Military Police contains information about military police functions in maneuver and mobility support, area security, law and order, internment/resettlement, and police intelligence operations.
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platoon. The regimental commander directed that the platoon be shielded from this situation so that it might complete law enforcement tasks throughout the formation and in garrison. The traditional use of military police in a tactical environment is seldom exercised in contemporary training and operating environments in garrison, resulting in the predeployment atrophy of doctrinal military police skills. The late-2012, decisive-action training environment exercise provided an excellent opportunity for the regiment to get back to these basics. The regiment deployed from the home station, across the German countryside, into a large maneuver rights area in numbers that had not been seen in Germany since the redeployment of forces to Germany (REFORGER) in the 1980s. Working with the host nation and multinational partners, and against a very competent opposing force, the regiment was challenged in a wide array of offensive, defensive, and complex doctrinal tasks. The military police platoon supported the regiment by providing tactical route signage (posting speed limit, restricted access, and route designation signs), area and route reconnaissance, area security, high-value site security, convoy escort, detention operations, and military working dog support. The decision to task-organize the entire military police platoon directly under the headquarters paid off, properly allowing the use and Àexibility that was envisioned during the design of the SBCT. The broad spectrum of capabilities and numerous battle platforms of the 2d Cavalry Regiment Military Police Platoon have prepared it to handle problem sets and potential operations of future conÀicts. Law enforcement operations in Germany present unique challenges and rewards. A North Atlantic Treaty Organization status-of-forces agreement and a German supplementary agreement allow U.S. military police a very permissive legal framework within which to perform their on- and off-post duties. And the stage for day-to-day activity is set with the U.S. Army Europe and comprehensive Army in Europe regulations. The 2d Cavalry Regiment military police commonly work hand in hand with Soldiers from the 18th Military Police Brigade and the Installation Management Command. These intraArmy partnerships are crucial for mission success. International partnerships are also important; the military police platoon has formed a mutual partnership with the Bundeswehr (German federal armed forces) Feldjäger (military police), and the partnership extends beyond combined training. Frequent, combined, real-world patrols have bolstered an understanding and increased the legitimacy of military police on both sides. For example, Feldjägers patrolled the garrison Independence Day celebration and the Nuremberg Volksfest (public festival) and participated in combined traf¿c enforcement on and off post. military police on the procedures for operating on moving trains and in train stations and provide them with legal guidance. These military police then coordinate with the Deutsche Bahn (German national railway company) to ride and police trains that are traveling from the home station to Nuremburg each weekend evening. Once they arrive in Nuremberg, the military police take part in night-long patrols with the Nuremberg state Polizei in the metropolitan bar districts and hot spots. Afterward, patrols travel the train lines, keeping vigil over the large number of Soldiers who have been "out on the town." This broad, unprecedented program has successfully addressed concerns among the German population and the train authorities and has showcased the ability of an organic SBCT military police platoon to police its own. Incidents of indiscipline have signi¿cantly declined since the inception of the program, and the program has been recognized by local German governments and the highest levels of U.S. Army Europe. Future deployments present uncertainty for the military police platoon and the PM cell. Furthermore, the transformation of the Army as a whole threatens the very presence of a military police platoon within an SBCT. Aside from these concerns, though, the changes that are continuously taking place throughout the world will prompt the regiment to ask, "Where do our military police ¿t in?" Answering this question will be up to future regimental commanders, PMs, and their staffs. Regardless of the outcome, military police will be ready to serve with distinction—enabling the longest continuously active regiment of the U.S. Army to ful¿ll its obligations when duty calls. Captain Frye is the PM for the 2d Cavalry Regiment. He holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from East Tennessee State University. But the cooperation and interoperability of the military police platoon with the Polizei is even more frequent than their partnerships with the Bundeswehr. A highly effective program, which was established by the garrison directorate of emergency services and is fully supported by the 2d Cavalry Regiment PM, spans multiple host nation agencies. Several times each year, Bundespolizei (German federal police)—who are responsible for transportation security—train select U.S. MILITARY POLICE . 19-13-1 27