ATTP 3-90.15 (FM 3-90.15) Site Exploitation Operations JULY 2010 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Headquarters, Department of the Army This publication is available at Army Knowledge Online (www.us.army.mil) and General Dennis J. Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library at (www.train.army.mil). *ATTP 3-90.15 (FM 3-90.15) Army Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Headquarters No. 3-90.15 Department of the Army Washington, DC, 8 July 2010 Site Exploitation Operations Contents Page PREFACE.............................................................................................................. iii Chapter 1 CONDUCTING SITE EXPLOITATION OPERATIONS ..................................... 1-1 Site Exploitation Defined .................................................................................... 1-1 The Operational Environment in Relation to Site Exploitation ........................... 1-2 The Brigade Combat Team and Site Exploitation .............................................. 1-4 The Purposes and Potential Results of Site Exploitation ................................... 1-4 Site Exploitation in Full Spectrum Operations .................................................... 1-6 Using the Operations Process for Site Exploitation ........................................... 1-6 Chapter 2 SPECIALIZED SUPPORT ASSETS FOR SITE EXPLOITATION .................... 2-1 Brigade Combat Team Assets to Support Site Exploitation ............................... 2-1 Additional Brigade-Level Assets for SIte Exploitation ........................................ 2-7 Site Exploitation Enablers At Echelons Above Brigade ..................................... 2-8 Technical Intelligence Support for Site Exploitation ........................................... 2-9 Chapter 3 CONSIDERATIONS FOR SENSITIVE SITES ................................................... 3-1 Characteristics of Sensitve Sites ........................................................................ 3-1 Special Challenges for Sensitive Sites ............................................................... 3-3 Task-Organizing for Sensitive Sites ................................................................... 3-4 Terminating Operations at a Sensitive Site ........................................................ 3-5 Appendix A NON-ARMY SUPPORT FOR SITE EXPLOITATION ........................................ A-1 Appendix B EVIDENCE COLLECTION, HANDLING, AND DOCUMENTATION ................. B-1 GLOSSARY .......................................................................................... Glossary-1 REFERENCES .................................................................................. References-1 INDEX .......................................................................................................... Index-1 Distribution Restriction: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. *This publication supersedes FM 3-90.15, 25 April 2007. i Contents Figures Figure 1-1. Site exploitation purposes, execution, and potential results ............................... 1-5 Figure 1-2. Example of a search element task-organized for site exploitation .................... 1-16 Figure 1-3. The site exploitation execution framework ........................................................ 1-18 Figure B-1. Example layout sketch drawn before collecting evidence .................................. B-6 Tables Table 1-1. Expanded site exploitation execution framework ............................................... 1-19 Table 2-1. Some site exploitation capabilities of the CBRN reconnaissance platoon ........... 2-3 Table B-1. Guidelines for topics to include in the pre-entry briefing ...................................... B-1 Table B-2. Examples of physical evidence ............................................................................ B-3 Table B-3. Guidelines for photographing evidence ................................................................ B-5 Table B-4. Guidelines for drawing sketches .......................................................................... B-6 Table B-5. Guidelines for initial handling of detainees ........................................................... B-7 Table B-6. Guidelines for minimizing change to evidence ..................................................... B-8 Table B-7. Guidelines for handling electronic devices ........................................................... B-8 Table B-8. Guidelines for handling DNA evidence ................................................................ B-9 ii ATTP 3-90.15 8 July 2010 Preface This Army tactics, techniques, and procedures provides doctrinal guidance and considerations for Army forces conducting site exploitation operations. It replaces FM 3-90.15, Sensitive Site Operations, 25 April 2007. Site exploitation doctrine now includes all sites that have the potential to yield valuable information, whether or not they are designated as sensitive. Site exploitation is an enduring and integral mission in support of full spectrum operations. This manual rescinds sensitive site exploitation as a doctrinal term. The former definition of sensitive site exploitation appeared in the 2007 edition of FM 3-90.15. That definition, which had originated as an Army term, also appeared in JP 1-02 but will be removed. This manual redefines site exploitation, which appeared in the 2007 edition of FM 3-90.15. The new definition of site exploitation will appear in the next revision of FM 1-02. When joint or Army terms are used and their definitions included in the text, those terms are italicized, and the number of the proponent manual follows the definition. This manual is organized into three chapters and two appendixes. Chapter 1 discusses conducting site exploitation operations, with an emphasis on the operations process, the purposes for site exploitation, and the framework for executing site exploitation operations. In chapter 1, this manual establishes the new doctrinal definition for the term site exploitation. Chapter 2 discusses specialized Army assets that support site exploitation. Chapter 3 discusses considerations related to sensitive sites. Sensitive sites are described in terms of a broad range of risks and challenges, not just weapons of mass destruction. Appendix A discusses joint and national organizations that support site exploitation. Appendix B discusses evidence collection, handling, and documentation, to support units that must handle evidence without the help of trained law enforcement personnel. This publication applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard (ARNG)/Army National Guard of the United Stated (ARNGUS), and United States Army Reserve (USAR) unless otherwise stated. This manual does not apply to site exploitation operations conducted by special operations forces. United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) is the proponent for this publication. The preparing agency is the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center. Send written comments and recommendations on Department of the Army (DA) Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to: Commander, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, ATTN: ATZL-CD (ATTP 3-90.15), 300 McPherson Avenue (Building 463), Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-1352. Send comments and recommendations by e-mail to [email protected]. Follow the DA Form 2028 format or submit and electronic DA Form 2028. 8 July 2010 ATTP 3-90.15 iii This page intentionally left blank. Chapter 1 Conducting Site Exploitation Operations This chapter defines site exploitation and discusses the operational environment as it relates to site exploitation. Army forces conduct site exploitation operations in support of full spectrum operations. The brigade combat team is the primary Army unit that conducts site exploitation operations, in coordination with other military or civilian organizations. The purposes of a site exploitation operation guide all related actions. Army site exploitation forces plan, prepare, execute, and assess site exploitation operations using the operations process. Within this process, site exploitation forces execute operations based on a framework of four actions: search, collect, analyze, and disseminate. SITE EXPLOITATION DEFINED 1-1. Site exploitation is systematically searching for and collecting information, material, and persons from a designated location and analyzing them to answer information requirements, facilitate subsequent operations, or support criminal prosecution. Site exploitation (SE) contributes to exploitation, defined as taking full advantage of any information that has come to hand for tactical, operational, or strategic purposes (JP 1-02). A site, in general, is a location that potentially contains valuable information. Site exploitation operations doctrine describes a systematic and comprehensive approach to obtaining information of value from a site for exploitation. 1-2. Information at a site may take an unlimited variety of forms. In the context of search and collection, information encompasses all potential sources of information—defined as facts, data, or instructions in any medium or form (JP 3-13.1). Media can include commonly considered information sources, such as documents, computers, and recordings. Additionally, materials such as weapons, ammunition, equipment, chemicals, and supplies can be collected and analyzed. Furthermore, human sources can provide information. Generally