text: Roles, Responsibilities, Relationships, and Organizations
  * Providing plans and current operations briefings to IO working group meetings.
  * Integrating information collection into operations, supported by the G-2 (S-2).
  * Ensuring effective coordination and synchronization among the IO officer and IRC staff
  representatives and other members of the IO working group.
  ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, G-4 (S-4), LOGISTICS
  3-8. The G-4 (S-4) is the principal staff officer for all matters concerning sustainment operations. IO-related
  responsibilities of the G-4 (S-4) include, but are not limited to:
  * Ensuring required resources are included on the baseline resources item list and the commander's
  track item list.
  * Coordinating sustainment per priorities and requirements.
  * Tracking the operational readiness of IO units and equipment.
  * Providing sustainment capability or vulnerability input to the IO estimate and course of action
  analyses.
  * Advising the deception and IO working groups on how military operations will affect logistics
  personnel and equipment.
  * Designating a representative to the IO working group.
  * Providing IO-focused instruction in the sustainment annex.
  ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, G-5 (S-5), PLANS
  3-9. The G-5 (S-5) is responsible for incorporating future plans into ongoing operations. The IO officer
  works closely with the G-5 (S-5) to ensure its efforts to affect the information environment support future
  plans and provide the commander necessary freedom of action to sustain the initiative and achieve decisive
  results. When required, the G-5 (S-5) and IO officer work closely to plan and implement deception efforts
  and ensure objectives are incorporated effectively into plans and operations orders.
  ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, G-6 (S-6), SIGNAL
  3-10. The G-6 (S-6) is the principal staff officer for all matters concerning Department of Defense
  information network operations (also called DODIN operations), applicable portions of defensive cyberspace
  operations, network transport, information services, and spectrum management operations within the unit’s
  area of operations. IO-related responsibilities of the G-6 (S-6) include but are not limited to:
  * Coordinating information management with and providing information management data to the
  G-3 (S-3).
  * Providing a representative to the IO working group.
  * Providing IO-related instructions in relevant annexes and appendices.
  * Directing the actions of subordinate DODIN operations and information management staff
  elements.
  * Coordinating DODIN operations and information management support of information collection
  with the G-2 (S-2).
  * Coordinating with the Army Cyber Operations and Integration Center for antivirus software and
  threat analysis and advisories, after receiving notification of its support from the G-3 (S-3).
  * Coordinating with the regional cyber center for network intrusion devices, information, approved
  systems, and software, after receiving notification of its support from the G-3 (S-3).
  ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, G-9 (S-9), CIVIL AFFAIRS OPERATIONS
  3-11. The G-9 (S-9) is the principal staff officer for all matters concerning civil affairs and civil military
  operations. The G-9 (S-9) evaluates civil considerations within missions and identifies centers of gravity that
  are civil in nature. IO-related responsibilities of the G-9 (S-9) include, but are not limited to:
  * Providing a G-9 (S-9) representative to the IO working group.
  * Providing IO-focused instructions in the civil affairs operations annex.