SOLLIMS Sampler Volume 7, Issue 4 | Page 6

“QUICK LOOK” (Preview of the Lessons) Click on [Read More ...] to go to full lesson. - US Army Europe’s (USAREUR’s) coupling of the strategic maneuver/force positioning end-state and the information operations end-state offers a model for applying communication strategy in future stability operations. [Read More ...] - During the December 2009 to December 2010 timeframe in Iraq, 1st Armored Division found that repetitious delivery of messages was key to successful execution of information operations. [Read More ...] - Messaging was a key component of a successful multi-faceted approach used to influence the population of Sulu, Philippines, to support counterinsurgency operations against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) during the 2005-2006 timeframe. [Read More ...] - The NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR) gained maximum effects with information operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina through command emphasis on: (1) information dissemination (to inform the media), (2) information linkages (to facilitate interaction among specialists/staffs), and (3) regularly scheduled information coordination meetings (to develop synergy with civilian/intergovernmental organizations). [Read More ...] - Strategic messaging by intervening forces during information operations is fundamental for their overall success. Peacekeepers / stability operations personnel must use strategic messaging to inform host nation (HN) civilians and the HN government about their intentions/objectives and the improvements being made. [Read More ...] - The impact of “new media” on military operations should not be underestimated. … Two case studies of recent conflicts/operations involving the Israeli Defense Forces provide excellent examples of how this “new media” can be employed, as well as potentially countered. [Read More ...] - Military Information Support Operations (MISO) contributed to the success of operations conducted by USAFRICOM and NATO against the Gadhafi regime in Libya in 2011; however, personnel issues and information-sharing constraints hindered planning, coordination, and synchronization of MISO activities. [Read More ...] - “Combined” media interviews (held with State Department, USAID, and DoD representatives), deployed military Public Affairs “enablers,” and focused rear detachment support were the key elements of Public Affairs success during Operation United Assistance (OUA) – the USAFRICOM response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) (Sep 2014 - Mar 2015). [Read More ...] Table of Contents | Quick Look | Contact PKSOI Page 5 of 46