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EPW
ACRONYMEnemy Prisoner of War
Enemy Prisoner of War; line 8 of the 9-line lists EPW patients separately.
On air
“Line eight: one EPW, under guard. Over.”
In conversation
A wounded EPW gets the same medical care as our own casualties.
An EPW on the helicopter must be guarded by one of our soldiers.
Search the EPW for weapons before you load him.
Under the Geneva Conventions, every EPW must be treated humanely.