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Field Manual

No. 3-39.40

Headquarters

Department of the Army

Washington, D.C., 12 February 2010

Conduct ............................................................................................................... 1-1

Principles ............................................................................................................. 1-3

Personnel Categories .......................................................................................... 1-5

Status Determination ........................................................................................... 1-7

Article 5 Tribunals ................................................................................................ 1-8

Appeals and Periodic Reviews of Civilian Internees ........................................... 1-9

General Protection and Care of Detainees, U.S. Military Prisoners, and

Dislocated Civilians ........................................................................................ 1-10

Agencies Concerned With Internment and Resettlement ................................. 1-12

Protecting Power ............................................................................................... 1-13

Planning Considerations for Internment and Resettlement Operations ............ 1-14

Military Police Capabilities ................................................................................ 1-16

Support to Combat Operations ........................................................................... 2-1

Support to Stability Operations ........................................................................... 2-3

Support to Civil Support Operations .................................................................... 2-8

Army Command and Support Relationships ....................................................... 2-8

Considerations Within the Operational Area and the Area of Operations .......... 2-9

National and Theater Reporting Agencies .......................................................... 3-1

Roles and Responsibilities .................................................................................. 3-2

Joint Interrogation and Debriefing Center Commander/Military Intelligence

Battalion .............................................................................................................. 3-7

Intelligence Analysts ........................................................................................... 3-8

Human Intelligence Collectors ............................................................................ 3-8

Interpreters and Translators................................................................................ 3-9

Military Police Organizations in Support of Internment and Resettlement

Operations ...................................................................................................... 3-10

Staff Duties and Responsibilities in Support of Internment and Resettlement . 3-12

Guard Force ...................................................................................................... 3-18

Detainee Flow ..................................................................................................... 4-1

Detainee Processing ........................................................................................... 4-5

Custody and Accountability of Property, Evidence, and Intelligence

Information ..................................................................................................... 4-12

Detainee Movement .......................................................................................... 4-15

Methods of Transportation ................................................................................ 4-16

Detainee Release .............................................................................................. 4-19

Command and Control ........................................................................................ 5-1

Planning Considerations ..................................................................................... 5-2

Intelligence and Interrogation.............................................................................. 5-3

Medical Support .................................................................................................. 5-6

Dental Support .................................................................................................... 5-8

Specific Detainee Support Requirements ........................................................... 5-9

Detainee Deaths ............................................................................................... 5-13

Legal Considerations ........................................................................................ 5-14

General Considerations ...................................................................................... 6-1

Detainee Collection Point .................................................................................... 6-4

Detainee Holding Area ...................................................................................... 6-10

Fixed Detainee Internment Facilities ................................................................. 6-14

Theater Internment Facility ............................................................................... 6-17

Strategic Internment Facility ............................................................................. 6-37

Transfers or Releases ....................................................................................... 6-38

U.S. Battlefield Confinement Operations Principles ........................................... 7-1

Planning Process for U.S. Military Prisoners ...................................................... 7-1

Battlefield Facilities ............................................................................................. 7-2

Processing, Classification, and Identification Requirements .............................. 7-3

Clothing, Meals, and Dining Facilities ................................................................. 7-4

Medical Care and Sanitation ............................................................................... 7-5

Discipline, Control, and Administration ............................................................... 7-6

Emergency Planning and Investigations ........................................................... 7-11

Rules of Interaction ........................................................................................... 7-12

Use of Force ...................................................................................................... 7-12

Escape .............................................................................................................. 7-12

Transportation ................................................................................................... 7-13

Transfer and Disposition of U.S. Military Prisoners .......................................... 7-13

Rehabilitation ....................................................................................................... 8-1

Programs ............................................................................................................. 8-2

Disposition Boards .............................................................................................. 8-2

Programs ............................................................................................................. 8-7

Rehabilitation Programs .................................................................................... 8-10

Release of U.S. Military Prisoners ...................................................................... 9-1

Release or Transfer of Detainees ....................................................................... 9-5

Transition of Detainee Operations to Civil Authority Penal Systems .................. 9-9

Introduction........................................................................................................ 10-1

Objectives and Considerations ......................................................................... 10-1

Civil-Military and Resettlement Operations ....................................................... 10-2

Responsibilities for Civil Affairs Activities .......................................................... 10-2

Supporting Organizations .................................................................................. 10-6

Planning Considerations ................................................................................... 10-6

Military Police Support to Resettlement Operations ......................................... 10-9

Dislocated Civilian Operations ........................................................................ 10-11

Figure 1-1. I/R populations ............................................................................................... 1-2

Figure 4-1. Detainee flow ................................................................................................. 4-2

Figure 4-2. POC to TIF detainee flow .............................................................................. 4-3

Figure 4-4. Movement by bus ........................................................................................ 4-16

Figure 4-5. Movement by cargo truck ............................................................................ 4-16

Figure 4-6. Movement by rail ......................................................................................... 4-17

Figure 4-7. Movement by CH-47 and UH-60 ................................................................. 4-17

Figure 4-8. Movement by C-130 aircraft ........................................................................ 4-18

Figure 6-1. Bed-down and basing continuum .................................................................. 6-2

Figure 6-2. Example of a DCP layout .............................................................................. 6-5

Figure 6-3. C2 within the BCT and the DCP .................................................................... 6-6

Figure 6-4. Example of a DHA ....................................................................................... 6-10

Figure 6-5. C2 within the division and DHA ................................................................... 6-11

Figure 6-6. ISN ............................................................................................................... 6-16

Figure 6-7. Sample TIF C2 in the theater with single or multiple small TIFs ................. 6-18

Figure 6-8. Sample TIF C2 in the theater with an MPC and multiple TIF ...................... 6-19

Figure 9-1. Detainee reintegration considerations ........................................................... 9-9

Figure 10-1. Sample facility rules................................................................................. 10-14

Figure D-1. Common Article 3 to the Geneva Conventions ............................................ D-2

Figure F-1. Sample internment facility inspection checklist ............................................. F-1

Figure F-1. Sample internment facility inspection checklist (continued) .......................... F-3

Figure H-1. Use-of-force continuum ................................................................................ H-2

Figure J-1. 4,000-capacity I/R facility for compliant detainees ........................................ J-2

Figure J-2. 8,000-capacity I/R facility for DCs.................................................................. J-3

Figure J-3. 300-capacity I/R facility for U.S. military prisoners or noncompliant

detainees ...................................................................................................... J-4

Figure J-4. 500-person compound ................................................................................... J-7

Figure J-5. Detainee receiving and processing operation ............................................. J-10

Figure J-6. Clothing markings ........................................................................................ J-16

Table 4-1. Detainee operations functional overview ........................................................ 4-6

Table 4-2. POC processing standards ............................................................................. 4-9

Table 5-1. Military police versus HUMINT responsibilities ............................................... 5-4

Table 6-1. Nine-station internment process ................................................................... 6-22

Table 6-2. Detainee transfer or release process from a TIF/SIF ................................... 6-39

Table 6-2. Detainee transfer or release process from a TIF/SIF (continued) ................ 6-40

Table 7-1. Facility guards’ duties and actions .................................................................. 7-9

Table 7-2. Good conduct time ........................................................................................ 7-10

Table 9-1. The detainee release process from long-term detention ................................ 9-7

Table 10-1. Actions during inprocessing ...................................................................... 10-10

Table A-1. Metric conversion chart ................................................................................. A-1

Table G-1. I/R forms ........................................................................................................ G-1

Table J-1. Sample individual equipment ........................................................................ J-17

Field manual (FM) 3-39.40 is aligned with FM 3-39, the military police keystone FM. FM 3-39.40 provides

guidance for commanders and staffs on internment and resettlement (I/R) operations. This manual addresses I/R

operations across the spectrum of conflict, specifically the doctrinal paradigm shift from traditional enemy

prisoner of war (EPW) operations to the broader and more inclusive requirements of detainee operations.

Additionally, FM 3-39.40 discusses the critical issue of detainee rehabilitation. It describes the doctrinal

foundation, principles, and processes that military police and other elements will employ when dealing with I/R

populations. As part of internment, these populations include U.S. military prisoners, and multiple categories of

detainees (civilian internees [CIs], retained personnel [RP], and enemy combatants), while resettlement

operations are focused on multiple categories of dislocated civilians (DCs).

Military police conduct I/R operations during offensive, defensive, stability, or civil support operations. I/R

operations include military police support to U.S. military prisoner and detainee operations within operational

environments (OEs), ranging from major combat operations to humanitarian-assistance missions in support of a

host nation (HN) or civil agency. I/R operations are a major subordinate Army tactical task under the

sustainment warfighting function. (See FM 7-15.) Placement under the sustainment warfighting function does

not mean that I/R operations do not have relevance in the other warfighting functions. While I/R is listed under

the sustainment warfighting function, it should be noted this is not a specified or implied mission of all

sustainment units or commands. Most sustainment units provide logistics, personnel services, and health service

support to I/R operations.

Military police are uniquely qualified to perform the full range of I/R operations. They have the requisite skill

sets provided through specific training and operational experience. The skills necessary for performing

confinement operations for U.S. military prisoners in permanent facilities are directly transferable and adaptable

for tactical confinement of U.S. military prisoners and detention of detainees. All military police units are

specifically manned, equipped, and trained to perform I/R operations across the spectrum and those identified as

I/R units are the specialists within the Army for this role.

FM 3-39.40 depicts the changes in terminology from the focus on the contiguous battlefield to reflect the types

of operations being conducted in today’s OEs. These changes address the modifications made to previous EPW

critical importance of military police and military intelligence interaction at all echelons. It further highlights

the long-standing requirement to treat all individuals humanely according to applicable U.S. laws and

regulations, international laws, execution orders, fragmentary orders (FRAGOs), and other operationally

specific guidelines such as Department of Defense (DOD) policies. Moreover, it stipulates that ill treatment of

U.S. military prisoners, detainees (EPWs, CIs, and RP), and DCs is strictly prohibited, regardless of any

circumstances or the chaos of major operations.

FM 3-39.40 aligns with FM 3-0, FM 3-39, FM 7-15, and other Army and joint doctrine, to include Joint

Publication (JP) 3-63. This manual is organized into 10 chapters with 14 appendixes to provide additional

details on I/R topics. Chapters 1 through 3 follow the flow of FM 3-39, and describe the military police function

of I/R operations. Chapters 4 through 6 focus primarily on detainee operations, to include planning, preparing,

executing, and sustaining all I/R operations. Chapters 7 through 10 focus on the confinement of U.S. military

prisoners, rehabilitative programs for U.S. military prisoners and detainees, parole and release or transfer

programs, and resettlement operations for DCs. A brief description of each chapter and appendix follows:

protection and care of all detainees, U.S. military prisoners, and DCs. It also emphasizes the

fundamental requirement for the humane treatment of all persons captured, held, assisted, or otherwise

under the control of DOD personnel, regardless of their individual status.

examines the OE and the significant importance of I/R to tactical, operational, and strategic operations.

Additionally, it discusses the importance of integrating detainee operations within the overarching

efforts in major engagements.

synchronizing the efforts of multidisciplined functions and personnel. Clear command and control (C2)

is essential for seamless operations to ensure that the principles of I/R operations are realized.

integrating intelligence and interrogation operations. Emphasis is placed on the treatment and

protection of detainees, use of force, and training for detainee operations.

effective incorporation of sustainment support. This chapter describes the integrated sustainment effort

required to support I/R operations.

confinement.

detainees, to include effective measures that ensure a successful return to society.

detainees.

principles, supporting organizations, and military police support of resettlement operations.

operations.

during support to detainee operations.

different categories of individuals under these treaties as required by international humanitarian law,

and the requirement to establish a tribunal to determine the status of an individual in question.

agencies typically concerned with I/R operations.

operations at the TIF or SIF.

nonlethal weapons (NLWs) and riot control measures.

sustainment requirements for establishing I/R facilities.

operations.

could be used as evidence in legal proceedings against captured persons suspected of crimes against

humanity, terrorism, war crimes, and other crimes.

facility management.

confinement officer training program.

Definitions for which FM 3-39.40 is the proponent publication (the authority) are in boldfaced text and have an

asterisk in the glossary. These terms and their definitions will be incorporated into the next revision of FM 1-02.

For other definitions in the text, the term is italicized and the number of the proponent publication follows the

definition.

This publication applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/the Army National Guard of the United

States, and the U.S. Army Reserve unless otherwise stated.

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I/R operations facilitate the ability to conduct rapid and decisive combat operations; deter, mitigate, and defeat

threats to populations that may result in conflict; reverse conditions of human suffering; and build the capacity

of a foreign government to effectively care for and govern its population. This includes capabilities to conduct

shaping operations across the spectrum of military operations to mitigate and defeat the underlying conditions

for conflict and counter the core motivations that result in support to criminal, terrorist, insurgent, and other

destabilizing groups. I/R operations also include the daily incarceration of U.S. military prisoners at facilities

throughout the world.

This manual continues the evolution of the I/R function to support the changing nature of OEs. In light of

persistent armed conflict and social turmoil throughout the world, the effects on populations remain a

compelling issue. The world population will increase from 6 billion to 9 billion in the next two decades, with

95 percent of the growth occurring in the developing world. By 2030, 60 percent of the world’s population will

live in urban areas. Coexisting demographically and ethnically, diverse societies will aggressively compete for

limited resources.

Typically, overpopulated third world societies suffer from a lack of legitimate and effective enforcement

mechanisms, which is generally accepted as one of the cornerstones of a stable society. Stability within a

population may eliminate the need for direct military intervention. The goal of military police conducting

detainee operations is to provide stability within the population, its institutions, and its infrastructure. In this

rapidly changing and dynamic strategic environment, U.S. forces will compete with local populations for the

same space, routes, and resources. The modular force’s ability to positively influence and shape the opinions,

attitudes, and behaviors of select populations is critical to tactical, operational, and strategic success.

An adaptive enemy will manipulate populations that are hostile to U.S. intent by instigating mass civil

disobedience, directing criminal activity, masking their operations in urban and other complex terrain,

maintaining an indistinguishable presence through cultural anonymity, and actively seeking the traditional

sanctuary of protected areas as defined by the rules of land warfare. Such actions will facilitate the dispersal of

threat forces, negate technological overmatches, and degrade targeting opportunities. Commanders will use

technology and conduct police intelligence operations to influence and control populations, evacuate detainees

and, conclusively, transition rehabilitative and reconciliation operations to other functional agencies. The

combat identification of friend, foe, or neutral is used to differentiate combatants from noncombatants and

friendly forces from threat forces.

FM 3-39.40 is written with the acknowledgement that today’s OEs are much more variable than the

environments addressed in previous doctrine. Military police must be prepared to deploy into any OE and

conduct I/R operations in support of the commander while dealing with a wide range of threats and other

influences. This manual builds on the collective knowledge and wisdom gained through recent operations,

numerous lessons learned, doctrine revisions, and the deliberate process of informed reasoning throughout the

Army. It is rooted in time-tested principles and fundamentals, while accommodating new technologies and

organizational changes.

This iteration of FM 3-39.40 has been driven by a lack of existing doctrine for the rehabilitation and

reconciliation of detainees and changes in OEs, the Army structure, and Army and joint doctrine. Changes not

already mentioned above that have directly affected this manual include the—

current operations.

detainee assessment.

repatriation of detainees.

conducting I/R operations.

The foundations of military police operations provided in this manual, together with related military police

doctrine, will support the actions and decisions of commanders at all levels. Like FM 3-39, this manual is not

meant to be a substitute for thought and initiative among military police leaders and Soldiers. No matter how

robust the doctrine or advanced the military police capabilities and systems, it is the military police Soldier who

must understand the OE, recognize shortfalls, and adapt to the situation on the ground. It is the adaptable and

professional military police Soldiers of the Military Police Corps Regiment who are most important to the

future and must successfully perform their basic skills to accomplish the mission, with or without technology

assistance.

I/R operations include a complex set of activities with diverse requirements that

require clear and concise guidelines, policies, and procedures to ensure success. They

are present to one degree or another in every OE. (For a greater understanding of the

OE, its variables, and the effect of I/R operations on the OE see FM 3-0 and

FM 3-39.) Military police leaders and Soldiers conducting I/R operations must

maintain task proficiency for every category of detainee, U.S. military prisoner, and

DC to ensure adherence to relevant standards for each. The expanding complexity

and challenging nature of I/R operations must be appreciated and understood. This

chapter defines the objectives and principles of I/R operations and describes U.S.

policies on the protection and care of all detainees, U.S. military prisoners, and DCs.

