Special Operations Forces- Influence and Operations in the Information Environment

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Influence and Information Advantage SOF-IOIE SOC 5671 Open Nomination Only ACCET Accredited Secret

Description

SOF-IOIE is designed for personnel who are assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command, Service Components and Theater Special Operations Commands in operations and planning billets. The course follows the layout of Joint Publication 3-04, Information in Joint Operations, with emphasis on what it means for SOF as well as some familiarization with current theory and strategy, influence methods and planning considerations to employ information forces. The delivery will be conducted over 4-weeks of Distance Learning with required short Zoom sessions to guide progress. The resident portion will include classified lessons and a practicum. This requires no prerequisite learning.”

Audience

Personnel selected to attend SOF-IOIE should be assigned to USSOCOM, the TSOCs, or SOF Components or other U.S. government activities against billets related in some way related to SIIA. Planners from the J2, J3 and J5 as well as members of the information forces of Public Affairs, Civil Affairs, OPSEC, Cyber, EW, JEMSO, Deception, Space and PSYOP are encouraged to attend. This includes contractor support personnel with permission. Although the large majority of students in SOF-IOIE are affiliated with DoD, personnel in similar job positions in other federal agencies may also attend. Units are requested to fund travel necessary to attend this pilot. This course is available to international partners. Prospective international students must contact the security cooperation training element at the U.S. Embassy in his/her country to initiate course attendance. Provide the following MASL Number: D139050

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Accreditation

JSOU is currently an accredited educational institution accredited through the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET) - a national accrediting agency recognized by the Department of Education.