text: Chapter 7
  Support Public Outreach and Community Rebuilding Programs
  7-19. These programs are central to the reconciliation process in a counterinsurgency, and to promoting
  public respect for the rule of law. They provide the HN populace with a means to form a cohesive society.
  While these programs generally do not involve substantial military involvement, some activities require the
  force’s support to achieve success. Essential tasks may include an initial response in which military
  forces—
  • Establish broad public information programs to promote reconciliation efforts.
  • Assess needs of vulnerable populations.
  TECHNIQUES
  7-20. Most combat-oriented techniques for performing establish civil control-type tasks are covered
  in Chapter 5 and Chapter 6. Checkpoint operations and vehicle searches help establish public order
  and safety by limiting the insurgent’s freedom of movement.
  Establish Checkpoint (Control Traffic)
  7-21. A checkpoint is a manned position, usually at a chokepoint on a main thoroughfare, which can
  control all vehicular and pedestrian traffic passing along that road. A checkpoint may stop and check all
  vehicles or only a selected few. A checkpoint is not a roadblock. A roadblock prevents all vehicular
  or pedestrian traffic along a thoroughfare.
  7-22. Checkpoints may be temporary, semipermanent, or permanent. A common discriminator between
  a temporary and a semipermanent checkpoint is its manning requirements. A temporary checkpoint has no
  shift requirements—the same individuals can establish, operate, and then break down the checkpoint.
  A semipermanent checkpoint requires at least one additional ‘shift’ of personnel to operate it for the length
  of time required. Over time, a semipermanent checkpoint may turn into a permanent checkpoint.
  A permanent checkpoint usually has no set end time. Most nations have permanent checkpoints, especially
  at international border crossings or at key access control points. Common reasons for establishing a
  checkpoint during counterinsurgency operations include—
  • Demonstrating the presence and authority of the host government.
  • Checking vehicles for explosive devices.
  • Maintaining control of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
  • Apprehending suspects.
  • Preventing smuggling of controlled items.
  • Preventing infiltration of unauthorized civilians into or through a controlled area.
  • Serving as an observation post.
  Considerations
  7-23. Checkpoints cause considerable inconvenience and sometimes fear to the population. Therefore, it
  is important that the citizens understand that checkpoints are a preventive and not a punitive measure. The
  use of a TPT to broadcast instructions and explanations and disseminate handbills to civilians waiting at a
  checkpoint helps minimize negative reactions to the control measure and to ensure compliance.
  7-24. The rapid establishment of a temporary checkpoint can support a host of counterinsurgency
  operations. The two types of checkpoints follow:
  Snap Checkpoint
  7-25. This is a rapidly established, temporary checkpoint. If time allows, a designated, mobile unit
  is trained and resourced for this mission. Then, with little warning, this unit can establish a snap checkpoint
  almost anywhere.