Deception is a deliberate distortion of reality imposed on another where the deceiver gains an advantage. Military, deception refers to "actions executed to deliberately mislead adversary military, paramilitary, or violent extremist organization decision makers, thereby causing the adversary to take specific actions (or inactions) that will contribute to the accomplishment of the friendly mission" (DoD Dictionary of Military and Associated Term, hereafter referred to as, DoD Dictionary).
DesignationMCTP 3-32F
EditionMay 2024
StatusActive
Pages90
FunctionSmall Unit Tactics
CollectionCurrent Doctrine
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