Main Charge

Initiating System

Casing

• range in size from cig pack to a large truck or airplane
• the container is used to help hide the IED and to possibly prov fragmentation
• incl soda cans, animal carcasses, plastic bags, vests or satchels for suicide bombers

radios, pagers, doorbell systems, light switch devices, garage door openers, car alarm receivers/unlocking devices, toy car remote controllers

cell phone transmission

• common method of employment and allow the en to choose the optimum moment of initiation
• normally used against targetsthat are in transit or where a routine pattern has been established
• most common are w/ command wires or radio controlled devices, cordless telephone, remote car openers and alarms

• means of attacking an individual or group of individuals
• various types of initiation devices which incl pull or trup, pressure, pressure release, movement sensitive, light sensitive, proximity, and electronic switches
• trip wires have been used for foot mobile patrols or for turret gunners in convoys

• previous IED sites; frequently traveled, predictable routes, roads leading to FOBs, common patrol routes
• boundary turnaround points; roadway shoulders (usually 10 ft)
• medians, by roadside, or buried under the surface of any type of road, often in potholes and covered w/ dirt or reheated asphalt
• trees, light posts, signs, overpasses, and bridge spans that are elevated
• unattended vehicles, trucks, cars, carts, or motorcycles
• guardrails, abandoned structures, buildings 
• potential incident control point
• animal carcasses, deceased human bodies, fake bodies, scarecrows
• employed at edge of town

• broken down motorist
• person in need of medical attention
• unaccompanied young child/children

beware booby trapped IEDs are common, especially in weapons and munition caches

piles of rock

arranged sticks

paint markings

cloth or plastic strip tied to branches

• unusual behavior patterns or changes in community pattern
• vehicles following convoy for long distance and then pulling over
• personnel on overpasses, signals from vehicles or bystanders
• ppl videotaping ordinary activities or military actions
• suspicious objects, metallic objects (soda cans and cylinders)
• colors that seem out of place (disturbed dirt, concrete that does not match the area, colored detonating cord or other exposed parts)
• markers by the side of the road, graffiti symbols or writing on buildings
• signs that are newly erected or seem out of place 

• Predict-activities used to ID and understand en personnel equip or other actions to forecast specific en IED
• detect-activities contribute to the ID and loc of en personnel, explosive devices, & their component parts, equip, & infrastr IOT prov accurate and timely info
• prevent-disrupt and defeat the IED op chain of event.  Actions focus on the target to interdict or destr key en personnel b4 emplacement
• Avoid-keep friendly forces fr IEDs, prevention not possible/have failed
• Neutralize - contri to destruction/reduction of en pers/explosive devices/ supp
• Protect-activities to improve survivability of IED targets thru hardening awareness trng/other techniques

• proactive elements (pre-detection) are actions taken by friendly forces to predict, detect, prevent, avoid, neutralize, and protect against IED events.  focus on battle command and awareness training 
• reactive elements (post detection) are actions taken by friendly forces to detect, avoid, neutralize.  focus on TTPs, drills, SOPs, troop and system protection

line 1-date time group, when the item was discovered

line 2-report activity n loc: unit and grid loc of the IED

line 3-contact method: radio freq, call sign, POC and tele #

line 4-type of ordnance; dropped, projected, placed or thrown; # of itmes

line 5- NBC contaminations, be as specific as poss

line 6-resources threatened: equip, facilities, or other assets

line 7-impact on mission, short desc of curr tact situation & how device affects the stat of mission

line 8-protective measures to pers and equip

line 9-rec priority:immediate, indirect, minor, no threat

After the 5 C's, what are the following steps?

attempt to locate insurgents in the area, if poss, attempted to kill or capture

mark the IED using ref point

contact higher hq to report any IEDs using 9 line rpt

do not use radios, cell phones, radars, or other electronic devices w/i 100m

gather info about IED area/threat environment and interview witnesses

leave area when the IED is secured or conduct a battle hand over w/ EOD/other follow on units, restore area to normalcy

• never approach the susp IED - use binos
• do not pick up det cord - is explosive, do not trace or pull
• tracing command wire - trip wires, do not walk parallel but work in an "S" pattern , crossing command wire until initiation pt is loc

Report to higher

Evacuate the area (300 m)

Area (secure the area)

Clear the zone

Treat casualties ( do not do it in kill zone) 

Establish CCP and LZ away fr kill zone; min 300 m, conduct 5/25m checks

Report/recover (report to higher/recover damaged vehicle is required)

• driving at 40 mph or more with a 50m interval b/w vehicles whenever poss
• staying as far fr the shoulder of the road as poss
• being observant about key en IED attk threat indicators like areas where traffic slows or the terrain could conceal an IED
• common items used to camouflage IEDs
• choose routes w/ as few visually obscuring or traffic slowing terrain features