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8th Psychological Operations Group

8th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne)

The 8th Psychological Operations Group was activated on 26 August 2011, originally as the 8th Military Information Support Group before the PSYOP designation was restored in 2017. It is the second active-duty Army PSYOP group alongside the 4th, with regionally aligned battalions supporting the geographic combatant commands. The group is headquartered at Fort Bragg and operates under the 1st Special Forces Command within USASOC.

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Key facts

Branch
Army
Command
1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Role
Conducts Army psychological operations to inform and influence foreign audiences in support of U.S. objectives.
Established
2011
Home station
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Type
Special operations

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Common questions

What is 8th Psychological Operations Group?
Conducts Army psychological operations to inform and influence foreign audiences in support of U.S. objectives.

What military branch is 8th Psychological Operations Group in?
8th Psychological Operations Group is a unit of the U.S. Army.

Who commands 8th Psychological Operations Group?
8th Psychological Operations Group operates under 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), U.S. Army Special Operations Command.

Where is 8th Psychological Operations Group based?
8th Psychological Operations Group is headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

When was 8th Psychological Operations Group established?
8th Psychological Operations Group was established in 2011.

Is 8th Psychological Operations Group a special operations unit?
Yes. 8th Psychological Operations Group is a U.S. special-operations unit.

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