Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 3608.12
November 4, 2005
Incorporating Change 1, December 6, 2011
USD(I)
USD(P)
SUBJECT: Joint Information Operations (IO) Education
References: (a) Section 113 and 138 of title 10, United States Code
(b) Information Operations Roadmap, October 30, 2003
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(c) Program Budget Decision 706C, December 16, 2003
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(d) Unified Command Plan 2004, March 1, 2005
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(e) Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, September 3, 2004
(f) DoD 8910.1-M, “DoD Procedures for Management of Information Requirements,”
June 1998
1. PURPOSE
Under the authority of reference (a), this Instruction assigns responsibilities for Joint Information
Operations (IO) education consistent with reference (b) and establishes a Board of Advisors
(BoA) for Joint IO education.
2. 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
the 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”).
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This classified document may be obtained from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Resources and Plans.
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This classified document may be obtained from the Office of the Director, Program Analyses and Evaluation,
Information Management and Analysis Group.
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This classified document may be obtained from the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Staff Strategic Plans and
Policy Directorate (J-5).
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