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Process Captured Material

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Terminal Learning ObjectiveTerminal Learning Objective

Action: Process Captured Materiel.

Conditions: This task can be performed in field and garrison locations under all conditions. Given captured enemy materiel consisting of a map, signal operation instructions, a new piece of unidentified equipment, complete with reference manuals, captured enemy equipment tags, captured document tags (DA Form 5976, Part C), a sheet marked TECHDOC, and unit SOP describing the processing and evacuation of captured enemy materiel.

Standard: Secure captured enemy materiel. Prepare a spot report on captured enemy materiel known or believed to be of intelligence value. Fill out and attach tag to the item of captured enemy materiel. Select correct disposition procedure for each item of captured enemy materiel.

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ReferencesReferences

Number Title Date Para no.

FM 19-40 Enemy Prisoners of War, Civilian Internees, and Detained Persons

FEB 76

FM 34-52 Intelligence Interrogation SEP 92 pp. 4-1, 4-2, 4-4; 4-6, 4-7, C-2.

FM 34-54 Battlefield Technical Intelligence

Apr 90 pp. 3-8, 3-9; 4-7; A-4, A-5, A-7, A-10; D-13, D-15, D-16, D-17, D-19, D-20; E-1.

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• SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS NONE• RISK ASSESSMENT LOW• ENVIRON. CONSIDERATIONS NONE• EVALUATION YES

Administrative NotesAdministrative Notes

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Did you know………Did you know………

A Union soldier found a copy of General Lee’s march order for the Army of Northern Virginia. Information from that document led to the Confederate defeat at the Battle of Antietam, stopped the South’s first major invasion of the North, and provided President Lincoln the needed victory to permit his announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Enabling Learning Objective 1

Enabling Learning Objective 1

Action: Process captured enemy materiel.

Conditions: In a classroom environment, given classroom instruction, DA Form 5976, Part C, a map, and unidentified equipment, complete with reference manuals.

Standards: Prepare the map and unidentified equipment complete with reference manuals for proper tagging, and secure to prevent misuse or destruction.

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Captured Enemy Material (CEM)

Captured Enemy Material (CEM)

• Captured Enemy Documents (CED)

• Captured Enemy Equipment (CEE)

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Captured Enemy Documents (CED)Captured Enemy Documents (CED)

• Consists of any piece of recorded information,

regardless of form, obtained from the enemy, which subsequently comes into the hands of a friendly force. – Found on captured or dead personnel– Found on battlefield

• Three types: Official documents, Identity, Personal documents

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Captured Enemy Equipment (CEE)

Captured Enemy Equipment (CEE)

Purpose: Military Application & Technical Intelligence (TECHINT)

• Includes all types of foreign materiel found on a enemy prisoner of war (EPW) or on the battlefield.

• Items of CEE value:– New weapons– Radios– Track vehicles– Associated manuals– Anything else of TECHINT value

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Protection of CEMProtection of CEM• Capturing unit is responsible for reporting,

protecting and initiating accountability of captured enemy materiel.

• Enemy materiel captured becomes the property of the United States. Safe guard against:– Looting– Pilferage– Cannibalization– Souvenir hunters– Destruction

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Check on Learning: ELO #1Check on Learning: ELO #1

Question: Why can’t US service members take home souvenirs from their combat time; (i.e., pieces of weapons systems, personal effects of enemy soldiers, manuals, etc.)?

Answer: CEE becomes the property of the US and needs to be exploited for tactical and intelligence value.

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Check on Learning: ELO #1Check on Learning: ELO #1

Question: If you found a tank, or a missile, you would assign a guard to the item until you received further instructions. What are some reasons why you wouldn‘t leave it in place?

Answer: It could be recaptured, destroyed or damaged before it was able to be exploited.

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Question: Would the following items have military or technical value:

Answer: • Military• Military• Military• Technical• Military• Military• Technical• Technical• Technical

Enemy land mine?Enemy equipment decontamination kit?Enemy machine gun?Enemy new weapons with associated manual?Enemy Grenades?Enemy Medical or Ration Wastes?Enemy track vehicle with associated manual?Enemy logbooks?Enemy firing tables?

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Enabling Learning Objective 2

Enabling Learning Objective 2

Action: Prepare a spot report on all time sensitive information

Conditions: Given a classroom environment, classroom instruction, a battlefield scenario, and a map.

Standards: Prepare a spot report on all time sensitive information, identifying the information that belongs in each paragraph of the salute format

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Time Sensitive InformationTime Sensitive Information

• Significant Intelligence Information• Information critical to successfully

accomplishing friendly courses of action• Includes:

– Enemy Order of Battle– Enemy Maps, Overlays– Enemy Operation Orders– Enemy Signals, Codes– New Weapons or Equipment– Information indicating a significant change in the enemy’s

capabilities or intentions

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SPOT Report FormatSPOT Report Format• Use to notify higher commands of the capture or

identification of enemy materiel believed to answer intelligence requirements.

• S - Size• A - Activity• L - Location• U - Unit• T - Time• E - Equipment

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Check on Learning: ELO #2Check on Learning: ELO #2

Question: How would you report the capture of an 8 “x 11” Bosnian map, as you

were on a 0430 (0930Z) hours patrol in the vicinity of DN34346767?

Answer: S- 8” x 11”; A-Bosnian wartime activities; L-DN34346767; U-Unknown; T-0930Z; E-map

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Enabling Learning Objective 3

Enabling Learning Objective 3

Action: Tag each item of CEM.

Conditions: Given a classroom environment, classroom instruction, captured enemy equipment tags, captured document tags, a sheet marked TECHDOC, unidentified equipment, complete with reference manuals, and signal operation instructions.

