Visual Information Operations

Author : Department of the Army
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ISBN 13 : 9781463621124
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (211 download)

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Download or read book Visual Information Operations written by Department of the Army and published by . This book was released on 2009-03-10 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visual Information is the use of one or more of the various visual media with or without sound. Generally, visual information includes still photography, motion picture photography, video or audio recording, graphic arts, visual aids, models, display, visual presentation services, and the support processes. Also called VI. Joint Publication (JP) 1- 02. This chapter defines and addresses VI, its mission, support, the Defense Imagery Management Operations Center, VI responsibilities, and activities.The mission of VI activities and Soldiers is to acquire and provide the President, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Joint Staff (JS), military departments, and Army commanders with record documentation, multimedia/VI products, and services to satisfy official requirements. Security classification, operations security or subject sensitivity should not be used to prevent visual information documentation (VIDOC), since VI products can be classified at any level required. The official requirements, which VI Soldiers can provide support to may include, but are not limited to, command and control (C2), training, education, logistics, human resources, special operations, information operations (IO), psychological operations (PSYOP), public affairs (PA), and intelligence to effectively convey accurate intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance to the Soldier, decision-makers, and supporting organizations. However, because these Soldiers have specific missions that require special training, augmentation is limited to providing support, which a commander requests and for which the VI Soldier is equipped and trained. VI Soldiers may be required to perform dedicated VI capabilities to support medical, safety, and criminal investigation. VI support is limited to official events or activities. The priority set for VI support will be established with consideration to mission, cost effectiveness, and the quality and quantity of products and services available. The use of VI products, equipment, or facilities for other than official purposes, such as loaning equipment to local and state governments or nonprofit organizations meeting on government property, is at the discretion of the local commander in accordance with (IAW) Army Regulation (AR) 700-131, AR 735-5 and AR 25-1.The commander is surrounded by common-user systems that provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. In order to capitalize on the benefits this new technology offers, the commander must fully grasp the applications, advantages, effects, and limitations of these systems and their products. The same is true in regard to the organic and attached VI assets at the commander's disposal. Commanders at all levels must understand the capabilities and potential uses of VI assets and the far-reaching effects of VI products. As the result of a shrinking military information environment, imagery plays an important role in shaping events; VI products and imagery have the potential to profoundly affect and influence operational success. VIDOC is the process of using motion media, still photography, and audio equipment to acquire audio and visual records of events. VI Soldiers, specifically trained to acquire, process, and transmit imagery and products, collect VIDOC. Resulting VI products include photographs, motion pictures, video recordings, graphic art, visual aids, models, and displays.When processing VIDOC, AR 25-1 mandates that each garrison/location have a single director of information management (DOIM), designated by and established under the garrison commander. The garrison DOIM is responsible for delivering computers and information management common-user baseline services and is the single authority for validating that purchases of information technology resources on the installation comply with Army standards.