Golden Sword
Prisoners and events, all fictitious, were part of a 1995 Army Reserve exercise conducted at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., called Golden Sword III. It brought together MPs from across the Army to hone their skills at processing, holding and caring for enemy prisoners of war. Military police soldiers from throughout the Army brushed up on their EPW-control skills during the exercise conducted at Fort A.P. Hill, Va.
When the "enemy prisoners of war" arrived, the military police separated officers from enlisted personnel and men from women. To prevent hostilities among them, the MPs also segregated the prisoners by religion. They were then searched and escorted to various processing stations. At the medical station, Spec. Shelia Stennis sprayed the prisoners for lice and ticks. It keeps them from infecting the rest of the camp. Then they get a shower to remove the delousing agent.
Sgt. Robert Bond, a medic in the 304th Military Police Battalion, a Reserve unit from Portland, Tenn., checked each prisoner's medical condition, gave immunizations and treated infections and illnesses. Bond also noted each prisoner's height, weight and scars. At the next station, Spec. Norman Parsons gave each prisoner a numbered wristband. It eliminated the need for U.S. soldiers to memorize and pronounce difficult foreign names.
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