Military Police

Spring 2013

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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new mission and the limitations and restrictions of the battalion due to the forces supporting detention operations. The division subsequently reallocated forces for the internment mission, thereby freeing two military police companies to conduct critical convoy and site security operations. The third training objective was to improve the ability of the battalion headquarters to conduct mission command. Although all theater exercises in Korea provide an excellent opportunity for the battalion to work on its mission-essential tasks of "conduct command post operations" and "conduct the operations process," the Warpath exercise was unique in that it incorporated the employment of military police assets below the battalion level. The simulation center provided the battalion tactical operations center with real-time data for combat engagements and combat losses. During Warpath, the 94th Military Police Battalion was required to nest operations with 2ID tactical standing operating procedures and the division planning, decisionmaking, and executing cycle. All Warpath training objectives were met with great success, and the positive impact of the 94th Military Police Battalion on the mission was discussed at the division after action review. The lead observer/controller highlighted how the execution of the military police battalion area security mission enabled 2ID the freedom to conduct combined maneuver operations. Also at the after action review, the division commander provided the 94th Military Police Battalion with mission priorities and the directive to continue its command relationship with 2ID. According to Colonel John (Mack) Huey, former assistant commandant of the U.S. Army Military Police School (USAMPS), "Given suf¿cient force structure (consisting of a full military police battalion, including four military police companies, aligned to the division) . . . we can provide maneuver commanders with the full range of technical military police support necessary to enable them to conduct decisive action."1 The alignment of the 94th Military Police Battalion with 2ID during Warpath provided proof that the 94th is perfectly positioned to act as a proof of principle for future Army structure, ensuring that the Military Police Regiment of 2020 is prepared to provide essential capabilities required by combatant commanders to ¿ght and win our Nation's wars. Endnote: 1 John (Mack) Huey, "The First 180 Days in Support of the Division in Combat: Let's Get It Right!" Military Police, Fall 2012. Major Pelley is the executive of¿cer, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 94th Military Police Battalion. He holds a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Excelsior College, Albany, New York, and a master's degree in business and organizational security management from Webster University. Major Rivers is the operations of¿cer (S-3), 94th Military Police Battalion. He holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from North Georgia College and State University and a master's degree in business and organizational security management from Webster University. MILITARY POLICE . 19-13-1 ("Unity of Effort," continued from page 23) ability of the U.S. government and its armed forces to succeed across the range of uni¿ed land operations and to prevail in war. Acknowledgement: Special thanks to the team of experts at NSOTC, USMS, OPMG, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for their phenomenal teamwork. Endnotes: 1 "Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense," DOD, 5 January 2012. 2 Ibid. 3 Ibid. 4 Joint Publication (JP) 3-08, Interorganizational Coordination During Joint Operations, 24 June 2011. 5 Military Personnel (MILPER) Message 12-214, "Academic Year 2013–2014 Army Competitive Category (ACC) Intermediate-Level Education (ILE) Opportunities and Procedures for Applying to Foreign, Sister Service School, and ILE Interagency Fellowship Attendance," 10 July 2012. DD Form 2791, Notice of Release/Acknowledgment of Convicted Sex Offender Registration Requirements, 1 April 2003. 6 Title 1, Sex Offender Registration and Noti¿cation Act, Public Law 109-248, Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, 27 July 2006. 7 8 Section 2250 (Failure to Register), Chapter 109B (Sex Offender and Crimes Against Children Registry), Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, USC, current as of 3 January 2012. Army 2020: Generating Health and Discipline in the Force Ahead of the Strategic Reset (the "Army Gold Book"), Department of the Army, 19 January 2012, and Herman Williams and John Hargitt, OPMG. 9 AR 190-9, Absentee Deserter Apprehension Program and Surrender of Military Personnel to Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies, 18 January 2007. 10 Reference: DD Form 553, Deserter/Absentee Wanted by the Armed Forces, May 2004. Major Blanchard is the executive of¿cer, 709th Military Police Battalion, Grafenwoehr, Germany. He was previously assigned as an ILE interagency fellow at NSOTC, USMS. He holds a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, and a master's degree in kinesiology from Texas A&M; University, College Station, Texas. Ms. Edgar is the resource coordinator, NSOTC. She holds a bachelor's degree in French from Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina. 25

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