The Army wants someone to make comics about its information warfare doctrine
The intent is to generate conversation within the community and a more broad audience about potential threats and what the service can do to prepare for the future.
By Jaspreet Gill on January 25, 2022 at 7:07 AM
The Army is trying to find a way to get information to its soldiers, in a creative way. (Photo by: Claire Heininger, U.S. Army; Stylized by Breaking Defense)
WASHINGTON: It’s not unusual for the military to seek out specialized contractors with a unique set of skills. But a new solicitation has the Army looking for someone with a more artistic bent — someone who can take technical information about the service’s cyber and weapons of mass destruction strategies and turn them into comic books.
According to a SAM.gov notice, the Army Cyber Institute wants to use science-fiction prototyping (SFP) — science-fiction stories, graphic novels/comics, movies and animations to explore the implications of futuristic technologies — to support the service’s and NATO’s research about future operating environments.
“This includes: ARCYBER’s research on transforming into an information warfare command, HQDA G3 Protection Teams Insider Threat education initiative, and NATO’s research into emerging destructive technology coupled with the employment of weapons of mass destruction,” according to the notice. “The purpose of these SFPs is to help ARCYBER, DOD and NATO envision operations in the environments of the future (10 years out).”
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