It emphasizes the fundamental requirement for the humane treatment of all persons

captured, held, assisted, or otherwise under the control of DOD personnel (military,

civilian, or contractor), regardless of their individual status. This chapter provides key

definitions set forth by Geneva Convention I for the Amelioration of the Condition of

the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field (GWS), Geneva Convention II

for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members

of Armed Forces at Sea (GWS SEA), Geneva Convention III Relative to the

Treatment of Prisoners of War (GPW), and Geneva Convention IV Relative to the

Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (GC); the Hague Conventions;

Department of Defense directives (DODDs), Department of Defense instructions

(DODI), and policies; Army regulations (ARs); and the Uniform Code of Military

Justice (UCMJ). It also explains the diverse nature of I/R populations that military

police will encounter and specific requirements for various I/R operations.

AR 190-47 stipulates that U.S. military prisoners have additional standards of care

given their specific rights as U.S. citizens and will be confined separately from

detainees. Specific detainee classifications do not preclude protections granted

according to AR 190-8, DODD 2310.01E, DODD 2311.01E, DODD 3115.09, and

the Geneva Conventions. (See JP 3-63 for more information on detainee operations.)

1-1. I/R operations include the two major categories of internment operations and resettlement operations.

They are further refined to focus on specific types of detainees and U.S. military prisoners while

discriminating between CIs included as part of internment operations and those DCs that may be retained

as part of resettlement operations. (See chapter 10.) Figure 1-1, page 1-2, highlights the different categories

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with conditions tantamount to parole).

1-4. AR 190-8 and DODD 2310.01E articulate policy for I/R operations. AR 190-8 embodies U.S.

military obligations drawn from, in part, the Geneva Conventions, Hague Conventions, Convention

Relating to the Status of Refugees, Geneva Protocol I Relating to the Protection of Victims of International

Armed Conflicts, and current North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) standardization agreements.

Guidance for U.S. military prisoners is presented in AR 190-47 and DODD 1325.04.

the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts to the Geneva Conventions and,

therefore, is not explicitly bound by their terms. U.S. laws and policies will apply while the U.S.

continues to meet the obligations and intent of the Geneva Conventions.

1-5. Allied joint publication (AJP)-2.5 prescribes concepts and procedures for the control and

administration of I/R populations by U.S. armed forces operating in Europe under NATO guidelines and

outside the European theater in coordination with one or more of the NATO allies. The information in

FM 3-39.40 supports AJP-2.5. AJP-2.5 provides—

1-6. The following objectives of I/R operations pertain to I/R populations:

1-7. Military police units are specifically organized and trained to perform a variety of missions across

the range of I/R operations. While all military police units have an ability to perform I/R operations, those

identified as I/R organizations are specifically focused and trained to perform all missions associated with

this military police function. Military police are uniquely suited to perform I/R operations because of skills

developed via their specific technical training and experience gained through the execution of day-to-day

law enforcement missions and the execution of confinement duties at U.S. military corrections facilities.

The fundamental principles of these military police missions are directly applicable to the I/R mission.

These principles include the following:

laws and regulations, and DOD/Army policies. All detainees (to include U.S. military prisoners)

must be protected from unlawful acts of violence and deprivation of basic human necessities

must be detained in a safe and secure environment. Humane treatment is consistent with Army

and Soldier values and ensures an operational climate that is conducive to population control.

While military police must be fair and firm, humane treatment is essential to establish goodwill

among I/R populations and to prevent adversarial relationships between guard forces and I/R

populations. (See paragraph 1-29 and appendix D more complete definition of standards for

humane treatment.) Standards for humane treatment in this FM are derived from the substantive

provisions of the Geneva Conventions that provide for the protection of noncombatants, who

deserve to be respected, and deserve to be protected at all times.

populations. In one scenario, Soldiers may be in continuous contact or near large displaced

populations that contain persons who are tired and hungry, may have lost their families or

possessions, and/or are facing an uncertain future. In another scenario, I/R operations may place

Soldiers in continuous contact with or near insurgents, terrorists, or criminals who will exploit

every opportunity to escape and kill or injure U.S. personnel or multinational partners.

provide responsive and thorough care, custody, and control of large I/R populations. Military

police and other U.S. armed forces must plan, procure, and provide the necessary resources to

care for I/R populations, to include subsistence, clothing, hygiene, shelter, and transport to

appropriate locations. Military police provide direct supervision and/or control of assisted,

detained, or interned persons to ensure their control, health, welfare, and safety. They use their

experience and exercise appropriate authority and measured force (using necessary lawful

restrictive measures) to mitigate unlawful or inappropriate actions of others, prevent self-harm,

and protect persons under their control.

related documents from the moment of capture until they are released, resettled, repatriated, or

transferred to another authority. During I/R operations, Department of Defense (DD) Form 2745

number (ISN) provides the only authorized serial number to be used to track detainees and their

property, evidence, and related documents. Accountability must be maintained throughout all

activities required for custody; property and evidence control; records management; database

management; investigations through legal disposition; and reporting to theater, national, and

international organizations (IOs) according to international and U.S. laws, regulations, and

policies.

segregated for a variety of reasons. I/R populations are segregated based on their legal status

(according to DOD and Army policies) and their gender. Juveniles within the I/R population are

typically segregated from the general population. Detainees may also be segregated by ethnic

and family groups and further segregated to protect vulnerable individuals. Additionally,

detainees may be categorized by behavior (cooperative, neutral, or combative) to accurately

resource guards and facilities. Individuals within the I/R population may also be segregated to

prevent self-harm. Although segregation may not be requested or conducted for the purpose of

facilitating interrogation, interrogators may interrogate detainees who have been properly

segregated. (See DODD 3115.09.)

force necessary to protect themselves and others, prevent escapes, or prevent persons from

self-harm. I/R facility commanders carefully balance using applied force when an unlawful

activity or civil disturbance occurs, violence escalates, or an escape attempt occurs. Military

police, guards, and security personnel must apply a measured response when confronting violent

and/or noncompliant I/R populations. Minimum force also applies when using restraints.

Individuals who pose an imminent escape risk or are identified as a potential threat to

themselves or others may need to be restrained to prevent them from escaping or committing

acts of violence. The level of restraint required varies with each situation. In the most severe

circumstances, restraining individuals may involve applying restraints to fully immobilize them.

In less severe circumstances, restraining an individual may involve using verbal commands, such

as “Halt.” Restraints should only be applied to mitigate actual risks. Restraining for any other

purpose may be counterproductive to effective I/R operations and may not be in compliance with

international laws.

1-8. Key personnel category terms are defined in the following paragraphs. These terms include detainees

and their subcategories, U.S. military prisoners, and DCs and their subcategories. For the purposes of this

manual, I/R populations refer to detainees, U.S. military prisoners, and DCs.

(JP 3-63) Detainees may also include enemy combatants (EPWs and members of armed groups), RP, and

CIs. (See DODD 2310.01E.) Detainees do not include personnel being held for law enforcement purposes,

except where the U.S. is the occupying power.

security reasons, for protection, or because he or she committed an offense against the detaining power. (JP

3-63) CIs, unless they have committed acts for which they are considered unlawful combatants, generally

qualify for protected status according to the GC, which also establishes procedures that must be observed

when depriving such civilians of their liberty. CIs are to be accommodated separately from EPWs and

persons deprived of liberty for any other reason.

conflict or occupation, in the hands of a party to the conflict or occupying power of which they are not

nationals. (AR 190-8). Protected persons who are interned for imperative reasons of security are also

known as CIs. Protected persons under the Geneva Conventions include—

combat”).

activities hostile to the security of the state or occupying power, they may be interned or

imprisoned. In such cases, they retain their status as a protected person and are granted the full

rights and privileges of protected persons.

collection, transport, or treatment of the wounded or sick, or the prevention of disease; chaplains attached

to enemy armed forces; and staff of National Red Cross Societies and that of other volunteer aid societies,

duly recognized and authorized by their governments to assist medical service personnel of their own

armed forces, provided they are exclusively engaged in the search for, or the collection, transport or

treatment of wounded or sick, or in the prevention of disease, and provided that the staff of such societies

are subject to military laws and regulations. (JP 3-63)

1-13. RP is a special category for medical personnel and chaplains because of their special skills and

training. These individuals may be retained by the detaining power to aid other detainees, preferably those

of the armed forces to which they belong. (See FM 27-10.) The Geneva Conventions require that RP

receive, at a minimum, the benefits and protection given to those with EPW status. The Geneva

Conventions require that they be granted the facilities necessary to provide medical care and religious

ministry services to the I/R population. (For a complete discussion on RP, see AR 190-8.)

1-14. Privileges and considerations extended to RP because of their profession include—

services.

outside the RP I/R facility to carry out their medical, spiritual, or welfare duties.

to perform.

coalition partners during an armed conflict. (JP 3-63) Enemy combatant includes EPWs and members of

armed groups.

1-16. Enemy combatants are divided as follows:

groups are not entitled to combatant immunity and will be treated as CIs until, or unless,

otherwise directed by competent authorities.

1-17. EPWs are persons defined in the GPW as—

corps forming part of such armed forces.

resistance movements, belonging to a party to the conflict and operating in or outside their own

territory, even if this territory is occupied, provided that such militias or volunteer corps,

including such organized resistance movements, fulfill the following conditions:

recognized by the detaining power.

civilian members of military aircraft crews, war correspondents, supply contractors, members of

labor units or of services responsible for the welfare of the armed forces, provided that they have

received authorization from the armed forces which they accompany, who will provide them for

that purpose with an identity card similar to the annexed model.

crews of civil aircraft of the parties to the conflict, who do not benefit by more favorable

treatment under any other provisions of international laws.

arms to resist the invading forces, without having had time to form themselves into regular

armed units, provided they carry arms openly and respect the laws and customs of war.

GPW until their status is determined by a military tribunal or other competent authority. The

DOD according to Articles 4 and 5 of the GPW. (See JP 3-63.) The United States reserves the

taken captive.

confinement by a competent authority is a pretrial prisoner. (See chapter 7.)

an internally displaced person, a migrant, a refugee, or a stateless person. (JP 3-57) DCs are individuals

who leave their homes for various reasons, such as an armed conflict or a natural disaster, and whose

movement and physical presence can hinder military operations. They most likely require some degree of

aid, such as medicine, food, shelter, or clothing. DCs may not be native to the area or to the country in

which they reside. (See chapter 10.) The following DC subcategories are also defined in JP 3-57:

boundaries of his or her country. (JP 1-02) Displaced persons may have been dislocated because

of a political, geographical, environmental, or threat situation.

reasons of personal security or the requirements of the military situation. (JP 3-57)

or ethnic origin who is being forcibly repatriated to that country or to a third country for political

or other purposes. (JP 3-57)

residence by reason of real or imagined danger but has not left the territory of their own country.

Internally displaced persons may have been forced to flee their homes for the same reasons as

refugees, but have not crossed an internationally recognized border.

national boundaries, or (2) has fled his or her native country for economic reasons rather than

fear of political or ethnic persecution. (JP 3-57)

country or country of their nationality and is unwilling or unable to return.

of origin cannot be determined or who cannot establish a right to the nationality claimed.

1-20. If there is any doubt whether personnel captured or detained by the U.S. armed forces belong to any

of the detainee categories previously described in paragraph 1-17, and Article 4, GPW, such personnel

receive the same treatment to which EPWs are entitled until their status has been determined by a

competent military tribunal or some other competent authority. (See AR 190-8.) Captured or detained

personnel are presumed to be EPWs immediately upon capture if their status is unmistakable (such as an

armed, uniformed enemy). The final status of a CI may not be determined until they arrive at a TIF. Until

such time, treat all CIs as EPWs.

a detainee as an EPW does not mean that the detainee has the actual status of an EPW as set

forth in the Geneva Conventions.

1-21. Article 5 tribunals are conducted according to Article 5, GPW. An Article 5 tribunal is an

administrative hearing that is controlled by a board of officers and determines the actual status of a

detainee. This tribunal can take place anywhere, but it most commonly takes place echelons above the

brigade combat team (BCT), most generally at the TIF or SIF. The tribunal determines the status of

individuals who do not appear to be entitled to prisoner of war status, but have committed a belligerent act

or have engaged in hostile activity to aid enemy forces and/or assert that they are entitled to treatment as an

EPW.

tribunal are included in appendix D. Optional procedures are intended to add appropriate due

process measures that are not required by laws or regulations, but improve the transparency and

overall fairness of the tribunal as time and additional resources are available to the convening

authority. The tribunal is an administrative board process and is not intended to become an

adversarial process.

1-22. EPWs have GPW protections from the time they are under the control of U.S. armed forces until

their release or repatriation. Any detainee subject to an Article 5 tribunal will be provided and entitled to

a—

1-23. The convening authority of the Article 5 tribunal will be a commander exercising general

court-martial convening authority, unless such authority has been properly delegated. According to

AR 190-8 and DOD policies, a competent tribunal will—

days. Processing time for the tribunal procedures should not normally exceed 30 days. Shorter

processing times are encouraged, particularly when there is a potential for a status change from

EPW to CI or a members of an armed group.

committed a belligerent act or has engaged in hostile activities to aid enemy armed forces and

asserts that he or she is entitled to treatment as an EPW.

president of the tribunal and another nonvoting officer (preferably a judge advocate) will serve

as the recorder.

regulations to review the status of members of armed groups designated under approved DOD

procedures. Recent executive decisions may provide further directives regarding the processing

and disposition of this category of personnel. Detainees who have been determined by a

competent tribunal not to be entitled to EPW status will not be executed, imprisoned, or

otherwise penalized without further proceedings to determine what acts they have committed

and what penalty should be imposed. Commanders should notify the combatant command if a

U.S. citizen or resident alien has been captured or has requested a tribunal.

1-24. CIs may be interned or placed in assigned residences only when the security of the detaining power

makes it absolutely necessary or there are imperative reasons of security of the occupying power. (See GC,

Articles 27, 42, and 78.) The internment of civilians is a serious deprivation of liberty for the civilian

population. Accordingly, each CI—

longer exist (Article 132, GC).

This order must be provided without delay, usually within 72 hours of capture/internment.

placement in an assigned residence.

receive proper consideration and a decision should be rendered as soon as possible by an

appropriate administrative tribunal.

1-25. The convening authority of the administrative tribunal will be a commander exercising general

court-martial convening authority, unless such authority has been properly delegated. A competent CI

review tribunal will—

Processing time for the tribunal procedures will not normally exceed 14 days. Shorter processing

times are encouraged, particularly when there is a potential for a status change from CI to

member of an armed group or common criminal.

president of the tribunal. Another nonvoting officer (preferably a judge advocate) will serve as

the recorder.

1-26. Any detainee being subject to a CI review tribunal will be provided and entitled to a—

1-27. In the event that the decision of internment or placement is upheld, the tribunal has an affirmative

duty (at least every 6 months) to periodically review the lawfulness of the internment or placement.

Recognizing the gravity of continued internment as a deprivation of liberty of the civilian population,

convening authorities are encouraged to incorporate more due process into the procedures for all periodic

review proceedings. Detainees who have been determined by a CI review tribunal not to be entitled to

release from internment or placement in an assigned residence will not be executed, imprisoned, or

otherwise penalized without further judicial proceedings to determine what acts they have committed and

what penalty should be imposed.

as resources and time permit. For subsequent reviews, the convening authority may adopt

additional procedures for these tribunals.

1-28. DOD personnel conducting I/R operations will always treat detainees, U.S. military prisoners, and

DCs under their custody or care humanely, no matter what their individual status is under U.S. or

international laws and no matter how the conflict or crisis is characterized. The Geneva Conventions

provide internationally recognized humanitarian standards for the treatment of detainees. (See appendix D.)

U.S. military prisoners confined in a battlefield environment are also entitled to the constitutional

protections afforded to every citizen of the United States. Some DCs may be refugees covered by the

Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, which establishes minimum standards for the treatment of

refugees and specifies the obligations of the HN and the refugees.

1-29. DODD 2310.01E establishes overarching DOD detainee policies, including detainee treatment

policies. DODD 2310.01E applies to all detainee operations conducted during armed conflicts, however

such conflicts are characterized in all other military operations. The policies are applicable to—

participating in, or supporting detainee operations.

under DOD control.

1-30. The humane treatment of detainees by U.S. personnel is paramount to successful operations and an

absolute moral and legal requirement. All DOD personnel will comply with the law of war at all times.

