Military Police articles from September 2007

Military Police archives from September 2007

Chief, Military Police Corps Regiment, and Commandant, United States Army Military Police School.
September 22, 2007... Welcome to another great issue of Military Police! Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to write articles for our professional bulletin. This is one of many great ways to get the latest information out to the field. Our Military...

Regimental Command Sergeant Major.
September 22, 2007... Greetings from Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri--the home of the Regiment and your U.S. Army Military Police School. I stand and salute you all as we celebrate the 66th Anniversary of our great Military Police Corps Regiment. If you have...

An Overview of the 2007 Army Antiterrorism Conference.(Conference notes)
September 22, 2007... The U.S. Army held its Seventh Annual Antiterrorism (AT) Conference 29 January-2 February 2007 at the Hyatt Regency Resort Hotel, Cambridge, Maryland. More than 230 military and civilian personnel from the AT and force protection (FP)...

2007 Army Deployment Excellence Award Winners.
September 22, 2007... "I'd like to just say a few things about all of you award winners out there and the thousands of Soldier and civilian logisticians you represent.... Actually, to be in the midst of the Soldiers and civilians who have received the equivalent...

Nominations for the 2008 Army Deployment Excellence Award Competition.
September 22, 2007... The Deployment Excellence Program (DEA) recognizes the top units in deployment operations. The program is open to all Active Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard units with a table of organization, a table of distribution and...

Operation Con Air: the 551st Military Police Company, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, deployed to Baghdad, Iraq, to support the 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne) with detainee operations missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08. Over the course of the 15-month deployment, the 551st was responsible for the safe aerial transport of tens of thousands of detainees.
September 22, 2007... The passengers in the dark aircraft were nervous as the airplane descended toward Baghdad. Many of the men were experiencing their first ride in an airplane, and the air sickness bags were getting plenty of use. To a number of passengers, the...

Integrating Lessons Learned at MANSCEN.
September 22, 2007... With the Army heavily engaged throughout the world, the Combined Arms Center (CAC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, recognized the need to rapidly share information in the form of lessons learned. The collection and dissemination of lessons...

Farewell to a hero: Major Frank L. Ribich, Jr. (Retired) 1941-2007.(Obituary)
September 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Major Frank L. Ribich, Jr., the son of Croatian immigrants, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1941. He entered the U.S. Army in March 1960, where he served as a military police noncommissioned officer before...

Tribute to a fallen comrade.
September 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Soldiers join the Army for many reasons. David A. Mejias' reason was simple--he had to do something. He had to do something after watching our Nation being attacked by terrorists. He had to do something about the...

Dedication.(Military Police Corps Regiment members who died in the global war on terrorism)(Table)(List)
September 22, 2007... The following members of the Military Police Corps Regiment have been lost in the War on Terrorism since our last issue. We dedicate this issue to them. Dedication Private First Class 504th Military Police Battalion...

978th military police company.
September 22, 2007... Lineage and Honors Constituted 14 July 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 978th Military Police Company, Aviation. Activated 20 July 1942 at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. Inactivated 31 December 1945 in Europe. ...

Military Police Celebrate the 11th Annual Warrior Police Challenge Week.
September 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The 11th Annual Warrior Police Challenge Week drew the best the Military Police Corps Regiment had to offer 25-29 April 2007 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The events included a Regimental strategic forum,...

Connecticut's top dog.
September 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When a Soldier thinks of the term "battle buddy," he usually thinks of the Soldier standing next to him in formation. But what if the Soldier next to him is a canine? For dog handlers, this isn't unusual but,...

Riot! The 705th battalion competes in mock prison riot event in Moundsville, West Virginia.
September 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The annual Office of Law Enforcement Technology Commercialization (OLETC) mock prison riot was conducted at the site of the former West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia, 7-11 May 2007. This event...

Jacks and Jills of all trades.
September 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Today, the real test of power is not the capacity to make ware but the capacity to prevent it." --Anne O'Hare McCormick Military police Soldiers and their ability to move in small units (occasionally...

49th Military Police brigade trains together for the first time in years.
September 22, 2007... Since the horrific events of 11 September 2001, California Army National Guard military police units have been deployed to fight the War on Terrorism. Now, in 2007, for the first time in years, all elements of the 49th Military Police Brigade...

Platoon sustainment operations.
September 22, 2007... As combat tours become increasingly longer and troops move into isolated outposts in the Iraqi community, the need for sustainment operations becomes increasingly important. Maintaining the area of operations can be a strenuous task, but the...

Military police doctrine contact update.
September 22, 2007... On 15 August 2007, the Military Police School Doctrine Division was consolidated at the Maneuver Support Center (MANSCEN), Directorate of Training (MDoT), Doctrine Division. The Military Police doctrine element retains the lead for the...

Reports from Iwo Jima: 724th Military Police Battalion, Company C, March-April 1945.
September 22, 2007... Recently, much attention has focused on the Battle of Iwo Jima. Movies, magazine articles, and books have featured the battle and its many aspects. More than sixty years later, we are still fascinated by Iwo Jima. The event was a massive...

75th military police detachment: (Criminal Investigation Detachment).
September 22, 2007... Lineage and Honors Constituted 8 November 1950 in the Regular Army as the 75th Military Police Criminal Investigation Detachment. Activated 5 December 1950 at Camp Carson, Colorado. Reorganized and redesignated 8 October 1954 as...

Military police heroism.
September 22, 2007... Maneuver and mobility operations are featured in this article on military police heroism. Facing danger, military police Soldiers maintained circulation control, area security, and assistance to fellow Soldiers whenever possible. Also, a...

History on display: the Military Police during World War II: the newly upgraded World War II exhibit at the U.S. Army Military Police Museum includes a selection of historic objects, many of which are featured in this article. These items represent diverse operations and locations during the war--some with a direct history to specific military police Soldiers.
September 22, 2007... With the onset of World War II, the Military Police Corps experienced permanence, growth in numbers, and increased professionalism in training and operations. From homeland security to postwar occupation and trials, military police men and...

Military police brigade-level commands.(Table)
September 22, 2007... MILITARY POLICE BRIGADE-LEVEL COMMANDS COMMANDER CSM/SGM UNIT A. Scott Jones Freddie L. Brock 8th MP Bde Randall Twitchell Tommie Hollins 14th MP Bde John G. Chambliss Brian...