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MASTER GROUND SIGN AWARENESS

MASTER GROUND SIGN AWARENESS. 1. So what am I looking for?. “ absence of the normal; presence of the abnormal ” (what ’ s missing / what ’ s new). Look out for the following indicators:

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MASTER GROUND SIGN AWARENESS

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  1. MASTER GROUND SIGN AWARENESS 1

  2. So what am I looking for?

  3. “absence of the normal; presence of the abnormal”(what’s missing / what’s new) • Look out for the following indicators: • COLOUR – Unnatural colours or colour change. The difference in colour will depend on the length of time since emplacement, often clearer 24-48 hrs after emplacement. • TRANSFERENCE – Soil, sand, foliage and other debris deposited in places where nature would not cause it to be. • REGULARITY– Geometric shapes and strange angles which do not naturally occur.

  4. “absence of the normal; presence of the abnormal”(what’s missing / what’s new) • FLATTENING– Foliage, grass etc flattened by humans/animals reflects the light at a different angle. • DISCARDABLES – Items left visible by the INS when placing IEDs such as cigarette butts, bits of wire or tape. • DISTURBANCE– Movement of soil, breaking of foliage and placing of items in an unnatural way to attempt to cover sign.

  5. Some examples: REGULARITY (and some COLOUR change) DISTURBANCE

  6. Some examples: REGULARITY & DISTURBANCE FLATTENING VOIED

  7. Some examples: ?? ??

  8. Some examples: BATTERY PACK PRESSURE PLATE FLATTENING DISTURBANCE COLOUR Change REGULARITY STONE MARKERS

  9. PRACTICE • There’s now a chance to practice looking for the Ground Sign in a number of pictures. • Not all the pictures actually have Ground Sign in them – the first two slides are an example of one with and one without – the answer is revealed each time on the next mouse click. The phrase ‘No known indicators’ is used for pictures without Ground Sign – because we don’t know for certain that there was nothing there. In other words, if you see something that you think is suspicious in a picture then you are not wrong. • After the two examples there are two presentations with 20 pictures each – the first is easy the second is more difficult. For each picture you should identify any Ground Sign before clicking for the answer.

  10. 1 Example One – Identify any Ground Sign. State the Grids it’s in. 2 3 Marker stones placed by LNs to warn of device 4 5 A B C D E F A

  11. 1 Example Two – Identify any Ground Sign. State the Grids it’s in. 2 3 4 No known indicators 5 A B C D E F A

  12. PRACTICE ONEEASY!

  13. 1 2 3 4 They do get harder! 5 A B C D E F A

  14. 1 2 3 4 Warning stones 5 A B C D E F A

  15. 1 2 3 4 No known indicators 5 A B C D E F A

  16. 1 2 3 Warning stones Main charge location 4 5 A B C D E F A

  17. 1 2 3 4 No Ground Sign visible – there is an IED but too far down track to see. 5 A B C D E F A

  18. 1 2 3 4 No known indicators 5 A B C D E F A

  19. 1 2 3 4 Markers placed to warn of device 5 A B C D E F A

  20. 1 2 3 4 5 A B C D E F Warning stones A

  21. 1 2 3 4 No known indicators 5 A B C D E F A

  22. 1 2 3 4 No known indicators 5 A B C D E F A

  23. 1 2 3 4 Warning stones 5 A B C D E F A

  24. 1 2 3 4 3 x Marker stones placed by LNs or INS 5 A B C D E F A

  25. 1 2 3 4 5 Patch of discoloured earth A B C D E F A

  26. 1 2 3 4 5 Partly uncovered PressurePlate. A B C D E F A

  27. 1 2 .. but this is suspicious also 3 Location of IED Main Charge 4 5 A B C D E F A

  28. 1 2 3 4 Warning stones 5 A B C D E F A

  29. 1 2 3 4 No known indicators 5 A B C D E F A

  30. 1 2 3 Warning stones 4 5 A B C D E F A

  31. 1 2 3 4 No known indicators 5 A B C D E F A

  32. 1 2 3 Marker stones placed by LNs to warn of device 4 5 A B C D E F A

  33. END OF LEVEL 1 NEXT SLIDE – START OF LEVEL 2

  34. 1 2 3 4 No known indicators 5 A B C D E F A

  35. 1 2 3 4 Main charge here. Hard to ID as it just looks like a part of the collapsed wall. 5 A B C D E F A

  36. 1 2 3 4 No known indicators 5 A B C D E F A

  37. 1 2 3 Warning stones 4 5 A B C D E F A

  38. 1 2 3 4 No known indicators 5 A B C D E F A

  39. 1 2 3 4 5 Possible length of Command Wire A B C D E F A

  40. 1 2 3 Patch of discoloured earth 4 5 A B C D E F A

  41. 1 2 3 4 Large patch of disturbed earth 5 A B C D E F A

  42. 1 2 3 4 No known indicators 5 A B C D E F A

  43. 1 2 3 4 5 Concealed Battery pack A B C D E F A

  44. 1 2 3 4 No known indicators 5 A B C D E F A

  45. 1 2 3 4 No known indicators 5 A B C D E F A

  46. 1 2 3 4 Linear feature – possible CW 5 A B C D E F A

  47. 1 2 3 4 Location of Pressure Plate & Main Charge 5 A B C D E F A

  48. 1 2 3 4 Discoloured patch of earth 5 A B C D E F A

  49. 1 2 3 4 No known indicators 5 A B C D E F A

  50. 1 2 3 Pressure Plate - partly uncovered 4 5 A B C D E F A

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