Psyop

PSYOP Soldiers prepare for a leaflet drop during the Korean War.

After the defeat of the Empire of Japan in World War II, Syngman Rhee returned to Korea in October 1945 with the support of the U.S. government; Franziska Donner followed him there a few months later. In March More

Early in the Korean War the military did not have a dedicated artillery leaflet shell. The 105 mm howitzer smoke shell and the British “25 pounder” smoke shell were most suitable to convert to leaflet shells. W More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Arizona Market Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: CPL William E. Lee Releas More

Once Seoul was retaken by UN Forces, Mathews augmented the station in the capitol city with a 50-kilowatt medium transmitter and a 10 kilowatt short wave transmitter under the command of the General Headquarter More

In 1951, the Eighth Army authorized a unit with the innocuous name "G3 Miscellaneous Division." G3 is the general staff title for operations. G3 Misc. was to be responsible for the planning, training, and suppo More

The Army, to find enlisted men for jobs that required a university degree, set up a special classification and assignment unit at Ft. Myer, in Arlington, Va. Towards the end of 1950, orders went out to send all More

The black and red leaflet 7079 is targeted at the Chinese Army and the theme is to accentuate the enemy's fear of U.N. artillery. The front depicts a single Chinese soldier in the center of a giant target. The More

The structure of clandestine psychological warfare activities in Korea is complex and confusing. The State Department, the CIA, the Army, the Air Force and the Navy wanted control of PSYOP activities, but only More

The workhorse of air delivery of leaflets in the Korean War was the C-47 Transport Aircraft. Also used was the B-29 Superfortress, which could distribute one million leaflets per flight. Some B-26 gunships were More

The workhorse of air delivery of leaflets in the Korean War was the C-47 Transport Aircraft. Also used was the B-29 Superfortress, which could distribute one million leaflets per flight. Some B-26 gunships were More

Roy “Spaceman” Thompson, Jr. lectured and led discussion about his experiences as both a student at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the late 1960s and his service in the Army d More

Leaflet 2508 Back Side: Brave Pilots! If you have the courage, if you love freedom, and if you want to live a better, honorable life, this is your opportunity! Free yourself from Communist tyranny! Get into you More

Back side illustrating North Korea Soldier forcing to fight Russia's war during the Korean War.

A Mobile Radio Station is prepared by U.S. Army PSYOP Soldiers during the Korean War.

Loading M16A1 Cluster Adaptor Leaflet Bomb.The primary means of dispersing leaflets was the leaflet bomb. Fully loaded with 30,000 fliers, a bomb weighed 225 pounds. Before the leaflets were packed into the bom More

In April 1951, James Van Fleet replaced Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway as commander of the U.S. Eighth Army and United Nations forces in Korea when Ridgway took over for General MacArthur upon MacArthur's recall to th More

Front Side Leaflet 2508: TO: Courageous Jet Pilots SUBJECT: The way to the Free World The Far East Command is fully prepared to aid all the pilots who wish to liberate themselves from the vicious whip of the Co More

Early in the Korean War the military did not have a dedicated artillery leaflet shell. The 105 mm howitzer smoke shell and the British “25 pounder” smoke shell were most suitable to convert to leaflet shells. W More

The workhorse of air delivery of leaflets in the Korean War was the C-47 Transport Aircraft. Also used was the B-29 Superfortress, which could distribute one million leaflets per flight. Some B-26 gunships were More

Front side illustrating North Korea Soldier forcing to fight Russia's war.

A Baby Allie doll waits to be donated at the 16th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, at Green Ramp, Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 6, 2013. The first phase of toy drop includes bringing More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kubal Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Buytas, USAF Release Status: Releas More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Paktia Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: Re More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Military and Civilian personnel assigned with the Civil Military Operations (CMO) TEAM, made up of personnel representing Psy More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Narizah Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Todd M. Roy, USA Release Status: Releas More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson Release Status: Relea More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURIG FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Marshall Emerson, USA Release Status: More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Matilda Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Mar Div Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jennifer A. Krusen, USMC Release Status: R More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Lesli Angulo, USA Relea More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Kandahar Army Air Field Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Lesli Angulo, USA Relea More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Zakeresharif Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, USA Release Status: More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Shir Zai State: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, US More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Shir Zai State: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, US More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Shir Zai State: Kandahar Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Angulo, US More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Gul A. Alisan, USA Release Status: Released to Pu More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Gul A. Alisan, USA Release Status: Released to Pu More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Gul A. Alisan, USA Release Status: Released to Pu More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Riyad State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST Scene Camera Operator: More

Members of the 13th Psychological Operations Battalion drop a box of informational leaflets over an eastern province of Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Tyffani L. Davis)

U.S. Army propaganda leaflet used in the Korean War.

