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Apr 11, 2024 · The deceiving force gains advantage by both confusing the adversary and preserving its combat power. Ultimately, deception is a critical combat enabler that requires deliberate planning, creative practitioners, and limited resources.
Deception is fundamental to the underpinnings of expeditionary advanced base operations and associated stand-in forces. Both the Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) Handbook and A Concept for Stand-In Forces stress deception as critical to survive and win in the next fight.
Military deception (MILDEC) is an attempt by a military unit to gain an advantage during warfare by misleading adversary decision makers into taking action or inaction that creates favorable conditions for the deceiving force.
Provides an Overview of Military Deception (MILDEC) and the Goals, Objectives, Functions, and Principles. Describes the Relationship between MILDEC and Information Operations. Explains MILDEC Planning Methodology and Planning Steps. Discusses Execution of MILDEC Operations.
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- Deception in Military History
- Theorizing on Military Deception
- Deception in United States Army Doctrine and Practice
There is an inarguably long and rich history of deception in warfare. From the early records of military history, deception played an integral part in multiple successful operations, some of which it played a decisive part, in others a key supporting effort leading to victory. Early history records several examples, like the infamous, legendary Tro...
Deception has played a large, timeless role in military theory as well. As far back as the classical Chinese military philosopher Sun-Tzu who mentions deception’s importance, “Warfare is the Way of deception. Thus although capable, display incapability to them. When committed to employing your forces, feign inactivity. When [your objective] is near...
Although deception has a deep record in military history and theory, as enumerated above, it is lacking in foundational US military doctrine. In current US Army doctrine, deception is rarely seen in emphasis outside the information operations doctrine. Deception is absent in the principles of joint operations, principles of unified land operations,...
Integrating deception into peacetime operations will provide an advantage when fighting for air superiority, and the creation of deception teams is an essential first step of the process.
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Rather, it is intended as a primer and a thought piece for how strategists, operational planners, staff officers and, ultimately, commanders have historically integrated military deception into...
