scope:

PURPOSE

This Instruction:

Establishes policy guidance, definitions, and responsibilities for the Information Operations (IO) Career Force.

Authorizes the publication of implementing DoD issuances on the IO Career Force; and directs the establishment of IO professional development boards in each Military Service as authorized by reference (a).

APPLICABILITY

This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components"). The term "Military Service" as used herein, refers to the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps.