text: Chapter 7
  • Protection items, which may include both lethal and nonlethal munitions.
  • Concertina wire to control movement around the checkpoint.
  • Sandbags and wood for defensive positions or bunkers.
  • Binoculars, night vision devices, and flashlights.
  • Long-handled mirrors (for inspecting vehicle undercarriages).
  • Logs and checklists for inspectors, supervisors, and so on.
  • Caution flags and unit signs.
  PERSONNEL CONSIDERATIONS
  7-32. Consider each element:
  • Command element.
  • Security element.
  • Search element.
  • Linguists and Host Nation representation.
  • Military police.
  • Medical personnel.
  • Communications personnel.
  • Tactical PSYOP team.
  • HCTs.
  • Military working dog teams.
  • HN security force personnel.
  ESTABLISHMENT
  7-33. Position a combat vehicle off the road, but within sight, to deter resistance.
  • Keep this vehicle in a hull-down position and protected by local security. It must be able
  to engage vehicles attempting to break through or bypass the checkpoint.
  • Place obstacles in the road to slow or canalize traffic into the search area.
  • Establish a reserve, if applicable.
  • Establish a bypass lane for approved convoy traffic.
  • Designate the vehicle search area.
  • Establish a parking area adjacent to the search area.
  • Designate male and female search areas near the vehicle search area. Normally, search women
  using a metal detector, searched by a female Soldier or searched by a Host Nation female.
  • Consider a controlled bypass lane for HN civilians with medical emergencies, HN civilian
  officials, or other HN population concerns
  • Consider the effect on the local population to include market times, sporting events, holidays,
  and collateral damage
  OPERATION
  7-34. Screen all vehicles IAW with established, preferably written, criteria. Establish observation
  for vehicles or occupants attempting to avoid the checkpoint. This includes—
  • Exiting a vehicle and walking away or around the checkpoint.
  • Having a lead vehicle signal a following vehicle to avoid the area.
  • Creating a distraction to allow the vehicle or occupants to slip away.
  SCREENING CONSIDERATIONS
  7-35. In addition to having a basic published list of criteria—
  • Note the number of occupants.
  • Note the type or color of the vehicle.
  • Devise a method of managing important changes or alerts.