>I can hardly wait for this delta.
MILDEC operations apply four basic deception techniques:
feints, demonstrations, ruses, and displays.
(1) Feints. A feint is an offensive action involving contact with the adversary
conducted for the purpose of deceiving the adversary as to the location and/or time of the actual main offensive action. (Think D5)
(2) Demonstrations. A demonstration is a show of force where a decision is not sought and no contact with the adversary is intended. A demonstration’s intent is to cause
the adversary to select a COA favorable to US goals.
(3) Ruses. A ruse is a cunning trick designed to deceive the adversary to obtain friendly advantage. It is characterized by deliberately exposing false or confusing
information for collection and interpretation by the adversary.
(4) Displays. Displays are the simulation, disguising, and/or portrayal of friendly objects, units, or capabilities in the projection of the MILDEC story. Such capabilities may
not exist, but are made to appear so (simulations).
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The functions of MILDEC include:
a. Causing ambiguity, confusion, or misunderstanding in adversary perceptions of friendly critical information, such as unit identities, locations, movements, dispositions,
weaknesses, capabilities, strengths, supply status, and intentions.
b. Causing the adversary to misallocate personnel, fiscal, and material resources in ways that are advantageous to the friendly force.
c. Causing the adversary to reveal strengths, dispositions, and future intentions.
d. Conditioning the adversary to particular patterns of friendly behavior to induce adversary perceptions that can be exploited by the joint force.
https://jfsc.ndu.edu/portals/72/documents/jc2ios/additional_reading/1c3-jp_3-13-4_mildec.pdf
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