psyops

Psychological Operations

Background Psychological Operations (PSYOPs) are strategic efforts used by military and governmental organizations to influence the perceptions, emotions, and behavior…

October 8, 2024

Psychological Operations in Guerrilla Warfare by Tayacán, Report dated October 18, 1984

This document, released by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), serves as a guide for psychological operations (PSYOP) in guerrilla warfare.…

March 25, 2023

DOD Directive S-3321.1 – Overt Psychological Operations Conducted by the Military Services in Peacetime and in Contingencies Short of Declared War

Background This directive establishes policy, provides procedures and assigns responsibilities for the planning, development, programming, direction, execution, and control of…

March 25, 2020