The 7th Psychological Operations Group is a psychological operations unit of the United States Army Reserve

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. Organized in 1965, it was a successor to United States Army Broadcasting and Visual Activity, Pacific. It is currently based at Moffett Field, California

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Constituted 19 August 1965 in the Regular Army as the 7th Psychological Operations Group. Activated 20 October 1965 on Okinawa. Inactivated 30 June 1974 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Redesignated 30 October 1975 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 7th Psychological Operations Group; concurrently withdrawn from the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and activated at the Presidio of San Francisco, California. Reorganized and redesignated 18 September 1990 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Psychological Operations Group. Location changed 15 September 1994 to Moffett Field, California.

Within the psychological operations battalions, there are a number of tactical psychological operations companies. Such companies are organized in the same manner as other Tactical Psychological Operations Companies army wide. It consists of a Headquarters Section, a Tactical PSYOP Development Detachment or TPDD and three Tactical PSYOP Detachments or TPD. The TPDD focuses on Product Development and Target Audience Analysis while the TPD usually focuses on product distribution, face to face engagement with a given target audience and loudspeaker operations.

Member of the 12th POB, Mark Hadsell, was quoted several times in the press in 2003 after the invasion of Iraq.

Battalion	Distinctive Unit Insignia	History
10th POB		10th Psychological Operations Bn (POB) – St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St... , Missouri TF-10 deployed to Iraq as an organic USAR BN in 2007, part of OIF V. Supported 25 ID and 10 MTN. Deployed to Afghanistan in 2009. 307th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) – St. Louis, Missouri Deployed to Iraq in 2003, part of OIF 1. Supported 3rd MEF. Deployed to Iraq in 2004, supported 1st CAV and 3rd ID. Deployed to Iraq in 2007. Deployed to Afghanistan in 2010. 308th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) – Belton Belton, Missouri Belton is a city in Cass County, Missouri, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 21,730.-Geography:Belton is at .... , Missouri Deployed to Iraq in 2007. 318th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) – St. Louis, Missouri Deployed to Iraq in 2003, part of OIF 1. Attached to 101st ABN Div. Deployed to Iraq in 2007. Deployed to Afghanistan in 2009.
12th POB		12th Psychological Operations Bn (POB) – Moffett, California Deployed to Afghanistan in 2006. 320th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) – Portland Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... , Oregon Deployed to Afghanistan in 2004. Deployed to Iraq in 2008 349th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) – Aurora Aurora, Colorado City of Aurora is a Home Rule Municipality spanning Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties in Colorado. Aurora is an eastern suburb of the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area . The city is the third most populous city in the Colorado and the 56th most populous city in the... , Colorado 361st Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) – Bothell Bothell, Washington Bothell is a city located in King and Snohomish Counties in the state of Washington. It is part of the Seattle metropolitan area. The population was 33,505 as of the 2010 census... , Washington Cross-leveled 11 personnel to 320th PSYOP Company to support their 2004 deployment above. Has not deployed as a company. TPD 1270 deployed to Iraq in 2003, part of OIF 1. Supported 3d ID and 3d ACR. Awarded a Valorous Unit Award Valorous Unit Award The Valorous Unit Award is the second highest unit decoration which may be bestowed upon a U.S. Army unit and is considered the unit equivalent of the Silver Star... . TPD 1280 deployed to Iraq in 2003, part of OIF 1. Supported 2d ACR. During OIF 4 the detachment relieved TPD 1290 in Mosul, Iraq during June 2005. Subsequently supported the 101st Airborne Division and the 172nd Stryker Brigade. Teams also supported ODA teams from 1st Special Forces Group. TPD 1290 deployed to Mosul Iraq in September 2004, part of OIF 3, relieved TPD 990. Supported 3rd BCT (Stryker), 2D, and 1st BCT (Stryker), 25th ID, provided PSYOP support to 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group when necessary. The detachment also conducted numerous leaflet drops over Ninevah Province with the assistance of the 160th SOAR. Awarded a Valorous Unit Award Valorous Unit Award The Valorous Unit Award is the second highest unit decoration which may be bestowed upon a U.S. Army unit and is considered the unit equivalent of the Silver Star... . 324th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) – Aurora Aurora, Colorado City of Aurora is a Home Rule Municipality spanning Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties in Colorado. Aurora is an eastern suburb of the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area . The city is the third most populous city in the Colorado and the 56th most populous city in the... , Colorado Deployed to Iraq in 2004 during the second year of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF3). Awarded a Metorious Unit Commedation. Deployed to Iraq in 2005 during the third year of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF 05-06). Awarded a Metorious Unit Commedation. Deployed to Iraq in 2007 during the fifth year of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF 07-08). Deployed to Afghanistan in 2007 during the eighth year of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF 07-08). In 2010, deployed to Afghanistan (in support of Marine Exp Forces), Bahrain and the Horn of Africa under Operation Enduring Freedom. Currently deployed to Afghanistan under OEF XII with 1st Cavalry Division and the 172nd Infantry Brigade. Moved to 12th PSYOP BN from 14th PSYOP BN in 2009.
14th POB		14th Psychological Operations Bn (POB) – Mountain View Mountain View, California -Downtown:Mountain View has a pedestrian-friendly downtown centered on Castro Street. The downtown area consists of the seven blocks of Castro Street from the Downtown Mountain View Station transit center in the north to the intersection with El Camino Real in the south... , California 301st Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) (ABN) – San Diego, California 304th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) – Sacramento Sacramento, California Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,... , California Deployed to Afghanistan in 2003 to 2004 Deployed to Iraq in 2005 to 2006 Deployed to Iraq in 2008 to 2009 Deployed to Iraq in 2011 315th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) – Upland Upland, California Upland is a city in San Bernardino County, California, located at an elevation of 1,242 feet . As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 73,732, up from 68,393 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated on May 15, 1906, after previously being named North Ontario.-History and culture:Upland... , California, Currently deployed in support of OIF. Deployed to Kosovo in 2000, part of Task Force Falcon. Supported 1st AD. Deployed to Iraq in 2003, part of OIF 1. Supported 3d ID and 1st AD. Deployed to Afghanistan in 2006. Deployed to Iraq in 2008. 353rd Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) Las Vegas, NV Activated 2010
17th POB		Headquarters Support Company, 17th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne) (POB) – Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... , Texas Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in 2010 to 2011 345th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (Airborne) (SDC) – Dallas Dallas, Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States... , Texas 344th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (Airborne) (TPU) – Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... , Texas 341st Tactical Psychological Operations Company (Air Assault) (TPU) – San Antonio San Antonio, Texas San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,... , Texas 399th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (Air Assault) (TPU) – Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, Louisiana Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South... , Louisiana

External links

• 7th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) at globalsecurity.org
• Historical Profile of The 14th PsyOp Battalions and 7th PsyOp Group
• TPD 1290 in Mosul, Iraq
• "Purple Hearted", "Matriculation", "Road Work", by Jack Lewis, a Tactical PSYOP Team Leader with TPD 1290, 361st PSYOP Company during OIF 3
• 7th POG Subordinate Units