US Army PSYOP Book 1 - Psychological Operations Handbook: Psychological Operations Fundamentals - Full-Size 8.5"x11" Edition - FM 3-05.30 (MCRP 3-40.6)

by U S Army

Overview

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

• Book 1 of 3 in the C.M.L. U.S. Army PSYOP series.
• Discover the fundamentals of psychological warfare - PSYWAR. Learn how to change opinions, win hearts and minds, and convert people to your cause via mass communication!
• Full-size edition - large 8.5" x 11" format: clear, detailed text & illustrations.
• Complete & Unabridged.
• "Batteries last hours, books last decades: get the print edition!"

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 1 of 3 in the C.M.L. U.S. Army PSYOP series, which 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 understanding of and appreciation for PSYOP potential and value.

Also available:

• 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.
• PSYOP Book 3: Executing Psychological Operations (ISBN: 978-1-949117-10-3, FM 3-05.302) is written for an audience of PSYOP personnel, providing guidance on executing effective PSYOP activities at the tactical 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:	9781949117080
Publisher:	Carlile Media
Publication date:	07/24/2019
Series:	Carlile Military Library , #57
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.38(d)

Table of Contents

PREFACE v

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS 1-1

Overview 1-1

Mission of PSYOP 1-2

Roles of PSYOP 1-3

Policies and Strategies 1-4

PSYOP Core Tasks 1-5

Command Authority of PSYOP Forces 1-6

PSYOP Approval Authorities 1-6

Special Considerations 1-9

Chapter 2 PSYOP MISSION AND INSTRUMENTS OF NATIONAL POWER 2-1

PSYOP in Support of Diplomatic Measures 2-1

PSYOP in Support of Information Measures 2-2

PSYOP in Support of Military Operations 2-3

PSYOP in Support of Economic Measures 2-5

Chapter 3 ORGANIZATION, FUNCTION, AND CAPABILITIES 3-1

PSYOP Group 3-1

Headquarters and Headquarters Company 3-2

Regional PSYOP Battalion 3-3

Tactical PSYOP Battalion 3-6

Dissemination Battalion 3-10

Chapter 4 COMMAND AND CONTROL 4-1

General 4-1

United States Special Operations Command 4-3

United States Army Special Operations Command 4-5

United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command 4-7

Theater Special Operations Command 4-7

Psychological Operations Task Force 4-7

Deployment 4-9

Multinational Operations 4-10

Interagency Coordination 4-10

Liaison and Coordination Operations 4-11

Chapter 5 MISSION PLANNING AND TARGETING 5-1

Planning 5-1

Seven Steps of the MDMP 5-5

Planning in a Time-Constrained Environment 5-15

PSYOP in the Targeting Process 5-16

Training 5-18

Specific Planning Considerations 5-18

Essential Planning Documents 5-20

Chapter 6 EMPLOYMENT 6-1

Psychological Operations Process 6-1

Psychological Operations Assessment Team 6-4

Task Force 6-8

Communications 6-12

Reachback 6-16

Chapter 7 INFORMATION OPERATIONS 7-1

General 7-1

PSYOP and Information Operations 7-2

Organization and Functions 7-2

Information Operations Support to the POTF or PSE 7-5

Information Operations Agencies 7-5

Chapter 8 INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT 8-1

Intelligence Requirements 8-1

PSYOP and the IPB Process 8-3

Propaganda Analysis and Counterpropaganda 8-4

Advising 8-7

Countering 8-7

Organic Capabilities 8-7

Nonorganic Intelligence Support 8-10

Chapter 9 SUPPORT AND SUSTAINMENT 9-1

Concept 9-1

Planning 9-3

Statement of Requirement 9-3

Support Relationships 9-5

Appendix A CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS BY SOURCE A-1

Appendix B PSYOP SUPPORT TO INTERNMENT/RESETTLEMENT OPERATIONS B-1

Appendix C RULES OF ENGAGEMENT C-1

Appendix D DIGITIZATION OF PSYOP ASSETS D-1

GLOSSARY Glossary-1

BIBLIOGRAPHY Bibliography-1

INDEX Index-1