BLUF: It is cheaper and safer to discover the flaws and opportunities for improvement in a safe environment with an effective Red Team, than to find out in the wild, facing real consequences and costs! In military circles there is a famous and, frankly clichéd, quote regarding planning; it’s often misattributed, misquoted or partially…
3rdGenCam functions primarily in the Information Environment, as such the planning, coordination and assessment of it sits within Information Operations (InfoOps) – itself an often misrepresented, misunderstand and under-appreciated capability…
Dominating Duffer’s Domain: Lessons for the US Army Information Operations PractitionerBy Christopher Paul and William Marcellino (RAND Corporation) A Review by Ric Cole, Director (Military), i3 Gen Summary Written in the style of The Defence of Duffer’s Drift by Maj Gen Ernest Dunlop Swinton in 1904, this short (about 50 pages) piece sees a young…
This article was first published on Medium and LinkedIn on March 1st 2018. For some time now there have been many individuals, both inside the military and in the private sector, that have been calling for a greater emphasis placed on building Information Operations capabilities into our Defence, Security and Stabilisation organisations. Furthermore; In recent…