Commanders’ and Staff Handbook for Countering Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) Writing Session
From 18-20 November 2019, the C-IED COE hosted the first review and writing session to revise the Commanders’ and Staff Handbook for Countering Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED). The group discussed and made recommendations to 70 Staff Functions contributing to C-IED, along with the specified task list and those individual purposes that align with each of the staff tasks.
The group also discussed the overall structure of the handbook. This included adding an Annex to capture the entire C-IED Enablers and their roles and functions within the overall C-IED approach, and breaking the handbook into a Planning and Execution Phase. Furthermore, additional acronyms and definitions were captured to fulfill C-IED related terminology.
Once the writing group and external participant changes have been made, the handbook will be redistributed throughout the community of interest and consolidated again in preparation for the next writing session. The tentative location and date for the next writing session is in Crete, Greece from 25-29 May 2020.