Download or read book Tc 18-06 Special Forces Guide to Information Operations written by Headquarters Department of the Army and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-09 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information operations (IO) are essential to the successful execution of military operations. The goal of IO is to gain and maintain information superiority that translates to a competitive edge in the information environment. Users of Training Circular (TC) 18-06, Special Forces Guide to Information Operations, must be familiar with the decisionmaking process established in Army Doctrine Publication (ADP) 5-0, The Operations Process, and the operational concepts established in ADP 3-0, Unified Land Operations. This TC serves as a guide to describe the fundamentals of how to incorporate IO at the tactical and operational level. Appendixes A through F offer tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) Special Forces (SF) Soldiers can use to analyze and plan information operations. This TC implements Army and joint IO doctrine established in FM 3-13, Inform and Influence Activities, and Joint Publication (JP) 3-13, Information Operations.