Psychological Operations Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures U.S. Field Manual 3-05.301

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Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, DС, 2005. — 439 p.As the proponent for Psychological Operations doctrine and training, the United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (Usajfkswcs) publishes an additional Fm, which is Fm 3-05.301, Psychological Operations Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures, to disseminate the specific tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to plan and conduct Psychological Operations.PrefaceОverviewFull-Spectrum OperationsPsyop missionsPsyop functionsPsyop and Information OperationsSummaryСommand and control of psyop forcesPsyop staff Officer or Noncommissioned OfficerPsyop assessment TeamPsyop support ElementPsyop task ForceUse of Digital Systems by Psyop forcesSummaryintelligence preparation of the battlespaceFour-Step Psyop intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace ProcessArea of Operations and the Battlespace: Implications for PsyopPsyop intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace ProductsSummarypsyop planning processSupported Unit PlanningOperational PlanningSummarytarget audience analysisTarget Audience Analysis ProcessSummaryPsyop developmentPsyop development CenterPhases of the Psyop development ProcessSummaryevaluation of product effectivenessProduct PretestingImpact Assessment and PosttestingSummarytactical psyop functions and organizationTactical Psyop battalionTactical Psyop companyTactical Psyop detachmentOperations Supported by Tactical PsyopPsyop support to Army Special Operations Forces Core TasksSummarypsyop media productionProduction ProcessOrganic Print AssetsNonorganic Print AssetsVisual Product ProductionAudio and Audiovisual AssetsContracted Production AssetsOther Production AssetsSummarydistribution and dissemination of psyop productsDistribution MethodsDissemination FactorsSummaryPropaganda analysis and counterpropagandaTerminologyCounterpropaganda ProcessSummarypsyop support to internment/resettlementMissionMission-Essential TasksOperational Concepts and ProceduresInternment/Resettlement DetachmentSummaryAppendix a psyop and the targeting processAppendix b reserve mobilizationAppendix c psyop mapping symbols Appendix d advertising and social marketing Appendix e trip report formatAppendix f after action report formatAppendix g product numbering country codesAppendix h use of interpretersAppendix i psyop in support of stability operationsAppendix j psyop in support of unconventional warfareAppendix k leaflet operationsAppendix L weights, measures, and conversion tablesGlossary Bibliography Index