Personnel conducting detainee operations will apply at a minimum and without regard to a detainee’s legal

status, the standards articulated in Common Article 3 to the Geneva Conventions. Any persons detained

will be afforded the protections of Common Article 3 to the Geneva Conventions from the moment they are

under the control of DOD personnel until their release, transfer, or repatriation.

addition to the minimum standards prescribed in Common Article 3 to the Geneva Conventions.

1-31. In addition to the standards required under the Geneva Conventions and the law of war, the following

minimum standards for detainee treatment are required by DODD 2310.01E:

treatment. Detainees will be provided the same standard of health care as U.S. forces in the

geographical area.

detention.

violence, including rape, forced prostitution, assault, theft, public curiosity, bodily injury, and

reprisals. They will not be subjected to medical or scientific experiments. Detainees will not be

subjected to sensory deprivation. This list is not all-inclusive.

will be administered according to due process of law and under legally constituted authority.

deep provocation.

1-32. The same standards of humane treatment apply to the battlefield confinement of U.S. military

prisoners as apply to other I/R operations. In addition, U.S. military prisoners have specific constitutional

rights and protections afforded by their status as U.S. persons. As Soldiers, they enjoy rights and

protections under the UCMJ and the Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM). U.S. military prisoners will not be

interned with detainees or DCs. (See chapter 7 and AR 190-47.)

1-33. DCs who have moved in response to a natural or man-made disaster have the following in common:

1-34. DCs are to be provided humane care and treatment consistent with the Geneva Conventions and

international laws, regardless of the categorization given to them by higher authority.

1-35. Some DCs may be refugees covered by the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and

Article 73, Geneva Protocol I (wherein stateless persons or refugees are protected persons within the

meaning of Part I and Part III, GC). The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees provides a general

treatment and protection of refugees, specifying the obligations of the HN and the refugees to one another.

Among the important provisions of this convention is the principle of nonrefoulement (Article 33), which

prohibits the return or expulsion of a refugee to the territory of a state where his life, freedom, or personal

security would be in jeopardy. I/R personnel conducting DC operations that involve refugees will not

repatriate refugees until directed by applicable governmental organizations through the chain of command.

1-36. Refugees have the right to safe asylum and basic civil, economic, and social rights. For example,

adult refugees should have the right to work and refugee children should be able to attend school. In certain

circumstances (such as large-scale inflows of refugees), asylum states may feel obliged to restrict certain

rights. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees assists to fill gaps when no resources are available from

the government of the country of asylum or other agencies. (See the UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Handbook for the Military on Humanitarian Operations.) When possible, units conducting I/R operations

involving refugees should establish provisions for the protection of these rights that are consistent with

military necessity and available resources.

1-37. All DOD personnel (military, civilian, and contractor) must correct, report, and document any

incident or situation that might constitute the mistreatment or abuse of detainees, U.S. military prisoners, or

DCs. Acts and omissions that constitute inhumane treatment may be violations of U.S. laws, U.S. policies,

and the law of war. These violations require immediate action to correct. If a violation is ongoing, Soldiers

have an obligation to take action to stop the violation and report it to their chain of command.

1-38. All personnel who observe or have knowledge of possible abuse or mistreatment will immediately

report the incident through their chain of command or supervision. Reports may also be submitted to the

military police, a judge advocate, a chaplain, or an inspector general, who will then forward the report

through the recipient’s chain of command or supervision. Reports made to other officials will be accepted

and immediately forwarded through the recipient’s chain of command or supervision, and an information

copy will be provided to the appropriate combatant commander.

1-39. Any commander or supervisor who obtains credible information about actual or possible abuse or

mistreatment involving personnel who are not assigned to a combatant commander will immediately report

the incident through command or supervisory channels to the responsible combatant commander or to

another appropriate authority (criminal investigation division [CID], inspector general) for allegations. In

the latter instance, an information report is sent to the combatant commander with responsibility for the

geographic area where the alleged incident occurred.

1-40. External involvement in I/R missions is a fact of life for military police organizations. Some

government and government-sponsored entities that may be involved in I/R missions include—

1-41. The U.S. Army National Detainee Reporting Center (NDRC), supported by theater detainee

reporting centers (TDRCs), detainee accountability, including reporting to the ICRC central tracing

agency.

1-42. There are also numerous private relief organizations, foreign and domestic, that will likely be

involved in the humanitarian aspects of I/R operations. Likewise, the news media normally provides

extensive coverage of I/R operations. Adding to the complexity of these operations is the fact that DOD is

often not the lead agency. For instance, the DOD could be tasked in a supporting role, with the Department

of State or some other agency in the lead. (See appendix E.)

1-43. The most effective way for U.S. armed forces to understand the skills, knowledge, and capabilities of

nonmilitary organizations is through the Military Education System and through the establishment and/or

maintenance of a liaison once deployed to the operational area. In addition, having those organizations

provide briefings on their capabilities and limitations to each other and to the military is an effective

method to gain understanding on both sides to support the mission.

1-44. Civilian organizations are responsible for a wide range of activities encompassing humanitarian aid;

human rights; the protection of minorities, refugees, and displaced persons; legal assistance; medical care;

reconstruction of the local infrastructure; agriculture; education; and general project funding. It is critical

importance that commanders and their staffs understand the mandate, role, structure, method, and

principles of these organizations. It is impossible to establish an effective relationship with them without

this understanding.

1-45. Civilian organizations may already be providing humanitarian-assistance or some type of relief in the

operational area when I/R operations are planned and implemented. (See appendix E.) The principal

coordinating federal agency is the U.S. Agency for International Development. Civilian organizations are

required to register with the U.S. Agency for International Development to operate under the auspices of

the United States.

1-46. A detailed description of nonmilitary U.S. government agencies typically involved in I/R operations

is contained in appendix E. The non-U.S. government organizations most likely to be encountered during

I/R operations are international humanitarian organizations. These are impartial, neutral, and independent

organizations whose mission is to assist and protect victims of conflict. This group includes organizations

such as the ICRC, the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), and the Red Crescent Societies.

They carefully guard their neutrality and do not desire to be associated with or dependent on the military

for fear of losing their special status in the international community that allows them to fulfill their mission.

The two principal types of non-U.S. government civilian organizations are—

IOs include the UN, the UN Development Program, the UN Office for the Coordination of

Humanitarian Affairs, the UN World Food Program, and the International Medical Corps. The

UN High Commissioner for Refugees is a key player in international detainee operations.

normally funded by governments. They are primarily nonprofit organizations that self-define

their missions and philosophies. This independence from political interests is the key attribute of

NGOs and can be a great benefit in rebuilding relations when political dialog has failed or is not

practicable. They are often highly professional in their field, extremely well motivated, and

prepared to take physical risks in appalling conditions. Examples of NGOs include Save the

Children, Medecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders), Catholic Relief Services, and

Catholic Bishops Council. NGOs are classified as mandated or nonmandated as described

below:

to work in the affected area. The ICRC is an example of a mandated NGO.

private concern. These organizations may be subcontracted by an IO or mandated NGO. In

other cases, they obtain funds from private enterprises and donors. Catholic Relief Services

is an example of a nonmandated NGO.

1-47. The UN is involved in the entire spectrum of humanitarian-assistance operations, from suffering

prevention to relief operations. Typically, UN relief agencies establish independent networks to execute

their humanitarian-relief operations. The UN system delegates as much as possible to the agency’s

elements located in the field; supervisory and support networks are traced from those field officers back to

UN headquarters. Military planners must familiarize themselves with UN objectives so that these

objectives are considered in planning and executing military operations. (See appendix E.)

1-48. The primary power duty of the protecting power is to monitor whether detainees are receiving

humane treatment as required by international laws. A neutral state or a humanitarian organization, such as

the ICRC, is usually designated as a protecting power. Representatives or delegates of a protecting power

are authorized to visit detainees and interview them regarding the conditions of their detention, their

welfare, and their rights. Depending on the circumstances, they may conduct interviews without witnesses.

Such visits may not be prohibited except for reasons of imperative military necessity.

1-49. The ICRC, IFRC, and individual national Red Cross and Red Crescent organizations make up the

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. These groups are distinctly different and have

separate mandates and staff organizations. They should not be considered to be one organization. Although

the ICRC was founded in Switzerland, it has a long and distinguished history of worldwide operation as a

neutral intermediary in armed conflicts. The mission of the ICRC is to ensure that victims of conflict

receive appropriate protection and assistance within the scope of the Geneva Conventions and Geneva

Protocol II.

same goals and mission as the Red Cross Movement.

1-50. A civilian lead agency is an agency that has been designated by the appropriate IO to coordinate the

activities of the civilian organizations that participate in an operation. It is normally a major UN agency

such as the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Specific responsibilities of the lead

agency include acting as a point of contact for other agencies and coordinating field activities to avoid

duplication of effort.

1-51. Proper planning before operations commence is vital. It is also essential that commanders recognize

that conditions for the proper conduct of I/R operations are historically set in the planning phase of

operations. Commanders should establish planning mechanisms that ensure effective consideration of

potential detainee, U.S. military prisoner, or DC issues and the development of plans and procedures to

respond to these issues as early in the planning process as feasible. Commanders should, address at a

minimum—

and operational requirements to conduct I/R operations. These requirements begin with the

correct number and type of personnel on the ground to conduct the operation and the

identification, collection, and the management of a sustainment plan to support I/R operations

throughout the joint operations area.

the hazards of the battlefield. To protect the I/R population, commanders—

requirements.

potential presence of detainees is considered. As a general rule, detainees should derive the

same benefit from protection measures as do members of the detaining force.

maintaining order. Personnel assigned the mission of providing for the control of detainees, U.S.

military prisoners, and DCs and the security of I/R facilities should be issued and trained on

RUF that are specific to that mission. Theater rules of engagement (ROE) remain in effect for

defending an I/R facility from an external threat.

develop thorough safety and evacuation plans to evacuate, shelter, protect, and guard (as

appropriate) U.S. armed forces personnel and I/R populations from fire, combat hazards, natural

elements, and nonbattle injuries. Safety plans must be incorporated into I/R facility standing

operating procedures (SOPs) and refined through continuous risk assessments and mitigation.

Commanders must ensure that safety and evacuation plans are routinely trained and rehearsed.

planning for medical support, to include a credentialed health care provider to monitor the

general health, nutrition, and cleanliness of detainees, U.S. military prisoners, and DCs

(appendix I). The medical facility must provide isolation wards for persons with communicable

diseases and for immunizations. Special consideration may be necessary for behavioral and

dental health support. The Geneva Conventions provide extensive guidance on medical and

dental standards of care for wounded and sick EPWs and CIs.

detainees, U.S. military prisoners, DCs, and U.S. armed forces associated with the facility (such

as disease prevention and facility cleanliness). (See appendix J.) These standards include

providing adequate space within housing units to prevent overcrowding, enforcing food

sanitation procedures, properly disposing of human waste, and conducting pest control activities

as required. The Geneva Conventions provide extensive guidance on sanitation requirements for

EPWs and CIs.

need to plan for human intelligence (HUMINT) collection operations, which require close

cooperation with HUMINT collectors and counterintelligence agents. Further consideration must

be given to ensure that interrogation operations in the facility are conducted according to

applicable U.S. laws and regulations, international laws, operation orders, FRAGOs, and other

operationally specific guidelines (DOD policies). The internment facility commander is

responsible for ensuring proper care and treatment for detainees. (For a detailed discussion of

responsibilities and support relationships dictated by DOD policies and for more information on

HUMINT operations see FM 2-22.3.)

Detainee Reporting System (formerly known as the Branch Prisoner of War Information

System) procedures. The timely and accurate reporting of data is critical to ensuring detainee

and DC accountability and compliance with U.S. and international laws. I/R operations are

monitored at the strategic level. Overwatch and strategic accountability of detainees and DCs are

exercised by the Office of the Provost Marshal General (OPMG), NDRC Branch. The basic

element of detainee and DC accountability is the ISN, which is used as the primary means of

identification. ISNs are issued at the TIF. They are also used to link detainees and DCs to

biometric data, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) data, personal property, medical information, and

issued equipment. Military police commanders conducting detainee operations must plan for the

acquisition and issuance of ISNs and maintenance of the Detainee Reporting System, to include

training military police personnel.

legal support must be considered to ensure that U.S. policies, U.S. laws, and international laws

are observed. Actively involving judge advocate general personnel and expertise at all stages and

in all types of I/R operations is essential. All personnel, regardless of military occupational

specialty (MOS) or branch specialty, must receive I/R training and instruction, relevant to their

role in advance of participating in or supporting detainee operations; I/R-specific training should

be conducted annually thereafter. Training requirements and completion is documented

according to applicable laws and policies. Personnel must receive instruction and complete

training commensurate with their duties, regarding the—

detainee operations.

operations.

commanders will encounter representatives of various government agencies, IOs, NGOs, and

international humanitarian organizations attempting to assert a role in protecting the interests of

detainees, U.S. military prisoners, or DCs. Commanders must anticipate that these organizations

will request access to I/R populations and will continue to do so throughout the operation. The

ICRC will be given the opportunity to provide its services to detainees (to include detainees at

TIFs). The servicing staff judge advocate is generally the designated command liaison to the

ICRC. (See FM 27-10.) ICRC reports provided to U.S. commanders will be forwarded through

combatant commander channels.

military prisoners, and DCs are by foot, wheeled vehicle (preferably bus or truck), rail, air,

inland waterways and sea. Each operation requires unique security and accountability planning

which must closely adhered to and carefully planned. The flow of personnel must be coordinated

with movement control personnel as appropriate. (The movement of detainees is discussed in

chapter 4.)

Soldiers, the Army community, and the public in matters relating to I/R operations. In the

interest of national security and the protection of I/R populations from public curiosity, I/R

populations will not be photographed or interviewed by the news media. The public affairs

officer also facilitates media efforts to cover operations by expediting the flow of complete,

accurate, and timely information.

detainees, U.S. military prisoners, and DCs. This may include their transfer, release,

resettlement, or continued detention. The permanent transfer or release of detainees from the

custody of U.S. armed forces to the HN, other multinational forces, or any non-DOD U.S.

government entity requires the approval of the Secretary of Defense or a specified designee. The

permanent transfer of a detainee or DC to a foreign nation may be governed by bilateral

agreements or based on ad hoc arrangements. Any transfer to the HN or a foreign nation will

include assurances that the receiving nation is willing and able to provide adequate care and

treatment that is required by the Geneva Conventions.

1-52. The preceding planning considerations are not all-inclusive. Thorough mission analysis is critical to

determine requirements and establish adequate training plans to ensure success. I/R planning factors are

covered in depth in chapter 5.

1-53. Military police personnel (MOSs 31B and 31E) provide indispensable capabilities required for

conducting of I/R operations. Military police Soldiers hone their skills through I/R-specific training and

complementary training and experience gained in performance of the other four military police functions.

Of the four remaining military police functions, police intelligence operations and law and order operations

provide the greatest complementary technical and tactical capabilities to enhance I/R operations. All

military police personnel receive I/R-specific training and instruction in advance of participating in or

supporting detainee operations and received annually thereafter. Training requirements and completion are

documented according to applicable laws and policies. All military police personnel receive instruction and

complete training equal to their duties regarding the—

detainee operations.

operations.

1-54. When performing I/R operations, 31B personnel bring a variety of skill sets, inculcated through their

training. These skills include—

1-55. Military police personnel within the 31E MOS are specifically trained to conduct I/R operations

across the full range of potential environments. They provide technical capabilities specific to I/R, making

them the subject matter experts in full-scale I/R operations. These skills include—

operations.

another.

I/R operations are of significant importance at all levels of war and across the

spectrum of conflict. They are typically tactical operations that may have strategic

impact. Soldiers conducting I/R operations must be professional and compassionate.

The failure to maintain professional and humane behavior will have far-reaching

impacts. Although military police units (to include military police platoons within a

BCT) are typically the first military police elements performing I/R operations,

modular I/R battalions with assigned I/R detachments, I/R companies, guard

companies, and supporting military working dog (MWD) teams are equipped and

trained to handle long-term I/R operations.

certified to handle detainees (according to Army policies) should be placed in

positions where detainees are in their custodial care.

