Pseudo Operations

Abstract

Pseudo operations are a form of tactics which should be used along with conventional tactics as part of a total counter insurgency strategy. Conceptually, pseudo operations are operations which deploy a counter insurgent force which completely mirrors insurgent forces. Its purpose is to infiltrate the civilian communities or operational areas disguised as insurgents in order to develop background information on insurgents and to obtain tactical operational information upon which to act and bring force to bear on the insurgents. The missions of pseudo operations are to: gain information; penetrate, isolate and eliminate insurgent forces; disperse tactical operational information to friendly tactical units; and destroy insurgent political infra structures. Keywords: Pseudo operations; Pseudo force; Background information; Tactical operational information; Leader/monitor; Frozen/unfrozen zones.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA168397

Entities

People

  • Paul Melshen

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Case Studies
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • Green Berets
  • Instructors
  • Insurgency
  • Language
  • Military Advisors
  • Military Training
  • Minority Groups
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Systems Analysis and Design