Influence Operations Specialists

Influence Specialists are the Marines that make up the PSYOP and civil affairs forces in the active component. These are the forces which conduct military information support operations (MISO), civil affairs operations (CAO), or civil military operations (CMO). The Influence Specialist’s billet will determine their support to plan and execute functions pertaining to military information support operations (MISO), civil authorities’ information support (CAIS), and civil affairs operations (CAO). Influence Specialists deploy in small teams known as tactical PSYOP teams or CA teams, depending on the billet they are filling, to employ capabilities that operationalize the information warfighting function and harness the military applications of information in all military operations. Influence Specialists capabilities are critical to the success of the fleet marine force (FMF) mission, as they enable commanders to shape the information and security environment in their areas of responsibility (AOR).