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  a modular IO team but more often it provides support from home station where it has assured access to the
  internet and web based mission command systems.
  Note: Commanders can request Theater IO Group’s IO team augmentation, reach back support,
  and home station support by submitting a Request for Forces through their chain of command to
  their respective Army Service Component Command, where the request for forces will be
  forwarded to U.S. Army Forces Command for approval. After approval by Forces Command, the
  request for forces is passed to the National Guard Bureau or the United States Army Reserve for
  servicing. The employment will consist of mission-tailored and scaled IO teams provided, as
  needed, to either a single or multiple commands and echelons, or the dedication of the entire IO
  group to support an Army Service Component Command. In the latter case, the IO group will
  provide IO support to the Army Service Component Command and its subordinate command
  structures down to brigade.
  56th Theater IO Group: Assigned to the Washington Army National Guard with one battalion
  located in the Maryland Army National Guard. Regional focus areas are U.S. Pacific Command,
  U.S. Central Command, and U. S. Northern Command.
  71st Theater IO Group: Assigned to the Texas Army National Guard. Regional focus areas are
  U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Africa Command.
  151st Theater IO Group: Assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve. Regional focus areas are U.S. Africa
  Command, U.S. European Command, and U.S. Central Command.
  152nd Theater IO Group: Assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve. Regional focus areas are U.S.
  Central Command, U.S. Pacific Command, and U.S. European Command. (To be inactivated FY
  2017)
  INDIVIDUAL SOLDIERS AND ARMY CIVILIANS
  3-43. IO seeks to influence adversaries or enemies, as well as foreign audiences to acquiesce to or support
  our demands or align their actions in concert with the friendly commander’s intent and objectives. One of the
  most potent and readily-available IRCs to influence these audiences is Soldier and leader engagement.
  Soldier and leader engagements are interpersonal Service-member interactions with audiences in an
  area of operations. When Soldiers and leaders, inclusive of Army civilians and contractors, align their
  words, images, and actions in support of the commander’s communications strategy, they contribute to
  mission accomplishment in a forceful and enduring way. Additional actions necessary to conduct Soldier and
  leader engagements include, but are not limited to:
  * Knowing and understanding the commander’s intent.
  * Studying local culture, habits, and ways of communicating.
  * Memorizing approved talking points.
  * Being alert to non-verbal cues or signals on both sides of any conversation or engagement.
  * Following through on commitments.