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Chapter 2 2-8 ADP 3-19 31 July 2019 INFORMATION OPERATIONS 2-34. Information operations is the integrated employment, during military operations, of information- related capabilities in concert with other lines of operation to influence, disrupt, corrupt, or usurp the decision- making of adversaries and potential adversaries while protecting our own (JP 3-13). 2-35. Information operations, as an integration and synchronization staff function, plans and oversees the coordinated delivery of information-related capabilities to achieve cognitive effects against adversary and enemy decision-makers across the conflict continuum while simultaneously establishing the conditions that allow for more timely and better-informed friendly decision-making. Intrinsic information related capabilities include (FM 3-13): Military deception. Cyberspace electromagnetic activities (to include: cyberspace operations, EW, and spectrum management operations). Military information support operations. Special technical operations. Space Operations. Public Affairs. Combat camera. Civil Affairs. Operations security. Soldier and leader engagements, to include police engagement. 2-36. Commanders can also designate other enabling information related capabilities (both lethal and nonlethal) to control the flow of information to adversary/enemy decision-makers and protect friendly command and control means. These activities and capabilities include: Physical attack (to include lethal fires and maneuver). Presence, posture, and profile. Communication synchronization. Cybersecurity. Foreign disclosure. Physical security. Special access programs. Civil military operations. Intelligence. For more information on Information Operations, see JP 3-13 and FM 3-13.