The
4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) (
4th PSYOP Group (A) or 4th POG) is the
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's only active
psychological operationsPsychological Operations are techniques used by any set of groups to influence a target audience's value systems, belief systems, emotions, motives, reasoning, or behavior...
unit. It is based at
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and is a part of the
United States Army Special Operations CommandThe United States Army Special Operations Command is the command charged with overseeing the various Special Operations Forces...
. 4th POG was constituted 7 November 1967 in the Regular Army as
Headquarters and Headquarters CompanyIn United States Army units, a headquarters and headquarters company is a company sized military unit, found at the battalion level and higher. In identifying a specific headquarters unit, it is usually referred to by its abbreviation as an HHC...
, 4th Psychological Operations Group. Activated 1 December 1967 in
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. Inactivated 2 October 1971 at
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,
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. Activated 13 September 1972 at Fort Bragg.
- Counteroffensive, Phase III
- Tet Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase IV
- Counteroffensive, Phase V
- Counteroffensive, Phase VI
- Tet 69/Counteroffensive
- Summer-Fall 1969
- Winter-Spring 1970
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase VII
- Consolidation I
4th POG currently consists of a Headquarters Company, four Regional PSYOP Battalions (or POBs), one Tactical PSYOP Battalion, and one PSYOP Dissemination Battalion.
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The
4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) (
4th PSYOP Group (A) or 4th POG) is the
United States ArmyThe United States Army is the branch of the United States Military responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military and is one of seven uniformed services...
's only active
psychological operationsPsychological Operations are techniques used by any set of groups to influence a target audience's value systems, belief systems, emotions, motives, reasoning, or behavior...
unit. It is based at
Fort Bragg, North CarolinaFort Bragg is a major United States Army installation, in Cumberland, and Hoke Counties, North Carolina, U.S., near Fayetteville. It is also a census-designated place and as of 2000, had a population of 29,183. The fort is named for Confederate Army General Braxton Bragg.-History:Camp Bragg was...
and is a part of the
United States Army Special Operations CommandThe United States Army Special Operations Command is the command charged with overseeing the various Special Operations Forces...
. 4th POG was constituted 7 November 1967 in the Regular Army as
Headquarters and Headquarters CompanyIn United States Army units, a headquarters and headquarters company is a company sized military unit, found at the battalion level and higher. In identifying a specific headquarters unit, it is usually referred to by its abbreviation as an HHC...
, 4th Psychological Operations Group. Activated 1 December 1967 in
VietnamVietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east...
. Inactivated 2 October 1971 at
Fort LewisFort Lewis is a census-designated place and United States Army post in Pierce County and Thurston County, Washington, United States. The territory of Fort Lewis is not conterminous with the CDP, and is in fact much larger. As of the 2000 census, the CDP, which includes the most densely populated...
,
WashingtonWashington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute. It was admitted to the Union as the...
. Activated 13 September 1972 at Fort Bragg.
Vietnam
- Counteroffensive, Phase III
- Tet Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase IV
- Counteroffensive, Phase V
- Counteroffensive, Phase VI
- Tet 69/Counteroffensive
- Summer-Fall 1969
- Winter-Spring 1970
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase VII
- Consolidation I
Organization
4th POG currently consists of a Headquarters Company, four Regional PSYOP Battalions (or POBs), one Tactical PSYOP Battalion, and one PSYOP Dissemination Battalion. The four Regional PSYOP Battalions are regionally oriented and support the
Regional Combatant CommandsA Unified Combatant Command is a United States joint military command composed of forces from two or more services, has a broad and continuing mission, and is organized either on a geographical basis or on a functional basis...
in the planning and production of PSYOP programs:
1st PSYOP Bn (A) - United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)
- Organized 8 November 1950 in the Regular Army at Fort Riley, Kansas, as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Radio Broadcasting and Leaflet Group.
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1951 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Radio Broadcasting and Leaflet Group, 8239th Army Unit.