Standards: Tag each item listing all required information.

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What do I tag?What do I tag?

Tag all CEM found on the battlefield with no known association to an EPW.

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Sample TagSample Tag

CAPTURED DOCUMENT TAG

_

_______________________________

NATIONALITY OF CAPTURING FORCE

(STANAG 1059)

1. DATE/TIME CAPTURED: 091756ZAPR99

2. PLACE CAPTURED: TA 123456

3. CAPTURING UNIT: ICO/2/3/4 REGT

4. IDENTITY OF SOURCE (IF APPLICABLE):_____________________

__________________________________________________________

5. CIRCUMSTANCES OF CAPTURE: FOUND IN ABANDONED

ENEMY CP.

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CED TagCED TagInformation to include is:

• Provide date and time of capture and record as a DTG.

• Identify the location where the document was captured, including the six- or eight digit grid coordinate.

• Identify the capturing unit.• Provide the identity of the source from whom the

document was taken, if applicable.• Provide a summary of the circumstance under

which the document was found.

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CEE TagCEE Tag• Information to include is:

• Provide the nomenclature of the equipment.

• Provide the serial number of the equipment.

• Include the date/place captured.

• Provide the capturing unit.

• Provide the quantity.

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Documents associated with equipment

Documents associated with equipment

Attach a Coversheet, marked “TECHDOC” to the CED associated with a particular piece of CEM.

• Coversheet should include:– Precise location

– time

– circumstances of capture

– detailed description of the materiel

• Treat all documents marked “TECHDOC” with the highest priority

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TECHDOC FormTECHDOC FormNOMENCLATURE: MT-140-ASERIAL NO: 1234567DATE/PLACE CAPTURED: 02 FEB 99CA 123456CAPTURING UNIT: 2 INF CO/2/3 REGTQUANTITY: ONE EACH____________________________________________BELOW FOR USE BY TECH INTEL UNITS ONLY____________________________________________ NOTICETHIS EQUIPMENT IS BEING HELD FOR:

ANALYSISUTILIZATIONDESTRUCTION

BY AUTHORITY OF THE JOINT U.S. FORCES COMMANDER.

______________________________________________SIGNATURE PRINTED NAME

______________________________________________UNIT DATE

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Field Expedient Disposition Methods

Field Expedient Disposition Methods

• All CEM must be tagged.

• When no standard tag forms are available, you should use:– meals, ready-to-eat cardboard– or other type of paper for expediency.

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Tag but DO NOT deface the Item

Tag but DO NOT deface the Item

• All markings already on the materiel should be preserved

• Never write on the document or equipment itself

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Check on Learning: ELO #3Check on Learning: ELO #3

Question: What is the definition of a TECHDOC?

Answer: A TECHDOC is documentation associated with a piece of equipment, such as an operator’s manual. It is the highest priority.

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Enabling Learning Objective 4

Enabling Learning Objective 4

Action: Select the disposition procedure for each item of CEM.

Conditions: Given classroom environment, and classroom instructions, a map, captured enemy equipment tags, captured document tags, a sheet marked TECHDOC, unidentified equipment, complete with reference manuals, and signal operation instructions.

Standards: Select the disposition procedure for the map and the unidentified equipment with reference manual and signal operation instructions.

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Disposition of CEMDisposition of CEM

• Evacuate time sensitive CEM through chain of command to S-2

• Screen for intelligence or technical value

• Evacuate to the rear

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All other CEMAll other CEM• Logistical assets (petroleum, supplies) are

handled as similar US items

• Some items require special handling: – Medical supplies can ONLY be used for

EPWs, refugees, indigenous population-otherwise, leave in place unharmed

– For other items (NBC materials, ordnance, special documents, such as maps, charts, air imagery) check unit SOP or operation order.

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Captured Document LogCaptured Document Log

• CED accountability is maintained during document evacuation.

• Accountability is performed at each echelon, starting with the capturing unit

UNIT 16 INF DIV (L) _____________________________________________________________________________ FILE RECEIVED DOCUMENT INCOMING TRANS- FORWARDING RECEIVED TIME & PLACE OFNO. DTG SERIAL NO. MISSION NO. UNIT BY CAPTURE (DTG)0001 111910Z US-AR-1910 NA 4TH BDE ROYCE 110719ZNC1234560002

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Question: If you capture a surface-to-Air missile system and are directed not to move it for evacuation, what should you do?

Answer: Assign personnel to guard the item to avoid the item being recaptured, destroyed or damaged before it is exploited and await further instructions.

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Question: What information should be listed on CEE tags?

Answer: Provide the nomenclature and serial number of the equipment, date and place captured, capturing unit and the quantity of item captured.

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Question: What information should be listed on CED tags?

Answer: Provide the date and time of capture, six or eight didit grid coordinate of the location of capture, the capturing unit, identity of source from whom document was taken, if known, and the circumstances of capture.

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Question: You found a document which you believe to be signal operation instructions. What must you do with this document?

Answer: Handle the document in close coordination with communication personnel, treat it as a secret document, tag it and evacuate it through secure channels without delay

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Question: Should your soldiers collect harmless souvenirs on the battlefield to take home?

Answer: No. Items found on the battlefield become United States property that needs to exploited for tactical and technical intelligence value.

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SummarySummary

1. Process captured enemy materiel.2. Prepare a spot report on all time

sensitive information 3. Tag each item of CEM. 4. Select the disposition procedure for

each item of CEM.

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ConclusionConclusion The proper and timely processing and

evacuation of CEM is an important segment of the intelligence gathering process. Information developed from captured materiel will aid the intelligence officer in keeping the commander informed of the enemy situation..………

If you find it, REPORT IT!

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