by Headquarters Department of The Army (Author)

Information operations (IO) are essential to the successful execution of military operations. The goal of IO is to gain and maintain information superiority that translates to a competitive edge in the information environment. Users of Training Circular (TC) 18-06, Special Forces Guide to Information Operations, must be familiar with the decisionmaking process established in Army Doctrine Publication (ADP) 5-0, The Operations Process, and the operational concepts established in ADP 3-0, Unified Land Operations.

This TC serves as a guide to describe the fundamentals of how to incorporate IO at the tactical and operational level. Appendixes A through F offer tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) Special Forces (SF) Soldiers can use to analyze and plan information operations.

This TC implements Army and joint IO doctrine established in FM 3-13, Inform and Influence Activities, and Joint Publication (JP) 3-13, Information Operations.