Accession Number:

ADA168397

Title:

Pseudo Operations

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI ADVANCED RESEARCH PROGRAM

Personal Author(s):

• Melshen, Paul

Report Date:

1986-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

87.0

Abstract:

Pseudo operations are a form of tactics which should be used along with conventional tactics as part of a total counter insurgency strategy. Conceptually, pseudo operations are operations which deploy a counter insurgent force which completely mirrors insurgent forces. Its purpose is to infiltrate the civilian communities or operational areas disguised as insurgents in order to develop background information on insurgents and to obtain tactical operational information upon which to act and bring force to bear on the insurgents. The missions of pseudo operations are to gain information penetrate, isolate and eliminate insurgent forces disperse tactical operational information to friendly tactical units and destroy insurgent political infra structures. Keywords Pseudo operations Pseudo force Background information Tactical operational information Leadermonitor Frozenunfrozen zones.

Descriptors:

• *MILITARY TACTICS
• *MARINE CORPS OPERATIONS
• *COUNTERINSURGENCY
• MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES)
• STRATEGY
• LEADERSHIP
• COMMUNITIES
• MISSION PROFILES
• PENETRATION
• GAIN
• DATA ACQUISITION
• MONITORS
• CIVILIAN POPULATION
• DECEPTION
• COUNTERMEASURES
• TACTICAL DATA SYSTEMS
• INFILTRATION(PERSONNEL)
• INSURGENCY

Subject Categories:

• Unconventional Warfare

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE