Information Operations: Training the Leaders

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to determine if the Army's officer education and training systems adequately prepare our leaders to operate within, and to deploy, fight, and win in the Information Age. As we depart the industrial age and enter the Information Age the United States Military is undergoing a Revolution of Military Affairs (RMA). I undertook this project to exploit the opportunity to study this area. In this project I describe and define Information Operations as they are defined by our doctrine. I place IO with the context of the strategic environment, and the role of IO across the Range of Military operations and spectrum of conflict. I review the Army's plan to establish and integrate information operations within the Army. I describe how the Officer Personnel Management System XXI (OPMS XXI) restructured the officer corps along related branches and functional areas. I assess the professional military education system's current and future plans to address IO and offer recommendations believe will assist the effort.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 1999
Accession Number
ADA367956

Entities

People

  • Michael Ferriter

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Civil Affairs
  • Command And Control
  • Education
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Information Warfare
  • Military Education
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Operations Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Operations
  • Situational Awareness
  • Systems Engineering
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.