Information Advantage

Operationalising Intelligence Support to Information Operations: A Training Framework Derived from Live Environment Training

Abstract:

Recent doctrinal change frames information as a dynamic of combat power and calls on commanders to create and to exploit information advantage across all operations. Intelligence structures, however, remain largely optimised for kinetic targeting and physical terrain. This paper examines how a U.S. Army Theater Information Operations Group used four Live Environment Training (LET) deployments to develop and to refine a model for Intelligence Support to Information Operations (ISIO). The study describes how operational observations informed the development of a mission-essential task (MET), supporting subtasks, and a Training and Evaluation Outline (T&EO) for ISIO. It then outlines a practical training framework that links doctrine, METL-based tasks, and scenario-based exercises driven by open-source intelligence (OSINT). The result is a repeatable approach to building intelligence teams capable of enabling information advantage rather than servicing only traditional targeting requirements.

Published In

Volume 25, Issue 2

Written By

Amy Forza

An Inflection Point for the Army’s Information Operations Officers

 

Abstract:

The U.S. Army’s information operations (IO) community stands at a critical strategic crossroad that will shape its trajectory over the coming decade. With the release of Army Doctrine Publication 3-13, Information, the Army risks repeating a long-standing doctrinal error by continuing to define IO officers primarily as “synchronizers” and “integrators” of information capabilities and organizations in support of lethal operations. This narrow framing marginalizes the broader non-lethal potential of IO in joint and combined environments. The paper argues that IO practitioners should instead be conceptualized primarily as deception officers, central to the conduct of influence and information warfare.

Published In

Volume 24, Issue 4

Written By

Peter Wilcox

Journal of Information Warfare

The definitive publication for the best and latest research and analysis on information warfare, information operations, and cyber crime. Available in traditional hard copy or online.

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