PSYOP are actions to convey selected 
information and indicators to foreign 
audiences. They are designed to influence 
emotions, motives, reasoning, and ultimately, 
the behavior of foreign governments,
organizations, groups, and individuals.
PSYOP have strategic, operational, and
tactical applications, including truth
projection activities that support military
deception operations. 

(1) At the strategic level, PSYOP may take the
form of political or diplomatic positions,
announcements, or communiqués. 

(2) At the operational level, PSYOP can
include the distribution of leaflets,
loudspeaker broadcasts, radio and
television broadcasts, and other means
of transmitting information that
encourage enemy forces to defect, desert,
flee, or surrender. Persistent attacks can
have a synergistic effect with PSYOP,
accelerating the degradation of morale
and further encouraging desertion. 

(3) At the tactical level, PSYOP include the
use of loudspeakers and other means to
promote fear or dissension in enemy
ranks. 

(4) PSYOP forces also may shape attitudes 
and influence behaviors through face-to-face 
communication. In addition, PSYOP may support 
military deception operations.

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CA and PSYOP are mutually
supportive within civil-military
operations (CMO). During military
operations other than war (MOOTW),
PSYOP support various CA activities
(e.g., establish population control
measures) to gain support for the host
nation (HN) government in the
international community, and reduce
support or resources to those
destabilizing forces threatening
legitimate processes of the HN
government. CA personnel and forces
can advise commanders on the most
effective military efforts to support
friendly or HN civilian welfare, security,
and developmental programs, PSYOP
maximize these efforts through 
information products and programs.
PSYOP publicize the existence or
successes of these CMO activities to
generate target population confidence in
and positive perception of US and HN
actions.