The 13th Psychological Operations Battalion (EPW) during Mobilization, Desert Shield / Desert Storm and Demobilization

Abstract

From January 23, 1988 to August 23, 1991, I commanded the 13th Psychological Operations Battalion (Enemy Prisoner of War-EPW) headquartered at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. My unit was the only Reserve psychological operations battalion (POB) activated for Desert Shield/Desert Storm. The purpose of this paper is to describe my personal experiences as commander of the 13th Battalion from activation to demobilization, and record the events which occurred during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Pre-testing and post-testing of psyop products on EPW along with procurement of psyop relevant information from the prisoners was an important wartime function performed by the 13th Battalion. An equally important wartime mission was acting as a force multiplier for the 800th Military Police (MP) Brigade (EWP). Numerous disturbances within the EPW camps were defused by direct intervention of 13th Battalion psyop camp teams with back-pack loudspeakers

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 10, 1993
Accession Number
ADA264579

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People

  • James P. Noll

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Command And Control
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Geographic Regions
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Mobilization
  • Personnel Management
  • Photography
  • Prisoners
  • Psychological Operations
  • Tape Recording
  • United States
  • Warfare

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