(e Book - English - Military) US Army - Field Manual FM 46 1 - Public Affairs Operations MAY1997

* FM 46-1 Field Manual Headquarters FM 46-1 Department of the Army Washington, DC, 30 May 1997 Public Affairs Operations Contents PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... More

* FM 46-1 Field Manual Headquarters FM 46-1 Department of the Army Washington, DC, 30 May 1997 Public Affairs Operations Contents PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Chapter 1 PUBLIC AFFAIRS ENVIRONMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Information Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Information Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Commanders and Public Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Chapter 2 PUBLIC AFFAIRS PRINCIPLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Principles of War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Public Affairs Principles. . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Chapter 3 PUBLIC AFFAIRS CORE PROCESSES . . . . . . . . . . 20 Public Affairs Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Information Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Media Facilitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Public Affair Less