Military Police articles from September 2008

Military Police archives from September 2008

Fort Bragg military working dog teams take home trophies from 10th annual iron dog challenge.(Brief article)
September 22, 2008... The battle lines were drawn in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains as competitors entered the field for the 10th Annual Iron Dog Challenge held at Waid Park, Franklin County, Virginia, on 10 May 2008. The competition was designed to test the...

Doctrine update.(Table)
September 22, 2008... DOCTRINE UPDATE U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center Directorate of Training Doctrine Development Division Publication Number Title Date Description Current Publications FM 3-19.1 ...

Brigadier General David Quantock.(Farewell From)
September 22, 2008... Where did the past two years go? By the time you read this issue of Military Police, the 51st Regimental Change of Command will have taken place and Brigadier General David Phillips and his wife, Dawn, will be firmly entrenched at the Home of...

Assessing the criminal dimension of complex environments.
September 22, 2008... More than a decade ago, Army force developers recognized that as an instrument of national power, the military may be used more frequently in complex environments characterized by high urban or rural population densities, developed...

670th military police company "street fighters" get combative.
September 22, 2008... The 670th Military Police Company was originally scheduled to participate in weekend drill training on military operations on urbanized terrain at the Iraqi village training site, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California, on 5...

Moving toward certification: a review of the certified protection professional program.
September 22, 2008... Since the creation of the Military Police Corps Regiment, military police Soldiers and leaders have been recognized by Army leadership as professionals who can effectively manage complex security issues that threaten personnel and other unit...

Regimental command sergeant major.
September 22, 2008... Greetings from the home of your Military Police Corps Regiment. Change and transformation are all around us. This summer at the U.S. Army Military Police School (USAMPS), we are changing our commandant and assistant commandant. The...

Army special agent receives soldier's medal.
September 22, 2008... Kicking in the front door of a house is not usually the best way to make an entrance; but for one lucky family, it was just another example of how Special Agent Thomas Broadbent of the U.S. Army Protective Services Battalion (Criminal...

Chief, military police corps regiment, and commandant, U.S. Army Military Police School.
September 22, 2008... I am honored to serve as a member of the Military Police Corps Regiment. And I am humbled at receiving the responsibility for the U.S. Army Military Police School (USAMPS) from my very good friend, Brigadier General David Quantock. He and I...

Tributes to fallen comrades.
September 22, 2008... Master Sergeant Wilberto Sabalu, Jr., and Colonel James W. Harrison, Jr., made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation on 6 May 2007 in support of the War on Terrorism and Operation Enduring Freedom, while assigned to the Detention Capability...

Polishing process: soldiers, airmen lend helping hand, Hone Afghan national police skills.
September 22, 2008... The sound of idling, high-mobility, multipurpose, wheeled vehicles (HMMWVs) resonated in the air at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, as the commander of the Parwan Police Mentoring Team (PMT) briefed the team on mission-related convoy...

Military police, civilian officers teach tactics to Tikrit police.(Police Academy-Tikrit)
September 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Saladin (the 12th-century, Tikrit-born, Kurdish political and military leader for whom the Salah ad Din province, Iraq, is named) is renowned for leading a Muslim resistance against foreign fighters and recapturing...

McPherson and Gillem police offer "Lessons Learned" in transition.(Fort Gillem and Fort McPherson)
September 22, 2008... The Fort Gillem and Fort McPherson (Georgia) police departments could sum up their military-to-civilian transition in two words: "lessons learned." That's according to officials with the Fort McPherson and Fort Gillem police departments and...

344th deploys in support of operation Iraqi freedom.
September 22, 2008... The New England sky spit snow as family members shuffled past the American flags manned by Patriot Guard Riders. They were on their way to bid farewell to loved ones from the 344th Military Police Company during a predeployment ceremony held...

