Military Police

FALL 2014

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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MILITARY POLICE . 19-14-2 14 publication, dissemination, integration, and archiving of new concepts; tactics, techniques, and procedures; and solutions from the tactical through theater/strategic levels of war. 2 The multimedia-based CALL operation is forward- deployed around the globe, supplying joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational forces with historic and emerging observations, insights, and lessons via a variety of print and electronic media. The systematic approach employed by CALL ensures that deployed and follow-on forces receive the information they need and helps improve the warfghting capabilities of the Army. The true test for CALL—and the entire lessons learned operation— is whether the approach helps Soldiers and units correctly perform their missions from the outset. Clicking on the link takes the user to milSuite—a coordinating and synchronizing network for Army efforts to integrate the capabilities, activities, and processes required for the protection (prevention and mitigation of adverse effects) of personnel, physical assets, and information. 3 The milSuite network is one of the Army's primary tools for facilitating the exchange of information between protection professionals within the operating and generating forces. The milSuite Military Police Community provides links to forums for military police professionals. These forums serve as areas where personnel who have an interest in a particular community can post blogs and share lessons learned and best practices with other personnel who have similar community interests. Through the collaborative collection and exchange of data, the forums promote growth in team capabilities and empower commanders, leaders, staffs, Soldiers, and civilians with knowledge to support the Army mission. Leaders are encouraged to spread the word about the Military Police Community forums and to provide feedback so that the Web site can continue to grow and serve as an effective means of dealing with a very complex and dynamic operational environment. Acknowledgements: Special thanks to the following personnel from QAO, MSCoE, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, who contributed to this article: Mr. Pascual Cartagena, WfF program manager; Mr. Anthony Galloway, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear WfF analyst; Mr. Vince Cohran, Engineer WfF analyst; and Mr. Dave Nobles, Maneuver Enhancement Brigade WfF analyst. Endnotes: 1 TRADOC Pamphlet 525-8-2, Concept for 2015, 20 January 2011, p. 23. 2 United , Web site, , accessed on 22 May 2014. 3 The milSuite Web site requires a CAC log-in. Ms. Rich is the Military Police WfF analyst, QAO, MSCoE. She is captain, and she holds degree in education Drury University, Springfeld, Missouri. This was the frst time that the 2d Stryker Brigade Combat Team employed military police offcers as force protection offcers, and the lessons learned and then discussed during the task force after action review can be applied to future maneuver units operating in a complex threat environment. The lessons learned discussion focused on the need for force protection offcers to deploy with the advanced echelon to better assess and develop plans before the arrival of the main body. The S-2 and counterintelligence teams also briefed the command on foreign threats that posed a danger to the task force, and military police offcers addressed several internal and criminal threats that had been overlooked. Lessons learned regarding threats that are generally overlooked—but which still pose a potential to jeopardize Soldiers and limit training—include the need for segregated living areas and guards posted at shower facilities used by both genders at differing time periods to prevent sexual harassment and sexual assaults. Conclusion Overall, our experience in working with the 1-21 Infantry was positive. The command team was open to suggestions about protecting its formation and supportive of our recommendations. We both learned and developed from the experience, thereby improving overall force protection, primarily by refusing to allow Soldier complacency. The battalion commander often articulated his desire for a greater military police presence during future missions and assured us that any time his battalion was sent abroad for a future assignment, he would request military police support. Furthermore, he recommended our abilities to the brigade and division commanders and included the addition of military police resources in the after action review, paving the way for the future use of military police offcers within maneuver units. Our goal was to create a minimally invasive system that diminished potential threats, thereby allowing Soldiers the maximum ability to train safely. Through hard work, Task Force Gimlets completed its deployment to Thailand without incident. The support that the force protection offcers received from the task force leadership led to the safe and successful completion of Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. Captain of the 2d Stryker of the 58th Military Police Police Battalion, Schofeld Barracks. She holds a bachelor's degree State University, Natchitoches, in business and organizational First Lieutenant Morris, now the operations security offcer, Provost Marshal's Offce, 25th Infantry Divison. He holds a bachelor's degree in legal

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