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==People==
 
==People==
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*General [[Nick Carter]] in 2012, he was appointed “Honorary Colonel Commandant” in the British army’s “[[Media Operations Group]]” – one of the four units which were merged to form the 77th Brigade in 2015, which was called its ‘Number 5 Column’.<ref>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/637160/2017-06098.pdf FoI request.</ref>
 
*[[Alex Aiken]] In 2019 he was promoted in the Army Reserve to 'Honorary Colonel Operational Media and Communications Group [[77 Brigade]] 1 November 2019.<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62881/supplement/164/data.pdf</ref>
 
*[[Alex Aiken]] In 2019 he was promoted in the Army Reserve to 'Honorary Colonel Operational Media and Communications Group [[77 Brigade]] 1 November 2019.<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62881/supplement/164/data.pdf</ref>
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*[[Gordon MacMillan]] in September 2019 senior the Twitter staffer was exposed by ''Middle East Eye'' as a lieutenant in the Brigade. <ref>https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/twitter-executive-also-part-time-officer-uk-army-psychological-warfare-unit</ref>
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*[[Mark Lancaster]] (the unit’s Deputy Commander), former Conservative MP and armed forces minister.<ref>https://www.forces.net/news/new-line-ministry-defence</ref>
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* [[Tobias Ellwood]] Conservative MP and chair of the House of Commons defence committee (a Lieutenant Colonel in the unit).<ref>https://twitter.com/tobias_ellwood/status/1046379902122029056?lang=en</ref>
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==See also==
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===GCHQ===
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*[[National Cyber Security Centre]]
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===DCMS===
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*[[Counter Disinformation Cell]] (AKA [[Disinformation & Misinformation Unit]]) - [[DCMS]] is the lead department.
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===Cabinet Office===
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*[[Government Communication Service]],
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*[[Rapid Response Unit]]
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*[[National Security Communications Team]]
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===MoD===
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*[[77th Brigade]]
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*[[Specialist Group Military Intelligence]]
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===FCO/FCDO===
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*[[Counter-Daesh Coalition Communications Cell]]
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*[[Counter Disinformation and Media Development]]
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*[[Conflict, Stability and Security Fund]]
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*[[Government Information Cell]]
  
 
==Resources==
 
==Resources==
 
* CHRIS KING AND PROF. DAVID MILLER [https://declassifieduk.org/uk-information-operations-in-the-time-of-coronavirus/ UK INFORMATION OPERATIONS IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS What roles are secretive British army units 77th Brigade and Specialist Group Military Intelligence playing in the UK government’s battle against coronavirus?] Declassified UK. 30 SEPTEMBER 2020.
 
* CHRIS KING AND PROF. DAVID MILLER [https://declassifieduk.org/uk-information-operations-in-the-time-of-coronavirus/ UK INFORMATION OPERATIONS IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS What roles are secretive British army units 77th Brigade and Specialist Group Military Intelligence playing in the UK government’s battle against coronavirus?] Declassified UK. 30 SEPTEMBER 2020.
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
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Latest revision as of 15:14, 23 January 2023

People

  • General Nick Carter in 2012, he was appointed “Honorary Colonel Commandant” in the British army’s “Media Operations Group” – one of the four units which were merged to form the 77th Brigade in 2015, which was called its ‘Number 5 Column’.[1]
  • Alex Aiken In 2019 he was promoted in the Army Reserve to 'Honorary Colonel Operational Media and Communications Group 77 Brigade 1 November 2019.[2]
  • Gordon MacMillan in September 2019 senior the Twitter staffer was exposed by Middle East Eye as a lieutenant in the Brigade. [3]
  • Mark Lancaster (the unit’s Deputy Commander), former Conservative MP and armed forces minister.[4]
  • Tobias Ellwood Conservative MP and chair of the House of Commons defence committee (a Lieutenant Colonel in the unit).[5]

See also

GCHQ

DCMS

Cabinet Office

MoD

FCO/FCDO

Resources

Notes