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PROCESS CAPTURED MATERIEL 301-371-1200

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PROCESS CAPTURED MATERIEL THIS BLOCK OF INSTRUCTION IS

UNCLASSIFIED USAIC & FH

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Captured Enemy Materiel (CEM):

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Captured Enemy Documents (CED) Captured Enemy Equipment (CEE)

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Captured Enemy Documents: Recorded information, regardless of form ■ Obtained from the enemy ■ Subsequently comes into the hands of a friendly force ■ Includes US or Allied documents that were once in the hands of the enemy ■ Found on the battlefield ■

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Captured Enemy Equipment All Types of Foreign Material ■ Two Purposes: ■

• Military Application • Technical Intelligence

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CEM is the Property of the United States ! ! ! ■

Safeguard & Protect from: • • • • •

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Looting Cannibalization Misuse Souvenir Hunters Destruction

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Time Sensitive Information: Significant Intelligence Information ■ Information critical to successfully accomplishing friendly courses of action ■ Includes: ■

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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 03/10/98

Spot Report Format S - Size ■ A - Activity ■ L - Location ■ U - Unit ■ T - Time ■ E - Equipment ■

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___ _ _ _ _ ____ ORCE _ _ _ _ GF ____ N I _ _ R _ U _ TAG ________ CAPT 9) T F N O E _ 105 LI T Y CUM G A O A N D N O ATI RED (STA N U T P CA

R99 P A Z 1756 9 0 ____ D: _ E _ 6 R _ 5 _ U 4 ___ APT 12 3 _ C _ T ___ A _ _ E T _ G _ _ M E _ I _ _ R T : _ ED TE/ 3/4 ____ :___ / ) _ 2 E / _ L _ O B _ 1. DA E CAPTUR ED A IC N __ C _ I O _ L D : _ P C T _ A BAN UNI ___ F AP I _ A ( G _ 2. PL _ E N N I I _ C UR ND TUR ____ O P U _ S A _ O _ C F F _ 3. ITY O E: ____ UR ___ ENT 4. ID _________ S OF CAPT _ E _____ UMSTANC . P RC I C C Y . 5 NEM

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TO BE AFFIXED TO CAPTURED ENEMY EQUIPMENT DO NOT DISTURB NOMENCLATURE: MT-140-A SERIAL NO: 1234567 DATE/PLACE CAPTURED: 02 FEB 99 CA 123456 CAPTURING UNIT: 2 INF CO/2/3 REGT QUANTITY: ONE EACH ____________________________________________ BELOW FOR USE BY TECH INTEL UNITS ONLY ____________________________________________ NOTICE THIS EQUIPMENT IS BEING HELD FOR: ANALYSIS UTILIZATION DESTRUCTION BY AUTHORITY OF THE JOINT U.S. FORCES COMMANDER. ______________________________________________ SIGNATURE PRINTED NAME

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Documents Associated with Equipment Attach a Coversheet, marked “TECHDOC” to the CED ■ Coversheet should include: ■

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Precise location time circumstances of capture detailed description of the materiel

Treat all documents marked “TECHDOC” with the highest priority 03/10/98

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Field Expedient Disposition Methods ■

Use field expedient methods of disposition in the absence of weatherresistant preprinted tags • Rations packing • Whatever paper materials are available

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TAG, But Do Not Deface the Item All markings already on the materiel should be preserved ■ TAG, so as not to damage or destroy the document or equipment ■ Never write on the document or equipment itself ■

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DISPOSITION of CEM Evacuate time senistive CEM through chain of command to S-2 ■ Screen for intelligence or techinical value ■ Evacuate to the rear ■

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All Other CEM Logistical assets (petroleum, supplies) are handled as similar US items ■ Some items require special handling: ■

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• 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. 03/10/98

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CAPTURED DOCUMENT LOG Format UNIT 16 INF DIV (L) _____________________________________________________________________________ FILE RECEIVED DOCUMENT INCOMING TRANSNO. DTG SERIAL NO. MISSION NO. 0001 111910Z US-AR-1910 NA 0002

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FORWARDING UNIT 4TH BDE

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RECEIVED BY ROYCE

TIME & PLACE OF CAPTURE (DTG) 110719ZNC123456

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ANY QUESTIONS?

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