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  that EPWs and other detainees who will be evacuated to theater facilities be
  transported there as soon as possible.
  HUMINT IN SUPPORT OF FORCED ENTRY OPERATIONS
  3-5. Forced entry operations (FEOs) are offensive operations conducted to
  establish an initial military presence in a target area in the face of expected
  enemy opposition. HUMINT collection assets may be able to provide vital
  information to tactical commanders in the critical early stages of the entry
  operation. Key considerations for HUMINT support to FEOs include:
  • HUMINT collectors attached or under OPCON of the initial force
  package to provide HUMINT collection support for the entry force.
  Collection teams will normally operate in support of battalion-sized or
  smaller elements. HUMINT collection assets should be integrated
  early and should participate in all aspects of planning and training,
  including rehearsals, to smoothly integrate and execute operations.
  • HUMINT assets supporting the entry force must include proportional
  OMT elements. For example, if 2 to 4 teams are attached to a
  maneuver brigade, an OMT also needs to be attached. Even if the
  teams are further attached to maneuver battalions, there must be an
  OMT at the brigade level to coordinate and control HUMINT collection
  activities.
  • HCTs and OMTs must be as mobile and as survivable as the entry
  forces. Team leaders should ensure that the supported unit will be able
  to provide maintenance support to the team vehicles, as appropriate, in
  accordance with the support relationship.
  • Attached or OPCON HUMINT teams must have robust
  communications connectivity with the supported unit and must have
  reach connectivity through their OMT.
  • HCTs must contain organic or attached language capability in order to
  conduct HUMINT collection effectively during FEO. It is unlikely that
  the teams can be augmented with attached civilian interpreters during
  this type of operation.
  HUMINT IN SUPPORT OF EARLY ENTRY OPERATIONS
  3-6. Early entry operations differ from FEOs in that early entry operations
  do not anticipate large-scale armed opposition. Early entry operations
  establish or enhance US presence, stabilize the situation, and shape the
  environment for follow-on forces. HUMINT collection provides critical
  support to defining the operational environment and assessing the threat to
  US forces. The considerations listed above for FEOs apply equally to early
  entry operations.
  DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS
  3-7. Defensive operations defeat an enemy attack, buy time, economize
  forces, hold the enemy in one area while attacking in another, or develop
  conditions favorable for offensive operations. Forces conducting defensive