Information Operations (United States)

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Information Operations is a category of direct and indirect support operations for the United States Military. By definition in Joint Publication 3-13, "IO are described as the integrated employment of electronic warfare (EW), computer network operations (CNO), psychological operations (PSYOP), military deception (MILDEC), and operations security (OPSEC), in concert with specified supporting and related capabilities, to ^[1] Information Operations (IO) are actions taken to affect adversary information and information systems while defending one's own information and information systems.^[1]