Title: The Context of CIMIC
1PRESENCE-POSTURE-PROFILE (PPP)
2AIM
To teach the importance of Presence, Posture, and
Profile (PPP) as an enabler of Influence
Activities
3REFERENCES
- B-GL-300-001/FP-001, Land Ops, Chap 5
- B-GL-323-004/FP-003, COIN Ops, Chap 8
- PSYOPS Draft TTP Chap 1 PSYOPS Planning
- B-GL-300-005/FP-001, Land Forces Information
Operations - The Strategic Cpl Leadership in the Three Block
War, Gen Krulak, USMC Magazine (1999) - Small Unit Leaders Guide to Counterinsurgency,
USMC (2006)
4MAIN TEACHING POINTS
- Presence-Posture-Profile as Influence Activities
- Presence
- Posture
- Profile
5PPP
- Actions speak louder than words
- Unknown
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7What is PPP?
- Presence, Posture, Profile (PPP) is a drill to
assist forces in determining the attitude,
deportment, and level of security they should
adopt in any given situation
8PPP
9- PPP is not Staff driven
- It is Command driven (C3P)
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10PRESENCE
- The impact that the mere presence of a force may
have on perceptions might be significant - Deploying even limited capability to the right
place at the right time can add substantial
credibility to messages being delivered through
other channels and provide a major contribution
to deterrence - Depending on the situation, that presence will
carry meaning
Think of the Effects of a show of Force or
military presence (heavy or light)
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11POSTURE
- At its simplest form it is the body language of
the Force - The posture of troops on the ground can
demonstrate both commitment and intent and must
be considered and balanced with the requirement
for force protection - At the simplest level, the decision to wear
berets instead of combat helmets and body armor
can make a considerable difference to the
perceptions of both the enemy and local people - This includes how we arrive into an area, how
visible we are, how much artillery, infantry,
tanks, air and naval support that we bring, how
we dress, and how we patrol - Remember that PPP is command driven
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12PROFILE
- The public profile of commanders at all levels
will impact on perceptions - The public role of the commander must be
carefully analyzed and opportunities used to
transmit key messages - What we do how regularly we patrol, whether we
talk to civilians, this is about our specific
interactions with the individuals and groups in
the AO - The commander plays an especially important part.
His public profile can impact upon perceptions
and may create opportunities to get messages
across - It goes to the extent of how often we are
patrolling, do we engage with the LN
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13INFLUENCE ANALYSIS
FRIENDLY ENEMY
ENEMY SYMPATHIZERS
ACTIVE GOVERNMENT SUPPORTERS
GOVERNMENT SYMPATHIZERS
UNCOMMITED OR NEUTRAL
ACTIVE INSURGENT FIGHTERS
ACTIVE EN SUPPORTERS
CONSOLIDATE STRENGTHEN
PROTECT
PERSUADE
DISSUADE
DETER
MARGINILIZE DEFEAT
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40PPP SUMMARY
- PPP is a drill
- PPP is a sliding scale based on the sub-group you
are influencing - PPP is Command driven
41QUESTIONS?