Information Information In In

WarfareWarfareIW-100IW-100

College of Aerospace College of Aerospace Doctrine, Research, Doctrine, Research,

and Educationand Education

INFORMATION SUPERIORITYINFORMATION SUPERIORITY

INFORMATION OPERATIONSINFORMATION OPERATIONS

AFDD 2-5AFDD 2-5AFDD 2-5AFDD 2-5

Successfully executed Successfully executed Information OperationsInformation Operations

achieve information superiorityachieve information superiority

ISRPrecision

Nav & Position

Other Info Collection/Dissemination Activities

PAO

Weather

INFORMATION-in-WARFARE

exploitgain

INFORMATION WARFARE

DEFENSIVECOUNTERINFORMATION

COUNTERINFORMATION

OFFENSIVECOUNTERINFORMATION

Counter-Intelligence

InformationAssurance

OPSECCounter-

Propaganda

Counter-Deception

ElectronicProtect

CND PAO

PSYOPPhysicalAttack

MilitaryDeception

ElectronicWarfare

PAOCNA

defend attack

SURVEILLANCECOMMUNICATIONS NAVIGATION

INTELLIGENCE

COMMAND & CONTROL

RECONNAISSANCE

WEATHER

……involves the AF’s extensive capabilities to involves the AF’s extensive capabilities to provide provide global awarenessglobal awareness throughout the throughout the range of military operations based on range of military operations based on integrated intelligence, surveillance, and integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) assets; information reconnaissance (ISR) assets; information collection/dissemination activities; and collection/dissemination activities; and global navigation and positioning; weather; global navigation and positioning; weather; and communications capabilities. and communications capabilities.

……involves the AF’s extensive capabilities to involves the AF’s extensive capabilities to provide provide global awarenessglobal awareness throughout the throughout the range of military operations based on range of military operations based on integrated intelligence, surveillance, and integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) assets; information reconnaissance (ISR) assets; information collection/dissemination activities; and collection/dissemination activities; and global navigation and positioning; weather; global navigation and positioning; weather; and communications capabilities. and communications capabilities.

Information-in-WarfareInformation-in-Warfare

AFDD 2-5

• Assets…help shape operations by giving Assets…help shape operations by giving commanders a superior ability to assess commanders a superior ability to assess situations and take appropriate action.situations and take appropriate action.

Precision Navigation and Precision Navigation and Positioning (PNP)Positioning (PNP)

– have have enhanced accuracy of weaponsenhanced accuracy of weapons and delivery platformsand delivery platforms– provide air, space and IO/IW operations the capability to attack provide air, space and IO/IW operations the capability to attack

targets in sensitive areastargets in sensitive areas– greatly reduces the number of aircraft and sorties required to greatly reduces the number of aircraft and sorties required to

neutralize or destroy a target neutralize or destroy a target

• Space support for IO is provided Space support for IO is provided by the Commander in Chief, United by the Commander in Chief, United States Space Command through States Space Command through the Commander, Air Force Space the Commander, Air Force Space CommandCommand

• Operational tasking of Air Force Operational tasking of Air Force space systems is made through space systems is made through the joint air operations center to the joint air operations center to the Air Force Space Command’s the Air Force Space Command’s Aerospace Operations CenterAerospace Operations Center

• Space support for IO is provided Space support for IO is provided by the Commander in Chief, United by the Commander in Chief, United States Space Command through States Space Command through the Commander, Air Force Space the Commander, Air Force Space CommandCommand

• Operational tasking of Air Force Operational tasking of Air Force space systems is made through space systems is made through the joint air operations center to the joint air operations center to the Air Force Space Command’s the Air Force Space Command’s Aerospace Operations CenterAerospace Operations Center

Space SupportSpace Support

Space Force EnhancementSpace Force Enhancement

Precision NavigationPrecision Navigation

Ballistic Missile WarningBallistic Missile Warning

CommunicationsCommunications

Environment/Environment/IntelligenceIntelligence

Space Based WeatherSpace Based Weather

I S RI S RIntelligenceIntelligence…needs to be …needs to be

accurate and timely to achieve accurate and timely to achieve campaign objectivescampaign objectives

Surveillance:Surveillance: ContinuousContinuous collection of information from collection of information from the air, space and earththe air, space and earth

Reconnaissance:Reconnaissance: Gain Gain information on information on localized and localized and specific targetsspecific targets within a within a constrained time frameconstrained time frame

U-2

AWACS

RC135-Rivet Joint

Eagle Vision

E-8C JSTARS

Weather ServicesWeather ServicesWeather ServicesWeather Services

• Environmental Environmental Information . . .Information . . . – is integral to the decision is integral to the decision

process for employment of process for employment of forces and planning/conduct forces and planning/conduct of air, space, sea and of air, space, sea and ground operationsground operations

– Influences selection of Influences selection of targets, routes, weapon targets, routes, weapon systems and delivery tacticssystems and delivery tactics

CIA

JIOC

USSPACECOM

JCS

AFSPACECOM

Agencies and OrganizationsAgencies and Organizations

COMBAT CAMERADISA

OSI

67 IOW

AIAAIA

INFORMATION SUPERIORITYINFORMATION SUPERIORITY

INFORMATION OPERATIONSINFORMATION OPERATIONS

AFDD 2-5AFDD 2-5AFDD 2-5AFDD 2-5

Successfully executed Successfully executed Information OperationsInformation Operations

achieve information superiorityachieve information superiority

ISRPrecision

Nav & Position

Other Info Collection/Dissemination Activities

PAO

Weather

INFORMATION-in-WARFARE

exploitgain

INFORMATION WARFARE

DEFENSIVECOUNTERINFORMATION

COUNTERINFORMATION

OFFENSIVECOUNTERINFORMATION

Counter-Intelligence

InformationAssurance

OPSECCounter-

Propaganda

Counter-Deception

ElectronicProtect

CND PAO

PSYOPPhysicalAttack

MilitaryDeception

ElectronicWarfare

PAOCNA

defend attack