Last month, the FBI arrested a Chinese man for creating a fake U.S. Army unit and recruiting immigrants with a promise of US citizenship, highlighting the danger of disinformation. According to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, Yupeng Deng provided his recruits with ACU digital camouflage uniforms—supposedly, he didn’t offer Multicam fatigues because the unit […]
Psychological Operations
Best Warrior Competition with a Civil Affairs and Psyop spin
FeaturedIn early April, the best Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs troops came together and competed in the 2021 Best Warrior Competition. Hosted every year by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (USACAPOC), the Best Warrior Competition is open to enlisted, noncommissioned officers, and officers from across the community. The Command’s Best Warrior […]
US Special Operations units to take on Chinese disinformation
Military AffairsThe U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has created a new joint task force to fight against Chinese information operations in the Pacific. Army General Rickard D. Clarke, the commander of SOCOM, revealed the new task force during a testimony to the Armed Services Committee. In an increasingly inter-connected world where news (fake and real) shapes […]
