1. Psychological Operations – (Psyops)
10 January 2010
"This publication has been prepared under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)"There are other Psyop manuals for specific branches of the military, etc but this is a glance at one such manual. pic.twitter.com/Q21tBkNBcC
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2. From Chapter 1 – "PSYOP play an important role in DOD communications efforts through the planned use of directed programs specifically designed to support USG and DOD activities and policies." pic.twitter.com/U3hUAiAiOE
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3. Ch 2 – “Psychological warfare has always rested as an uneasy activity in
democracies, even in wartime. It is partly to do with the suspicion that using the mind to influence the mind is somehow unacceptable… pic.twitter.com/4nUJsH3pcO— Blue Canaries (Publius) (@CanariesBlue) January 26, 2023
4. "…But is it more unacceptable to shoot someone's brains out rather than to persuade that brain to drop down their weapon and live?” – Dr. Phillip M. Taylor pic.twitter.com/GXiZu7ym9E
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5. From Chapter 3 –
"USCENTCOM (United States Central Command) activated a joint
psychological operations task force (JPOTF) for Operation ENDURING
FREEDOM on 4 October 2001."
Psyops which were used during wartime are discussed throughout the manual. 7 pic.twitter.com/LyoDuUqxTS— Blue Canaries (Publius) (@CanariesBlue) January 26, 2023
6. Ch 4 “Success will be less a matter of imposing one’s will and more a function of shaping behavior ― of friends, adversaries and, most importantly, the people in between.”
Secretary of Defense
Robert Gates
26 November 2007 pic.twitter.com/DCRm9V8vUd— Blue Canaries (Publius) (@CanariesBlue) January 26, 2023
7. Psychological Operations in the Persian Gulf – "Leaflet, radio, and loudspeaker operations were combined and this combination was key to the success of PSYOP. Leaflets were the most commonly used method of conveying PSYOP messages." pic.twitter.com/k1zyjJH6Mk
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8. Examples of Joint Military Psychological Operations Activities Across the Range of Military Operations pic.twitter.com/xiySoc2n4U
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9. Chapter 5 -"The work completed during the planning, analysis, and series development phases are vital for designing the prototypes of PSYOP products. There are three categories of PSYOP products: visual, audio, and audio-visual used to target selected audiences." pic.twitter.com/QKrUlhIHun
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10. Ch 6 – "In the same manner that infantry units with a primary mission to find, fix, and kill the enemy can be used to provide humanitarian relief to US citizens following natural disasters or other crises, PSYOP forces can provide CAISE within the US and
its territories." pic.twitter.com/SnIajyI8J0— Blue Canaries (Publius) (@CanariesBlue) January 26, 2023
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