A Concept for Information Operations

Abstract

The Marine Corps warfighting philosophy of maneuver warfare seeks to shatter the enemy's cohesion through a series of rapid, violent and unexpected actions which create a turbulent and deteriorating situation with which he cannot cope. Marine Corps information operations (IO) support maneuver warfare through actions to deny, degrade, disrupt, or destroy the enemy commander's ability to command and control his forces. In the future, IO conducted by Marine Air Ground Task Forces (MAGTFs) will consist of battlespace shaping, force enhancement, and force protection activities. Information operations will not be conducted in a vacuum; rather they will complement the traditional uses of military force. MAGTFs will execute IO to enable and enhance their ability to conduct military operations as described in the capstone concept, Operational Maneuver from the Sea (OMFTS).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA400016

Entities

Organizations

  • Marine Corps Combat Development Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Battle Damage Assessment
  • Civil Affairs
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Networks
  • Force Protection
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Maneuvers
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Operations Security
  • Psychological Operations
  • Security
  • Task Forces
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control