Civil Military Operations

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CIVIL MILITARY OPERATIONS I. DEFINITION Civil Military Operations (CMO) - encompasses those economic, psychopolitical and psycho-social activities undertaken by the AFO of more in coordination with civil government agencies (CGA), local government units (LGU) and non-government organizations (NGO) prior to, during or subsequent to combat operations and/or natural or man-made disasters and calamities. It ranges from the simple, exemplary conduct of the individual soldier tot he use of the substantial number of AFP personnel and equipment for large scale community improvement projects that could help remove the root causes of insurgency and encourage/catalyze socio-economic development. Improved military, civil authority and community partnership is also the all important outcome of civil-military operations. CMO objectives are pursued through six (6) interrelated AFP programs generally categorized into: A. AFP Personnel-Oriented Programs: 1. Military Values Education (MILVED) 2. Livelihood Enhancement (LIVELIHOOD) B. Community-Oriented Programs: 3. Community Relations (COMREL) 4. Civic Action (CIVAC) 5. Public Information (PUBLIC INFO) C. Enemy - Oriented Programs: 6. Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) To ensure effectiveness of CMO research and special studies are likewise undertaken as essential supporting activities that make possible the development of relevant messages and appropriate techniques both for message dissemination and feedback analysis, and effective selection of targets/audiences as well as key communicators. II. OBJECTIVES A. Broad Objectives 1. To enrich the soldiers moral, spiritual and nationalistic values and strengthen his commandant to his constitutional role as a defender of his

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