2-1. The I/R function includes missions involving the movement and protection of DCs and operations to

secure and protect detainees from the POC through the TIF or SIF. These operations may be within a

contiguous or noncontiguous AO. In either framework, military police take control of detainees, typically at

the DCP and expedite movement from the POC through the DHA to the TIF or SIF to ensure the freedom

of maneuver for maneuver units and the safe and humane treatment of detainees under U.S. control. During

combat operations involving DCs, military police control movement to avoid the disruption of combat

forces and to protect DCs from avoidable hazards. In all environments involving DCs, military police may

be required to support the movement of personnel and temporary resettlement facilities to ensure the safety

and security of persons displaced due to natural or man-made disasters or conditions. Additionally, I/R

units may be conducting day-to-day custody and control operations simultaneously for the confinement of

U.S. military prisoners at permanent sites around the world and tactical I/R operations in support of a DHA,

TIF, or SIF.

2-2. The Army is the DOD executive agent for detainee operations. Additionally, the Army is the DOD

executive agent for the long-term confinement of U.S. military prisoners. Within the Army and through the

geographic combatant commander, military police units are tasked with coordinating shelter, protection,

accountability, and sustainment for detainees; that role is primarily being performed by I/R units, but is

supported by other military police units as necessary.

2-3. The I/R function serves a significant humane and tactical importance. In any conflict involving U.S.

forces, the safe and humane treatment of detainees is required by international laws. Military actions across

the spectrum of operations will likely result in detainees. In major combat operations, entire units of enemy

forces, separated and disorganized by the shock of intensive combat, may be captured. The magnitude of

such numbers places a tremendous burden on operational forces as they divert tactical units to handle these

detainees. Similarly, large numbers of CIs may also be interned during long-term stability operations, and

DCs may place an additional load on the operational commander. Military police units performing the I/R

function can preserve the capturing combat effectiveness of the unit by removing these detainees or DCs as

rapidly and safely as possible in conjunction with initial interrogation requirements and other operational

considerations. Military police units support the force by relieving tactical commanders of the requirement

to divert large numbers of combat forces to handle detainees and removing DCs from routes and locations

that would have an adverse effect on operations. Military police units perform the I/R functions of

collecting, evacuating, and securing detainees and DCs throughout the AO. In this process, military police

and military intelligence (MI) units coordinate closely. It is essential that military police and MI Soldiers

have a high level of situational awareness and share information with each other.

2-4. The organic military police platoon in the BCT is ideally positioned to take control of detainees from

the combat force in the BCT AO. Although the BCT military police platoon initially handles detainees,

modular I/R battalions with assigned guard companies and supporting MWD teams are equipped and

trained to handle this mission for the long term. An I/R battalion is typically organized to support,

safeguard, account for, guard, and provide humane treatment for up to 4,000 EPWs/CIs, 8,000 DCs, or

1,500 U.S. military prisoners; however, certain missions may require additional resources and manning (for

example, long-term counterinsurgency internment).

2-5. The commander, detainee operations (CDO), is typically responsible for detention facility and

interrogation operations in the joint operations area. The CDO should have detainee operations experience

and will normally be the senior military police commander. If the size and scope of the detainee operation

warrants, the joint force commander may consider designating a general or flag officer as the CDO. (See

JP 3-63.) In major combat operations, during deployment a military police commander may serve as the

CDO for a theater operation.

2-6. When a corps or division serves as the higher headquarters without an AO, a military police

command may not be required. When this occurs, a military police brigade may be deployed to provide C2

for detainee operations and its commander designated as the CDO.

2-7. I/R operations require robust and focused sustainment support. The presence of hundreds or

thousands of detainees or refugees may challenge sustainment operations to meet the requirements to

house, feed, clothe, and protect those individuals. While the sustainment of refugee populations is primarily

a HN responsibility, U.S. forces must plan for, and be prepared to conduct the long-term sustainment of

refugee populations, especially if the security environment is unstable, until these responsibilities can be

transferred to HN organizations or the UN with support from nongovernmental organizations such as the

Red Cross. (A broader discussion of I/R sustainment requirements and considerations is included in

appendix J.)

2-8. Military police units are typically tasked with collecting detainees from combat units at DCPs

positioned as far forward as possible. The BCT military police platoon or military police units assigned to a

BCT typically operate collection points or holding areas to temporarily secure detainees until they can be

evacuated to the next higher echelon’s holding area. This is most critical during major combat operations,

when combat units can be seriously degraded by the buildup of large numbers of detainees in the forward

combat areas. During stability operations, military police unit missions may be prioritized such that the

capability of limited military police assets to take control of detainees at detainee collection points limited.

In these cases, non-military police units may operate collection points under the supervision of the echelon

provost marshal (PM). Guard companies assigned to the military police brigade or the I/R battalion

evacuate detainees from division or corps DHAs to theater internment facilities. Some detainees will be

evacuated from the theater to Army level internment facilities. Military police units conducting I/R

operations safeguard and maintain accountability and protect and provide humane treatment for all

personnel under their care.

2-9. In a mature theater, I/R units provide C2 administration and logistical services for assigned personnel

and prisoner population, or provide custody and control for the operation of a U.S. military prisoner

confinement facility or a high-risk detainee internment facility. Guard companies provide guards for

detainees or U.S. military prisoners, installations, and facilities.

2-10. Military police units may be required to support the collection and control of DCs. In offensive,

defensive, and stability operations many of the fundamentals are similar to that of handling detainees, but

the focus is typically different. The handling of DCs is also a mission that may be performed in support of

disaster relief or other emergencies within the United States or U.S. territories during civil support

operations. As such, local, state and federal agencies are primarily responsible for handling DCs with the

U.S. military in a support role. When a state of emergency is declared, the state’s national guard may be

called to assist with DCs under the control of the state governor or they may be federalized and conduct

operations as federal U.S. military forces. (See Titles 10 and 32, U.S. Code [USC].)

2-11. Military police units performing this mission will likely have a smaller percentage of I/R units, but

the expertise of I/R trained personnel will still be critical to mission success. Meeting the personal needs of

DCs will typically require extensive sustainment support. The basic sustainment requirements, unique

needs of DCs impacted by mission variables, and the sheer numbers of DCs may initially overwhelm relief

units and organizations. Military police forces may be critical enablers in providing essential services until

the HN government or other agencies can do so. The effort is typically conducted in conjunction with

civilian agencies and in addition to other military police support to U.S. forces. (See chapter 10 for more

information on handling DCs.)

2-12. Stability operations are designed to establish a safe and secure environment and to facilitate

reconciliation among local or regional adversaries. Stability operations can also establish political, legal,

social, and economic institutions and support the transition to legitimate local government. It is essential

that stability operations maintain the initiative by pursuing objectives that resolve the causes of instability.

The combination of tasks conducted during stability operations depends on the situation. Stability

operations consist of five primary tasks—

2-13. The primary tasks are discussed in detail in FM 3-07. Various stability operations may require

focused internment operations, resettlement operations, or both; but one or the other will typically be

predominant.

2-14. I/R operations in support of stability operations may become enduring and assume many of the

characteristics of large-scale, maximum security prison operations that are typically found in the

international civilian sector. Long-term custody and control requirements are often augmented with

structured rehabilitative and reconciliation programs, increased access to medical treatment, and visitation

opportunities concluding with some form of guarantor or sponsor-based release or supervised system.

These operations are resource-intensive and should receive a priority commensurate with their strategic

significance.

2-15. I/R operations, especially within the context of long-term stability operations, require a robust and

focused sustainment effort to provide security and order while meeting basic health and sanitary needs. Too

often, the scope of the detention or resettlement facility sustainment effort is not realized until health or

security requirements overwhelm the logistical system. The maintenance and development of large-scale

facilities is a continuous sustainment effort and often involves contractors, HN personnel, or third country

nationals. The synchronization of sustainment, security, and operational requirements and efforts necessary

to operate a detention or resettlement facility are complex tasks that require sufficient authority to achieve

the unity of effort and security.

2-16. The military police I/R support to stability operations is central to transitioning the strategic risk of

interning large numbers of combatants and civilian detainees to a strategic advantage gained from the

reintegration of informed and productive citizens at peace with their community and government. Military

police may be tasked with detaining, interning, and confining enemy combatants, members of the armed

forces, or civilians anywhere along the spectrum of conflict. Although military police formations have been

typically organized and staffed for conducting detainee operations in high-intensity conflict, the reality is

that military operations at the general war end of the spectrum of conflict are commonly of short duration

compared to operations conducted at levels of violence less than general war, such as insurgency or

unstable peace.

2-17. An increase in the frequency of stability operations requires more complex and sustainable systems,

solutions, and facilities in support of I/R operations. Even during major combat operations, enemy forces

often blend into the civilian population and criminals frequently escape or are released from jails and

prisons, while government records are removed or destroyed. Criminal, terrorist, and other opportunists

cross poorly secured borders and take personal or political advantage of the initial chaos that typically

accompanies general warfare. Major belligerents may or may not join these or other elements (tribes,

third-country nationals, or factions) to conduct insurgent activities.

2-18. During stability, the nature of the threat can often inhibit the ability of friendly forces to differentiate

between a hostile act and hostile intent or between insurgents and innocents within the civilian community.

For this reason, military commanders and forces must have the authority to detain civilians and an

acceptable framework to confine, intern, and eventually release them back into the OE. This authority has

the most legitimacy when sanctioned by international mandate or when it is bestowed or conveyed from the

local or regional governmental power. The initial or baseline authority granted to military forces to use

force and detain civilians will ultimately determine the status of the persons they detain. The status of

detainees will further determine the manner in which they are processed, the degree of due process they are

afforded, and whether their offense is military or criminal in nature. Detainee status and identification will

also help develop and determine eventual rehabilitative, reconciliatory, and release strategies.

2-19. During conflict with a conventional force, the segregation of officers, enlisted personnel, civilians,

and females is required when conducting internment operations and is relatively clear in its application. In

contrast, due to the unconventional nature of the enemy, stability operations may be more likely to require

segregation (or typology) by ethnic, tribal, or religious affiliation; human behaviors, traits, and

characteristics; age groups; and other categories, to include those typically applied in combat operations.

The facts and circumstances resulting in an apprehension may also determine detainee custody and control

status. The goal is to isolate insurgents, criminals, and extremists from moderate and circumstantial

detainees. Inaccurate assessments can have immediate and significant effects within the TIF that can result

in injury or death to detainees; contribute to insurgent recruitment; or cause custody and control problems

for the guard force. (See FM 3-07 and FM 3-24 for more information on stability and counterinsurgency

operations.)

2-20. The theater of operations must have an effective framework to detain, assess, reconcile, transition,

and eventually release detainees in a manner that is integrated with, and responsive to, the overall

counterinsurgency effort. TIF commanders often support larger coordinated approaches to deliberately

shape the information environment and reconciliatory efforts involving detainees. This includes various

rehabilitation programs that support the overall reconciliatory efforts. The capture, detention,

rehabilitation/reconciliation, and repatriation of detainees must be conducted in a manner that is consistent

with the strategic end state, operational goals, and tactical realities, and also fully in compliant with the rule

of law to ensure legitimacy with the population. Nowhere is this more evident than in the

counterinsurgency fight.

actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency. (JP 1-02) In counterinsurgency, HN forces and their

partners operate to defeat armed resistance, reduce passive opposition, and establish or reestablish the HN

government’s legitimacy. Military police units and Soldiers play a key role in counterinsurgency through

I/R operations. (See FM 3-24.)

2-22. Demanding and complex, counterinsurgency draws heavily on a broad range of capabilities and

requires a different mix of offensive, defensive, and stability operations from that typically expected in

major combat operations. The balance between them depends on the local situation. A successful

counterinsurgency effort establishes HN institutions that can sustain government legitimacy.

2-23. The need for information is so crucial in counterinsurgency operations that it typically leads to an

increased number of detainees. The time-sensitive nature of information and intelligence in

counterinsurgency often leads to detentions based on incomplete or inaccurate information that makes

determining detainee status and identification difficult and complex. The process of detainee identification

and assessment is continuous and begins at the POC; is actively monitored during the period of detainee

internment; and significantly impacts custody, control, and release decisions and strategies.

2-24. Detainee operations play a significant role in counterinsurgency efforts because large detainee

populations can become fertile ground for insurgent, extremist, and criminal recruitment, development, and

growth if they are not processed quickly and effectively. The development and growth of insurgent and/or

criminal networks, if not identified and mitigated, can pose significant threats to I/R cadre and the

detainee/DC population.

2-25. Detainee populations grow incrementally as counterinsurgency operations endure, or they can

increase very rapidly during surge operations, reflecting the episodic nature of counterinsurgency. Captured

insurgents display a propensity to continue recruitment, assassination, and intimidation inside TIFs, making

it incumbent upon forces supporting detainee operations to focus their efforts on countering that portion of

the insurgency within the facility, while synchronizing their efforts with military operations outside the

detention facility.

2-26. Prisons can provide insurgents with a large pool of discontented persons that may facilitate

recruitment efforts by insurgent, criminal, or other irregular actors. These threats are not confined to

internment operations; they are just as likely to propagate within resettlement or conventional prison

operations. These irregular threat actors may also attempt to infiltrate detention or resettlement facilities to

intimidate or assassinate political opponents or their supporters. The facility commander develops

procedures designed to identify and defeat insurgent efforts to organize escape, harm the guard force and

other detainees, or degrade the effectiveness of the facility threat operation in general. These efforts may be

linked to an overarching counterinsurgency effort in the theater or may be locally initiated efforts to gain

control within the facility population. The identification of a linkage to an external effort may be

accomplished through and coordinating and sharing police information with an external multifunctional

headquarters such as the military police command or a joint detainee task force. The military police

command or joint detainee task force coordinates and synchronizes support with MI, civil affairs (CA),

PSYOP and linguists; medical, legal, HN, and interagency personnel; and local leaders in an effort to defeat

insurgency within the facility. Procedures or tactics, techniques, and procedures to defeat the internal threat

networks and efforts within the facility may include—

assessment.

facility and will likely include bilingual bicultural advisors; intelligence officers;

counterintelligence agents; and others as required.)

actions are understood.

resettlement operations can be similarly applied, although the level of overall control is

significantly less than in an internment operation.

2-27. Generally, the military does not lead the planning and execution of detainee release type programs,

but may establish and operate TIF reconciliation centers to ensure the continuity of detainee programs

established in detention centers and reintegration efforts that conclude at the points of release back into

society. The individual or large-scale release or reintegration of detainees back into the civilian community

is a significant event that occurs during stability operations and can have a powerful effect in reducing the

issues that created the counterinsurgency conditions. Reintegration efforts must be widely understood and

visible. This is generally achieved by a deliberate information and public affairs effort. Former combatants

may participate in the process when offered some level of due process involvement linked to corrective

behavior modification. Commanders must seek legal assistance as they balance regulatory operations

security and detainee privacy entitlements with the transparency necessary for supporting democratic

institutions and national values. Military police may provide the security, custody, and control of detainees

at TIF reconciliation centers and may actively conduct rehabilitative and reconciliatory programs in a

command or support relationship with the headquarters responsible for an AO containing a TIF

reconciliation center. (See chapter 9 for more information on detainee release or transition.)

2-28. Military police or corrections personnel may be required to provide training and advice to HN

personnel for HN detention and corrections operations. Likewise, MI personnel may be required to provide

training and advice to HN personnel for proper interrogation procedures. HN personnel should be trained

on corrections skill level tasks to handle detainees according to internationally recognized standards for the

care and treatment of prisoners or other detainees. Management procedures should provide for the security

and fair and efficient processing of those detained. Effective HN internment operations that replace the

need for U.S. facilities is a necessary goal of HN training.

2-29. Resettlement operations may occur across the spectrum of operations. (See chapter 10.) Events under

the category of resettlement operations include relief; chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and

high-yield explosives (CBRNE); civil laws; and community assistance operations. Military police provide

support to resettlement operations, which includes establishing and operating facilities and supporting CA

efforts to ensure that supply routes remain open and clear to the maneuver commander. Additional tasks

include enforcing curfews, restricting movement, checking travel permits and registration cards, operating

checkpoints, instituting amnesty programs, and conducting inspections. The level of control is drastically

different from that used during detainee operations. During resettlement operations, DCs are allowed the

freedom of movement as long as such movement does not impede operations.

2-30. DC is a special category associated with resettlement operations. CA personnel perform the basic

collective tasks during DC operations. DC operations minimize civilian interference with military

operations, protect civilians from combat operations, and are normally performed with minimal military

resources. Nonmilitary international aid organizations, and other NGOs are the primary resources used to

assist CA forces. However, CA forces may depend on other military units, such as military police I/R units,

to assist with a particular category of DCs.