This U.S. Army propaganda leaflet was used in the Korean War.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, Command, United States Forces - Iraq, III Corps shakes hands with U.S. Army Spc. Billy Willyard assigned to Alpha Company, 8th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne) after More

Brig. Gen. William G. Beard (left) talks to Sgt. Maj. Brian Card on the drop zone at Fort Bragg, N.C. on Sept. 10. Beard and Card will be exiting from a UH-60 Blackhawk to maintain their Airborne proficiency.

Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak and U.S. soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South meet outside The Sayeed Shied Bacha School before heading inside to distribute jackets, bookbags and other s More

Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from across the U.S. Army and The Parachute Regiment's 4th Battalion from London, England,listen to a tour guide during a visit to the Normandy American Cemetery More

Soldiers from Task Force 68 visit Chef du Pont and participate in a D-Day commemorative ceremony, June 5. Task Force 68, which is made up of paratroopers from U.S., Germany, France, Holland, and United Kingdom, More

Sgt. 1st Class Rodolfo Arredondo beings packing his parachute after a safe landing into Trident Drop zone just a few hundred yards from hte U.S.-Mexican border in San Diego, Calif., on Jan. 23, 2011. Arredondo More

Grading the PT test is serious business when it comes to the Best Warrior Competition. Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations soldiers from around U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Comman More

Pfc. Justin Arrington, 450th Civil Affairs Battalion, 352nd Civil Affairs Command. Winner of the soldier category for U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition.

Pfc. Justin Arrington and his sponsor, Sfc. Bambu , inspect his M4 before going onto the firing line on range day of the USACAPOC(A) Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C. on May 10, 2011. The four day c More

Spc. Thomas Edwards, 10th Psychological Operations Battalion, right, is visited by his younger brother, 1st Lt. Timothy Edwards, 4th Psychological Operations Group, during the combatives portion of the U.S. Arm More

Winners of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warrior Competition were announced at an awards ceremony, May 12. Pvt. 1st Class Justin Arrington, 450th Civil Affairs More

Pfc. Justin Arrington, representing 352nd Civil Affairs Command, finds his azimuth for the night land navigation portion of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Best Warri More

Spc. Jorge Guevara takes a photo of 1st Lt. Mariana Bernardo during training at RAF Brize Norton, May 30. Guevara and Bernardo of two of 75 paratroopers participating in with the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psy More

British paratroopers with the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) task force participate in activities commemorating the 67th Anniversary of Operation Overlord— the D-Day lan More

An Afghan national civil order police officer stops a man and his child to search them and the vehicle during a mission led by U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment More

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, walk through a wheat field during a patrol through Malajat, Afghanistan, on June 5. The p More

Paratroopers from the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) participate in a rememberance ceremony at the American Cemetary in Normandy, France, June 6, 2011. These paratrooper More

Staff Sgt. Christina Hippenbecker prepares her company guidon for travel back to Fort Bragg after a change-of-command ceremony at Utah beach, June 6, 2011. These paratroopers are members of Task Force Normandy, More

World War II veteran Sgt. Maj. Raymond Sylvester stands with paratroopers from the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command at the American cemetery in Normandy, France, on June 6, 2011. The More

A Military Information Support Humvee stands guard at the Moffett Field during the last change of command for the 7th Psychological Operations Group before it has its name changed in October, June 25, 2011.

U.S. Army Sgt. Thomas Becker of the 307th Military Information Support Operations Company, 10th MISO Battalion, Missouri Reserve Unit, provides security in the village of Orgun in Paktika province, Afghanistan, More

Capt. Christopher Strelluf, a psychological operations officer with 307th Tactical Psychological Operations Detachment, 10th PSYOP Battalion, 7th PSYOP Group, gives Afghan National Police a short class on opera More

Chief Warrant Officer Five Tom Travis exits from a UH-60 Black Hawk over St. Mere Eglise at Fort Bragg, N.C., on July 13. Travis is jumping with the U.S. Army Civil Affairs Operations Command (Airborne) who are More

Capt. Paul Finn practices modern army combatives (MACP) taught by the 82nd Airborne's MACP team while at Fort Bragg on July 21, 2011. The training is part of an intensive two-week training program hosted by th More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Dave Pereda of the 2-113th Infantry Battalion, New Jersey National Guard patrols a road outside the village of Orgun, Paktika province, Afghanistan, July 28. The purpose of the mission More

Col. Kenneth Moore relinquished command of the 321st Civil Affairs Brigade to Col. Darrell Guthrie Aug. 7 in front of the Alamo in San Antonio.

