The Army today turned on its first-ever detachment dedicated to shaping the narrative in the Indo-Pacific region. The new Theater Information Advantage Detachment (TIAD), based at Ft. Shafter, HI, folds civil affairs, cyber, electronic warfare, information operations, intelligence, psychological operations and public affairs into a single 65-soldier team. The goal is to gain the edge in the information environment by taking on “malign influences,” bolstering partnerships and building trust in the Indo-Pacific region, according to an Army fact sheet. And...