2-31. Controlling DCs is essential during military operations because uncontrolled masses of people can

seriously impair the military mission. Commanders plan measures to protect DCs in the AO and to prevent

their interference with the mission. Military police commanders and staffs must have a clear understanding

of the OE, ROE, and legal considerations before setting up a resettlement facility.

2-32. DCs are provided aid, shelter, and protection. The emphasis is on protecting them from hazardous

environments or hostile actions. A special category of personnel arises when I/R operations require the

housing of DCs that are detained against their will. Such is the case of mass migrants who flee their

countries and find themselves under U.S. custody while policies for formal proceedings are being

developed. In the case of mass migrants, I/R operations must be sensitive to the situation and attempt to

strike a balance between security, shelter, protection, and detention procedures.

2-33. In an OE where hostile groups are engaged against one another, a TIF or SIF may be set up to protect

one group from another. In this case, the purpose of the TIF or SIF is to shelter, sustain, account for, and

protect DCs from violence. Designated units concentrate on providing area security to protect the I/R

facility from direct fire. Other military police or combat forces provide protection beyond the direct-fire

zone. The accountability for DCs is coordinated with the SJA and CA. Military police focus on maintaining

a record of the people in the I/R facility and their physical conditions. In a semi-permissive environment,

the UN mandate or ROE may include the authority to detain civilians that are a threat to a secure and stable

environment. Military police units may be required to establish CI detention facilities for this purpose. In

operations where no hostile groups are engaged (such as natural disasters), the I/R facility may be set up to

provide shelter, food, and water and to account for personnel. There may not be a need for external security

personnel.

2-34. The C2 structure of I/R and other military police units for stability or civil support operations is

based on the mission variables. The nature and complexity of the mission, number and type of detainees

and/or DCs, and operational duration should be considered. For example, smaller operations may require a

single I/R battalion while larger operations may require I/R battalions within a military police brigade to

meet operational requirements.

support of another lead agency (Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of

Homeland Security).

2-35. Military police units detain, sustain, protect, and evacuate U.S. military prisoners. When possible,

Soldiers awaiting trial remain in their units. Commanders may request a judge to impose pretrial

confinement when reasonable grounds exist to believe that the Soldier will not appear at the trial, the

pretrial hearing, or the investigation or that they will engage in serious criminal misconduct. Under these

pretrial confinement instances, the commander must also reasonably believe that a less severe form of

restraint (such as conditions of liberty, restriction in lieu of apprehension, or apprehension) is inadequate.

When these circumstances exist and other legal requirements are met, U.S. military personnel may be

placed in pretrial confinement under the direct control of military police. Convicted military prisoners are

moved as soon as possible to confinement facilities outside the operational area.

2-36. U.S. military prisoner confinement operations parallel, but are separate from, the other types of I/R

operations. No member of the U.S. armed forces may be placed in confinement in immediate association

with a detainee who is not a member of the U.S. armed forces. A temporary confinement facility for U.S.

military prisoners may be maintained in an operational area only if distance or the lack of transportation to

a higher facility requires this. When U.S. military prisoners are retained in the theater, temporary field

detention facilities may be established. (See AR 190-47.)

2-37. Population and resource control denies adversaries or insurgents access to the general population and

resources and prevents incidental civilian activity from interfering with military operations. Military police

units support local commanders and often assist CA personnel in planning and conducting population and

resource control programs employed during all military operations. This assistance may consist of training

HN police and penal agencies and staffs, conducting law and order operations, enforcing curfews and

movement restrictions, resettling DCs, conducting licensing operations, controlling rations, enforcing

regulations, implementing amnesty programs, inspecting facilities, and guarding humanitarian-assistance

distributions.

2-38. Military police units also assist, direct, or deny DCs the use of main supply routes as they move to

resettlement camps where they are cared for and while NGOs often work to coordinate their relocation.

Military police I/R units are specifically trained to provide care and shelter for DCs.

designated law enforcement and other activities. (JP 3-28) Civil support includes operations that address

the consequences of natural or man-made disasters, accidents, terrorist attacks and incidents in the U.S. and

its territories.

2-40. The I/R tasks performed in support of civil support operations are similar to those during combat

operations, but the techniques and procedures are modified based on the special OE associated with

operating within U.S. territory and according to the categories of individuals (primarily DCs) to be housed

in I/R facilities. During long-term I/R operations, state and federal agencies will operate within and around

I/R facilities within the scope of their capabilities and identified role. Military police commanders must

closely coordinate and synchronize their efforts with them especially in cases where civil authority and

capabilities have broken down or been destroyed.

2-41. Most military police units are typically assigned, attached, or placed under the operational control of

military police brigades or military police commands when one or more is committed to an operation. The

senior military police commander will normally be designated as the CDO for all detainee operations in the

AO. This includes organizing and employing commands and units, assigning tasks, designing objectives,

and giving directions to accomplish the mission. Military police C2 relationships may be changed briefly to

provide better support for a specific operation or to meet the needs of the supported commander. Support

relationships define the purpose, scope, and effect desired when one capability supports another. (See FM

3-0 for more information on command and support relationships.)

2-42. Within the military police structure, attached units that participate in I/R operations are under the

command of the senior military police officer present at each echelon. Units and personnel (such as

HUMINT, counterintelligence, medical, and SJA) that support or are associated with I/R operations are

normally placed in a tactical control relationship to the military police commander or the platoon leader at

the BCT level when they are operating inside the DCP, DHA, or fixed I/R facility. MI and medical

units/personnel continue to operate within the guidance and direction of their technical channels to ensure

that the technical aspects of their activities are not impeded.

a command that perform a technical function require used to control performance of technical functions.

They are not used for conducting operations or supporting another unit mission. (FM 6-0) It is critical to the

overall success of operations that elements have unfettered access to their parent organizations or technical

staff channels. Technical channels apply exclusively to certain specialized functions as follows:

activities and intelligence reporting. These channels remain intact as a procedural control

measure for interrogation operations to provide technical guidance, allow proper technical

management, ensure adherence to applicable laws and policies, and guide the proper use of

doctrinal approaches and techniques during the conduct of interrogation operations.

never be circumvented or disrupted by personnel outside the medical chain. All medical

personnel and assets are under the technical supervision of the detainee operations medical

director.

evacuation, and custody and control (reception, processing, administration, internment, and

safety) of detainees; protection measures; and internment facility operation. The MI unit

commander is responsible for the conduct of interrogation operations, to include prioritizing

effort and controlling the technical aspects of interrogation or other intelligence operations. The

intelligence staff maintains control over interrogation operations through technical channels

according to the commander’s intent and plans, orders, and established unit SOPs to ensure

adherence to applicable laws and policies. Applicable laws and policies include U.S. laws, the

law of war, relevant international laws, relevant directives (including DODD 3115.09 and

DODD 2310.01E), DODIs, execution orders, and FRAGOs. The assistant chief of staff,

HUMINT and counterintelligence (G-2X) or joint force HUMINT and counterintelligence staff

element (J-2X) controls all HUMINT and/or counterintelligence units through technical

channels.

collection priorities from the G-2X or J-2X elements and have some degree of autonomy to

complete its vital intelligence mission for the commander. Military police should not establish

intelligence priorities for the JIDC.

conducted according to applicable regulations and U.S. and international laws. Within I/R

operations, technical channels are especially critical at DCPs and DHAs where military police

conducting operations may require advice and guidance from senior military police staff.

Technical staff assistance may also flow through the BCT PM to advise BCT commanders and

staffs regarding DCP operations when military police are not available to take control of

detainees.

2-44. Each combatant commander is assigned a geographic area of responsibility. Within the area of

responsibility, the combatant commander has the authority to plan and conduct operations. Joint force

commanders at all levels may establish subordinate operational areas within the area of responsibility, such

as AOs, joint operations areas, joint special operations areas, and joint security areas. The joint security

areas facilitate the protection and operation of bases, installations, and the U.S. armed forces that support

combat operations.

2-45. During major combat operations, the POC for most detainees will typically be in a BCT AO. A DCP

will normally be located within the brigade area. The military police platoon organic or assigned to the

BCT typically establishes the DCP as close to the POC as possible, many times within a battalion AO, to

temporarily secure detainees until they can be moved to the next higher echelons DHA. The DCP is an

austere site established as a temporary holding area within the BCT AO to provide security and ensure the

humane treatment of detainees pending movement to a DHA or TIF. The DHA and TIF are typically

outside a BCT AO. (See paragraph 6-13.) The DHA is a temporary holding area normally established

within the division area (typically outside the maneuver BCTs AO, but potentially in the AO of a maneuver

enhancement brigade [MEB]) to receive detainees from the DCPs, provide security, and ensure humane

treatment of detainees pending movement to a facility outside the division area. (See paragraph 6-25.)

Detainees are held at the DCP or DHA until transportation is available and time-sensitive exploitation by

MI personnel has been completed.

2-46. During stability operations, many more DCPs and DHAs may be required, based on mission

variables and detainee flow. In these instances, locations for DCPs and DHAs typically may be established

at an echelon lower than in major combat operations. For example, DCPs may be established within

battalion AOs and DHAs established within BCT AOs. Additionally, the high demand for military police

technical capabilities within TIF and in support of HN policing operations may create a shortage of military

police available to support the BCT, establishing a requirement for BCTs to operate DCPs and DHAs with

nonmilitary police personnel. In these instances, it is critical that the echelon PMs are heavily involved to

ensure that detainees are cared for and processed according to ARs and U.S. and international laws. The

military police technical channels are available to the echelon PM and BCT commanders to provide

technical advice and guidance regarding detainee operations.

2-47. Typically, a TIF or SIF is established at the theater level. (See paragraph 6-59.) A TIF or SIF is a

permanent or semipermanent facility that is normally within the regional area of combat operations and

designed to hold large numbers of detainees for extended time periods. All TIFs and SIFs are operated

under military police C2, with augmentation and support of many of the military disciplines. The decision

may be made to establish a TIF or SIF outside the theater of operations that is not under the authority of a

theater commander.

I/R operations consist of complex measures that are necessary to guard, protect,

assist, and account for individuals who are captured, detained, confined, or evacuated

from their homes. C2 of I/R operations involves the resources and synchronized

efforts of multidisciplined functions and personnel. Clear C2 is essential for seamless

operations to ensure that the principles of I/R operations are obtained. These

operations must not distract from simultaneous military operations, which are

essential to mission success. Each distinct I/R operation—whether focused on

detainee operations, DC operations, or battlefield confinement of U.S. military

prisoners—requires a somewhat different C2 structure to handle the diverse

categories of individuals under U.S. protection and control. Within the Army and

through the combatant commander, military police are tasked with coordinating for

shelter, protection, and sustainment, while ensuring accountability procedures for

detainees and U.S. military prisoners. They will also perform some or all of these

when dealing with DCs, depending on the specific nature of the situation (to include

whether they are U.S. citizens).

3-1. The NDRC (a Headquarters, DA organization assigned to the OPMG) is responsible for—

States (CONUS) as required.

software.

3-2. The TDRC is a modular organization that is comprised of 32 personnel who are capable of deploying

as a full organization in major combat operations as a team or a combination of up to 4 teams to support

small-scale operations. It functions as the field operations agency for the CONUS-based NDRC. It is the

central agency responsible for maintaining information on detainees and their personal property within an

assigned theater of operations or in CONUS. The TDRC is a theater asset that provides detainee data

management. The TDRC normally colocates with the CDO staff, but may be located at the TIF in smallscale

operations.

3-3. The TDRC serves as the theater or area of responsibility repository for information pertaining to

detainees. The TDRC is responsible for—

the NDRC as required.

the theater or area of responsibility.

forces collect. (The TDRC receives these requirements from the NDRC.)

3-4. The CDO is responsible for ensuring that information regarding I/R populations is transmitted to the

NDRC and/or civilian organizations. In the absence of a TDRC, the CDO must coordinate through the

NDRC to ensure that reporting requirements are met.

3-5. A clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities of each organization, agency, and

corresponding primary positions of responsibility is essential to effective mission execution. The following

are categories of I/R populations and the various commanders and staffs or multifunctional agencies that

are involved in the support of I/R operations:

Defense, Provost Marshal General (PMG), combatant commander, joint task force commander,

theater PM, and ICRC, along with their respective support staffs, are involved in internment

operations involving detainees. (Detailed guidance for detainee operations that incorporate

lessons learned from recent operations in the war on terrorism are presented in chapter 5).

U.S. military prisoners. U.S. military prisoners must be guarded to prevent escape and cannot be

confined in immediate association with detainees, DCs, or other foreign nationals who are not

members of the U.S. armed forces. The PMG; commander, U.S. Army Corrections Command;

theater PM and the chain of command, along with their respective support staffs, are all involved

in the confinement process for U.S. military prisoners. (Detailed guidance for battlefield

confinement of U.S. military prisoners is presented in chapter 7.)

prevent interference with military operations and to protect them from combat. DCs may also

require assistance during natural or man-made disasters and subsequent humanitarian-assistance

missions. The Department of Homeland Security, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Army,

and UN High Commissioner for Refugees, along with their respective support staffs, are

involved in resettlement operations to support and protect DCs. (Detailed guidance for military

police support to humanitarian-assistance operations and emergency services is presented in

chapter 10.)

3-6. The Secretary of Defense has overall responsibility for matters relating to detainees or DCs. Within

the DOD, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy provides for the overall development, coordination,

approval, and implementation of major DOD policies and plans relating to I/R operations, including the

final coordination of proposed plans, policies, and new courses of action with DOD components and other

federal departments and agencies as necessary. The specific division responsible for I/R policy issues

within the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

for Detainee Affairs. The DOD general counsel provides legal advice to the Secretary of Defense and DOD

on detainee matters.

3-7. The Secretary of the Army is designated as the DOD executive agent for the DOD detainee program

(DODD 2310.01E) and in that role—

DODD 2310.01E are assigned and executed.

DOD-wide implementation of DODD 2310.01E.

functions.

to the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs and the Undersecretary of

Defense for Policy for detainee operations.

Army coordinates with the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy to provide reports on detainee

operations to the Secretary of Defense and others as appropriate.

Personnel and Readiness; and Comptroller.

secretaries of the military departments and the joint staff.

techniques, and procedures; and regulations or other issuances are periodically reviewed and

evaluated for effectiveness and compliance with DOD policies.

3-8. The Secretary of the Army further designates the PMG as the Secretary of the Army action agent to

exercise the executive agent role for detainee operations and long-term confinement of U.S. military

prisoners. The PMG develops and disseminates policy guidance for the treatment, care, accountability,

legal status, and processing of detainees. The PMG provides Headquarters, DA, staff supervision for the

DOD and ensures that plans are developed for providing ISNs to the TDRC and replenishing ISNs.

3-9. The PMG provides staff assistance and technical advice to various agencies, including—

3-10. The U.S. Army Corrections Command mission is to exercise C2 and operational oversight for policy,

programming, resourcing, and support of Army Corrections System facilities and table of distribution and

allowances elements worldwide. On order, the U.S. Army Corrections Command coordinates the execution

of condemned military prisoners. Strategic objectives include—

with the prospect of being productive Soldiers/citizens.

in a prison environment.

3-11. Combatant, task force, and joint task force commanders have the overall responsibility for I/R

operations and contingency plans in their area of responsibility. They ensure compliance with the law of

war and applicable U.S. policies and directives and receive guidance from the Secretary of Defense.

They—

accompanying DOD components are properly trained and certified and are maintaining records

of training and certification.

persons captured or detained by military services under their C2.

(the official NDRC Data Collection System for processing detainees and issuing ISNs).

appropriate authorities and investigated.

their obligations under the law of war.

all detention and interrogation facilities within an AO. The CDO will typically be the senior

military police commander in a theater.)

all facility-related administrative matters.

intent of the commander in chief.

detainees.

3-12. The CDO is typically responsible for all detention facility and interrogation operations in the joint

operations area. The CDO should have detainee operations experience and will normally be the senior

military police commander. If the size and scope of the detainee operation warrants, the joint force

commander may consider designating a general or flag officer as the CDO. (See JP 3-63.) The CDO does

not normally perform duties as the operating commander of an I/R facility. MI and medical units or

personnel will retain control of their respective activities through technical channels. For example, the

CDO—

facility.

however, the JIDC retains technical authority for interrogation functions and intelligence

reporting.

with the detainee operations staff and higher headquarters to resolve any issues with

implementing the interrogation plan according to the approved Army forces standards for

interrogations. The CDO does not approve or disapprove interrogation plans.)

policies, directives, and operation orders.

war and U.S. laws, regulations, and policies.

performing detainee interrogation operations at DOD facilities.

and operations.

and investigated by the Military Criminal Investigation Organization according to U.S. policies.

at the TIF level).

