FM-3-81 Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Download

Support Area Tenant Units 09 November 2021 FM 3-81 D-3 Table D-2. Military police capabilities (continued) Organization Capabilities Military police battalion • Conducts the command and control of battalion operations for 2 to 5 military police companies and other assigned or attached elements. • Provides staff planning, coordination, and supervision required for all task organized and attached units executing police operations, detention operations, and security and mobility support. • Coordinates with the headquarters and headquarters detachment, military police brigade, host-nation military organizations, and the civil police authorities concerning host-nation support. • Conducts vulnerability assessments of critical facilities. • Provides management of detainee operations and supervises the staff for collection and evacuation of detainees and/or dislocated civilians. • Prepares the command and control of subordinate elements that support counterdrug operations pursuant to controlling law and within the provisions of DOD policy. • Integrates Police Intelligence Operations and vulnerability assessments into the common operational picture • Supervises the selection, organization, training, equipment, and employment of host- nation military and paramilitary police units. • Provides military police investigative support within the battalion AOs. • Provides protective service details for designated high-risk personnel when they are properly trained or supervised by a CID special agent. Military police detention battalion • Conducts command and control of operations for assigned and attached units. • Provides administrative, field feeding, clothing, religious, and recreational support to detainees. When organized to support U.S. military prisoners or detainees, field feeding provided is limited to the procurement/distribution of rations, menus, and field kitchen equipment and the supervision of qualified U.S. military prisoners or detainees in the preparation of meals. Complete field-feeding services are provided to high-risk detainees. • Coordinates and supervises work projects for detainees or U.S. military prisoners. • Provides limited health support services and operations public health services during detainee operations and escorts qualified personnel providing medical care and operations public health services. • Screens/inspects incoming and outgoing detainee mail for contraband items. • Maintains organic equipment in the headquarters and headquarters company and assigned military police detention companies and detention camp liaison detachments. • Operates and maintains battalion internal radio and wire communication nets. • Provides organic personnel to maintain detention facilities and utilities, heat, lights, and water. • Consolidates supply and HR support to U.S. Soldiers assigned to subordinate units. Legend: AO area of operations CA civil affairs CID criminal investigations division DOD Department of Defense HR human resources MWD military working dog U.S. United States