Marine Corps unveils ‘influence officers’ for information fight

[rebewranger]

Marine Corps unveils ‘influence officers’ for information fight
By Philip Athey
 Mar 17, 11:45 AM
 
Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group are taught how to jam frequencies using the MODI II electronic warfare system during a communications field testing exercise at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California, Apr. 22, 2021. (Cpl. Thomas Spencer/Marine Corps)
The Marine Corps has launched a new occupational field in the hopes of producing better specialists in the information warfare field.

The new 17XX information maneuver occupational field will bring in Marines from psychological operations, civil affairs field into the new occupational field, according to a press release.


The 17XX occupational field originally was created in 2018 and was known as the cyberspace operations occupational field.

The redesignation as the information maneuver field is a sign that the Corps views fights over misinformation and propaganda as existing within the same fight as cyber attacks and defense.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2022/03/17/marine-corps-unveils-influence-officers-for-information-fight/

[rebewranger]

Why do I have the feellng they will eventually be more like the political officers of the Soviet Union?

[sneakypete]

Why do I have the feellng they will eventually be more like the political officers of the Soviet Union?

@rangerrebew

I am not sure that is even possible. Pretty much everybody from E-1 to the guys wearing stars LOVES "wearing red and marching in a straight line." These guys take the words "duty,honor,country" as seriously as anyone on the planet.