| Program Detail |
: Since the Gulf War, the World?s militaries have come to realize that there is a new environment in which to wage war ? the information environment. Just as tanks, ships, aircraft, and satellites operate in the physical environments of the land, sea, air, and space, armed forces must now organize and equip to operate in the abstract environment of information. IS326, Information Operations, is the study and analysis of the Information Age and its impact on the nature of conflict and military affairs. In this course, students examine the character and fundamental concepts of military information operations, its various dimensions and interpretations, and possible application by military forces. Emphasis is on providing the base knowledge and conceptual framework required to understand current and future trends in the military information environment and the resulting effects on the operations of armed forces. Students study not only the views of the United States military (the preeminent Information Age military), but also that of its peers, the Chinese and Russians. A short study is included on the impact of information operations during Operation Allied Force, the NATO aerial bombing campaign against Serbia in 1999. |
