Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 3115.09
October 11, 2012
Incorporating Change 1, Effective November 15, 2013
USD(I)
SUBJECT: DoD Intelligence Interrogations, Detainee Debriefings, and Tactical Questioning
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense (SecDef)
under titles 10 and 50 of the United States Code (U.S.C.) (References (a) and (b)) and Executive
Order 12333 (Reference (c)), this Directive:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 3115.09 (Reference (d)) to reflect changes in the law
and DoD policy concerning the electronic recording of strategic intelligence interrogations, the
use of contract interrogators, and the reading of Miranda warnings to foreign nationals who are
captured or detained outside the United States as enemy belligerents.
b. Incorporates and cancels Directive-Type Memorandum (DTM) 09-031 (Reference (e)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Directive applies to:
a. OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
(CJCS) and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense (DoD IG), the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “DoD
Components”).
b. DoD military personnel, DoD civilian employees, and DoD contractor personnel to the
extent incorporated in their contracts, who conduct or support intelligence interrogations,
detainee debriefings, or tactical questioning.
c. Non-DoD personnel who agree, as a condition of permitting them access to conduct
intelligence interrogations, debriefings, or other questioning of persons detained by the DoD, to
comply with its terms.
d. Law enforcement, counterintelligence, and credibility assessment personnel who conduct
interrogations or other forms of questioning of persons in DoD custody primarily for foreign
