FM-3-81 Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Download

Chapter 2 2-20 FM 3-81 09 November 2021 Table 2-2. Military police mission planning and capabilities (continued) Organization Mission Planning Capabilities Military working dog patrol drug detection team • 1 per military police BN (military police BN and military police detention BN) • 2 per APOD and SPOD • Three handler/dog pairs to provide patrol/drug detection support for up to one 24-hour operation (one handler/dog pair per 8 hour shift) with a single handler/dog pair or three concurrent short duration missions, each requiring a one handler/dog pair. A military working dog can work 7 days a week, providing the dog is allowed adequate rest in a 24-hour period. • PDDD detect the presence of drugs, the odor of drugs, and the residual odors of drugs. This specialized ability to detect drugs makes patrol drug detection dog teams valuable assets to commanders and other government agencies. The primary mission of a patrol drug detection dog team is to support commanders by providing a patrol capability and conducting drug search operations. The PDDD are trained to passively respond to the presence of drugs, the odor of drugs, and the residual odors of drugs. Patrol drug detection dog teams can also provide patrol capabilities to assist with security pertaining to enemy combatants and other personnel involved in theater-wide operations. Legend: AO area of operations APOD aerial port of debarkation ASR alternate supply route BCT brigade combat team BN battalion CID criminal investigations division DC dislocated civilian DOD Department of Defense Km kilometer MSR main supply route MWD military working dog PDDD patrol drug detection dog PEDD patrol explosive detection dog SPOD seaport of debarkation TDF theater detention facility U.S. United States Note. The considerations presented in the mission planning and capabilities tables primarily describe potential employment and capabilities of the described organization. These notional considerations do not relieve planners of the requirement to perform detailed mission analysis to support the identification and employment of specific capabilities required to accomplish MEB missions.