PROCESS CAPTURED MATERIEL 301-371-1200

PROCESS CAPTURED MATERIEL THIS BLOCK OF INSTRUCTION IS UNCLASSIFIED

Captured Enemy Materiel (CEM): Captured Enemy Documents (CED) Captured Enemy Equipment (CEE)

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

Captured Enemy Equipment All Types of Foreign Material Two Purposes: Military Application Technical Intelligence

CEM is the Property of the United States ! ! ! Safeguard & Protect from: Looting Cannibalization Misuse Souvenir Hunters Destruction

Time Sensitive Information: Significant Intelligence Information Information critical to successfully accomplishing friendly courses of action Includes: Enemy Order of Battle Enemy Maps, Overlays Enemy Operation Orders Enemy Signals, Codes New Weapons or Equipment Information indicating a significant change in the enemy’s capabilities or intentions

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

________________________________ NATIONALITY OF CAPTURING FORCE CAPTURED DOCUMENT TAG (STANAG 1059) 1. DATE/TIME CAPTURED: 091756ZAPR99 4. IDENTITY OF SOURCE (IF APPLICABLE):_____________________ 2. PLACE CAPTURED: TA 123456 3. CAPTURING UNIT: ICO/2/3/4 REGT __________________________________________________________ 5. CIRCUMSTANCES OF CAPTURE: FOUND IN ABANDONED ENEMY CP.

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

Documents Associated with Equipment Attach a Coversheet, marked “TECHDOC” to the CED Coversheet should include: Precise location time circumstances of capture detailed description of the materiel Treat all documents marked “TECHDOC” with the highest priority

Field Expedient Disposition Methods Use field expedient methods of disposition in the absence of weather-resistant preprinted tags Rations packing Whatever paper materials are available

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

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

All Other CEM Logistical assets (petroleum, supplies) are handled as similar US items Some items require special handling: Medical supplies can ONLY be used for EPWs, refugees, indigenous population--otherwise, leave in place unharmed For other items (NBC materials, ordnance, special documents, such as maps, charts, air imagery) check unit SOP or operation order.

CAPTURED DOCUMENT LOG Format UNIT 16 INF DIV (L) _____________________________________________________________________________ FILE RECEIVED DOCUMENT INCOMING TRANS- FORWARDING RECEIVED TIME & PLACE OF NO. DTG SERIAL NO. MISSION NO. UNIT BY CAPTURE (DTG) 0001 111910Z US-AR-1910 NA 4TH BDE ROYCE 110719ZNC123456 0002

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