Air Force Public Affairs Wartime Planning

Abstract

The Department of Defense has established procedures to work media concerns in wartime. Events of the 1990s, Urgent Fury in Grenada and Just Cause in Panama have caused debate about these procedures. Most public debate surrounds the workings of the DoD Media Pool and the military services ability to get the media to the battlefield. In reviewing these events, in the context of evolving military-media relations since World War II, a broader problem comes to light. Public Affairs practitioners as a whole may not be trained sufficiently to understand and provide logical input to the Defense wartime planning process. This study recommends inclusion of Joint Operations Planning System (JOPS) procedures in a new mid-level joint Public Affairs course being established at the Defense Information School.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA234972

Entities

People

  • Robert W. Elsass Jr.

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Geography
  • Instructors
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • New York
  • Remote Sensing
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Journalism and Media Studies.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.