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Call to Action: Operations in the Information Environment

In the April 2020 Marine Corps Gazette, LtGen Reynolds, Deputy Commandant for Information, paints a clear picture that all Marines need to understand and operationalize

Operations In The Information Environment (FICTIONAL) CMC White Letter 1-20

By Major R.W. Pallas The following white letter is a fictional recommendation for a social media policy. It is the belief of the author that social media

OIE and MCDP-1: Boyd’s Foundation

By Maj Ian T. Brown In his recent comment on the MCG’s “Call to Action” concerning Operations in the Information Environment, Brian Kerg

Toward a Simple, Useful, and Common Understanding of Information

By Colonel Brian Russell (@OIECol) Part 1 “It is now up to us to understand information – how to both defend against it and leverage it to best

Information as Order

By Colonel Brian Russell (@OIECol) Part 2 “IBM had its origins in Jacquard’s endeavours in Revolutionary France. And indeed IBM is, indeed, a direct

Information Provides Order: A Leadership Fundamental

By Colonel Brian Russell (@OIE Col) Part 3 “They’re on our right, they’re on our left, they’re in front of us, they’re behind us; they can’t

“Information” Battle: The Struggle Between Order and Disorder

By Colonel Brian Russell (@OIECol) Part 4 “The enemy knows the system” Shannon’s Maxim Throughout my blog series on Information as Order I have

Influence Foreign Target Audiences

by LtCol James McNeive (Ret) Information Operations (IO) was intended to be an organized and coordinated effort to shape the decisions and behaviors of the

Infantry and Operations in the Information Environment at the Tactical Level of War

by Capt Michael D. ScottoCompany CommanderB Co, 1st Bn, 3 Mar@MikeScotto10 As the Marine Corps begins to focus more on operations in the infantry

Decision-Making and OIE

by LtCol James McNeive (Ret) The Commandant asks, “How do we win in the information battle?” It starts by having a superior decision-making

Winning the Battle of the Narrative: An Improved Process for Using Narratives to Achieve Success in Military Operations

by Capt. John J. Parry, USMC U.S. strategic competitors and adversaries currently control global narratives – often detrimental to U.S. interests.