Review of Psychological Operations Lessons Learned from Recent Operational Experience

Abstract

Extant lessons learned and guidance are correct but inadequate. Currently, psychological operations (PSYOP) are able to produce modest effects, particularly at the tactical level, with minimum resources. The Joint Staff, Joint Forces Command, and the 4th Psychological Operations Group (POG) produced joint lessons learned about PSYOP from recent operations that identify factors constraining its ability to produce greater effects. These lessons learned are accurate and consistent with the four lessons repeatedly revealed in postoperational assessments of PSYOP namely, that PSYOP performance suffers from: a lack of national-level themes to guide message formulation, slow product approval process that renders some products irrelevant, questionable product quality with uncertain effects and an overall lack of resources, including insufficient force structure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA445151

Entities

People

  • Christopher Jon Lamb

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Communication Channels
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Information Operations
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Operations
  • Psychology
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.