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325th Psychological Operations Company, 16th Psychological Operations Battalion
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325th Psychological Operations Company, 16th Psychological Operations Battalion
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PSYOP is the dissemination of truthful information to foreign audiences in support of U.S. policy and national objectives.
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Unit history
Founded 2008
1st unit deployment: Operation Enduring Freedom November 2011- October 2012
Kandahar Province, Afghanistan
1st Company Commander 2008-2012: MAJ Slaughter
1st First Sergeant 2008-2012: 1SG Daugherty
2nd Company Commander 2013-2015: MAJ Meade
2nd unit First Sergeant 2013-2016: 1SG Hohl
3rd Company Commander: MAJ Brigman
4th Company Commander 2016- : CPT Contiguglia
3rd First Sergeant 2017- :
PSYOP Mission:
Psychological operations are planned operations to convey selected information and indicators to foreign audiences to influence their emotions, motives, objecti...ve reasoning, and ultimately the behavior of foreign governments, organizations, groups, and individuals.
The purpose of United States psychological operations (PSYOP) is to induce or reinforce behavior favorable to US objectives. They are an important part of the range of diplomatic, informational, military, and economic activities available to the US. They can be utilized during both peacetime and conflict. There are three main types: strategic, operational, and tactical. Strategic PSYOP include informational activities conducted by the US government agencies outside of the military arena, though many utilize Department of Defense (DOD) assets. Operational PSYOP are conducted across the range of military operations, including during peacetime, in a defined operational area to promote the effectiveness of the joint force commander's (JFC) campaigns and strategies. Tactical PSYOP are conducted in the area assigned to a tactical commander across the range of military operations to support the tactical mission against opposing forces.
PSYOP can encourage popular discontent with the opposition's leadership and by combining persuasion with a credible threat, degrade an adversary's ability to conduct or sustain military operations. They can also disrupt, confuse, and protract the adversary's decision-making process, undermining command and control. When properly employed, PSYOP have the potential to save the lives of friendly or enemy forces by reducing the adversary's will to fight. By lowering the adversary's morale and then its efficiency, PSYOP can also discourage aggressive actions by creating disaffection within their ranks, ultimately leading to surrender.
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Unit Contact Information
William F. Lyell Armed Forces Reserve Center
160 White Bridge Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37209
(615) 354-6073 - Unit Administrator-Technician (UA-T)
(615) 354-6071/6072 - Operations NCO
(615) 354-6068 - Supply NCO
(615) 354-6069 - Motor NCO
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