Misc Pub 27-8 Legal Handbook Commander’s 2019
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| d. Enclosures B-H These classified enclosures provide general guidance on specific types of operations Maritime, Air, Land, Space, Information, and Noncombatant Evacuation Operations as well as Counterdrug Support Operations Outside US. Territory. e. Supplemental Measures Supplemental measures enable a commander to obtain or grant those additional authorities necessary to accomplish an assigned mission. Tables of supplemental measures are divided into those actions requiring President or SECDEF approval those that require either President or SECDEF approval or Combatant Commander approval and those that are delegated to subordinate commanders (though the delegation maybe withheld by higher authority. The current SROE recognizes a fundamental difference between the two sets of supplemental measures. Measures that are reserved to the President or SECDEF or Combatant Commander are generally permissive that is, the particular operation, tactic, or weapon is generally restricted, and the President, SECDEF, or Combatant Commander implements the supplemental measure to specifically permit the particular operation, tactic, or weapon. Contrast this with the remainder of the supplemental measures, those delegated to subordinate commanders. These measures are all restrictive in nature. Absent implementation of supplemental measures, commanders are generally allowed to use any weapon or tactic available and to employ reasonable force to accomplish his or her mission, without having to get permission first. Only when enacted will these supplemental measures restrict a particular operation, tactic, or weapon. Finally, note that supplemental ROE relate to mission accomplishment, not self-defense, and never limit a Commanders inherent right and obligation of self-defense. However, as noted above, supplemental measures maybe used to limit individual self-defense. Return to Table of Contents |