8th annual Army Antiterrorism Conference.(Conference notes)
September 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The 8th annual Army Antiterrorism (AT) Conference was held 28 January-1 February 2008 at Shades of Green, the Armed Forces Recreation Center resort at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. More than 320...

Crime and punishment in the early years of the army.
September 22, 2008... As if to make up the full measure of grief and embarrassment to the Commander in Chief, repeated complaints have been made to him that some of the Soldiers are in the practice of pilfering and plundering the inhabitants of their poultry,...

"High-speed" private helps save command sergeant major's life.
September 22, 2008... A private's quick response helped save the life of a command sergeant major stationed at Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On 3 April 2008, Private First Class Keon Christie, 18th Military Police Brigade, was...

Remembering Major General Paul M. Timmerberg (retired) 17 August 1927-20 February 2008.
September 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The career of Major General Paul M. Timmerberg (Retired) is legendary in the U.S. Army Military Police Corps. The remarkable impact of his thirty-four years of valorous and distinguished service on the force...

304th Military Police Battalion undergoes convoy training in Atlanta: Nashville reserve unit gets practical IED training at fort Gillem reactionary course.
September 22, 2008... Atlanta, Georgia, may be a long way from Iraq, but Army Reserve Soldiers of the 304th Military Police Battalion recently conducted convoy training near Atlanta to help them prepare for possible deployments to places like the Middle East. ...

Cross-fertilization: a unique method for enabling military police units in combat.
September 22, 2008... In a time of conflict, Soldiers must rely on those to their right and to their left. Therefore, it is through a demonstrated level of proficiency and competence that mutual respect and confidence is built among combat Soldiers. Deployed...

What is MPEP?
September 22, 2008... The Military Personnel Exchange Program (MPEP) enables U.S. military personnel to be "exchanged" with personnel from other national armies to promote partnerships, interoperability, and standardization among the armies. The Army program,...

Military police memorial.
September 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Each year, the Office of the Provost Marshal General conducts a remembrance ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, to honor fallen military police Soldiers. The guest speaker for the most recent...

Army retention of "Broad" officers and NCOs.
September 22, 2008... Due to the diverse and complex nature of the contemporary operational environment, junior Army leaders must be able to seamlessly transition from the role of "tactical warrior" to that of "strategic thinker." In short, they must be "broad"...

Operation marauder harvest: reserve military police company ends mission in Iraq with full-scale air assault.
September 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Although military police in Iraq routinely conduct police transition team duties while assisting Iraqis with the policing of their communities, they rarely have the opportunity to conduct full-scale air assaults....

"Band of hands" quilts.
September 22, 2008... The Military Police Museum received an unusual donation last September--six quilts representing the six platoons of the deployed 630th Military Police Company. The fabric pieces feature handprints that were applied by unit members during...

Students graduate from first small-boat operation course.(Brief article)
September 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Iraqi police navigate a patrol boat on the Tigris River. A partnership recently formed between the Civilian Police Assistance Training Team headquartered in Baghdad, Iraq, and the Iraqi police provides the...

After the blast: learning to find clues.
September 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The quiet little town of Bell Buckle, Tennessee, was first established as a railroad village nestled among the hills, farmland, and walking-horse country of Bedford County. Today, this cozy little town, with a...

Special forces military police: the 550th military police detachment, 1963-1974.
September 22, 2008... My first encounter with Special Forces (SF) military police occurred while I was cataloging objects for the Military Police Corps Regimental Museum. I found a brassard with the familiar "MP" letters below the teal, arrowhead-shaped SF...

Vanguards of justice: the activation of the Army Corrections Command.
September 22, 2008... A new era for military police Soldiers began with the activation of the Army Corrections Command on 1 October 2007. Whereas military police confinement specialists had operated under the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, U.S. Army...

Remembering Lieutenant Colonel Samuel T. Campbell Jr. (Retired) 6 June 1920-19 April 2008.
September 22, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Samuel T. Campbell Jr. was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was prompted to enlist in the U.S. Army as a result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Upon completion of basic...