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 . 19-14-2 10 The training of 2d Platoon began with a 40-hour precertifcation course. A senior noncommissioned offcer (NCO), junior NCO, and junior Soldier of the 705th Military Police Battalion (Internment/ Resettlement), 15th Military Police Brigade, trav- eled to Fort Campbell to provide the critical Skill Level 1 training. The training consisted of classroom lectures supplemented by hands-on exercises. Es- sential tasks included frisk searches, body-cuffng procedures, and inmate inprocessing. The range of instructor rank provided an excellent opportu- nity for Soldiers to ask questions pertinent to their ranks, roles, and responsibilities within the TFCF. Furthermore, the trainers had recently returned from Kuwait, where they had conducted the same mission to which 2d Platoon was assigned. This al- lowed the instructors to expand their training and provide critical insight into the operational environ- ment of the TFCF and Camp Arifjan. The precertifcation training was critical to the transition of the platoon because it allowed the Soldiers to master individual tasks and to understand the mentality necessary to conduct detention operations. The precertifcation training was also extremely benefcial to platoon leaders as trainers stressed the impor- tance of compliance with applicable regulations due to the high visibility of detention operations. The platoon members carried this knowledge base on a 10-day training event to Fort Leavenworth, where they again partnered with the 15th Military Police Bri- gade, which facilitated the training. Soldiers earned certifcations on individual and key collective confne- ment tasks at the squad and platoon levels. They also received refresher classes on previously trained tasks and set their acquired skills into motion during situational training exercises designed to test the Soldiers on their knowledge and adaptability. The scenarios were mentally and physically challenging; the platoon learned how to handle uncooperative inmates during unarmed self-defense situations, forced cell extrac- tions, and riot control operations. The experience allowed the platoon to create internal standard operating procedures and empowered leaders to exercise critical thinking skills, which are crucial to platoon growth and development. An outdoor mock detention facility, where most of the platoon training took place, provided a setting very similar to that of the TFCF. This allowed the platoon to develop a realistic idea about how to maneuver during emergencies. Finally, 2d Platoon participated in 4 days of on-the-job training and a culminating training exercise at the Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility, where platoon members observed the operational environment and daily schedule of a confnement facility and learned how to best interact with inmates. The differences in conducting policing operations and correction and detention operations are not extreme; both require Soldier professionalism, discipline, a knowledge of Army regulations and local policies and procedures, and the empowerment of junior NCOs and other Soldiers to make on-the-spot decisions. Leaders who are preparing to make this transition should read applicable Army regulations and doc- trine to gain knowl- edge concerning the differences that exist. However, there is no substitute for learning through experience or interaction with sub- ject matter experts in the feld. Reaching out to the 31Es from the 15th Military Police Brigade was an es- sential component in training 2d Platoon for its upcoming mission, undoubtedly preparing the platoon for mission success. Endnote: 1 USDB Regulation 600-1, Manual for the Guidance of , 2008. Military Police and the of the TFCF. He holds a bachelor's degree in parks and outdoor recreation Missouri State University, Springfeld, Missouri.