Epws

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5 S’s and a T

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• Search.
• Silence.
• Segregate.
• Safeguard.
• Speed.
• Tag.

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An EPW Search team consists of

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a cover man and a search man.

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3 types of searches:

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1 Hasty Search
2 Detailed Search
3 Strip Search

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The order of preference for the searcher is 4:

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1 A Medical Officer (doctor)
2 officer
3 corpsman
4 responsible enlisted Marine

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Items that should never be taken away from an EPW:

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- military ID card, dog tags, or a letter of authorization, reflecting a civilian EPWs status as an individual
- Religious items and badges of rank and personal decorations
- EPWs are also allowed to keep personal protective equipment, such as field protective mask, flak jacket, and helmet
- EPWs should remain in possession of all articles of
personal use such as their clothing, food, and personal
equipment.
- If an EPW has high-value personal items (e.g., an expensive watch).

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Example of items that EPWs may not retain:

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• Weapons.
• Any item (e.g., a compass or map) which may facilitate escape.

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Separate EPWs, according to the following categories:

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• Male and Female.
• Officer and Enlisted.
• Military and Civilian.
• Ethnic groups.
• Old and Young.

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EPWs are classified as 3:

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1 walking wounded
2 non-walking wounded
3 sick

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Walking wounded EPWs are evacuated through

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military police EPW evacuation channels

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Non-walking wounded and the sick are delivered

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to the nearest medical aid station and evacuated through medical channels.

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The EPW may not be murdered, mutilated, tortured,
degraded or punished for alleged criminal acts without a __ __ __.

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previous judgment pronounced by a legally constituted court

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Individuals, as well as capturing nations
are responsible for acts that are committed against EPWs
in violation of the __ __.

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Geneva Convention

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Geneva Convention forbids a captor from placing an __ __ __.

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EPW at greater risk than his captors.

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This does not include weapons of any sort. The obligation to
safeguard prisoners includes preventing or stopping any/all
violent action that occurs __ EPWs while they are
being detained.

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between

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Use of immobilized vessels for temporary holding of
EPW is not authorized without __ __ __ approval.

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Secretary of Defense (SECDEF)

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The __ __ is a specific area where the prisoners are kept until
coordination is made to move the EPWs to a permanent holding facility.

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Collection Point

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The capture tag must indicate the following information: 10

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• Name of the EPW.
• Rank.
• Service number.
• Date of birth.
• Date of capture.
• EPWs unit.
• Location of capture.
• Capturing unit.
• Special circumstances of capture.
• Description of weapons/documents.