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FM 3-05.301 (FM 33-1-1) MCRP 3-40.6A Psychological Operations Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures DECEMBER 2003 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors only to protect technical or operational information from automatic dissemination under the International Exchange Program or by other means. This determination was made on 14 November 2003. Other requests for this document must be referred to Commander, United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, ATTN: AOJK-DT-PO, Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28310-5000. DESTRUCTION NOTICE: Destroy by any method that must prevent disclosure of contents or reconstruction of the document. Headquarters, Department of the Army *FM 3-05.301(FM 33-1-1) MCRP 3-40.6A Field Manual HEADQUATERS No. 3-05.301 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Washington, DC, 31 December 2003 Psychological Operations Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Contents Page PREFACE ................................................................................................................. iv Chapter 1 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................1-1 Full-Spectrum Operations .......................................................................................1-1 PSYOP Missions .....................................................................................................1-2 PSYOP Functions ....................................................................................................1-3 PSYOP and Information Operations .......................................................................1-4 Summary .................................................................................................................1-6 Chapter 2 COMMAND AND CONTROL OF PSYOP FORCES ..............................................2-1 PSYOP Staff Officer or Noncommissioned Officer .................................................2-1 PSYOP Assessment Team .....................................................................................2-2 PSYOP Support Element ........................................................................................2-4 PSYOP Task Force .................................................................................................2-4 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Distribution authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors only to protect technical or operational information from automatic dissemination under the International Exchange Program or by other means. This determination was made on 14 November 2003. Other requests for this document must be referred to Commander, United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, ATTN: AOJK-DT-PO, Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28310-5000. DESTRUCTION NOTICE: Destroy by any method that must prevent disclosure of contents or reconstruction of the document. Marine Corps distribution: PCN 14400013500 *This publication supersedes FM 33-1-1, 5 May 1994. i FM 3-05.301 Page Use of Digital Systems by PSYOP Forces ............................................................2-25 Summary ...............................................................................................................2-30 Chapter 3 INTELLIGENCE PREPARATION OF THE BATTLESPACE .................................3-1 Four-Step PSYOP Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace Process ................3-2 Area of Operations and the Battlespace: Implications for PSYOP .........................3-3 PSYOP Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace Products ............................ 3-13 Summary ...............................................................................................................3-16 Chapter 4 PSYOP PLANNING PROCESS .............................................................................4-1 Supported Unit Planning .........................................................................................4-1 Operational Planning ............................................................................................4-25 Summary ...............................................................................................................4-44 Chapter 5 TARGET AUDIENCE ANALYSIS ...........................................................................5-1 Target Audience Analysis Process .........................................................................5-1 Summary ...............................................................................................................5-24 Chapter 6 PSYOP DEVELOPMENT .......................................................................................6-1 PSYOP Development Center ..................................................................................6-2 Phases of the PSYOP Development Process ......................................................6-11 Summary ...............................................................................................................6-29 Chapter 7 EVALUATION OF PRODUCT EFFECTIVENESS .................................................7-1 Product Pretesting ..................................................................................................7-1 Impact Assessment and Posttesting .....................................................................7-11 Summary ...............................................................................................................7-14 Chapter 8 TACTICAL PSYOP FUNCTIONS AND ORGANIZATION .....................................8-1 Tactical PSYOP Battalion .......................................................................................8-1 Tactical PSYOP Company ......................................................................................8-1 Tactical PSYOP Detachment ..................................................................................8-6 Operations Supported by Tactical PSYOP ...........................................................8-32 PSYOP Support to Army Special Operations Forces Core Tasks ........................8-35 Summary ...............................................................................................................8-36 Chapter 9 PSYOP MEDIA PRODUCTION ..............................................................................9-1 Production Process .................................................................................................9-1 Organic Print Assets ...............................................................................................9-1 Nonorganic Print Assets .........................................................................................9-2 ii FM 3-05.301 Page Visual Product Production ...................................................................................... 9-2 Audio and Audiovisual Assets .............................................................................. 9-11 Contracted Production Assets .............................................................................. 9-20 Other Production Assets ...................................................................................... 9-20 Summary .............................................................................................................. 9-21 Chapter 10 DISTRIBUTION AND DISSEMINATION OF PSYOP PRODUCTS ..................... 10-1 Distribution Methods ............................................................................................. 10-1 Dissemination Factors .......................................................................................... 10-5 Summary ............................................................................................................ 10-20 Chapter 11 PROPAGANDA ANALYSIS AND COUNTERPROPAGANDA ............................ 11-1 Terminology .......................................................................................................... 11-1 Counterpropaganda Process ............................................................................... 11-4 Summary ............................................................................................................ 11-26 Chapter 12 PSYOP SUPPORT TO INTERNMENT/RESETTLEMENT ................................. 12-1 Mission ................................................................................................................. 12-1 Mission-Essential Tasks ....................................................................................... 12-1 Operational Concepts and Procedures ................................................................ 12-2 Internment/Resettlement Detachment ................................................................. 12-2 Summary ............................................................................................................ 12-10 Appendix A PSYOP AND THE TARGETING PROCESS .........................................................A-1 Appendix B RESERVE MOBILIZATION ...................................................................................B-1 Appendix C PSYOP MAPPING SYMBOLS ..............................................................................C-1 Appendix D ADVERTISING AND SOCIAL MARKETING .........................................................D-1 Appendix E TRIP REPORT FORMAT .......................................................................................E-1 Appendix F AFTER ACTION REPORT FORMAT ....................................................................F-1 Appendix G PRODUCT NUMBERING COUNTRY CODES