NDRC.

through sustained operations to the final transition and disposition of internment facilities and

detainees.

prisons.

authorities, and protecting powers for planning and implementing the transition and transfer

of internment facilities and detainees.

training programs.

property, and evidence to the HN penal/judicial authorities.

3-13. The detention facility commander is the commander for an individual detention facility. The

detention facility commander normally does not serve as a CDO when also functioning as a TIF

commander. In internment facilities, the detention facility commander ensures, at a minimum, that—

directives, international laws, and administrative procedures.

and administrative procedures.

are maintained.

other applicable laws and policies.

ensure compliance with AR 190-8 and that all personnel have an effective knowledge of the

internment facility SOP.

provided within the internment facility to facilitate the intelligence collection mission.

Provisions may also include medical, security, and administrative support.

regarding facility protection.

3-14. When operating in detention facilities, HUMINT collectors and medical personnel are under the

direction of the detention facility commander for actions involving the humane treatment, custody, and

evacuation of detainees and for facility protection. Tactical control does not include the prioritization of

interrogations by HUMINT personnel or intelligence and medical operations within the facility. MI and

medical units or personnel will retain technical authority for their activities from the MI and medical higher

headquarters, respectively. For instance, MI personnel will receive operational guidance through the MI

technical chain of command for interrogation activities and intelligence reporting. Guidance obtained

through technical channels for intelligence and medical personnel may include—

FRAGOs, and other operationally specific guidelines (for example, DOD policies) are followed.

3-15. The detention facility commander coordinates closely with MI personnel to permit the effective

accomplishment of military police and MI missions at the facility by—

deconflict the internment and interrogation missions. Considerations include—

different times. The proper coordination between military police and MI personnel is

necessary so that, when interrogators promise an approved incentive to a detainee, the

military police ensure that the detainee receives the incentive and is allowed to retain it. The

use of incentives must be coordinated with, and approved by, the detention facility

commander. The provision and withdrawal of incentives may not affect the baseline

standards of humane treatment. For example, military police may provide incentives such

as special food items. When those incentives are withdrawn, however, military police must

still provide the normal rations. Failure to cooperate in an intelligence interrogation cannot

result in disadvantageous treatment. The withdrawal of incentives provided to similarly

situated detainees must be based on disciplinary reasons or reasons of security, not failure

to cooperate with HUMINT interrogations.

actions and behaviors of detainees and other significant events associated with detainees.

The CDO (in conjunction with the MI commander) may convene a multidiscipline custody

and control oversight team including, but not limited to, military police personnel, MI

personnel, a behavioral science consultant (if available), and legal representatives. The team

can advise and provide measures to ensure that effective custody and control is used and

compliant with the requirements of applicable U.S. laws and regulations, international laws,

execution orders, FRAGOs, and other operationally specific guidelines. Guards do not

conduct intelligence interrogations and will not set the conditions for interrogations. Guards

may support interrogators as additional security (for example, for combative detainees)

according to JP 3-63, FM 2-22.3, and the approved interrogation plan.

and MI elements.

MI missions. Interrogation operations familiarization training for military police.

the intelligence collection mission.

element and G-2X and/or J-2X.

3-16. With specific regard to detainees, the detention facility commander—

the TDRC.)

unfettered access to all areas and operations.)

chain of command.

applicable to each category of detainee. (Military police leaders and Soldiers must be constantly

aware of the category of personnel they are handling and enforce the applicable rules and

regulations.)

detainees housed there, and makes them available to those without access to the posted copies:

depicted in such a manner as to ensure understanding by all detainees in the facility)

relating to the conduct and activities of detainees.

3-17. The detention facility commander maintains a copy of, and strictly accounts for, all documents

(including photographs) on file as designated by the SOP or by command policies. Commanders provide

copies to all DOD and Army assessment or investigative authorities as requested, ensure safe and proper

storage, and account for records in archives.

3-18. Regulations and other guidance relative to the administration, employment, and compensation of

detainees are prescribed in detail in AR 190-8, Department of Finance and Accounting Service–

Indianapolis (DFAS-IN) 37-1, FM 1-06, FM 4-02, and FM 27-10.

3-19. The JIDC commander is responsible for matters relating to interrogations, intelligence collection and

reporting, and interaction with other agencies involved in the intelligence and/or evidence-gathering

process. The JIDC is normally commanded by an MI officer, who is operational control to the CDO and

tactical control to the TIF commander for humane treatment, evacuation, and custody and control

(reception, processing, administration, internment, and safety) of detainees; protection measures; and

operation of the internment facility. The JIDC commander is responsible for the conduct of interrogation

operations, to include the prioritization of effort and control of interrogation or other intelligence

operations. The JIDC maintains a technical direction relationship through MI channels for interrogation

functions and intelligence reporting. Other responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the

following:

with applicable U.S. laws and regulations, international laws, execution orders, FRAGOs, and

other operationally specific guidelines (DOD policies).

of HUMINT collectors and military police are understood and applied throughout all phases of

detainee operations.

operations support, to include tenant unit security, interpreter support, sustainment support, and

processing-line screening.

outlined by the G-2X and/or J-2X (as the asset manager for interrogation operations at the

JIDC).

evidentiary measures and resolutions as required.

3-20. The JIDC normally operates within a permanent or semipermanent facility, is administratively and

operationally self-sufficient, and develops a logistical relationship with the parent unit manning the

internment facility. The JIDC—

screening sections.

personnel; personnel for captured enemy documents; and intelligence analysts (as applicable)

from the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, and other government agencies.

interrogations or debriefings to sources of interest that cannot be readily evacuated to the JIDC.

interrogators if operating as part of a multinational operation.

3-21. Research analysts perform the following duties:

detainee into context for collectors.

debriefing process for the purpose of validating collected information and identifying related

intelligence gaps.

detainee-specific collection requirements for collectors.

use.

3-22. HUMINT collectors perform the following duties:

detainees. (See FM 2-22.3.) (HUMINT collectors must request approval to employ the restricted

interrogation technique of separation. The combatant commander must approve the use of

separation. The first general/flag officer in their chain of command must approve each

interrogation plan that uses separation. FM 2-22.3, appendix M, must be followed.

captured or detained personnel humanely, according to applicable law and policies.

3-23. Unless otherwise authorized by the joint force commander, only individuals with the proper training

and appropriate security level are allowed within the confines of the facility to perform

interpreter/translator duties (for example, multinational members). Categories of contract interpreters

include—

understanding of the English language. They undergo a limited screening and are hired in the

theater. They do not possess a security clearance and are used for unclassified work. During

most operations, Category I linguists require rescreening on a scheduled basis. Category I

linguists should not be used for HUMINT collection operations.

target language and a near-native command of the English language. They undergo a screening

process, which includes a national agency check. Upon favorable findings, they are granted an

equivalent of a Secret collateral clearance. This is the category of linguist most used by

HUMINT collectors.

target language and native command of the English language. These personnel undergo a

screening process, which includes a special background investigation. Upon favorable findings,

they are granted an equivalent of a top secret clearance. Category III linguists are normally used

for high-ranking official meetings and strategic collectors.

3-24. The theater Army Surgeon for the Army Service component command designates a detainee

operations medical director to oversee the aspects of medical care provided to detainees. This director

establishes and maintains technical guidance and supervision over medical personnel who are engaged in

providing health care to detainees, regardless of unit assignment. The detainee operations medical

director—

aspects of providing medical care to detainees.

operations in support of detainee health care, to include blood and blood products, medical

supply and resupply, medical equipment, medical equipment maintenance and repair services,

formulary development, optometric support, single vision and multivision optical lens

fabrication, and spectacle repair.

according to AR 40-66 and AR 40-400.

support to detainees.

of detainees. (These policies, protocols, and procedures provide the same standard of care

provided to U.S. armed forces in the same area.)

medical facilities as required by regulations.

communications, to include implementing preventive medicine programs and initiating

preventive medicine measures to counter the medical threat.

is defined.

AR 190-8. The minimum required data is—

determine if an autopsy is required. (The remains are not released from U.S. custody without

authorization from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner and the responsible commander except

by waiver from the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs or his designated

representative.)

3-25. The type and quantity of units conducting I/R operations vary from echelon to echelon based on

mission variables, higher directives, and the scope and nature of the mission. The types of military police

units that may be involved in I/R operations are discussed in the following paragraphs. (See appendix B

and FM 3-39.)

3-26. The MPC is a theater level organization that is responsible for military police functions performed at

echelons above corps. Military police organizations performing military police functions at echelons above

corps will typically be task-organized under the MPC. The MPC commander (usually a general officer) is

normally designated as the CDO for the entire theater of operations and reports directly to the theater

commander or a designated representative. The MPC is responsible for implementing theater-wide

standards and ensuring compliance with established DOD and DA detainee policies. In addition, the MPC

provides policy oversight to ensure compliance with theater-specific I/R policies and procedures. As

required, exercises tactical/operational control of tactical combat forces that are conducting theater level

response force operations.

3-27. Military police brigades are task-organized under an MPC or under a division or corps headquarters.

Military police brigades provide C2 to two to five military police battalions that are performing military

police functions, to include I/R operations. With organic or appropriate organizational augmentation,

military police brigades can provide C2 for long-term detention operations at theater, corps, or division

levels. In the absence of an MPC, a military police brigade commander may serve as the CDO for a theater

or specific AO.

3-28. There are three categories of battalions within the Military Police Corps Regiment that are involved

with I/R operations—military police, I/R, and CID—and each type of battalion has a specific role.

short- and long-term I/R operations.

I/R battalions are normally employed at the TIF level or higher, with the I/R battalion

commander serving as the TIF commander.

including those associated with I/R operations. It has a supporting, rather than primary, role in

I/R operations.

3-29. In small-scale contingency operations or in the absence of a higher military police headquarters, an

I/R or military police battalion commander may serve as the CDO.

3-30. The military police and I/R battalions are structured to provide C2 of two to five companies or

elements. A military police or I/R battalion is capable of planning, integrating, and directing the execution

of military police missions conducted by a mix of military police companies. Either battalion may be found

within the military police brigade, the MEB, or in support of a BCT. I/R battalions may C2 a

task-organized force that consists of military police, MI, legal, medical, and other specialties required for

I/R operations. A military police or I/R battalion may support an MEB in an I/R role.

3-31. There are three types of companies within the Military Police Corps Regiment––military police, I/R,

and guard. Similar to military police battalions, each company provides specific capabilities in regards to

I/R operations, and correspondingly, focus their support on different aspects of I/R operations.

facility protection.

facility security and transport/escort security for I/R operations. I/R companies are specially

designed for long-term, close-contact I/R operations. All I/R companies have the ability to

perform detainment tasks as part of contingency operations or confinement duties at permanent

U.S. military corrections facilities.

3-32. There are four types of military police detachments specifically designed for I/R operations—I/R

detachment, TDRC, camp liaison detachment, and brigade liaison detachment.

1,000-person EPW enclosure or a facility for 2,000 DCs.

agencies. Although typically operating at the theater level, the TDRC may be directly linked to

the TIF to facilitate accounting. It is a modular organization that is capable of breaking down

into four separate teams to be deployed in support of smaller contingency operations at the team

level.

detainees captured by U.S. armed forces that have been transferred to the control of HN or

multinational forces. The camp liaison detachment/brigade liaison detachment monitors the

custody and care of U.S.-captured prisoners that are being interned by HN or multinational

forces according to the Geneva Conventions.

3-33. MWDs offer a psychological and actual deterrent against physical threats presented by I/R

populations. (See FM 3-19.17.) They may be used—

3-34. MWD employment compliance and oversight capabilities typically exist at the MPC and military

police brigade levels. Responsibilities, to include those for kennel masters, should be embedded within

those organizations to ensure that proper mission-oriented taskings for MWDs are implemented.

3-35. At the battalion level, the MWD program provides the capabilities of two patrol explosive detection

dogs and one patrol narcotic detection dog. These MWDs are normally employed exclusively at the

TIF/SIF levels.

3-36. The staff primary function is to help commanders exercise control over all aspects of operations and

sustainment. Control allows commanders to direct the execution of operations. The staff officers/sections

described in the following paragraphs are especially critical in detainee operations. (See FM 6-0.)

3-37. The PM advises the CDO and/or commanders on military police capabilities, programs, and policies.

The PM coordinates daily with the commander and staff officers on the employment of military police

assets and support, ensures that military police planning is practical and flexible, and ensures that plans

reflect manpower and resources that the military police require. The PM advises the CDO on the C2

relationship of military police and support assets. When required, the PM coordinates with the movement

control officer for transportation assets to evacuate detainees, U.S. military prisoners, and/or DCs.

3-38. The operations officer is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, supervising, training,

coordinating, and reporting activities when conducting operations involving detainees, U.S. military

prisoners, or DCs. The roles and responsibilities of the operations officer may include, but are not limited

to—

3-39. The intelligence officer advises the commander on matters pertaining to MI, operations, and training

at all echelons where detainee operations are likely to occur. The intelligence officer produces and

disseminates intelligence products throughout the chain of command.

3-40. Intelligence requirements include specific information that the commander requires to maintain the

continued control of detainees and those items of information requested by higher headquarters and other

agencies. The intelligence officer prepares priority intelligence requirements in coordination with the

multinational force HUMINT and multinational force human intelligence and counterintelligence staff

element (C-2X) J-2X section, and other interested agencies. The CDO does not establish interrogation

priorities, but will work with the detainee operations staff and higher headquarters to resolve issues in

implementing the interrogation plan according to the approved theater Army standards for interrogations.

The JIDC is responsible for coordinating intelligence requirements to maintain a constant flow of useful

intelligence for the joint force commander. The JIDC must have unfettered access to the C-2X/J-2X to

synchronize HUMINT and counterintelligence collection priorities on the collection of actionable

intelligence.

3-41. Intelligence representatives from the G-2X, J-2X, and/or C-2X will be attached to the CDO staff. The

human intelligence and counterintelligence operations manager or staff section representatives will advise

the CDO on all HUMINT and counterintelligence policy and operations.

3-42. The I/R battalion and brigade are staffed with medical sections, to include preventive medicine. (See

appendix I.) The medical personnel section is responsible for the health service support of the command

and I/R populations within the I/R facility. This section advises the commander and the commander’s staff,

plans and directs Level 1 health care, and arranges for Level 2 and Level 3 (including air/ground medical

evacuation and hospitalization) when required. It provides for the prevention of disease through the

preventive medicine programs. The medical section consists of—

management for detainees. U.S. medical personnel supervise qualified RP who are providing

medical care for detainees. This squad performs initial medical exams to determine the physical

fitness of arriving detainees as stipulated by the Geneva Conventions. It has the capability to

operate as two separate treatment teams.

facility. This section performs sanitary inspections of housing, food service operations, water

supplies, waste disposal operations, and other operations that may present a medical nuisance or

health hazard to personnel. It provides training and guidance on all aspects of preventive

medicine to the staff, unit personnel, and others involved in the operation.

3-43. The SJA provides operational law advice and support for I/R operations (particularly the

interpretation of the Geneva Conventions), to include the application of force in quelling riots and other

disturbances. The SJA also provides advice and support in any investigation that is required following the

death or injury of a detainee during internment. In addition, the SJA serves as the recorder for Article 5

tribunals, which determine the status of individuals who have been detained. There is no requirement that

the detainee commit a hostile act before being entitled to a tribunal. A tribunal may be established to

determine the status of an individual because of complaints and/or inquiries received from the protecting

powers or the ICRC. The SJA serves as the commander’s liaison to the ICRC and provides legal advice to

the commander on—

3-44. The SJA provides technical advice and assistance pertaining to detainee labor policy as it relates to

supporting local indigenous requirements that do not directly advance the war effort. The SJA ensures that

the policy complies with all treaties and conventions.

3-45. The human resource officer is the staff officer responsible for advising the commander on human

resource support to the organization. Human resource support includes manning the force (personnel

accountability, personnel readiness management, strength reporting and personnel information

management), providing human resource support (postal and essential personnel services), coordinating

personnel support (morale, warfare, recreation, and command programs), and conducting human resource

planning and operations. The human resource officer is responsible for maintaining personnel records of

U.S. military prisoners, providing mail operations to detainees and, by exception, assist in mail support to

DCs. The human resource officer may also be tasked with coordinating the tracking and accountability of

DCs, providing limited administrative support for U.S. military prisoners, and preparing documents for

court-martial charges for detainees and U.S. military prisoners. Each I/R battalion has a personnel and

administration section, which is capable of inprocessing eight individuals per hour (depending on the

category).

