Military Police Operations

he Military Police (MP) Corps supports the commander across the full spectrum of military operations. This manual is the foundation for all MP doctrine as it relates to this support. It communicates to all levels of leadership and staffs how the MP provide a flexible and lethal force capable of operating across this full spectrum. As the keystone manual, it identifies what the MP train on and how their forces are organized and equipped in support of all Army echelons.


This book includes the following topics:


Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION

Chapter 2 BATTLE COMMAND

Chapter 3 THE THREAT

Chapter 4 MILITARY POLICE FUNCTIONS

Chapter 5 MILITARY POLICE SUPPORT TO ECHELONS ABOVE CORPS

Chapter 6 MILITARY POLICE SUPPORT TO CORPS

Chapter 7 MILITARY POLICE SUPPORT TO DIVISION

Chapter 8 SEPARATE BRIGADES AND INITIAL/INTERIM BRIGADE COMBAT TEAMS

Chapter 9 THE UNITED STATES ARMY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION COMMAND

Chapter 10 OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS

Chapter 11 STABILITY AND SUPPORT OPERATIONS

Chapter 12 FORCE PROTECTION

Appendix A METRIC CONVERSION CHART

Appendix B DOCTRINE AND TRAINING LITERATURE

Appendix C BATTLEFIELD WORKLOAD ANALYSIS

Appendix D AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF BATTLE COMMAND

Appendix E POLICE INFORMATION ASSESSMENT PROCESS

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