4th Military Information Support Group

4th Military Information Support Group (Airborne)
Distinctive unit insignia
Active	13 September 1972 – present 7 November 1967 – 2 October 1971
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Army
Role	Psychological operations
Size	1,000
Part of	United States Special Operations Command United States Army Special Operations Command
Garrison/HQ	Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Motto(s)	"Verbum Vincet" (The Word Will Conquer)
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Robert Curris
Insignia
Unit flash

The 4th Military Information Support Group (Airborne) (formerly the 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) (4th PSYOP Group (A) or 4th POG)) is one of the United States Army's active military information support operations units along with the 8th Military Information Support Group, which was activated 26 August 2011 at Fort Bragg. The 8th Group will assume responsibility for the 1st, 5th and 9th Military Information Support Battalions. The 4th Group will retain responsibility for the 6th, 7th and 8th Battalions, with a total of about 800 soldiers.^[1]

On 21 June 2010, an announcement was made that the military intends to rename psychological operations, or PSYOP, to Military Information Support Operations. The decision, made a few days earlier by Admiral Eric Olson, Commander, United States Special Operations Command and Army's Chief of Staff General George Casey, was propagated through a memo dated 23 June 2010.^[2]

The unit is based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and is a part of the United States Army Special Operations Command. The 4th POG was constituted 7 November 1967 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Psychological Operations Group. Activated 1 December 1967 in Vietnam. Inactivated 2 October 1971 at Fort Lewis, Washington. Activated 13 September 1972 at Fort Bragg.^[3]

Campaign participation credits

Vietnam

Counteroffensive, Phase III
Tet Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase IV
Counteroffensive, Phase V
Counteroffensive, Phase VI
Tet 69/Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Sanctuary Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase VII
Consolidation I

Armed forces expeditions

Southwest Asia

Defense of Saudi Arabia;
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
Southwest Asia Cease-Fire

Organization

4th MISG currently consists of a headquarters company and three regional military information support battalions (or MISBs). The 3rd MISB, which was formerly a part of the 4th MISG, is currently a separate unit that supports both 4th MISG (A) and 8th MISG (P)(A) and provides both with radio, television, digital-audio-visual and print assets for developing MISO products such as leaflets, posters, handbills, newspapers, radio and television broadcasts.^[4] The three regional military information support battalions are regionally oriented and support the regional combatant commands in the planning and production of MISO programs:

6th MISB(A) – United States European Command (EUCOM)

Constituted 20 October 1965 in the Regular Army as the 6th Psychological Operations Battalion
Activated 1 November 1965 in Vietnam
Inactivated 30 June 1971 in Vietnam
Activated 13 September 1972 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Reorganized and redesignated 16 March 1990 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 6th Psychological Operations Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 16 November 1995 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 6th Psychological Operations Battalion (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated with personnel from provisional units)

7th MISB(A) – United States Africa Command (AFRICOM)

Constituted 23 December 1943 in the Regular Army as the 3rd Mobile Radio Broadcast Company
Activated 29 December 1943 at Camp Ritchie, Maryland
Inactivated 27 April 1946 at Verdun, France
Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 2010 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 51st Psychological Operations Battalion
Redesignated 16 March 2011 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 7th Psychological Operations Battalion (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated with personnel from provisional units)
Activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 18 October 2011

8th MISB(A) – United States Central Command (CENTCOM)

Constituted 7 November 1967 in the Regular Army as the 8th Psychological Operations Battalion
Activated 1 December 1967 in Vietnam
Inactivated 27 June 1971 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Activated 13 September 1972 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Reorganized and redesignated 16 March 1990 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 8th Psychological Operations Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 16 November 1995 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 8th Psychological Operations Battalion (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated with personnel from provisional units)
In 1997, 8th POB's B Company (with a PACOM area of operations) was split-off from the 8th POB and designated PACOM Battalion (A); PACOM Bn. later formed the nucleus of 5th PSYOP Battalion when it was reactivated in 2003.

