ATP 3-90.15 SITE EXPLOITATION July 2015 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. This publication supersedes ATTP 3-90.15, 8 July 2010. Headquarters, Department of the Army This publication is available at Army Knowledge Online (https://armypubs.us.army.mil/doctrine/index.html). To receive publishing updates, please subscribe at http://www.apd.army.mil/AdminPubs/new_subscribe.asp *ATP 3-90.15 Army Techniques Publication Headquarters No. 3-90.15 Department of the Army Washington, DC, 28 July 2015 Site Exploitation Contents Page PREFACE...............................................................................................................v INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................vii Chapter 1 SITE EXPLOITATION ........................................................................................ 1-1 Introduction to Site Exploitation .......................................................................... 1-1 Considerations for Effective Site Exploitation..................................................... 1-6 Site Exploitation in the Operational Environment ............................................... 1-7 Chapter 2 SITE EXPLOITATION PLANNING .................................................................... 2-1 Planning Concepts in Site Exploitation ............................................................... 2-1 Information Collection ......................................................................................... 2-3 Roles in Planning Site Exploitation ..................................................................... 2-4 Site Exploitation and the Military Decisionmaking Process ................................ 2-5 Enabling Capabilities that Support Tactical Site Exploitation ............................. 2-8 Determine Constraints ...................................................................................... 2-10 Identify Critical Facts and Assumptions ........................................................... 2-10 Assess Risks .................................................................................................... 2-11 Determine the Commander’s Critical Information Requirements ..................... 2-11 Develop the Information Collection Plan .......................................................... 2-12 Write the Restated Mission ............................................................................... 2-12 Develop Courses of Action ............................................................................... 2-12 Chapter 3 TACTICAL SITE EXPLOITATION PREPARATION ......................................... 3-1 Preparing for Tactical Site Exploitation Overview .............................................. 3-1 Preparing for Tactical Site Exploitation .............................................................. 3-1 Chapter 4 TACTICAL SITE EXPLOITATION EXECUTION ............................................... 4-1 Tactical Site Exploitation Considerations ........................................................... 4-1 Tactical Site Exploitation Techniques ................................................................. 4-2 Technical Exploitation Techniques ..................................................................... 4-8 Information Obtained from Technical Exploitation ............................................. 4-9 Environmental Considerations for Site Exploitation ......................................... 4-10 Distribution Restriction: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. *This publication supersedes ATTP 3-90.15, 8 July 2010. i Contents Dissemination of Information and Intelligence .................................................. 4-10 Chapter 5 SITE EXPLOITATION ASSESSMENT ............................................................... 5-1 Assessment Techniques ..................................................................................... 5-1 Assessment Criteria ............................................................................................ 5-1 Measures of Effectiveness .................................................................................. 5-1 Appendix A TACTICAL SITE EXPLOITATION STANDING OPERATING PROCEDURE .. A-1 Tactical Site Exploitation Standing Operating Procedure Overview .................. A-1 Tactical Site Exploitation Team Composition and Responsibilities ................... A-1 Plan and Prepare Techniques ........................................................................... A-3 Tactical Site Exploitation Execution ................................................................... A-3 Post-Tactical Site Exploitation Activities ............................................................ A-4 Photography Techniques ................................................................................... A-4 Sketch Techniques ............................................................................................. A-5 Search Techniques ............................................................................................ A-6 Cache Site Search Techniques ......................................................................... A-8 Site Security ....................................................................................................... A-9 Key On-Site Activities ...................................................................................... A-10 Final Walk-Through Activities .......................................................................... A-11 Hasty Versus Deliberate Site Exploitation ....................................................... A-12 Forensic Materiel .............................................................................................. A-12 Collection Activities .......................................................................................... A-13 DA Form 4137 .................................................................................................. A-19 Custodian Procedures ..................................................................................... A-19 Voluntary Questioning Techniques .................................................................. A-19 Appendix B TACTICAL SITE EXPLOITATION KITS ........................................................... B-1 Baseline Kit ........................................................................................................ B-1 Enabler Kit .......................................................................................................... B-2 Appendix C EVIDENCE COLLECTION IN SUPPORT OF HOST-NATION RULE OF LAWC-1 Importance of Evidence Collection .................................................................... C-1 Collecting Evidence for Host-Nation Courts ...................................................... C-2 Appendix D WEAPONS CACHE CHECKLISTS ................................................................... D-1 Weapons Cache Basic Checklist ....................................................................... D-1 Weapons Cache Checklist ................................................................................. D-1 Weapons Inside Vehicle Checklist ..................................................................... D-2 Appendix E DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FORENSICS .................................................... E-1 Introduction to Department of Defense Forensics ............................................. E-1 Forensic Functions ............................................................................................. E-3 Forensic Operational Process ............................................................................ E-4 Forensic Exploitation Team Capability Overview .............................................. E-4 Appendix F SUPPORT FOR SITE EXPLOITATION ............................................................. F-1 Interagency Coordination .................................................................................... F-1 Overview of the U.S. Intelligence Community .................................................... F-1 Appendix G ATTACK SCENE INVESTIGATION .................................................................. G-1 Introduction to Attack Scene Investigation ......................................................... G-1 Initial Actions ...................................................................................................... G-1 ii ATP 3-90.15 28 July 2015 Contents Collection ............................................................................................................ G-4 Explosive Residue Collection ............................................................................. G-7 Crater Data Collection ........................................................................................ G-8 Attack Scene Soil Analysis ............................................................................... G-16 Attack Scene Closure ....................................................................................... G-22 Battlefield Vehicle Forensics ............................................................................ G-23 GLOSSARY .......................................................................................... Glossary-1 REFERENCES .................................................................................. References-1 INDEX .........................................................................................................