text: Chapter 5
  personnel to operate in the area, by minimizing time on target, by concealing movement of evidence, by
  avoiding patterns, and by maintaining an obvious respect for civilians and their belongings.
  5-110. An important SE resource, biometric assets can measure humans by face, fingerprint, hand
  geometry, handwriting, iris, retina, vein, voice, and DNA. Other SE resources include search, detention,
  and marking tools; collection containers; marking materials; photographic, video, and voice recording
  devices; linguists; and artificial sources of light. In addition, leaders—
  • Initially evaluate the situation.
  • Decide whether the unit must perform an expedient or formal site exploitation.
  • Properly bag and tag evidence.
  • Record sworn statements, from Soldiers and locals, for entry into the legal system. (Using
  evidence kits is the best and easiest way.)
  • Photograph captured contraband evidence with the suspect for judicial proceedings.
  • Ensure that photos of people, materiel, and other items of potential intelligence interest
  and evidence collection are documented on and adjacent to the site.
  • Use document and material exploitation (DOMEX), which includes hasty analysis of pocket
  contents, electronic mirror-imaging media, and evacuating data for further, more
  detailed analysis.
  • Process detainees into detainee holding area (DHA), to include collection of biometric
  and computer database information, by special BCT-level teams.
  • Ensure that pre- and post-bomb blast forensics and signatures collected from IED factories,
  routinely collected by weapons intelligence teams (WITs), are entered into the system
  for comparison and analysis with detainee records.
  Techniques
  5-111. Basic SE techniques include search methods, searches of individuals, detention of individuals,
  tactical questioning, and debriefing.
  Methods
  5-112. Search methods must include providing security for search team, ensuring integrity of site,
  conducting a methodical search, and coherently documenting effort for later review. The type of search
  team used depends on many factors such as available forces, HN capabilities, and purpose of the search.
  Most of these are covered in METT-TC. The following SE on-target checklist is not all inclusive:
  • Search all rooms or caves, to include roof, yard, any subterranean areas, and associated
  vehicles for—
  (cid:131) ID cards.
  (cid:131) Weapons.
  (cid:131) Computers.
  (cid:131) Documents.
  (cid:131) Digital media.
  (cid:131) Propaganda.
  (cid:131) Cellular and satellite phones.
  (cid:131) Large amounts of money.
  • Search other likely hiding places, which may include—
  (cid:131) Appliances (refrigerator—ice cube trays, under and inside back housing).
  (cid:131) Furniture hide spots (taped under furniture, hollow legs, inside cushions.
  (cid:131) Floors (hollow flooring, removable wood boards, removable tiles, under rugs).
  (cid:131) Gardens, false wall locations, chimney hide locations.
  • Search all vehicles for weapons and photograph the weapons.
  • Positively identify (PID) the target.
  • Photograph all individuals.
  • Complete packets on all individuals.