References

External links

4th Military Information Support Group (Airborne) – Official Site

United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM)

Portal:Military of the United States

United States Army USASOC	Units U.S. Army Special Forces Command U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School 75th Ranger Regiment 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment 4th Military Information Support Group 8th Military Information Support Group 95th Civil Affairs Brigade 528th Sustainment Brigade Types Special Forces Rangers Psychological Operations

United States Marine Corps MARSOC	Units Marine Raider Regiment Marine Raider Support Group Marine Special Operations School Types United States Marine Corps Critical Skills Operator

United States Navy NAVSPECWARCOM	Units Naval Special Warfare Group 1 Naval Special Warfare Group 2 Naval Special Warfare Group 3 Naval Special Warfare Group 4 Naval Special Warfare Group 10 Naval Special Warfare Group 11 Naval Special Warfare Center Types Navy SEALs Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen

United States Air Force AFSOC	Units 1st Special Operations Wing 24th Special Operations Wing 27th Special Operations Wing 352d Special Operations Wing 353d Special Operations Group Types Pararescue Combat Control Team Special Operations Weather Technician Combat Rescue Officer Special Tactics Officer

Special Mission Units JSOC	DoD Joint Communications Unit Army 1st SFOD - Delta (Delta Force) Intelligence Support Activity Regimental Reconnaissance Company Navy Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU / SEAL Team Six) Air Force 24th Special Tactics Squadron

Theater Special Operations Commands	SOCAFRICA SOCCENT SOCEUR SOCKOR SOCPAC SOCNORTH SOCSOUTH SOCJFCOM

Source: SOCOM 2013 Fact Book

Fort Bragg

FORSCOM

United States Army Reserve Command

First Army

189th Infantry Brigade

XVIII
Airborne
Corps

Other units

1st Sustainment Command (Theater)
16th Military Police Brigade
20th Engineer Brigade
44th Medical Brigade
Womack Army Medical Center
406th Army Field Support Brigade
525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command
10th Press Camp Headquarters

82nd Airborne Division

1st Brigade Combat Team	1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment 3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment 307th Brigade Support Battalion Special Troops Battalion

2nd Brigade Combat Team	1st Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment 407th Forward Support Battalion Special Troops Battalion

3rd Brigade Combat Team	1st Battalion, 505th Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment 5th Squadron, 73d Cavalry Regiment 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment 82nd Brigade Support Battalion Special Troops Battalion

4th Brigade Combat Team (Inactivated)	2nd Battalion, 321st Airborne Field Artillery Regiment 782nd Brigade Support Battalion Special Troops Battalion

18th Fires Brigade	Headquarters & Headquarters Battery 1st Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment (inactivated) 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment 188th Brigade Support Battalion Battery D, 26th Field Artillery Regiment 206th Signal Company

Combat Aviation Brigade	Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment 2nd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, Company F 3rd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment 122nd Aviation Support Battalion

82nd Division Special Troops Battalion	Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 82nd Division Special Troops Battalion Company A (Signal) 82nd Airborne Division Band 82nd Airborne Division Advanced Airborne School

82nd Sustainment Brigade	Special Troops Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Company 11th Quartermaster Company 21st Chemical Company 18th Human Resources Company 82nd Signal Company 82nd Financial Management Company 125th Mail Movement Team

264th Support Battalion (Combat Sustainment)	Headquarters and Headquarters Company 259th Quartermaster Company 364th Quartermaster Company 600th Quartermaster Company 612th Quartermaster Company 659th Maintenance Company

192nd EOD Battalion	192nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion

Special
Operations
Command

4th Military Information Support Group	Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st Military Information Support 3rd Military Information Support 5th Military Information Support 6th Military Information Support 8th Military Information Support 9th Military Information Support

95th Civil Affairs Brigade	Headquarters and Headquarters Company 91st Civil Affairs Battalion 96th Civil Affairs Battalion 97th Civil Affairs Battalion 98th Civil Affairs Battalion

Other units	JFK Special Warfare Center Joint Communications Unit Joint Special Operations Command Delta Force 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)