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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MILITARY POLICE . 19-15-1 41 notional chain of command, with the military police brigade led by a Sudanese lieutenant colonel, a battalion led by a Ukrainian major, and an operational staff from fve different countries. The brigade and battalion leaders spoke minimal English, making it very diffcult to communicate with the higher command. Challenges stemming from the diversity were particularly noticeable during the frst briefng to the brigade commander as his customs differed incredibly from those of the host nation and the military police company. The Blue Beret Exercise concluded with two key leader engagements, a riot, and public affairs interactions with local police. These scenarios were extremely complicated, and the ability of the multilanguage class to operate based on the principal understanding of military police functions was impressive. The results of the course after action review indicated that participants recognized the value of participation from native English speakers, soldiers with prior combat deployment experience, and soldiers who knew and understood doctrine. It was also agreed that the wide variety of countries that participated strengthened the class. Because of the representation from a variety of countries, UNMILPOC stu- dents realized the importance of under- standing cultural differences and differ- ences among countries in planning and conducting operations. The most signif- cant observation was that, despite mi- nor differences between the militaries, it was possible to successfully conduct professional law enforcement opera- tions in a multinational environment. This was because the nations involved had a common basic understanding of military police functions. U.S. Soldiers learned the value of training in a multi- national environment and saw how cooperation can impact the result of a vital operation. The experience gained through course attendance was an asset to individual Soldiers and to the units to which they returned. First Lieutenant Sbarbaro is the platoon leader, 1st Platoon, 615th Military Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, Grafenwoehr, bachelor's degree New York. d e c c n i p t T h m l n c v t t w p B b N Soldiers respond to being set afre during UNMILPOC riot control training. Soldiers participate in UNMILPOC riot control training.

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