FM 3-34.22 - Army Electronic Publications & Forms - U.S. Army

Noncombatant Evacuations
Stability and Civil Support Operations
7-34. Army forces (including BCTs) may be required to conduct noncombatant evacuation operations.
These operations support the DOS by evacuating noncombatants and nonessential military personnel from
locations in a foreign nation to the United States or an appropriate safe haven. Usually, these operations
involve U.S. citizens whose lives are in danger from the threat of hostilities or from a natural disaster. They
may also include selected HN citizens or third world country nationals. Noncombatant evacuation
operations may take place in a permissive, uncertain, or hostile environment and can be unopposed or
resisted by hostile crowds, guerrillas, or conventional forces. Noncombatant evacuation operations usually
involve the swift insertion of a force, temporary occupation of an objective, and planned withdrawal upon
mission completion. (JP 3-68 provides TTP for conducting noncombatant evacuation operations.)
7-35. Engineers who support noncombatant evacuation operations generally operate as part of a joint force
and may conduct a wide variety of tasks, such as—
� Constructing temporary facilities and protective structures inside or outside the country for U.S.
forces or evacuees.
� Providing needed geospatial products and data for the operation.
� Conducting route reconnaissance and mobility operations for land evacuation.
� Repairing airfields and clearing helicopter LZs for use in air evacuation operations.
Arms Control
7-36. Army forces can play a vital role in arms control. Brigade elements may be involved in supporting
the inspection, protection, and destruction of WMD after hostilities, as they were after Operation Iraqi
Freedom. Other actions include escorting authorized deliveries of weapons and materiel (such as enriched
uranium) to prevent loss or unauthorized use, inspect and monitor production and storage facilities, and
train foreign forces in the security of weapons and facilities. Arms control operations are usually conducted
to support arms control treaties and enforcement agencies. The BCT may conduct arms control during
combat or stability operations to prevent the escalation of the conflict and reduce instability. This could
include the mandated disarming of belligerents as part of a peace operation. The collection, storage, and
destruction of conventional munitions and weapons systems can deter belligerents from reinstigating
hostilities. Specific BCT capabilities (engineers and augmenting EOD personnel) are particularly suited to
these operations. Engineers can provide geospatial products to help verify treaty compliance and construct
logistics support facilities. Additionally, the engineer company may fill the role as an additional maneuver
company and provide engineer expertise to other elements of the BCT.
7-37. Maneuver companies, including the organic combat engineer company in the BCT, conduct
checkpoints and patrols and assist in controlling, seizing, and destroying weapons. Arms control assists in
protection and increases security for the local population. Among other tasks, BCT personnel conducting
arms control may—
� Supervise or facilitate the implementation of a treaty or agreement.
� Enforce restrictions on weapons.
� Establish areas of limited armaments.
� Inspect weapons production facilities, demilitarized zones, storage sites, and belligerent forces
and facilities.
� Seize WMD and other arms.
� Disarm belligerent forces.
� Secure confiscated weapons.
� Escort and transport sensitive items.
� Dismantle, destroy, or dispose of designated weapons and HM when augmented.
Show of Force
7-38. A show of force is an operation designed to demonstrate U.S. resolve. It involves the increased
visibility of U.S. deployed forces in an attempt to defuse a specific situation that may be detrimental to
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