3rd Military Police Group (CID)
The 3rd Military Police Group, Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is a tactical headquarters located in Fort Gillem, Georgia. The mission of the 3rd MP Group (CID) and its four organic battalions is to provide a full range of quality criminal investigative support and services for commanders, installations, and other areas of Army interest in the twenty-eight states east of the Mississippi, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. They are also responsible for providing criminal investigative support to all Army interests within the United States Central Command's (USSCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR).
As of mid-February 2202, USSCENTCOM's AOR comprises the 25 countries in Southwest Asia (Northern Red Sea Region, South and Central Asia Arabian Peninsula and Iraq, and the Horn of Africa). Investigative support to this operational theater includes: criminal investigations of felony crimes, logistical security, criminal intelligence assessments, personal security protection for Department of Defense officials and visiting foreign dignitaries, force protection and safeguarding of critical resources in peacetime, combat and contingency operations. The Group also works with other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and uses the latest equipment, systems and investigative techniques to accomplish its mission.
The 3rd MP Group (CID) is responsible for the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois (less the counties of Calhoun, Jersey, Madison, St. Clair, and Monroe), Minnesota, Iowa; the Commonwealths of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, and Puerto Rico; the District of Columbia, the Canadian Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Prince Edwards Island, the Northwest Territories of Canada east of longitude 97 degrees west; the Gulf of Mexico; Central America less Mexico; that portion of the Pacific Ocean east of longitude 90 degrees west, but including the Galapagos Islands; South America; the Caribbean Sea, that portion of the Atlantic Ocean west of longitude 30 degrees west including all of Greenland, but excluding the Azores Islands.
The Group exercises command and control of 33 subordinate units. These units support key Army field elements which include: XVIII Airborne Corps and 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC; the 101st Air Assault Division (Light), Fort Campbell, KY; 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA; and the 10th Mountain Division (Light), Fort Drum, NY; and 3rd US Army (ARCENT). 3rd MP GP (CID) is also responsible for providing support for the various Major Commands in their area, which include: Department of the Army, Forces Command; Training and Doctrine Command; US Central Command; US Southern Command; US Joint Forces Command; US Special Operations Command; and US Army South.
The 3rd MP Group (CID) is organized into a command group and seven staff divisions, including personnel and administration, operations, logistics, resource management, staff judge advocate, information management and a Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment.
Special Agents assigned to the 3rd MP Group (CID) use every tool available to investigate the wide range of criminal activities occurring within our area of responsibility. Extensive coordination and liaison with local, state, federal, and other Military Criminal Investigative Organizations (MCIOs) ensure mutual cooperation and resolve in multi-jurisdictional cases.
Reserve CID agents aligned with 3rd MP Group (CID) are extensively used to help complete investigations and personal security missions. Reserve agents are also deployed in support of contingency operations in Bosnia and Kosovo.
From investigating major identity theft cases to war crimes in Bosnia and Kosovo, the unit's agents investigate the full spectrum of criminal activity that affects US Army interest within our area of responsibility. The 3rd MP Group (CID) is continuously enhancing its agents' technical abilities to investigate non-mainstream offenses such as emerging economic and worker's compensation fraud crimes.
The 3rd MP Group (CID) is actively involved in the prevention of gang and extremist-related activities through our collaborative efforts with local authorities to keep these elements off Army installations. It plays a vital role in force protection by providing: Criminal Intelligence Estimates, Personal Security Vulnerability Assessments, Criminal Analysis and Threat Assessments (CATAs), and Crime Prevention Surveys to assist commanders in maintaining a command environment conducive to safeguarding our installations and personnel.
