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PROCESS CAPTURED MATERIEL
301-371-1200
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PROCESS CAPTURED MATERIEL
THIS BLOCK OF INSTRUCTION IS
UNCLASSIFIED
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Captured Enemy Materiel (CEM):
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:• 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:
• 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 Format
S - Size A - Activity L - Location U - Unit T - Time E - Equipment
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CAPTURED DOCUMENT TAG
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_______________________________
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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TO BE AFFIXED TO CAPTURED ENEMY EQUIPMENT
DO NOT DISTURB
NOMENCLATURE: 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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Documents Associated with Equipment
Attach a Coversheet, marked “TECHDOC” to the CED
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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Field Expedient Disposition Methods
Use field expedient methods of disposition in the absence of weather-resistant 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: • 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 LOG Format
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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