Army embeds active-duty PSYOPS soldiers at local TV stations

The U.S. Army has used local television stations in the U.S. as training posts for some of its psychological-operations personnel, The Upshot has learned. Since at least 2001, both WRAL, a CBS affiliate in Raleigh, N.C., and WTOC, a CBS affiliate in Savannah, Ga., have regularly hosted active-duty soldiers from the Army’s 4th Psychological Operations group as part of the Army’s Training With Industry program. Training With Industry is designed to offer career soldiers a chance to pick up skills through internships and fellowships with private businesses. The PSYOPS soldiers used WRAL and WTOC to learn broadcasting and communications expertise that they could apply in their mission, as the Army describes it, of “influenc[ing] the emotions, motives, objective reasoning and ultimately the behavior of foreign audiences.”

It always amazes me what the U.S army does do,being that they are the top of the pile for intelligence,war fighting capability and they are masters of spin. This is a great idea in my book,what better way to influence
other places around the world.In many middle eastern countries the youth look at American culture and love it,they would much prefare to enjoy life in the way Americans do ,rather than have mad dictators running amoke.
my veiw on this is in a army war fighting way and i think its GENIUS!!

Television caused cu de tah, brilliant!!!

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