Fay Report Annex: Statement of a Major, 325th Military Intelligence Battalion re: Detainee Interrogations at Abu Ghraib Prison

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The the Commander of the 325th Military Intelligence (MI) We conducted a home station mobilization at Devens, MA (A Co). East325th MI BN deployed enroute to Iraq on 10 Feb 03. thc when we arrived at Fort • Windsor, CT (HHSC). and Waterbury, CT (B Co). with roughly 180 organic MOS qualifiedsoldiers end of Feb 03. A Co Dix_ HHSC performed Dix, NJ. A Co deployed to Fon D on or about 17 Feb 03, and B Co and HHSC deployed about assets, contained Analysis Control Element (ACE), B Co contained Counterintelligence and Interrogation and traditional headquarters functions and staff. While at Dix, my interrogators received generic, cookie-cutter training on the Code of Conduct, Law of Land Warfare, and Geneva Convention, Islamic. theater-speeifiC cultural awareness, as well as traditional CTT. weapons qualification. etc. We did not receive as much Interrogation specific training as we wanted than at the Northeast INT Army Reserve Intelligence Readiness Center (AR1SC). 1 bad about 10-15 organic MOS qualified HUM N Collectors/Interrogators (MOS 97E), four or five being qualified Strategic Debriefers. The 325th MI B was crossedleveled from with approximately 140 personnel from 40 different units from 25 states. The 325th MI had redeployed three months earlier oto Fort Bragg where we had worked with the 519th MI BN and the 525th MI BDE. We started deploying on 27 Mar 03, but bad deployed. On un leave about 40 troops at Fort Dix to finish their mobilization processing. The 325th 27il bad 303 soldiers when it Ml BN, 205th MI BDE, where_they remained t Mar 03, A Co arrived in Kuwait and was immediately attached to the 302nd we redeployed in Dec 03. B Co and HHSC arrived in Kuwait on 29 Mar 03. We remained in Kuwait until the end of Apr 03 when we crossed into Iraq in two serials. A Co departed on about 24 Apr with the 302nd and B Co and IIHSC crossed on 29 Apr interrogators were assigned with Tactical HUMINT Teams (THT) and, with the exception of one soldier 03. Initial]_ who was assisting the Command because she spoke fluent Arabic. B Co and HHSC were located at Baled, p battalion operations.. In Jun 03. B Co moved to Camp Cropper. Sometime in the late Aug/early Sep 03 rag, were se_ timeframe, after the General Miller visa, my 97Es staring moving to Abu Ghrayb (AG) and were integrated into interrogation AG on three occasions. My fast van was sometime in Aug 03. My understanding at that ' was Tiger Teams at AG. I visited conversations wi 1 the 519th MI BN was in charge, of unerrogauon operations at AG. 1 had a coup] _ the_ bout how her interrogators were doing the uuerrogauon piece and soldier accommodations. 1 when I sat in on anwas m B Co Commander and lived at Camp Cropper. My second visit to AG was sometime in Sepinterrogation techniques. At thatwhere we discussed the interrogation facilities, but never . _ interne t_ He_d to come in from out was in charge of the interrogation operations and no long_ time,_ of no where and I don't really know what he was. My third visit was later in Sep 03, the was killed at AG in a mortar attack. 10111111.11111111was still in charge and COL PAPPAS (205th MI BDE Commander) had not yet shifted to AG; although he s n aw f time there. Word was that the 205th MI BDE would be moving from Baled to AG. I who resided it AG. about soldier issues because he had a good grip on what was goinghad discussions wi_ any oper Dual discussions with him. Our discussions also involved dissemination of finishedon with them, but 1 never_report it to me, nor did I ever hear of.such abuse. I never saw any ever reports. I never saw any detainee abuse, nor did anyonevideos of detainees. nor did anyone ever report such photos/videos to me, nor did 1 hear of any suchunauthorized photographs or photo or videos. During my visits to AG, I. saw detainees dressed to "normal Arab" dress, who were housed in open, wired areas. ' in tents. 1 walked through the "hard site on one occasion on tour. All the detainees I saw were fully clothed either in their personal clothing or prison clothes. I never saw any naked detainee and I never heard of any incidents that detainees were stripped' _ion humiliation purposes. 1 never saw any military working dogs, nor did I ever hear of do s be' used ' form for purposes. I was never aware that there were dogs at AG. 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DEC 1998 AG0000408 DOD 000496 110110111111.1111111 ......... _ Devens, MA DATED 2004/05/27 Re-., TAKEN AT STATEMENT OF INISTATEMENT 1Geatinuto7 ell them by sight, but c not comme t on their character. The soldier in the lower left corner of digital ry well, and kn that 1 at 97E cross-leveled to the 325th at Fort Dix from a reserve unit photograph '23 MARK4" a ears o APPAS within the Interrogations Operations Cell. MG FAY has ordered _ wo ked for CO can not remember. me not to d' cuss de ils o is inquiry with anyone not directly involved in this mquiry. I havenothing further to add to this statement. ~WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII111111111111111111111111111111/1111111111111 OF STATEMENT11111111111111111111111111111111111 11111111111111111111111 /11111 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111MIEND 11111141 AFFIDAVIT . HAVE READ OR HAVE HAD READ TO ME THIS STATEMENT I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CONTENTS OF THE ENTIRE STATEMENT MADE WHICH BEGINS ON PAGE 1, AND ENOS ON PAGE_ / _ BY ME THE STATEMENT IS TRUE. I HAVE INITIALED ALL CORRECINTHS AND HAVE INITIALED 1HE BOTTOM 0 ACH PAGE CONTAINING THE STATEMENT. I HAVE MADE THIS n,;;; :+0);:ci. vV:T. :;;. STATEMENT FREELY wi I MOUT HOPE OF BENEFIT OR REWARD. WITHOUT TI-,17, LT :F TII 4::T:fr;". At. Sobscrind and swan to balm no, a demon autherirad by law to WITNESSES. May 2004 &Twister oaths. this_27_day of .at 94_C Dcv_MA 15*Wfilre of Parson Admmistonng Oath FIGANI2AT ION OR ADDRESS IT ams of Person Acorn:wog 0,112I 5 U.S.C. 303 lauthonly To Aohountszer Oar/sl ORGANIZATION OR ADDRESS INITIALS OF PERSON MAKING STATEMENT PAGE111116OF 'RES LISOPIVI.00 III PAGE J. DA FORM 1113. DEC 1998 AGO 000409 DOD 000497