3-46. The finance and accounting officer accounts for impounded financial assets (cash and other

negotiable instruments) of applicable detainees. (See DFAS-IN Regulation 37-1 and FM 1-06.) An I/R

finance section is found in each I/R battalion. Finance personnel coordinate with the supporting finance

unit to record pay and/or labor credits, canteen purchases and/or coupons issued, and other transactions.

They coordinate for payroll, disbursement, and repatriation settlement processing. The finance section chief

advises the commander on finance and accounting issues.

3-47. The civil-military operations officer––

understanding, goodwill, and support for military operations.

authorities concerned with I/R operations; and NGOs, IOs, and international humanitarian

organizations in the AO.

with detainees.

3-48. The chaplain or unit ministry team assists the commander in providing religious support for I/R

operations. The chaplain or team—

3-49. The engineer officer can assist in planning and implementing infrastructure design and improvement

at all echelons where I/R operations occur. The support necessary for horizontal and vertical construction

support, repair and maintenance of the infrastructure that supports I/R operations, and other necessary

support is coordinated through the engineer officer. The engineer officer may coordinate for the training of

detainees for internal and external labor requirements that involve construction or repair of facilities, but

this will require military police support to control and supervise the detainees. With proper planning and

resourcing, the engineer officer can coordinate—

water supply system, sewage system, and portable or fixed electric power utilities.

3-50. The public affairs officer understands and fulfills the information needs of Soldiers, the Army

community, and the public in matters related to I/R operations. In the interest of national security and the

protection of detainees from public curiosity, detainees will not be photographed or interviewed by the

news media. The public affairs officer—

timely information.

3-51. The signal officer is responsible for matters concerning signal operations, automation management,

network management, and information security. The signal officer is typically located at the military police

brigade.

3-52. The movement control officer plans and coordinates the movement of detainees, U.S. military

prisoners, and DCs and their property with the movement control center and coordinates with brigade

operations for the daily transportation requirements for the evacuation and transfer of the I/R population.

This includes determining the transportation requirements for the evacuation of the I/R population from one

level of internment to the next and coordinating arrangements.

3-53. The inspector general section—

obtained from the I/R population, U.S. armed forces, and/or multinational guard and police

forces.

welfare of detainees, U.S. military prisoners, and DCs.

provides feedback to the chain of command.

personnel in a manner that is consistent with military necessity.

military laws, international laws, UN mandates, and foreign national laws.

protected population.

3-54. The inspector general section reports war crime allegations from detainees or U.S. military prisoners,

upon receipt, through the chain of command to the SJA or the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation

Command. The inspector general does not investigate war crimes. Primary investigative responsibility for

alleged war crimes belongs to the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command. The SJA provides the U.S.

Army Criminal Investigation Command with legal advice during war crime investigations.

3-55. The PSYOP officer in charge of supporting I/R operations serves as the special staff officer

responsible for PSYOP. The PSYOP officer advises the military police commander on the psychological

impact of military police or MI actions to prevent misunderstandings and disturbances by detainees and

DCs. The supporting I/R PSYOP team has two missions that reduce the need to divert military police assets

to maintain security in the I/R facility. (See appendix J.) The team—

3-56. The PSYOP team also supports the military police custodial mission in the I/R facility. The team—

U.S. I/R facility authority and regulations.

organize resistance or create disturbances.

when necessary).

policies and actions.

vocational programs to prepare detainees and DCs for repatriation.

3-57. The PSYOP officer is an integral part of the I/R structure. The PSYOP officer often may work in

close conjunction with the behavioral science consultation team, if available, for behavioral assessments

and recommendations. The behavioral science consultation team may develop behavioral management

plans and perform many other functions to assist the PSYOP officer if directed. The I/R facility commander

may designate a location in which PSYOP personnel can conduct interviews of the various categories of

people associated with I/R. This location must be separate and away from the interrogation areas.

3-58. CA personnel primarily support civil-military operations. (See chapters 2 and 6.) They conduct DC

operations in support of I/R across the spectrum of operations. Other related activities that they conduct

include—

3-59. Counterintelligence agents may be attached or in direct support of a mission to an I/R battalion or

military police brigade to assist the facility commander with intelligence requirements for the facility and

surrounding area and to ensure the safety and security of personnel operating in and around the facility.

intelligence on safety and security issues related to the facility.

3-60. Such responsibilities may include—

photographing or sketching the facility).

the compound.

facility authority and security, establish control in individual compounds, and orchestrate mass

escapes.

3-61. The logistics officer is responsible for the acquisition, storage, movement, distribution, maintenance,

evacuation, and disposition of all classes of supplies and materiel. Additionally, the logistics officer (in the

absence of an engineer officer) must provide staff oversight to ensure acquisition, construction,

maintenance, operation, and disposition of facilities.

3-62. The subsistence/food service officer directs activities related to field feeding. He/she inspects survey

operations, advises on regulatory requirements, prepares instructions, and provides, technical guidance for

subordinate elements. He/she also assists in the supervision of Class 1 activities for detainees and DCs.

3-63. The interagency representative coordinates visits with the CDO. Additionally, the interagency

representative coordinates with the detention facility commander and JIDC commander before in any

interview or interrogation.

3-64. The multinational representative coordinates visits, to include inspections of conditions for detainees

captured by their forces and coordinating with the detention facility commander and JIDC commander

before they participate in interviews or interrogations.

3-65. The guard force provides external and internal security of the facility. A guard force at an I/R facility

is tailored to the size and duration of the particular mission. The guard force may consist of a commander

of the guard, one or more sergeants of the guard, a relief commander for each shift, and the necessary

number of guards. Orders for guards are as follows:

the general orders in FM 22-6.

established by the commander, and may differ for various guard posts. Special orders may be

written for close contact guards, interview room guards, hospital guards, main gate/sally port

guards, quick-reaction force guards, tower/perimeter guards, or walking patrol guards.

3-66. The guard force is the primary source for the security of I/R populations and must have adequate

weapons systems, transportation, communication, and night vision equipment to accomplish their mission.

The guard force—

due to inprocessing, administrative, or disciplinary reasons.

3-67. The guard force shift supervisor is responsible for the guard force. The shift supervisor—

Personnel conducting detainee operations must ensure that these operations are

performed in a manner that provides for the humane treatment and care of detainees,

thereby reducing the probability of incidents of abuse involving U.S. armed forces

and detainees. All detainees will be treated according to the GPW and GC unless

directed otherwise by competent authority. The presumptive status of a detainee (until

determined otherwise by a tribunal or combatant commander guidance) from the

POC to the detention facility is EPW. The professional execution of the I/R function

is critical in sustaining goodwill among the indigenous population. While not directly

translatable to dealing with DCs, the basic framework of detainee capture, initial

detention, and screening has applicability in resettlement operations.

4-1. Detainee operations are the range of actions taken by U.S. armed forces, beginning at the POC;

through movement to a DCP, DHA, or fixed internment facility, until their transfer, release, or repatriation.

All Soldiers participating in military operations must be prepared to process detainees. Actions at the

POC—the point at which a Soldier has custody of, and is responsible for safeguarding, a detainee—can

directly affect the mission success and could have a lasting impact on U.S. strategic military objectives.

4-2. The number of detainees captured by U.S. armed forces at any given point can range from one to

hundreds, depending on the scope of the operation and the elements involved. While one or two detainees

may not create a major challenge, a large number of detainees require significantly more Soldiers and

resources and pose increased security risks to Soldiers and themselves. Detainees must be safeguarded, to

include provisions for adequate space, food, and waste disposal. These tasks are manpower-intensive and

can cause significant delays in onward movement and divert unit assets from the primary mission.

4-3. Military police are responsible for receiving, securing, processing, and interning detainees and

operating a DCP, DHA, TIF, and SIF. Detainees are normally evacuated from the POC to a DCP, DHA, or

TIF; however, this flow may be modified to meet intelligence collection and medical treatment

requirements. For example, an injured detainee may be evacuated to any medical treatment facility,

including one at a higher echelon internment facility if required to provide proper medical treatment.

Likewise, a detainee may bypass one or more of the normal detainee flow steps if necessary to support

intelligence collection. There may be situations where interests are legitimately in conflict. For example, a

detainee may need to be expedited to the JIDC for proper interrogation, but the operational situation may

preclude such evacuation. Conflicts between competing interests that cannot be resolved at subordinate

levels will be raised to the common higher headquarters for resolution in an expeditious manner. There are

numerous points at which decisions must be made at various echelons to retain or release a detainee. These

decision points are the POC, DCP, DHA, and TIF. When operational circumstances dictate, a DCP or DHA

may be bypassed, and the detainees may be delivered directly to a TIF. Detainees should not be brought

directly to a TIF/SIF. Detainees should be initially processed at the lowest level that is operationally

feasible to maximize the timely receipt of critical tactical intelligence. Figure 4-1, page 4-2, illustrates this

discussion. Guards are required when accompanying wounded detainees and medical personnel to an

medical treatment facility.

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from higher headquarters to ensure adherence to applicable U.S. laws and regulations, international laws,

execution orders, FRAGOs, and other operationally specific guidelines.

4-8. The BCT PM serves as the technical advisor on detainee operations for the BCT or subordinate

commander and military police platoon leaders. The BCT coordinates for the transportation and security of

detainees to the DHA. Detainee evacuation depends on the availability of transportation and the completion

of time-sensitive MI exploitation. The BCT PM and logistics staff officer (S-4) coordinate transportation

with the supporting sustainment brigade and coordinate military police escort with the MEB or higher

headquarters.

4-9. While larger than a DCP, the DHA is also a temporary tactical holding area. Under rare

circumstances, a DHA may be moved based on operational needs. At the division level, a military police

company from a military police battalion, typically assigned or attached to the division MEB, normally

operates the DHA within the division AO. When an MEB is not assigned to the division, a military police

company assigned to a higher echelon military police battalion/brigade may operate the DHA. The senior

military police commander, in coordination with the division PM and G-2, advises the division commander

on detainee operations and recommends local policy and procedures for the division commander’s approval

and publication. The PM at each echelon and military police command structure provides technical

guidance, through established technical channels, to military police units conducting detainee operations as

directed by the CDO.

4-10. In some instances, a DHA may be established within a BCT AO. In this case the BCT organic

military police platoon may be tasked to supplement the operation of the DHA. Depending on the tactical

situation and availability of military police, nonmilitary police units may be tasked to operate the DHA.

The division PM must advise the division commander and subordinate PMs to ensure that technical

oversight is exercised and that detainees are treated humanely and within the parameters of ARs, U.S. and

international laws. The division PM, SJA, and G-2 advise the division commander on all aspects of

detainee operations and recommend local policy and procedures for the division commander’s approval and

publication. The PM provides technical guidance to units conducting detainee operations.

4-11. The military police company commander who is assigned the DHA mission serves as the DHA

commander and exercises tactical control over personnel and units not assigned while they are operating

within the DHA. The DHA commander ensures the humane treatment, evacuation, custody, and control

(reception, processing, administration, internment, and safety) of detainees; protection measures; and the

operation of the internment facility. Units typically operating within the DHA include medical elements

from the medical support command supporting the division and MI elements from the battlefield

surveillance brigade, MI battalion. The MI unit is responsible for conducting interrogations. It also

prioritizes effort (through technical direction from higher headquarters), conducts other intelligence

operations, ensures the proper use of doctrinal approaches and techniques, and provides technical guidance

for interrogation activities. The medical unit is responsible for conducting medical activities within the

DCP and establishing priorities over those activities. The unit provides technical authority over those

activities to ensure adherence to applicable U.S. laws and regulations, international laws, execution orders,

FRAGOs, and other operationally specific guidelines. Once transportation is available and MI personnel

have completed interrogating detainees at the division level, the detainees are evacuated to the TIF.

4-12. The theater level will typically include one or more TIFs that are centrally or regionally located. The

military police commander who is designated as the CDO varies, depending on the number of TIFs in an

operation area (OA), the size of the TIFs, the number of detainees, the size of the units operating within the

TIFs, and the complexity of the detainee operation. The number of TIFs is determined by the number of

detainees. There are many possible task organizations for detainee operations at this level. However, two

basic scenarios provide the foundation situations. The scenarios are an OA with a single TIF or multiple

small TIFs or an OA with multiple TIFs (one is large).

4-13. The TIF is normally operated by an I/R battalion. It is considered a semipermanent facility at the

theater level. The units operating within and in support of the TIF are generally constant. The TIF

commander exercises tactical control over units/elements operating within the TIF for the humane

treatment, evacuation, custody, and control (reception, processing, administration, internment, and safety)

of detainees; protection measures; and the operation of the internment facility. In an OA with a single TIF

or multiple small TIFs, the military police brigade commander is typically designated as the CDO and may

require augmentation to perform CDO functions.

commander) could serve as the TIF commander. A TIF commander will not normally also be

designated as the CDO.

4-14. In an OA with multiple TIFs (one or more are large) where an MPC is present in the theater, the

MPC commander is normally designated as the CDO. It may be appropriate to designate the military police

brigade commander as the CDO if an MPC is not present or if the CDO is required to report directly to a

joint force commander instead of an Army forces commander. Designating the MPC commander as CDO

in this latter case would result in the MPC commander reporting to the joint force commander for detainee

operations and to the Army forces commander for other military police operations, possibly degrading the

unity of command.

4-15. In both cases, the primary units operating in the TIF are an I/R battalion assigned to a military police

brigade, all or a portion of an MI battalion organic to a theater intelligence brigade, and a medical element

(perhaps a medical treatment facility). Units and personnel not assigned to the I/R battalion are under the

tactical control of the TIF commander for the humane treatment, evacuation, custody, and control

(reception, processing, administration, internment, and safety) of detainees; protection measures; and the

operation of the internment facility while operating in the TIF.

4-16. The MI unit is responsible for conducting interrogations, prioritizing the interrogation effort through

technical direction from its intelligence chain, and conducting other intelligence operations to ensure the

proper use of doctrinal approaches and techniques and for providing technical guidance for interrogation

activities. The medical unit is responsible for conducting all medical activities within the DCP and

establishing priorities over those activities. The units maintain technical authority over those activities to

ensure adherence to applicable U.S. laws and regulations, international laws, execution orders, FRAGOs,

and other operationally specific guidelines.

4-17. Detainee processing begins when U.S. armed forces capture an individual. It is accomplished at the

POC for security, control, intelligence, and the welfare of detainees while in evacuation channels. All

detainee processing must be accomplished with care to collect critical intelligence effectively, preserve

evidence, maintain accountability, and protect detainees from danger or harm.

4-18. Detainee processing starts at the POC, continues at the DCP and DHA, and is completed at the TIF.

Each subsequent location builds on processing completed at the previous location until the detainee is fully

processed. Table 4-1, page 4-6, depicts the functions that are essential to performing detainee processing

across the spectrum of operations, from the POC to the TIF or until the detainee is released.

search, tag, report, evacuate,

segregate, and safeguard

technique.

detainee using DD Form

2708, and annotate the ISN.

evidence and personal

property using

DA Form 4137.

detainee’s property, and

record it on DA Form 4137.

detainee is restrained.

abuse.

to identify, document, and

treat wounds, injuries, and

illnesses.

detainee.

detainee to the internment

facility using the DRS.

in the DRS.

cover for the detainees.

Form 2674-R.

medical records if not

completed.

cleanliness and sanitation

standards.

tag, report, evacuate, segregate, and

safeguard technique; and return the

detainee’s protective equipment.

DD Form 2708.

personal property using

DA Form 4137.

detainee’s property, and record it on

DA Form 4137.

is restrained.

incidents.

identify, document, and treat wounds,

injuries, and illnesses.

an Article 5 tribunal as necessary).

enter data in the DRS.

the detainee in the DRS.

DA Form 2674-R.

DD Form 2745 number with the

detainee’s ISN on all records.

for the detainee.

medical records if not completed.

cleanliness and sanitation standards.

to ensure behavioral control.

the search, tag, report,

evacuate segregate, and

safeguard technique; and

return the detainee’s

protective equipment.

detainee using

DD Form 2708.

evidence and personal

property using

DA Form 4137.

of the detainee’s

property, and record it

on DA Form 4137.

the detainee is restrained.

detainee abuse.

medical screening to

identify, document, and

treat wounds, injuries, and

illnesses as appropriate.

counterintelligence

screening.

interrogation.

interrogation, and start

operational interrogation.

detainee.

information.

for the detainee.

the search, tag, report,

evaluate, segregate, and

safeguard technique; and

return the detainee’s

protective equipment.

detainee using

DD Form 2708.

evidence and personal

property using

DA Form 4137.

the detainee’s property,

and record it on

DA Form 4137.

the detainee is restrained.

detainee abuse incidents.

medical screening to

identify, document, and

treat wounds, injuries, and

illnesses as appropriate.

