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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Deserter targeting sequence From an original target list of 52 wanted persons, the USMS identifed 29 viable cases in which it could provide immediate assistance. Shortly thereafter, the USMS hosted a conference call between OPMG elements and the U.S. Army Deserter Information Point to discuss possible courses of action. During this meeting, USMS representatives agreed to partner in the endeavor, generate law enforcement tactical intelligence reports to be used by the USMS and the Army, and request the immediate assistance of each USMS district task force supervisor in locating and apprehending the deserters for subsequent prosecution and return to military control. In November 2011, the OPMG and the USMS formed an ad hoc task force to locate the 29 previously identifed deserters who were wanted for charges that included drug possession, fraud, larceny, burglary, aggravated assault, obstruction/evasion, and probation violation. The resources and capabilities of the USMS Criminal Intelligence Branch, the USMS NSOTC, and the U.S. Army Deserter Information Point were combined with those of 14 USMS district task forces and two regional fugitive task forces. In less than 4 months, the ad hoc task force captured 18 deserters and located several fugitives who required international extradition. In addition, through a comprehensive search of numerous law enforcement databases, the Fugitive Targeting Unit of the USMS Criminal Intelligence Branch recently located and determined the status of all 2,500 personnel on the Army desertion list. These efforts reduced the number of listed deserters by 200 and saved the DOD more than $23,000 in administrative costs. Furthermore, the DOD and NSOTC are working MILITARY POLICE . 19-13-1 together to update Army Regulation (AR) 190-9, Absentee Deserter Apprehension Program and Surrender of Military Personnel to Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies.10 Through the fellowship, Military Police Corps fellows expanded the USMS knowledge about Army systems and targeting processes, improved USMS access to Army senior leaders, and provided valuable military law enforcement information for ongoing investigations. Tangible USMS results included the development of a comprehensive database containing critical information about former Soldiers convicted of sex offenses and the indictment of three former Soldiers for violations of the AWA. Military Police Corps fellows also provided the USMS with modern Army combatives and special victims unit investigations training opportunities. The unity of effort between these two organizations produced lasting results, ultimately setting the necessary conditions for future interagency success. A unity of effort and a unity of action increase the effectiveness of the U.S. government. The achievement of common goals in a synchronized, coordinated, and collaborative manner improves the overall ability of independent departments and agencies to arrive at common interests and shared national security objectives. And interagency operations also result in an overall reduction in the cost of doing business. The 21st century challenges to U.S. national security require a whole-of-government approach and a trained cadre of national security experts. The ILE Interagency Fellowship Program promotes interagency collaboration and supports the (Continued on page 25) 23