An Afghan National Army soldier provides security for a mounted patrol in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Aug. 14, 2011. The purpose of the patrol was to provide security for the Paktika Provincial Reconstructio More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt.Trident Villanueva of the 2-113th Infantry Battalion, New Jersey National Guard scans along a road in the village of Balay Kalay, Paktika province, Afghanistan, Aug. 18. The purpose of the m More

Soldiers with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) watch another soldier follow a radial seam underwater to simulate getting out fro More

A U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) HHC soldier participates in water survival training during battle assembly at Archer pool in Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept 9, 2011.

Maj. Gen. David N. Blackledge addresses a delegation of congressional staff members at the Civil Military Operations Center (CMOC) during a tour of “Pineland” at Camp Mackall, N.C. on Sept. 28, 2011. Pineland i More

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A. Jacobs speaks to the crowd at the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) change of command Oct. 23, 2011. Jacobs accepted responsibility of the command from M More

(Left) Command Sgt. Maj. Dale Blosser, senior enlisted non-commissioned officer of U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), hands the command's colors to Maj. Gen. David N. Black More

Riggers prepare parachutes for Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg on Tuesday. Thousands of parachutes are packed and prepared by these Army Reserve soldiers with the 824th Quartermasters every year to support not More

Soldiers from the 341st Psychological Operation Company, located in San Antonio delivered Humvees full of toys to the Fisher House for children whose families are residing in the house and outside communities, More

Santa Claus and Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A. Jacobs prepare for a live interview with Fox and Friends during Operation Toy Drop, hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) at Fo More

Staff Sgt. Christina Hipenbecker, primary jumpmaster, leads paratroopers in sustained airborne training prior to them jumping for the 14th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 10, at Green Ramp. More

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Ronald F. Baczkowski, Marine Forces Pacific Deputy Commander, fields questions regarding the capabilities briefing on psychological operations with his Korean counterpart during a t More

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Ronald F. Baczkowski, Marine Forces Pacific deputy commander, shakes hands with Republic of Korea air force Brig. Gen. Woo, after a capabilities briefing on psychological operations More

A soldier with the 17th Psychological Operations Battalion gets familiar with radio equipment, during a communications class at Camp Bullis, Texas, March 3, 2012. Soldiers of the 17th spent their battle assembl More

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Ronald F. Baczkowski, center, the Marine Corps Forces Pacific deputy commander, listens to a brief explaining the mobile radio broadcast and print systems by South Korean Marines du More

The 415th CA Bn., redeployed, July 2011, after a year deployment to Afghanistan. In a Welcome Home Warrior ceremony, March 25, the soldiers were formally recognized by local government officials and family memb More

Staff Sgt. Reginald Pinkney, left, troubleshoots a psychological operations print system during pre-deployment training in Dallas, Texas, March 29, 2012, with the assistance of Sgt. Clinton Cook, a system maint More

Spc. Cameron Barfield, Tactical Psychological Operations Team 1557, Detachment 1555, 340th Psychological Operations Company, 15th Psychological Operations Battalion, 2nd Psychological Operations Group holds a p More

British and American participate in Operation Airdrop Warrior, May 27. Paratroopers Operation Airdrop Warrior consisted of both American and British soldiers, equipment and aircrafts. American soldiers were tra More

Paratroopers from Task Force 68 and The Parachute Regiment's 4th Battalion from London, England, marched into the small town of Picauville, France to honor and remember those who died during the D-Day invasion More

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A. Jacobs, commanding general U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), lays flowers at the base of the mass grave at the German Cemetery at La Cambe, June 2. Task More

David DeSoucy, retired veteran and Liberty Jump Team member, packs up his parachute after completing a jump onto La Fiere drop zone in France in honor of D-Day celebrations, June 3. Task Force 68, which is made More

Task Force 68 soldiers attended a memorial ceremony for D-Day veterans in Hermanville, France, June 6. Even with pouring rain, the soldiers paid their respects to the heroes of World War II. Task Force 68, whic More

On June 6, Task Force 68 walked through the battle fields of La Fiere and learned about the heroic acts of the men who captured the bridge of La Fiere, ultimately allowing for the landings of the beaches of Nor More

Yeves Tariel points to a picture of him as a young boy playing Nazis and the French Resistance in Lisieux, France, just before his town was bombed by U.S. planes during World War II.

U.S. Army Sgt. Sean P. Kilbane with Tactical Psychological Operations Detachment 1375, 350th Psychological Operations Company, Regimental Combat Team 6 attempts to start the motor on a PTM-100 used to transmit More

Command Sgt. Maj. Dale Blosser passes on the non-commissioned officer sword to Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A. Jacobs during the U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) change of responsibili More

Spc. Edward Distance and Sgt. Joshua Davis, of Company B, 6th Military Information Support Battalion (Airborne), serve as role players while conducting a meeting with PSYOP Officer Maj. Jeff Souter, 8th Militar More

Seventh Battalion hosts the PSYOP Branch birthday. Public domain photograph - military parade, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description