Preface
This manual addresses Military Police (MP) battlefield circulation control (BCC), area security (AS), and enemy prisoner of war (EPW) operations in combat. It is intended for MP leaders at all levels. It emphasizes the diversity of actions and options available to MP leaders for use in MP combat and combat support operations. It addresses operational employment considerations and planning factors. And it provides tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for MP small tactical elements.
Although this manual presents Military Police BCC, AS, and EPW operations in the context and operational environment of an AirLand battlefield, the purpose and nature of MP functions makes these operations applicable in any operational environment. Users of this manual should select and apply the TTP and levels of force that best suit the operational environment in which they are employed. Users of this manual should also select and/or modify the book's general guidance on the use of weapons and equipment to fit the weapons and equipment present in their particular units.
This manual is the first of two companion volumes that will consolidate MP warfighting TTP information. The information appropriate to combat and combat support operations has been consolidated in this volume. The information appropriate to MP law and order (L&O) operations and MP operations in low-intensity conflicts and situations short of war will be addressed in the second of the two volumes. Should information in this publication conflict with information presented in FMs 19-25, 19-30, 19-35, or 19-40, the information in this publication will apply.
This publication implements the following international standardization agreements (ISAs):
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Edition Number |
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Standardized System of Designating Days and Hours in Relation to an Operation or Exercise |
5 |
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National Distinguishing Letters for Use by NATO Forces |
5 |
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Military Load Classification Markings |
5 |
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Operation Orders, Warning Orders and Administrative/Logistics Orders |
5 |
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Military Symbols for Land Based Systems |
3 |
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Signing of Headquarters and Installations |
5 |
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Operation Orders, Tables and Graphs for Road Movement |
4 |
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Procedures for Dealing with Prisoners of War (PW) |
4 |
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Control and Return of Stragglers |
5 |
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Handling and Reporting of Captured Enemy Equipment and Documents |
5 |
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Reporting Nuclear Detonations, Biological and Chemical Attacks, and Predicting and Warning of Associated Hazards and Hazard Areas |
6 |
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Road Movement Bid and Credit |
2 |
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Identification of Movement Control and Traffic Control Personnel and Agencies |
4 |
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Military Routes and Route/ Road Networks |
3 |
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Roads and Road Structures |
3 |
The proponent of this publication is Headquarters (HQ), United States (US) Army Training and Doctrine Command. Send comments and recommendations on DA Form 2028 directly to Commandant, US Army Military Police School, ATTN: ATZN-MP-DML, Fort McClellan, Alabama 36205-5030.
Unless otherwise stated, whenever the masculine gender is used both men and women are included.
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