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Inform and Influence Activities Annex Format and Instructions
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ANNEX J (INFORM AND INFLUENCE ACTIVITIES) TO OPERATION PLAN/ORDER [number]
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(7) (U) Vulnerabilities. Identify and list friendly vulnerabilities to enemy and third-party inform
and influence activities.
e. (U) Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Nongovernmental Organizations. Identify and describe
other organizations in the area of operations that may impact the conduct of operations of inform and
influence activities or implementation of inform and influence activities-specific equipment and tactics.
Refer to Annex V (Interagency Coordination) as required.
f. (U) Civil Considerations. Identify, list, and describe civil organizations in the area of operations that
may impact inform and influence activities. Refer to Annex B (Intelligence) and Annex K (Civil Affairs
Operations) as required.
(1) (U) Key Elements. Identify key people, organizations, and groups in the area of operations that
conduct inform and influence activities. Identify how this will affect friendly and enemy inform and influence
activities.
(2) (U) Key Elements’ Objectives. Describe likely objectives and activities of these key people,
organizations, and groups in the area of operations that will affect inform and influence activities.
g. (U) Information Environment. Identify significant characteristics of the information environment:
populace and civil infrastructure; information content, flow, and distribution; and populace and third-party
perceptions, awareness, and understanding. Identify those aspects of inform and influence activities that
favor all other persons in the area of operations.
h. (U) Attachments and Detachments. List units attached or detached only as necessary to clarify task
organization.
i. (U) Assumptions. List any additional inform and influence activities-specific assumptions or
information not included in the general situation that will impact inform and influence activities operations.
2. (U) Mission. State the mission of inform and influence activities in support of the base plan or order.
3. (U) Execution.
a. (U) Scheme of Inform and Influence Activities. Describe how inform and influence activities support
the commander’s intent and concept of operations. Summarize how the commander visualizes executing
inform and influence activities. Establish the priorities of support to units for each phase of inform and
influence activities operations. Explain how inform and influence activities will assist in achieving an
operational advantage at the operation’s decisive points. Refer to Annex C (Operations) as required.
(1) (U) Inform and Influence Activities Objectives. Describe the clearly defined inform and
influence activities objective and the obtainable effects that the commander intends to achieve.
(2) (U) Inform and Influence Activities Tasks. Describe the tasks developed to support the
accomplishment of one or more inform and influence activities objectives.
(a) (U) Public Affairs. Describe how public affairs supports inform and influence activities in
this operation. Establish the priorities of support for each phase of the operation. Refer to Appendix 1
(Public Affairs) to Annex J (Inform and Influence Activities) as required.
(b) (U) Military Deception. Describe how military deception supports the commander’s intent
and concept of operations. Establish the priorities of support to units for each phase of the operation. State
how military deception tasks will deceive and influence the enemy. State how military deception supports the
accomplishment of the operation. Synchronize this element with the other military deception elements. Refer
to Appendix 2 (Military Deception) to Annex J (Inform and Influence Activities) as required.
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14 September 2011 ATTP 5-0.1 J-3