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military aircraft crews, war correspondents, supply contractors, and members of labor units or of service organizations responsible for the welfare of the armed forces. (2) Captured civilians of a nonoccupying territory who have taken up arms against an invading enemy without time to form regular armed forces are considered EPWs if they wear a distinctive insignia that can be seen at a distance, carry their weapons openly, and operate according to the rules and customs of warfare. Other civilians who provide assistance to such groups may not be entitled to status as combatants, depending on whether they are actually members of the resistance group. They are normally best treated as combatants until a higher authority determines their status. (3) Armed civilian groups that do not meet the criteria of a legal resistance group or individuals caught in the act of sabotage, terrorism, or espionage are not considered legal combatants. If captured, they will be considered criminals under the provisions of the law of land warfare. They should be detained in a facility separate from EPWs and should be quickly transferred to the MPs. Reprisals, mass punishments, hostage taking, corporal punishment, pillaging, or indiscriminate destruction of property are prohibited. (4) The law of land warfare lets the commander control the civil population under the conditions already described using his/her own organic resources. However, language and cultural differences between U.S. and foreign personnel make it good practice to use local authorities such as the police for such purposes. Use of the police does not relieve a commander of his/her responsibility to safeguard civilians in his/her area. d. Protection of Property. Like civilian personnel, civilian buildings and towns normally have a protected status. As such, they are not legal targets. They lose their protected status if authorities determine that the enemy is using them for military purposes. All doubt as to whether a town or building is a military target must be resolved before it can be targeted. For example: (1) If the enemy is using a building or a portion of the town for military purposesCsuch as a supply point or a strongpointCthat building or that portion of the town is a legal target. However, engagement of the target should be limited to the buildings or portion of the town being occupied by the enemy. (2) Normally, religious, historical, and cultural objects and buildings are not legal targets. They are sometimes marked with symbols to signify their status. Medical facilities are identified under the internationally recognized Red Cross, Red Crescent, Red Lion, or Red Star of David symbols. The fact that such symbols are absent does not relieve a commander of his/her responsibility to protect objects he/she recognizes as having religious, cultural, medical, or historical value. (3) The misuse of such objects by the enemy is grounds to disregard their protected status. A demand should be made for the enemy to stop his/her misuse of the protected object before any action is taken. However, if an enemy FO or sniper uses a church for an MCWP 3-35 .3 6-6