Episode 92 - “Deception on a Transparent Battlefield"

About this episode

The episode discusses military deception and its application on a transparent battlefield with insights from Colonel Bradely Louden.

Colonel Bradely Louden (Director of the Force Modernization Proponent Center and Chief of the Army Information Operation Functional Area, the Army Deception Proponent, and Army Operations Security Proponent), joins our host Lieutenant Colonel Jessamyn Jempson on today’s episode focusing on military deception. They discuss how Army commanders and organizations can leverage this traditional military activity to achieve a tactical advantage on a progressively more transparent and lethal battlefield. They also discuss lessons learned from historical and current examples of deception.

People in this episode

Host: Lieutenant Colonel Jessamyn Jempson

Guest: Colonel Bradely Louden

Topics covered

• military deception
• tactical advantage
• transparent battlefield
• historical examples
• current examples

Keywords

• military deception
• tactical advantage
• Army commanders
• transparent battlefield
• historical examples
• current examples

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Army Information Operation Functional Area, Army Deception Proponent, Army Operations Security Proponent

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