumed media in a manner the target cannot easily ignore.

In that regard, military psychological operations share many similarities with a wide variety of marketing operations, and the information contained within this series of U.S. Army manuals will be useful to media professionals in all fields, particularly those tasked with building and operating influence organizations and campaigns.

Similarly, a general audience will find much of value here. It is our individual responsibility to safeguard our own minds from potentially-malicious external influence, and this can best be achieved by developing an understanding of the techniques used by the ever-increasing number of entities engaged in influence activities. These entities' intentions range from the benign - convincing us of which soap powder to use - to the dangerously malign - enticing us to form positive opinions of foreign enemy powers and political systems, or undermining our confidence in ourselves and our way of life.

This is book 3 of 3 in the C.M.L. U.S. Army PSYOP series, which is written for an audience of PSYOP personnel, providing guidance on executing effective PSYOP activities at the tactical level.

Also available:

PSYOP Book 1: Psychological Operations Handbook (ISBN: 978-1-949117-08-0, FM 3-05.30) covers the fundamentals of military psychological operations in support of the national interest and is the Army's keystone publication for PSYOP principles and activities. It is written not exclusively for PSYOP personnel but for a wide military audience in order to provide a general appreciation for PSYOP potential and value.

PSYOP Book 2: Implementing Psychological Operations (ISBN: 978-1-949117-09-7, FM 3-05.301) builds on the previous publication to provide PSYOP commanders and planners with the information required to implement PSYOP activities at the operational level.

"THERE ARE BUT TWO POWERS IN THE WORLD, THE SWORD AND THE MIND. IN THE LONG RUN THE SWORD IS ALWAYS BEATEN BY THE MIND." (Napoleon Bonaparte)

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781949117103
Publisher:	Carlile Media
Publication date:	07/25/2019
Series:	Carlile Military Library , #59
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.54(d)

Table of Contents

PREFACE vi

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO TACTICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS 1-1

PSYOP Core Tasks and Roles 1-1

PSYOP in Full-Spectrum Operations 1-2

Elements of Combat Power 1-2

Battlespace 1-3

Battlefield Organization 1-3

Command Authority 1-3

PSYOP Approval Authority 1-4

Themes and PSYOP Objectives1-4

PSYOP at the Tactical Level1-4

Summary 1-4

Chapter 2 CAPABILITIES AND ORGANIZATION 2-1

Tactical Psychological Operations Battalion 2-1

Tactical Psychological Operations Company 2-2

Tactical Psychological Operations Development Detachment 2-3

Tactical Psychological Operations Detachment 2-4

Tactical Psychological Operations Team 2-6

Summary 2-8

Chapter 3 COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS 3-1

Joint Force Command 3-1

PSYOP Coordination 3-4

Supported Unit Command Relationships 3-6

Summary 3-6

Chapter 4 MISSION PLANNING 4-1

Military Operations and Mission Planning 4-1

Military Decision-Making Process 4-2

Decision Making in a Time-Constrained Environment 4-8

Troop-Leading Procedures and the Military Decision-Making Process 4-12

Summary 4-20

Chapter 5 EMPLOYMENT 5-1

Tactical Psychological Operations Battalion 5-1

Headquarters Support Company 5-2

Tactical Psychological Operations Company 5-3

PSYOP Support Element 5-4

Tactical Psychological Operations Detachment 5-8

Tactical Psychological Operations Team 5-9

Summary 5-10

Chapter 6 SEVEN-PHASE PSYOP PROCESS 6-1

Planning (Phase I) 6-1

Target Audience Analysis (Phase II) 6-4

Series Development (Phase III) 6-11

Product Development and Design (Phase IV) 6-18

Approval (Phase V) 6-33

Production, Distribution, and Dissemination (Phase VI) 6-37

Evaluation (Phase VII) 6-43

Summary 6-47

Chapter 7 TACTICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS TEAM OPERATIONS 7-1

Introduction 7-1

Integration With Supported Unit 7-1

Employment 7-4

Loudspeaker Operations 7-7

Printed Product Dissemination 7-11

Face-to-Face Communication 7-13

Pretesting and Posttesting 7-18

Civil Disturbance 7-19

Summary 7-21

Chapter 8 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT 8-1

Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield 8-1

Information Management Categories 8-3

Integrating Into Supported Unit’s Intelligence Process 8-4

Determining Where to Send Requests for Information 8-4

Tactical PSYOP Considerations During IPB METT–TC 8-4

Gathering PSYOP-Relevant Information 8-6

Evaluation Methods 8-7

PSYOP Situation Reports 8-8

Summary 8-8

Chapter 9 SUPPORT AND SUSTAINMENT 9-1

Maintenance Categories and Responsibilities 9-1

Garrison Maintenance Requirements 9-1

Deployment Maintenance Requirements 9-2

Special Maintenance Considerations 9-4

Recovery 9-4

Summary 9-6

Appendix A COORDINATION AND LIAISON A-1

Appendix B ASSESSMENTS B-1

Appendix C SUPPORT TO INTERNMENT/RESETTLEMENT OPERATIONS C-1

Appendix D PROPAGANDA ASSESSMENT D-1

Appendix E SAMPLE PSYOP APPENDIX E-1

Appendix F CAPABILITIES BRIEF F-1

Appendix G TACTICAL PSYOP REPORT AND REQUEST FORMATS G-1

Appendix H LEAFLET OPERATIONS H-1

Appendix I TACTICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS TEAM BATTLEFIELD

SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES I-1

Appendix J USE OF INTERPRETERS J-1

Appendix K RULES OF ENGAGEMENT K-1

GLOSSARY Glossary-1

REFERENCES References-1

INDEX Index-1