The Information Operations Coordination Cell-Necessary for Division Offensive Actions

Abstract

This monograph analyzes the need for a division Information Operations (IO) Coordination Cell during offensive military actions. The integrated concept team draft of FM 100-6, Information Operations: Tactics Techniques and Procedures, includes a division Information Operations Coordination Cell. The cell is responsible for integrating the components of Information Superiority (IS) to defeat the enemy's command, control, computers, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) while protecting friendly C4ISR. Their focus is the Information Operations segment of IS that includes operational security (OPSEC), psychological operations (PSYOP), military deception, electronic warfare (EW), physical destruction, computer network attack (CNA), public affairs (PA), and civil affairs (CA). The monograph restricts the topic to Offensive IO, or IO that attacks the enemy commander's ability to achieve his objectives. Also, the monograph limits the type of military action to offensive. The current draft of FM 100-5, Operations, dated June 1998 divides operations into four types of military actions: offense, defense, stability and support. The monograph focuses on offensive actions, the primary action within offensive operations, because that is what the Army is designed for; fighting and winning wars. The monograph analyzes the IO tasks using three supporting research processes. First, it determines that only five of the tasks are necessary for Offensive IO: PSYOP, military deception, EW, physical destruction, and CA. The monograph then analyzes current doctrine and the heavy division Army of Excellence Table of Organization and Equipment (TOE) to determine the division's capabilities to execute the Offensive 10 tasks. Finally, the monograph uses these capabilities and doctrine to determine if the current division staff has the necessary staff mechanisms to conduct the Offensive IO tasks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 16, 1998
Accession Number
ADA366192

Entities

People

  • Rosemary M. Carter

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Civil Affairs
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Support
  • Command And Control
  • Computers
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Fire Support
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Military Operations
  • Psychological Operations
  • Surveillance
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military Science

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics