In new manual, army limits tactics in interrogation the new. General fast served in iraq from july 2003 to june 2004 as the. Counterinsurgency open pdf 14 mb this field manualmarine corps warfighting publication establishes doctrine fundamental principles for military operations in a counterinsurgency coin environment. Bbc news americas the obama approach to interrogation. This trade edition brings the manual s valuebased leadership principles and practices to todays business world. The army field manuals list contains 19 techniques.
San diego field interrogation field report excerpts. Field manual, fm 216, list and index of war department publications. The most recent revision was renamed field manual fm 222. Army releases new interrogation manual article the. This field manual fm is a guide for military police, military police investigators mpis, and united states us army criminal investigations command usacidc special agents operating in. Headquarters department of the army washington, dc, 18 january 2002. This manual applies to every soldier in the army regardless of service branch, mos, or rank.
The new manual specifically prohibits many of the controversial enhanced interrogation techniques including waterboarding which brought the matter to public attention, and also stipulates that the list is not allinclusive of. What does it feel like to be a military interrogator. The field manual was sometimes known by the code fm 3452. Unless i enlarge my plot to include the impact of the wrong manual, of course. This list of publications includes all material necessary to manage and supervise a stryker driver training program. Army field manual, updated in 2006, lists 19 interrogation techniques, ranging from offering real or emotional reward for truthful answers to repeating questions again and again until the source becomes so thoroughly bored with the procedure, he answers questions fully and candidly. Specifically, it defines and discusses army values and leader attributes. Field manual 3452 headquarters department of the anny. Field manual us army infantry rifle platoon and squad 2001 electronic item downloadable pdf format easy print 411 pages mb 1year download access 365 days unlimited download number. The measure would also require that the army field manual be updated every three years so that it is consistent with us law and reflects current evidencebased best practices for interrogation designed to elicit reliable and voluntary statements that do not involve the use or threat of force. This edition of the us army leadership field manual fm 22100 establishes a unified leadership theory for all army leaders based on the army leadership framework and three leadership levels. Interrogation techniques revealed by the united states. Unit readiness rests on the morale, discipline, and training of its soldiers.
General john kimmons, on september 6th, 2006, when the most recent revision of the dod most recent field manual for interrogators was released. Although the army field manual contains a number of express and implied protections to ensure that these techniques are not abused, for the reasons that follow, the committee is right to raise concerns about the continued authorization of physical separation and field expedient separation even while other enhanced interrogation techniques have. The united states army field manual on interrogation instructs military interrogators how to conduct effective interrogations while conforming with u. It provides guidance on the planning and execution of nbc reconnaissance missions and chemicalbiological cb sampling operations. It was the basis for the initial interrogation techniques used at guantanamo. The other 18 are various forms of psychological interrogation. Fm2223 us army field manual on interrogation as of 2006 09. These interrogations were field level in the moment and i will not go into techniques but i can say that they make water boarding look lik. The new york times reported that the pentagon was considering making the interrogation section public once again, but the pentagon made no formal announcement of its intentions. This trade edition brings the manuals valuebased leadership principles and practices to todays business world.
The manual gives instructions on a range of issues, such as the structure, planning and management of human intelligence operations, the debriefing of soldiers, and the analysis of known relationships and map data. Army leadership field manual has provided leadership training for every officer training program in the u. Jan 26, 2009 the army field manual department of the army september 2006. Some of the material was not officially declassified until february of 2004. Fast, who commands the army s intelligence center at fort huachuca, ariz. Field manual 3452 headquarters department of the anny washington. Field manual us army infantry rifle platoon and squad. Only one of which, separation, is an overtly physical tactic. Dec, 2014 the army field manuals list contains 19 techniques. In the course of a normal duty shift, police patrol officers come into contact with a large number of citizens whom they serve. In viet nam i had to interrogate prisoners on several occasions to get local intel on vcnva activities.
This publication is the doctrinal guide for nbc reconnaissance. The army s news release stated that field manual 222. If the army field manual is going to be the reference standard for us interrogation policy, then it needs to be retooled and excised of provisions like appendix m and others that are glaring. Watch oct 04 mark shields and ramesh ponnuru on trump, ukraine and. Dec 05, 2014 although the army field manual contains a number of express and implied protections to ensure that these techniques are not abused, for the reasons that follow, the committee is right to raise concerns about the continued authorization of physical separation and field expedient separation even while other enhanced interrogation techniques have. Army and cia interrogation manuals cia manuals the 1983 manual and battalion 316in 1983, the human resource exploitation training manual 1983 methods were used by the u. The army field manual comes nowhere near the legal line of what you can do in an interrogation and therefore ties the hands of cia interrogators unnecessarily. How the worlds most dynamic organization prepares its leaders for battle, with valuable insights for todays business arena. Section 820 of this field manual 26 lists specific approaches that military interrogators should use when attempting to induce cooperation in an interrogation subject. The manual, originally written for cold war prisoners but updated in 2006, states that no detainee, regardless of nationality or physical location, shall be subject to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or.
Army announced the publication of field manual fm 222. To provide a generalized basis for the development and presentation of military police support doctrine in the field army, this manual uses a type field army combat force structure of two. Army, marine corps unveil counterinsurgency field manual. This question tracked interrogation approaches described in the army human intelligence collector operations field manual 25. Cucv m1008 m1009 m1010 m1028 military vehicle technical manuals. Army releases new interrogation manual article the united. But rear admiral guter argues that it cant be the policy of the us to have more than one interrogation regime. The army field manual department of the army september 2006. In new manual, army limits tactics in interrogation the. This means that mattis could potentially push the army to alter the field manual to include things like waterboarding in its list of approved interrogation techniques, thereby. Fm2223 us army field manual on interrogation as of 200609. Technical manuals and other war department and department of the army publications were identified in fm 216 list and index of publications title varies. United states war deptdept of the army tech manual.
It 0606 us army interrogation operations internet archive. Watch oct 04 mark shields and ramesh ponnuru on trump, ukraine and quid pro quo. On the second day of his presidency, barack obama wanted to send a clear message. Apr 28, 2009 on his second day as president, barack obama ordered the agency to use the army field manual as its interrogation playbook. Jan 23, 2009 interrogations must follow army field manual along with the order to shut down the guantanamo detention camp, president obama put a stop to the cias use of extreme interrogation techniques on. Nbc reconnaissance open pdf 1 mb this publication is the doctrinal guide for nbc reconnaissance. Sign up for 30 days free access to exclusive, behindthescenes reporting on defense policy and procurement. United states army field manual on interrogation wikialpha. Establishes leader attributes as part of character. Frequently the contacts are initiated by citizens who, as victims or witnesses of crimes, call for police services.
Once you completed the transaction you will receive a link in your email to download the pdf field manual as many times as you want from the website. October 06, 2017 on october 6, 2017, the army released the latest version of its field manual, fm 30. This manual applies to any unit that has the primary or implied mission of performing nbc. An executive order signed by obama now requires that interrogations of anyone in u. I got it to lend some reality to scenes in a story i was writing, but will have only marginal value.
Read oct 05 state department rattled by impeachment inquiry revelations. Army fm 3452, intelligence interrogation 1 is the armys standard for interrogation of captured enemy personnel. It is based on lessons learned from previous counterinsurgencies and contemporary operations. The us army field manual on interrogation, sometimes known by the military nomenclature fm 3452, is a 177page manual describing to military interrogators how to conduct effective interrogations while conforming with us and international law. Its worth a read just to realize how important assumptions can be in determining interrogation methods.
This manual sets forth the basic principles of interrogation doctrine and establishes proce dures and techniques applicable to army intelligence interrogations, applies to the doctrine contained in fm 341, and follows operational procedures outlined in fm 1005. Sep 06, 2006 a new army manual bans torture and degrading treatment of prisoners, for the first time specifically mentioning forced nakedness, hooding and other procedures that have become infamous during the. Korean war field manuals 19491955 internet archive. The army field manual does allow interrogation methods such as stress. It includes purpose of this chapter is to define the interrogation information on the various levels of. Jun 16, 2015 the army field manual does allow interrogation methods such as stress positions and sleep deprivation that are cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment,according to a group of medical ethicists who wrote to the obama administration calling for changes to the manual in 20. Of these the library of congress has identified the following issues in its collections, by date. Fast, who commands the armys intelligence center at fort huachuca, ariz.
On his second day as president, barack obama ordered the agency to use the army field manual as its interrogation playbook. Army map the purpose of this field manual is to provide a standardized source document for army wide reference on map reading and land navigation. Interrogations must follow army field manual along with the order to shut down the guantanamo detention camp, president obama put a stop to the cias use of extreme interrogation techniques on. Pdf an empirical evaluation of intelligencegathering. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this page, paste this html in website.