text: FM 2-22.3 _________________________________________________________________________________
  • Variations and Combinations. All types of screening can be adapted to
  meet specific circumstances slightly different from those for which they
  were designed. Additionally, it is possible to use more than one type of
  screening in an operation if the specific circumstances require it.
  6-9. Screening of refugees, EPWs, and other detainees normally occurs at
  two locations: initially at the point where friendly forces first encounter them
  and again when they arrive at the theater and other holding areas or refugee
  camps. The capturing or detaining forces should enforce segregation of EPWs
  from refugees and other detained civilians; they should be screened in
  separate operations, one screening for EPWs and one for refugees and other
  detained civilians. Depending on METT-TC factors, segregation should be
  conducted as follows:
  • Refugees: Refugees, even if of the same nationality as the enemy, are
  not treated as enemies exclusively based on their nationality and are
  not automatically subject to control measures. If refugees are
  encountered on the battlefield, they are segregated from EPWs and
  screened separately. They are generally not detained further unless
  some additional reason requires their detention. At a refugee camp,
  screening will be done in coordination with the NGO operating the
  refugee camp. If there is a reason to detain refugees for further
  questioning for intelligence purposes, or because they pose a security
  threat, they will then be treated as a detainee. Under all
  circumstances, refugees will be treated humanely. If they are
  transported to an internment facility, they will be in-processed by MPs
  and their Geneva Conventions status will be determined. Their status
  under the Geneva Conventions will afford them certain privileges.
  • EPWs: Officers are segregated from enlisted. The enlisted are divided
  into NCOs and lower enlisted. Males are segregated from females. This
  segregation facilitates rapid screening for EPWs who may have
  information to answer PIRs and IRs as well as prohibits officers from
  influencing enlisted personnel to resist questioning.
  • Other Detainees: Civilians should be screened separately from EPWs.
  As with refugees, if there is a reason to detain civilians for further
  questioning for intelligence purposes, or because they pose a security
  threat, they will then be treated as a detainee. Whether or not civilian
  detainees are released or detained further, screeners should ensure
  that the civilian detainees are treated humanely. If the civilian
  detainees are transported to an internment facility, they will be in-
  processed by MPs and their Geneva Conventions status will be
  determined. Once detainees are in-processed into an internment
  facility, they are then considered to be civilian internees and their
  status as such will afford them certain privileges under the Geneva
  Conventions.
  SCREENING AT FORWARD LOCATIONS
  6-10. The initial screening and subsequent questioning should be
  accomplished as far forward as is operationally expedient. If a HUMINT
  collector is not available, the unit S2 must ensure initial screening and
  questioning of sources are completed by qualified personnel. At this level, the
  individual (military or civilian) is questioned for job, unit (if applicable),