HUMINT/

counterintelligence

screening.

interrogation, and start

operational interrogation.

HUMINT/

counterintelligence

interrogation (if MI

personnel are not present,

conduct tactical

questioning according to

the CCIR).

according to the “5 Ss

and T” technique and

return the detainee’s

protective equipment.

detainee.

accountability.

equipment from the

detainee, and annotate

them on DD Form

2745.

personal items, and

annotate them on

DA Form 4137

(Evidence/Property

Custody Document) if

circumstances permit.

possible intelligence

value.

circumstances

(DA Form 2823 [Sworn

Statement] is

recommended).

restraints.

detainee abuse incidents.

wounds and injuries.

visits.

techniques to ensure behavioral

control.

security and antiterrorism and

protection measures.

conduct media operations.

Normally a military police brigade

with joint assets.

5 S and T search, silence, segregate, speed, safeguard, and tag

CCIR commander’s critical information requirements

DA Department of the Army

DCP detainee collection point

DD Department of Defense

DHA detainee housing area

DRS detainee reporting system

HUMINT human intelligence

ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross

ISN internment serial number

MI military intelligence

NDRC National Detainee Reporting Center

POC point of capture

SIF strategic internment facility

TIF theater internment facility

security and antiterrorism measures.

conduct media operations.

Normally an I/R battalion.

detainee’s medical records

if not completed.

preventive care as

appropriate.

as appropriate.

and visits.

techniques to ensure

behavioral control.

forces.

Normally a military police

company.

detainee.

categorization.

information on DD Form

2745 and, if desired, on

supporting locally

produced and approved

forms.

for the detainee.

Normally a military police

platoon.

HUMINT/

counterintelligence

interrogation (if MI

personnel are not

present, conduct tactical

questioning according to

the CCIR.

detainee.

Capturing unit.

4-19. Processing is not bound by a traditional linear-time model or specific time constraints. The model

accommodates operational changes in current OEs. Detainees can be evacuated from any direction and

point and from the POC to any DCP. They can also be evacuated directly to a DHA. Regardless of where

they are evacuated from, they will continue to be processed until complete.

transfer) must be repeated as the detainee is processed from the POC through each subsequent

level.

4-20. The goal is to efficiently move detainees through processing. However, at each point between the

POC and TIF, leaders must make a deliberate decision whether to retain and evacuate detainees to the next

level or release them. The decision to retain or release detainees must be made based on an assessment of

the circumstances of the detainee’s capture, their intelligence value, and/or evidence that they committed a

crime and on additional direction from the chain of command. Each location may provide additional

processing and screening criteria that should be included in the assessment and decision to retain or release.

4-21. Detainees pose significant operational risks that can hinder mission success in numerous ways. Most

detainees are captured during a combat engagement and will most likely have weapons with unused

ammunition and explosives. Detainees must be disarmed and secured to ensure that no further harm can be

inflicted on them or U.S. armed forces. Noncompliant detainees require greater control measures that may

become resource-intensive. It is critical that all Soldiers involved in combat operations receive training on

detainee operations (to include detainee treatment) and procedures conducted at the POC.

4-22. Upon capturing detainees, Soldiers must monitor and control their emotions and monitor those of

fellow Soldiers. Perhaps only moments earlier, these very detainees may have tried to kill, killed, or

wounded fellow Soldiers. Soldiers must rely on the Army values and strictly adhere to U.S. military policy

and the published ROE. Under no circumstances, can Soldiers allow themselves or others to retaliate or

otherwise allow harm to befall detainees under U.S. armed forces control.

4-23. The POC represents the most vulnerable point at which Soldiers will process detainees. It often

requires Soldiers to disarm, search, and guard detainees in an unsecured environment among other potential

combatants, sympathizers, or counterinsurgents. Small units at the POC will probably not have enough

resources and manpower to provide for a large number of detainees, but still must begin processing

detainees while waiting for the arrival of additional resources and transportation. Here, leaders and Soldiers

may have to assess the risks between providing security against potential attacks and other combatants or

sympathizers in the area and providing enough security to control the detainees.

4-24. The POC is where most detainee abuse allegations occur; it is the point where emotions following

enemy contact may run high and where there is a need to collect immediate intelligence information that

may prevent additional casualties. Leaders and Soldiers must monitor unit and individual stress to prevent

violations of U.S. military policy.

4-25. The POC is the first decision point at which a detainee will be released or transferred to the next

echelon. Soldiers performing operations in which detainees are taken into custody should be aware of all

considerations and requirements when making this decision. Once the decision is made, the information in

table 4-2 should be applied.

headgear.

Inspect personal protective equipment. Once all items have been searched and deemed

safe by U.S. and multinational forces, return them to the detainee. For this operation,

protective gear such as helmets and CBRN protective clothing and equipment will remain

with the individual.

Document detainee property using DA Form 4137. Any property returned to the detainee

must be signed for using DA Form 4137.

Coordinate with interrogation/intelligence teams (if available) to determine which confiscated

items have intelligence value. Personal items (diaries, letters from home, family pictures)

may be taken by interrogation/intelligence teams for review.

Ensure that DA Form 2823, DA Form 4137, DD Form 2708, and DD Form 2745 are

complete before detainees are evacuated.

Enter the following information on DD Form 2745 (locally produced forms may be used to

supplement, but do not replace, DD Form 2745):

command channels. This aids in determining transportation and security requirements.

POC through appropriate channels as humanely and quickly as possible.

command authority, release detainees as humanely and quickly as possible.

1Conduct same-gender searches when possible. If mixed-gender searches are necessary for speed or security,

conduct them in a respectful manner and avoid any action that could be interpreted as sexual misconduct. To

prevent allegations of sexual misconduct, the on-site commander/leader must provide appropriate supervision,

with more mature and experienced personnel conducting mixed-gender searches.

2Units designated to receive detainees at the DCP will prepare a DD Form 2708 (with a list containing each

detainee’s name attached) and provide a copy of the paperwork to the escort.

3The decision to release an individual at the POC may be made by the senior-ranking person on the ground,

based on command directives and guidance. Once a detainee is processed into a DCP or DHA the senior

echelon commander holds release authority (typically, the battalion commander or brigade commander,

respectively).

CBRN chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear

DA Department of the Army

DCP detainee collection point

DHA detainee housing area

DD Department of Defense

POC point of contact

4-26. Detainee processing kits enable capturing units at the POC to properly secure; quickly, efficiently,

and safely process; and quickly move detainees to the DHA away from the POC. The platoon leader will

distribute necessary additional items or equipment based on mission requirements and mission variables.

4-27. At a minimum, a detainee processing kit should be maintained and contain the following items:

tags.

variables.

4-28. Critical operational planning considerations for the POC and detainee operations include the

following:

4-29. When planning tactical-level operations that may include capturing detainees—

clearly understand their roles and responsibilities.

military policy.

current CCIR will assist in determining whether to detain. Other indicators to determine if

an individual should be detained include—

detainees.

or regional differences within the group).

rehearse—

4-30. Leaders at the POC must review the circumstances of an individual’s capture, the confiscated items,

and the individual’s intelligence and evidentiary value to provide a thorough assessment. Accordingly,

sufficient information should be reported up the chain of command so they can make an informed decision

on whether to retain or release the individual.

4-31. The capturing unit may perform tactical questioning. Tactical questioning is considered direct

questioning (by DOD personnel) of a captured or detained person to obtain time-sensitive tactical

intelligence (at or near the POC) that is consistent with applicable laws. Documentation of the event of

capture is best transcribed on DA Form 2823; however, if time or circumstances do not permit, other means

(note paper) may be used.

4-32. The military police platoon that is organic or task-organized to the BCT can provide the capturing

unit with subject matter expert skills in collecting, processing, and evacuating detainees from immediate

danger as soon as possible. Certain detainees with significant intelligence value could be required to remain

close to the POC pending the exploitation of time-sensitive intelligence information by trained HUMINT

and counterintelligence collectors.

4-33. Upon capture, Soldiers must process detainees using the “search, silence, segregate, speed,

safeguard, and tag (5 Ss and T)” technique. This technique provides a structure to guide Soldiers in

conducting detainee operations until they transfer custody of detainees to another authority or location.

Complete the “5 Ss and T” technique as follows:

intelligence and/or evidentiary value.

as chanting, singing, or praying. Silence uncooperative detainees by muffling them with a soft,

clean cloth tied around their mouths and fastened at the backs of their heads. Do not use duct

tape or other adhesives, place a cloth or either objects inside the mouth, or apply physical force

to silence detainees.

from operation to operation). The ability to segregate detainees may be limited by the

availability of manpower and resources at the POC. At a minimum, try to segregate detainees by

grade, gender, age (keeping adults from juveniles and small children with mothers), and security

risk. MI and military police personnel can provide additional guidance and support in

determining the appropriate segregation criteria.

sympathizers who may still be in the area of capture. If there are more detainees than the

Soldiers can control, call for additional support, search the detainees, and hold them in place

until reinforcements arrive.

Soldiers must safeguard detainees from combat risk, harm caused by other detainees, and

improper treatment or care. Report all injuries. Correct and report violations of U.S. military

policy that occur while safeguarding detainees. Acts and/or omissions that constitute inhumane

treatment are violations of the law of war and, as such, must be corrected immediately. Simply

reporting violations is insufficient. If a violation is ongoing, a Soldier has an obligation to stop

the violation and report it.

items, and evidence will be linked to the detainee using the DD Form 2745 number. When a DA

Form 4137 is used to document confiscated items, it will be linked to the detainee by annotating

the DD Form 2745 control number on the form.

detention facility, segregation should only be used for security reasons or to separate groups

required to be grouped by the Geneva Conventions (grade, nationality, family).

4-34. To ensure accountability, each detainee is tagged by the capturing unit using DD Form 2745.

Military police at DCPs and DHAs check each tag for—

4-35. Decisions regarding a detainee’s current and future status are based on the initial processing at the

POC. Proper processing ensures that U.S. armed forces can take the appropriate action to release, detain,

transfer custody, prosecute, or adjudicate detainees.

4-36. The accountability of detainees, detainee property, and items with evidentiary or intelligence value

begins at the POC by documenting the information on DD Form 2745. Locally approved and produced

forms may be used to supplement the DD Form 2745, but they do not replace the DD Form 2745. The DD

Form 2745, and any supplemental forms are kept together with (preferably attached to) the detainee. The

DD Form 2745 number is used to link the detainee to all confiscated property. The DD Form 2745 number

is also used to link the detainee to other records such as property accountability forms, medical conditions,

treatment records, interrogation data, and custody transfer records. The DD Form 2745 number is the only

number used to account for a detainee and the detainee’s property until an ISN is assigned at a TIF. DD

Form 2745 is a permanent part of the detainee’s record and the property custody and accountability system

even after the detainee is issued an ISN.

according to DOD policy.

4-37. DD Form 2745 is a three-part, perforated form with an individual serial number. It is constructed of

durable, waterproof, tear-resistant material with reinforced eyeholes at the top of Parts A and C. Part A is

attached to the detainee’s clothing with wire, string, or another type of durable material. The capturing unit

maintains Part B in its records. Part C is attached to the confiscated property so that the owner can be

identified later.

4-38. Everything confiscated from a detainee (weapons, personal items, items of intelligence and/or

evidentiary value) must be documented on DA Form 4137 and linked to the detainee by annotating the

form with the DD Form 2745 number. Always transport the detainee and the confiscated items to ensure

that both are available to MI personnel during screening and tactical interrogation. Further documentation,

such as a photograph taken of the detainee and the detainee’s property at the POC, allows for the increased

ability to prosecute criminal detainees in courts of law. While photographs greatly enhance the possibility

of future prosecution, they are only taken for official purposes and must be guarded from unauthorized use

or release. (See AR 190-8.) If a detainee is suspected of committing, being involved in, or having

knowledge of terrorist acts, crimes against humanity, war crimes, or other crimes, the PM and legal advisor

must become involved with the case immediately. It is also imperative that an uncontaminated, unbroken

chain of evidence be maintained to ensure a fair hearing if the detainee is brought to trial.

4-39. Proper and accurate documentation of the capture circumstances (DD 2745 and, if desired, a locally

produced and approved supplemental form) provides information to support continued assessments on

whether to detain or release the detainee; to make determinations on the detainee’s status (CI, RP, or enemy

combatant); to prepare for criminal proceedings; and/or to, ultimately, transfer custody of the detainee.

Proper documentation also provides an official historic record of the events surrounding the capture of a

detainee, which may prove invaluable to counter future false claims (such as the loss of personal property).

Documentation initiates the chain of custody for evidence required to prosecute detainees who are

suspected of committing crimes.

4-40. All Soldiers should possess the required detainee processing kit, which contains the items essential

for the safe and proper processing of a detainee. The kit contains essential forms and expendable equipment

to restrain a detainee and establish accountability for the detainee and their confiscated items. If time or the

situation does not allow for the use of DA Form 4137 to document confiscated items, items are placed in

the large resealable bag included in the detainee processing kit. The detainee’s DD Form 2745 number is

carefully marked on the bag using a permanent marker. The property inventory can then be transferred later

to DA Form 4137 at the DCP.

4-41. Retained items are items that detainees may keep during their captivity. (Initially, all items are

confiscated.) Retained items are generally divided into two groups. The first group consists of items taken

during the reception portion of inprocessing, and they may be returned later during processing. It contains,

but is not limited to—

4-42. The second group consists of items that detainees may keep at all times. It contains, but is not limited

to—

4-43. Confiscated items are weapons, ammunition, and military equipment other than those items allowed

for personal protection. Medications in a detainee’s possession are confiscated and placed in a plastic bag

that is clearly marked. Medical personnel determine if detainees are permitted to retain their medication on

their person for emergency treatment (such as an inhaler). All other medications are administered by

medical personnel as required and/or directed. Some items (potential weapons, documents of intelligence

value) should always be confiscated when searching detainees.

4-44. Military police coordinate with the MI HUMINT and counterintelligence collectors to determine

which confiscated items are of evidentiary and/or intelligence value. Personal items such as diaries, letters

from home, and family pictures may be taken by the MI teams for review but are later returned to the

military police so that they can be returned to their owners. Items with evidentiary value must be marked

(for example, engraved) in such a manner that the item can be positively linked to the detainee and to the

supporting statements rendered by the detainee or witnesses of the suspected criminal activity. Evidence

documented on DA 4137 must be transported to a centralized storage facility that has procedures in place

regarding proper accountability, storage, and security until final disposition.

4-45. Per AR 190-8, currency is only confiscated on the order of a commissioned officer. DA Form 4137 is

used as a receipt for currency. Confiscated currency may be impounded, retained as evidence of a crime, or

retained for specific intelligence purposes. In any case, currency must be particularly safeguarded and

promptly evacuated into appropriate security channels until final and proper disposition is determined.

4-46. Impounded items are not returned to detainees during detention because they make escape easier or

compromise U.S. security interests. Items normally impounded are cameras, radios, and currency. (For a

more in-depth discussion about confiscated and impounded property, see AR 190-8 and DFAS-IN 37-1.)

4-47. Property should be bundled or placed in bags to keep it intact and separated from other detainees’

possessions. Accounting for property is not only important for returning items and preventing claims

against the U.S. government, but also to link detainees to their property for intelligence exploitation.

Property accountability is critical to possible criminal proceedings by the HN. Military police––

negotiable items.

possibly counterfeit material.

of their property when they are released.

2708.

value are forwarded through MI channels.

level.

4-48. When detainees have been processed and are ready for movement, leaders—

and given to the guards who are moving the detainees to a DCP or DHA.

Reporting System.

4-49. Prior to movement and when possible, detainees should be given clear, brief instructions in their own

language. Military necessity may require delays in movement. When this occurs, ensure that there is an

adequate food supply; potable water; and appropriate clothing, shelter, and medical attention available.

4-50. From the POC, detainees can be moved by a number of methods. Prior to movement ensure the

detainees and transportation asset are searched for weapons or contraband. Develop a manifest for use as an

official receipt of transfer and as a permanent record to ensure accountability of each detainee until release.

The manifest should contain the following: