Procedures:

Day 1: All personnel will receive a 180 page attendees guide for reference and have the opportunity to have hands-on training, identification of different kinds of IED’s, how the specific IED’s are placed and where. This gives the attendees the key ID features for locating and avoiding IED Kill Zones during convoys, patrols and SSE. Attendees will be briefed on booby-trapped ordnance and safe separation distances from known ordnance. EOD capabilities will be covered in the event the attendees will have access to EOD assets. Attendees will then walk through a booby-trapped drug lab for familiarization to key indicators of explosive manufacturing, IED components and booby trap tactics to enhance their SSE capabilities. 

Day 2: Attendees will pick up the pace with all events being timed based on instructor direction. The attendees will identify common precursors used for the manufacture of heroin and explosives, safe handling, working in a booby-trapped environment. Attendees may finish one scenario and move on to the next, ie lab to SSE based on timelines available. Time will be afforded to SOG-I Group Instructors to reset IED’s and vary scenarios according to the attendees' abilities. After Action Reports will take place after each event to clarify points and answer questions and will be driven by the attendees.

Day 3: Attendees will be exposed to various IED scenarios during convoy operations to and from SSE Investigation Scenarios. Attendees will be exposed to booby-trapped narcotics labs, lab equipment and evidence as well as hostile/non-hostile witnesses on objectives. Teams will be expected to collect evidence and interview witnesses. Attendees will be timed and evaluated from moving from one scenario to the next.

Day 4: During the final day of scenarios, attendees will be exposed to a full range of threat scenarios and proper response techniques via our mock Kill Zones to include: the identification IED’s, booby trapped ordnance, collection of evidence, interview techniques for friendly and hostile witnesses, and general SSE practices. Final questions and answers, best practices, and lessons learned will be covered to ensure all attendees are prepared for deployment.