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and maneuver exercises for a military police squad facing
conventional and unconventional forces. The training exer-
cise consisted of crew qualifcations on the MK-19 and M-48
against stationary and mobile targets. The exercise culmi-
nated in a squad-size maneuver exercise involving the stan-
dard platform confguration for a squad within the 287th
Military Police Company (consisting of two ASVs, an open-
turret M1151 enhanced armament carrier, and an M1151
equipped with the Common Remotely Operated Weapon
Station). The Soldiers of the 287th practiced movement for-
mations, movements to contact, and support by fre by en-
gaging targets representing military vehicles and troops in
the open. A platoon leader explained, "Today's military is
stuck in the mind-set of combat against irregular forces that
we saw in Iraq and Afghanistan in the past decade. We have
to get back to training for engagements against conventional
forces in a linear fght as well as the hybrid threats of the
future."
Within a matter of weeks, Soldiers of the 287th Mili-
tary Police Company had become much more profcient at
maneuvering and engaging the ASV within a squad forma-
tion. The overwhelming frepower and lethality of a single
military police squad appropriately employing its ASVs in-
crease the squad's standoff capabilities against Level I and
II threats when supporting maneuver units during force
protection missions.
The conclusion of Military Police Corps 2020: Strategic
Narrative states that the "Military Police Corps of 2020 is
equipped with technologically advanced materiel capabili-
ties required to dominate future adversaries. The Regiment
possesses unprecedented mission command, mobility, pro-
tection, and lethality to detect, deter, and defeat highly ca-
pable adversaries employing hybrid strategies in future en-
vironments . . . ."
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Once military police units are profcient at
employing and engaging the ASV, they will be one milestone
closer to becoming one of the most dominating and lethal
tools in the Army, capable of supporting maneuver forces
in linear and nonlinear ts. With the incorporation of
ASV training against hybrid threats, the 97th Military Po -
lice Battalion is striving to fulfll the regimental vision of
becoming a vital unifed land operations asset to Joint Force
2020.
Endnotes:
1
Bob Cosgrove, Military Police Corps 2020: Strategic Narra-
tive (predecisional draft), Maneuver Support Center of Excel-
lence, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
2
Ibid.
3
Ibid.
First Lieutenant Fischbach is the executive offcer of the
287th Military Police holds a bachelor's degree
with Hall
University, South Orange, New Jersey.
Operations, states that "Information sharing among all
elements operating in the AO is a critical factor in a
successful police intelligence analysis and the production of
relevant and timely police intelligence products."
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However,
information sharing among various installations is presently
inconsistent. A standard for CRIMINT must be developed
based on doctrine and best practices gathered from the
military and civilian sectors, and that standard must be
mandated at all installations. The DOTMLPF-P framework
serves as a means of analyzing what is needed to instate a
police intelligence fusion cell program across the Army.
Conclusion
There are several benefts to taking action to improve the
Army CRIMINT program. First, timely CRIMINT analysis
will assist installations in addressing criminal threats and
improving the safety and quality of life of Soldiers and their
Families. Second, improvements in the ability of Soldiers
and agents to collect intelligence in the law enforcement
environment will lead to improvements in their ability to
conduct police intelligence operations in a wartime environ-
ment. Finally, the enhanced understanding of the operating
environment that is provided by thorough CRIMINT analy-
sis will equip leaders with the knowledge needed to tailor
military police presence to the specifc operating environ-
ment. This article discusses only three of the DOTMLPF-P
elements with regard to improving CRIMINT program de-
velopment. The next step is to conduct a thorough analysis
of all DOTMLPF-P elements.
Endnotes:
1
ATTP 3-39.20, Police Intelligence Operations, 29 July 2010,
p. 1-4.
2
Ibid, p. 4-2.
3
"DOTMLPF-P Analysis," ACQuipedia,