- Consolidated 21 February 1955 with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Radio Broadcasting and Leaflet Battalion (constituted 30 November 1954 in the Regular Army) and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Radio Broadcasting and Leaflet Battalion; concurrently reorganized at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
- Reorganized and redesignated 24 June 1960 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Psychological Warfare Battalion. Reorganized and redesignated 20 December 1965 as the 1st Psychological Operations Battalion.
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 March 1990 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Psychological Operations Battalion.
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 November 1995 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Support Company, 1st Psychological Operations Battalion
3rd PSYOP Bn (A)(D)
This is the PSYOP element responsible for producing and disseminating PSYOP products in support of the four Regional PSYOP Battalions and the Tactical PSYOP Battalion.
- Constituted 20 April 1995 in the Regular Army as the 3d Psychological Operations Battalion.
- Activated 16 November 1995 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, with personnel from the Psychological Operations Dissemination Battalion (Provisional) (organized 11 July 1990 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina).
5th PSYOP Bn (A) - United States Pacific Command (USPACOM)
- Constituted 3 March 1951 in the Regular Army as the 5th Loudspeaker and Leaflet Company, Army
- Activated 19 March 1951 at Fort Riley, Kansas
- Reorganized and redesignated 8 June 1953 as the 5th Loudspeaker and Leaflet Company
- Reorganized and redesignated 24 June 1961 as the 5th Psychological Warfare Company
- Reorganized and redesignated 25 June 1965 as the 5th Psychological Operations Battalion
- Inactivated 20 June 1975 in Germany
- Redesignated 30 December 1975 as the 5th Psychological Operations Group; concurrently withdrawn from the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and activated at Upper Marlboro, Maryland
- Reorganized and redesignated 18 September 1990 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Psychological Operations Group
- Inactivated 15 September 1994 at Upper Marlboro, Maryland
- Redesignated 18 November 2003 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 5th Psychological Operations Battalion, withdrawn from the Army Reserve, and allotted to the Regular Army (organic elements concurrently constituted)
- Battalion activated 16 October 2004 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
6th PSYOP Bn (A) - United States Africa Command (AFRICOM)
- Constituted 20 October 1965 in the Regular Army as the 6th Psychological Operations Battalion
- Activated 1 November 1965 in Vietnam
- Inactivated 30 June 1971 in Vietnam
- Activated 13 September 1972 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 March 1990 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 6th Psychological Operations Battalion
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 November 1995 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 6th Psychological Operations Battalion (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated with personnel from provisional units)
8th PSYOP Bn (A) - United States Central Command (CENTCOM)
- Constituted 7 November 1967 in the Regular Army as the 8th Psychological Operations Battalion
- Activated 1 December 1967 in Vietnam
- Inactivated 27 June 1971 at Fort Lewis, Washington
- Activated 13 September 197
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2 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 March 1990 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 8th Psychological Operations Battalion
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 November 1995 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 8th Psychological Operations Battalion (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated with personnel from provisional units)
9th PSYOP Bn (A) - United States European Command (EUCOM)
This is the Tactical PSYOP element for 4th POG and supports ground commanders in the planning and production of PSYOP programs.
- Constituted 14 April 1952 in the Regular Army as the 9th Loudspeaker and Leaflet Company, Army
- Activated 26 April 1952 at Fort Riley, Kansas
- Reorganized and redesignated 27 May 1953 as the 9th Loudspeaker and Leaflet Company
- Inactivated 25 September 1953 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Redesignated 22 March 1963 as the 9th Psychological Warfare Company
- Activated 1 April 1963 in the Panama Canal Zone
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1967 as the 9th Psychological Operations Battalion
- Inactivated 31 December 1974 in the Panama Canal Zone
- Activated 15 April 1985 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 March 1990 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 9th Psychological Operations Battalion
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 November 1995 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 9th Psychological Operations Battalion (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated with personnel from provisional units)
Edit: 9th BN 4th POG(A) is now the EUCOM element for Psychological Operations.
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