Ch. 5: Preparation for Info Operations

The process of coordinating efforts within a unit's headquarters to ensure smooth and effective information operations.

The individual responsible for initiating and overseeing coordination efforts within the unit headquarters.

Meetings where members of the IO staff discuss and coordinate their activities to ensure a unified approach.

The IO officer's responsibility to continuously monitor and modify information security practices, especially when deception is involved.

Regularly monitoring progress and taking action to resolve problems or conflicts that arise during internal coordination.

Ensuring military information support operations (MISO) align with public affairs activities and products to avoid conflicting messages.

Providing training to subordinate elements to enhance their information operations capabilities.

Coordinating internal efforts to ensure adequate support is provided to information-related teams (IRCs) to enhance their readiness and effectiveness.

The information environment is a subset of the operational environment, encompassing all aspects of information, including its collection, processing, distribution, and use. This includes both friendly and adversary information systems, networks, and communications.

Information fratricide is the unintentional harm caused to friendly forces by actions taken in the information environment. This can occur through miscommunication, conflicting messages, or unauthorized disclosure of information.

The IO officer is responsible for ensuring coordination and deconfliction of information operations, ensuring that different activities (like electronic warfare and psychological operations) do not interfere with one another.

Analysis of the information environment during IPB (Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield) helps identify both friendly and adversary strengths and weaknesses. This information is crucial for planning and executing information operations.

The IO officer, in concert with the IO working group, exploits advantages and overcomes disadvantages identified during IPB. This may involve measures like deploying mobile communication towers to improve coordination with allies.

A confirmation brief is a briefing given by subordinate commanders to their superiors after receiving an operation order. This ensures understanding of the commander's intent, specific tasks, and the relationship between their mission and other units.

The IO officer assists with confirmation briefings, particularly when the commander's intent or tasks involve information operations, ensuring that subordinate commanders understand the information environment and their role within it.

The IO officer participates in rehearsals to ensure information operations are integrated with the overall operation and to identify potential problems. This may include conducting rehearsals specifically focused on information-related tasks and actions.

The process of ensuring all units and elements work together effectively, including exchanging necessary information to synchronize operations.

The ongoing communication and collaboration among units to ensure smooth operation and sharing of information.

A detailed plan outlining military operations, including information operations (IO) aspects.

A key aspect of planning that involves assessing the current state of the information environment to establish baselines for measuring the effectiveness of IO efforts.

Alternative courses of action designed to address unforeseen circumstances or changes in the operational environment.

A process that involves reviewing subordinate unit plans to ensure effective integration of IO and to identify potential conflicts.

The consistent application of IO principles and practices across all levels of command.

A high-level target that has a significant impact on the enemy's capabilities and operations.