IED Clearance Good Practice Guide

Chapter 4 IED Indicators and Ground Sign Awareness Handbook

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1. Scope

435

2.Using this handbook

436

3. IED indicators

438

3.1. The basics

438

3.2. CAGE (Channelling, Aiming markers, Ground sign, Environment)

442

3.3. The Big 5

450

4. IED signs

455

4.1. Categories of signs

455

4.2. Types of signs

467

4.3. Classification of signs

470

4.4. Factors that affect signs

472

4.5.Determining the age of a sign

477

4.6. Information gained from signs

479

4.7.Methods of interpretation of signs

480

5. Scenario examples

481

5.1. Scenario 1 – Iraq - Defensive IED belts

481

5.2. Scenario 2 – Afghanistan foot patrol route

485

5.3. Scenario 3 – Command IED

490

6. Conclusion

495

7. Lexicon of acronyms

496

8. Glossary of terms

497



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