This morning (17 April 2014)
I attended a webinar hosted by the Association of Old Crows (AOC) on Army Cyber
Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA). The speaker was COL Jim Ekvall, Chief,
Electronic Warfare Division, HQDA DCS G-3/5/7.
For those of you unfamiliar
with the AOC, you can check them out at: https://www.crows.org/. According to the
organization “The name ''Old Crows''
emerged from the first large scale use of EW during World War II. The radio
receivers and transmitters used to monitor enemy transmissions and to jam enemy
radio and radar frequencies were assigned the codename ''Raven.'' Operators who
manned the equipment for those missions were known as ''Raven Operators.'' Common
jargon later changed the name ''Raven'' to ''Crow.''”.
According to the new FM 3-38 CEMA
are orchestrated at high levels (Corps and above) and the “7” coordinates at
lower levels. Under the latest Army Doctrine, Inform and Influence is a
Commander’s activity. Recent conflicts have shown that IIA (Inform and
Influence Activities) are high priority.
We in the MISO community feel we
are a bit more equal than the other “information related activities”, also MISO
extends into the civilian world and dovetails with much of what Department of
State does.
My paranoia tells me that MISO
will be under represented because the IO Officer or IIA Officer (G/S 7) is now
the advocate for MISO as it relates to Cyber Operations. According to one of
the participants (Christopher McConnell): “2015 MTOE at BDE reflects the IO as
integrator by placing EW, MISO, CA under the IO in the Non lethal operations
section”
I’m anxious to hear what y’all out
there have to say.
Photo source is the Webinar slides.
2 comments:
Would be interested in your take on the "7" positions now going away, with those equities now resting in the associated 3 shops.
@Anon. Moving from a named staffer, albeit a low level one, into the bowels of any shop is not forward progress. Number staff officers get a voice. While their rank and function may not make them equals, they get a chance to state their case. When you are one of the minions, this is simply not the case.
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