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 31 In a highly technical feld such as investigations, a commander must rely on relevant and timely training resources. One diffculty that CID commanders face when training investigative tasks is that investigative training doctrine does not capture operational requirements. Because investigative requirements are constantly evolving, sustaining relevant doctrine is a challenge. Regulations, concepts of operations, and standard operating procedures become the default means of addressing gaps in training doctrine. Although this is a nondoctrinal approach to training and assessing readiness, it is a necessary tactic if CID battalions and detachments are to provide focused, relevant training that improves investigative skills, techniques, and supportive task performance. In September 2013, 22d Military Police Battalion (CID) personnel set out to update our battalion and detachment METLs. Our goal was to provide a product that could be used across analogous CID organizations to facilitate resourcing, training, and unit readiness. We identifed a number of critical tasks, including the following: y Confrm that METs and key collective tasks nest with the 6th Military Police Group (CID) METL. y Assess the applicability of current METs. y Identify gaps between operations and training. y Streamline redundant tasks while identifying key leader and high-payoff tasks. The frst step in updating the battalion and detachment METLs involved the reexamination of mission statements. We began with the CID mission outlined in Army Regulation (AR) 10-87, , and quickly moved to that of the 6th Military Police Group to validate that the battalion and detachment missions were aligned and nested with higher headquarters. We repeated the process with METLs, concluding that the METs for the 22d Military Police Battalion were nearly identical to those of the 6th Military Police Group. While this was not surprising, we recognized the need to clarify roles and levels of responsibilities for battalions, detachments, and groups. This requirement was most evident with what was formerly battalion MET 4, "Provide Protective Services for Selected Individuals" (see Figure 1). Using CID Regulation 195-1, , and battalion and detachment universal task lists to clarify roles and responsibilities for this particular MET, we realigned the battalion and detachment METLs to properly the battalion and detachment missions. None of the battalion, detachment, or group mission statements mention the provision of protective services; rather, the focus is on the investigation of serious, sensitive, or special-interest matters. However, CID Regulation 195-1 governs the role of the 6th Military Police Group as a coordinator responsible for providing support personnel to the Protective Services 6th Gp METL Conduct Mission Command (ART 5.0) Conduct Criminal Investigations (ART 5.8.1.2) Provide Protective Services for Selected Individuals (ART 6.5.4) Conduct Police Intelligence Operations (ART 2.2.5) Conduct Logistics Security Operations (ART 6.11.4) MP Bn (CID) METL (Former) Conduct Mission Command (ART 5.0) Perform Deployment and Redeployment Activities (ART 1.1) Conduct Criminal Investigations (ART 5.8.1.2) Provide Protective Services for Selected Individuals (ART 6.5.4) Conduct Police Intelligence Operations (ART 2.2.5) Conduct Logistics Security Operations (ART 6.11.4) MP Bn (CID) Conduct Mission Command (ART 5.0) Perform Deployment and Redeployment Activities (ART 1.1) Conduct Criminal Investigations (ART 5.8.1.2) Conduct Criminal Investigative Support Operations Conduct Police Intelligence Operations (ART 2.2.5) Detachment METL (Former) Conduct Mission Command (ART 5.0) Conduct Criminal Investigations (ART 5.8.1.2) Provide Protective Services for Selected Individuals (ART 6.5.4) Conduct Police Intelligence Operations (ART 2.2.5) Conduct Logistics Security Operations (ART 6.11.4) Detachment New METL Conduct Mission Command (ART 5.0) Conduct Criminal Investigation Operations (ART 5.8.1.2) Conduct Investigative Program Operations Conduct Investigative Support Program Operations Conduct Police Intelligence Operations Legend: bn—battalion gp—group MP—Military police Figure 1. Former and new METs and ARTs for the 6th Military Police Group, the 22d Military Police Battalion, and a military police detachment 2