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As Amended Through 15 August 2011<br />

foreign and domestic civilian authorities or agencies to build trust and confidence, share<br />

information, coordinate mutual activities, and maintain influence. (JP 3-0)<br />

military geography — The specialized field <strong>of</strong> geography dealing with natural and<br />

manmade physical features that may affect the planning and conduct <strong>of</strong> military<br />

operations.<br />

military government — See civil affairs.<br />

military health system — A health system that supports the military mission by fostering,<br />

protecting, sustaining, and restoring health. It also provides the direction, resources,<br />

health care providers, and other means necessary for promoting the health <strong>of</strong> the<br />

beneficiary population. These include developing and promoting health awareness<br />

issues to educate customers, discovering and resolving environmentally based health<br />

threats, providing health services, including preventive care and problem intervention,<br />

and improving the means and methods for maintaining the health <strong>of</strong> the beneficiary<br />

population, by constantly evaluating the performance <strong>of</strong> the health care services<br />

system. (JP 4-<strong>02</strong>)<br />

military information support operations — Planned operations to convey selected<br />

information and indicators to foreign audiences to influence their emotions, motives,<br />

objective reasoning, and ultimately the behavior <strong>of</strong> foreign governments, organizations,<br />

groups, and individuals. The purpose <strong>of</strong> military information support operations is to<br />

induce or reinforce foreign attitudes and behavior favorable to the originator’s<br />

objectives. Also called MISO. (JP 3-13.2)<br />

military information support operations assessment team — A small, tailored team<br />

(approximately 4-12 personnel) that consists <strong>of</strong> military information support operations<br />

planners and product distribution/dissemination and logistic specialists. The team is<br />

deployed to theater at the request <strong>of</strong> the <strong>com</strong>batant <strong>com</strong>mander to assess the situation,<br />

develop military information support operations objectives, and re<strong>com</strong>mend the<br />

appropriate level <strong>of</strong> support to ac<strong>com</strong>plish the mission. Also called MAT. (JP 3-13.2)<br />

military information support operations impact indicators — An observable event or a<br />

discernible subjectively determined behavioral change that represents an effect <strong>of</strong> a<br />

military information support operations activity on the intended foreign target audience<br />

at a particular point in time. It is measured evidence, ascertained during the analytical<br />

phase <strong>of</strong> the military information support operations development process, to evaluate<br />

the degree to which the military information support operations objective is achieved.<br />

(JP 3-13.2)<br />

military information support operations support element — A tailored element that can<br />

provide limited military information support operations support. <strong>Military</strong> information<br />

support operations support elements do not contain organic <strong>com</strong>mand and control<br />

capability; therefore, <strong>com</strong>mand relationships must be clearly defined. The size,<br />

<strong>com</strong>position and capability <strong>of</strong> the military information support operations support<br />

220 JP 1-<strong>02</strong>

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