Military Police

SPRING 2015

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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34 MILITARY POLICE . 19-15-1 By Captain Clinton G. Davis B rigade combat teams (BCTs) from throughout the Army continue to train at the Joint Readiness Train- ing Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, Louisiana, to fght and win the Nation's wars. Military police companies play a large role in the revamped training scenarios now taking place at JRTC. Therefore, it is imperative that brigade provost mar- shals and military police company leaders understand how decisive-action training environment (DATE) rotations are conducted and that they understand their roles and respon- sibilities from preparation to execution. With recent changes, the military police platoon is no lon- ger a part of the organic composition of a BCT. This has led to the deployment and attachment of military police com- panies to BCTs in support of worldwide contingency opera- tions. A similar relationship now exists for deployment to combat training centers such as JRTC. DATE Rotation The DATE scenario replicates a very diverse and complicated hybrid threat operating environment in which to train units to conduct decisive-action operations. The training objectives of rotational training units are used to fur- ther develop the rotation scenarios and create realistic, relevant, and rigorous training experiences that assist the ro- tational training units and ensure the greatest training benefts possible. Military police support to a BCT is a key factor in the success of the DATE ro- tation mission. Several events that take place during DATE rotations involve military police specialty operations that directly affect mission accomplishment. From elements of noncombatant evacua- tion operations to numerous security- specifc missions and detainee operations, a JRTC DATE rotation is generally a training event with a very high op- erational tempo that leads to great benefts for individual Soldiers and military police companies. The proper use of military police capabilities in a BCT starts with the knowledge and adequate communication of military police and Army doctrine. To ensure proper sup- port for the BCT and the attached military police company, the brigade provost marshal must be familiar with current military police doctrine and its support to warfghting func- tions and decisive actions. The provost marshal must also know the strengths and weaknesses of the military police company. Direct knowledge about the company (including manning and equipment) through a proper staffng estimate is vital to properly shaping the BCT plan and ensuring the proper use of military police assets in support of the brigade mission during the rotation. A military police company must prepare for a rotation at many different levels and in many different ways. Careful mission analysis, which is vital to a successful deployment, Soldiers from the 585th Military Police Company enter a village and immediately take on small arms fre and rocket-propelled grenades during a JRTC rotation.

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