The Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) doctrinal framework is the driving mechanism for transforming the U.S. Army into a dominant information-age military force. To address the informational power aspects associated with MDO, the U.S. Army’s Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), in partnership with the Cyber Center of Excellence (CCoE), developed the Information Advantage (IA) and Decision Dominance (DD) doctrinal framework. Within this framework, “commanders seek to achieve DD, a desired state in which a commander can sense, understand, decide, act, and assess faster and more effectively than an adversary by gaining and maintaining positions of relative advantage, including IA.” IA is “a condition when a force holds the initiative in terms of relevant actor behavior, situational understanding, and decision-making using all military capabilities through the conduct of Information Advantage Activities (IAA).” Lastly, IAA is defined as “the employment of capabilities to enable decision-making, protect friendly information, inform and educate domestic audiences, inform and influence international audiences, and conduct information warfare.”
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