Rules of Engagement (ROE) Handbook for Judge Advocates
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RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (ROE) HANDBOOK FOR JUDGE ADVOCATES 1 MAY 2000 CENTER FOR LAW AND MILITARY OPERATIONS (CLAMO) 600 MASSIE ROAD CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA 22903-1781 [email protected] [email protected] WWW.JAGCNET.ARMY.MIL/CLAMO Director COL David E. Graham Deputy Director LTC Sharon E. Riley Director, Domestic Operational Law LTC Gordon W. Schukei Director, Training & Support MAJ Tyler L. Randolph Marine Representative MAJOR William H. Ferrell, USMC Automation Technician Mr. Ben R. Morgan Training Centers LTC William (Renn) Gade (BCTP)1 CPT Matthew P. Ruzicka (BCTP) CPT Eric T. Jensen (CMTC)2 MAJ Paul S. Wilson (JRTC)3 CPT Mark A. Blevins (JRTC) CPT Rodney R. LeMay (JRTC) SSG Roderick (Rod) Celestaine (JRTC) CPT Nicholas S. King (NTC) 4 CPT Stephen L. Harms (NTC) Contact the Center Visit the CLAMO web page and databases via the JAG Corps home page at www.jagcnet.army.mil/clamo. E-mail [email protected] or [email protected] , call or write to request or submit materials. The Center invites contributions of operational law materials, ideas from the field, and comments about its products. You may send documents directly to the Center. 1Battle Command Training Program (BCTP), Fort Leavenworth, KS [email protected] [email protected] 2Combat Maneuver Training Center (CMTC), Hohenfels, GE [email protected] 3Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, LA [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 4National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, CA [email protected] [email protected] RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (ROE) HANDBOOK FOR JUDGE ADVOCATES 1 MAY 2000 PREFACE The Rules of Engagement (ROE) Handbook is a product of the Center for Law and Military Operations (CLAMO). It is designed to assist operational lawyers in planning and conducting comprehensive ROE training programs for their affiliated units. The contents of this book are based on lessons learned by judge advocates and on examples and training vignettes used successfully in the field. All ROE training programs must be tailored to the particular unit's mission. Vignette solutions must be based on the mission- specific ROE applicable to the unit. The information in this Handbook pertains to rules of engagement in foreign operations, not to use of force in domestic operations. The information contained in this handbook is not doctrine (with the exception of footnoted doctrinal material regarding the military decision-making process). There is little US Army or US Marine Corps doctrine on how to train ROE at this time. However, one source Judge Advocates should consult is Department of the Army Field Manual (FM) 27-100, Legal Support to Operations. This Handbook also does not represent the official position of the US Army, the US Marine Corps, the Office of the Judge Advocate General, the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, or the Judge Advocate General's School. The information and samples provided in this book are advisory only. This is the first ROE Handbook produced by the Center. It was produced in response to frequent requests for ROE vignettes that could be used in ROE briefings or tailored to CTT and STX events. Publication of this book would not have been possible without the creativity and tireless efforts of countless judge advocates, who train soldiers, Marines, units, and commanders on ROE every day. This book is a compilation of their ideas and experience. The Center welcomes your suggestions, comments, and work products for incorporation into the next edition of the ROE Handbook. You may contact us at (804) 972- 6448/6339, via email, at [email protected] or CLAMO@hqda- s.army.smil.mil, or at 600 Massie Road, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-1781. i TABLE OF CONTENTS ROE DEVELOPMENT.................................................................................................1-1 1. ROE DEVELOPMENT.................................................................................................1-1 2. THE JOINT PLANNING PROCESS.................................................................................1-3 a. Joint Planning ......................................................................................................1-3 (1) Campaign Planning.................................................................................................... 1-3 (2) Deliberate Planning ................................................................................................... 1-3 (3) Crisis Action Planning............................................................................................... 1-4 b. The Joint Planning Group....................................................................................1-6 c. Staff and JA Roles and Actions.............................................................................1-7 (1) Mission Analysis ....................................................................................................... 1-7 (2) Planning Guidance..................................................................................................... 1-8 (3) Course of Action (COA) Development ..................................................................... 1-8 (4) COA Analysis............................................................................................................ 1-9 (5) COA Comparison ...................................................................................................... 1-9 (6) COA Selection......................................................................................................... 1-10 (7) Order Preparation .................................................................................................... 1-10 3. THE MARINE CORPS PLANNING PROCESS ...............................................................1-12 a. Marine Corps Planning: The MCPP .................................................................1-12 b. Staff and JA Roles and Actions ..........................................................................1-14 (1) Mission Analysis ..................................................................................................... 1-14 (2) Course of Action (COA) Development ................................................................... 1-15 (3) COA War Game ...................................................................................................... 1-16 (4) COA Comparison and Decision .............................................................................. 1-17 (5) Orders Development................................................................................................ 1-17 (6) Transition................................................................................................................. 1-18 4. THE ARMY’S MILITARY DECISION-MAKING PROCESS ............................................1-20 a. Army Planning: The MDMP ..............................................................................1-20 b. Staff and JA Roles and Actions ..........................................................................1-22 (1) Receipt of Mission................................................................................................... 1-22 (2) Mission Analysis ..................................................................................................... 1-23 (3) Course Of Action (COA) Development .................................................................. 1-24 (4) COA Analysis (War Game)..................................................................................... 1-25 (5) COA Comparison .................................................................................................... 1-26 (6) Commander’s Decision Briefing............................................................................. 1-27 (7) COA Approval......................................................................................................... 1-27 (8) Orders Production.................................................................................................... 1-28 c. The MDMP in a Time Constrained Environment...............................................1-29 5. THE ROE PLANNING CELL......................................................................................1-31 6. REMEMBER THE INHERENT RIGHT OF SELF-DEFENSE.............................................1-32 ii ROE TRAINING............................................................................................................2-1 1. INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................2-1 2. GENERAL ROE TRAINING.........................................................................................2-2 a. Principles .............................................................................................................2-2 b. Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs)........................................................2-4 (1) R-A-M-P.................................................................................................................... 2-4 (2) V-E-W-P-R-I-K and the 5 S’s ................................................................................... 2-6 (3) Hand S-A-L-U-T-E.................................................................................................... 2-7 (4) Warn ‘Em, Scare ‘Em, Force ‘Em............................................................................. 2-8 (5) Vignette and Common Task Training