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2025MILITARY POLICE FORCESTRATEGIC PLANrecognized as soldier and p olice professional s

MILITARY POLICE CORPSR EGIMENTA L HISTORYThe Military Police Corps has a rich andillustrious history which extends far beyond itsformal establishment on September 26, 1941. On10 January 1776, General George Washingtonselected William Marony as his first ProvostMarshal, his duties included maintaining thejail, supervising the guards, and serving as hisexecutioner. The Regiment’s traditions trace backto June 1, 1778 when, at Valley Forge, GeneralWashington formed a special unit - a troop oflight dragoons - Soldiers on horseback. GeneralWashington believed the new MarechausseeCorps should “operate more in preventing thanpunishing crimes.” Duties included patrollingthe camp and surrounding areas; checking passesand papers in search of spies; arresting rioters,spies, drunkards, deserters, and stragglers; andejecting merchants attempting to cheat theSoldiers. When the Continental Army was onthe move, the Marechaussee Corps patrolled theroads to the rear and on the flanks, guardingagainst enemy encroachment, and safeguardedthe baggage and supply trains.During the Civil War, Soldiers of the ProvostCorps, supported by the Veterans Reserve Corps,performed duties similar to Military Police of today.In the field, the Provost Corps duties includedmaintaining security for Division and Corps Headquarters, providing Soldiers to guard capturedConfederates on their way to the rear, and providingsecurity against Confederate guerrillas and raiders.Often the only law enforcement available to civilians after the Union Army arrived, it was vital themen be fair and honest in dealings with the localCivilian populace. The Veterans Reserve Corpssupported the Provost Corps by performing otherduties including guarding Union prison camps,providing details to arrest bounty jumpers, guardingrailroads, and patrolling the Nation’s Capital.The roots for Army criminal investigationactivities are also traced back to the Civil War, whenMajor General George McClellan commissionedMajor Alan Pinkerton to create the first criminalinvestigation division. Army criminal investigationactivities occurred in every war since; however, theywere only formally codified on September 17, 1971with the establishment of the U.S. Army CriminalInvestigation Command as a major command.The CID Command is vested with command andcontrol of all Army criminal investigation activitiesand resources worldwide. Major command statusto the CID facilitates CID communications with alllevels of the military and civilian governments whileproviding a centralized controlling authority overthe Army’s investigative resources and activities.The Commander of CID is directly responsibleto the Chief of Staff of the Army and the Secretaryof the Army.In 1871, between the Civil War and theSpanish-American War, Congress approved theestablishment of the United States DisciplinaryBarracks (formerly the United States Military Prisonat Fort Leavenworth). The original prison was oncea quartermaster depot, supplying all military posts,

camps, and stations in the Indian Territory to theWest. This Congressional act was the beginning ofwhat today is called the Army Corrections System.The Army Corrections System has been the “centerof correctional excellence” in the U.S. military forover 142 years, housing convicted service membersin the armed forces, including maximum-custodyinmates and those on death row.On September 27, 1917 Major General Harry H.Bandholtz was named United States Army ProvostMarshal General to General John J. Pershing’sAmerican Expeditionary Force in France. He held thisposition unitl 1919. During this period he reorganizedthe Military Police Corps, established a MilitaryPolice School in Autun, France, and advocated apermanent Military Police Corps following the war.Major General Bandholtz is widely considered to bethe “father” of our Military Police Corps.Military Police served with distinction inthe Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII, theKorean conflict, and Vietnam. As a result of itsdistinguished service in Vietnam, the MilitaryPolice Corps was designated a combat supportbranch on 14 October 1968. Since Vietnam, theversatility of the Military Police Corps has made ita force multiplier for use in low-intensity conflictsand operations other than war in which our nationhas been involved, such as Operations Urgent Furyin Grenada and Just Cause in Panama. DuringOperations Desert Shield and Storm, MilitaryPolice provided area security, conducted battlefieldcirculation control, and exercised custody overthousands of Iraqi prisoners of war. Since 1991,the Military Police have assisted in restoring hopeto Somalia and upholding democracy in Haiti,maintaining order in war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina,and conducting patrols, operating checkpoints, andconducting investigations in an effort to keep thepeace in Kosovo.The Military Police have played key rolesin support to civil operations including theenforcement of the U.S. Supreme Court rulingin Brown v. Board of Education that segregationin public schools was unconstitutional. In 1962President Kennedy, ordered Military Police fromthe 503rd and 716th Military Police Battalions,to assist the U.S. Marshals, the U.S. Border Patroland the federalized Mississippi National Guard toconduct riot control from students protesting theenrollment of James Meredith, a black US militaryveteran, at the University of Mississippi. Othernoteable civil operations include Olympic securitysupport in Seoul Korea and support to the VirginIslands in the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo.After the terrorist attacks on 11 September2001, Military Police Soldiers have been in constantaction. Active, National Guard, Army Reserve, andCivilian investigative units mobilized to providesecurity and mobility support, police operations,assist in the development of ministerial capacity,reconsititute indiginous police forces, and on thebattlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, as well asguarding our Nation’s enemies at GuantanamoBay, Cuba. The Military Police Corps has provenits versatility as a force multiplier both at war andduring times of peace.Active, National Guard, Reserve, and CivilianMP work together to prevent crime and continuallydevelop professional skills through realistic trainingand experiential learning. Today’s Regimentis ideally suited to operate throughout the fullspectrum of military conflict - simultaneously;providing area security, conducting battlefieldcirculation control, exercising custody overdetainees, maintaining order, conducting patrols,operating checkpoints, conducting investigations,providing homeland defense, and providing defensesupport to civil authorities – all in an effort to keepthe peace and uphold the rule of law.

CONTENTSSTRATEGIC PLANNING METHODOLOGYPLANNING ASSUMPTIONSTHE STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTThe ThreatCrime’s Effect on Unified Land OperationsConclusion8911111214MISSIONVISIONCORE VALUESCORE COMPETENCIES16LINES OF EFFORT26SUMMARY40Annex A:Annex B:Annex C:Annex onsREADY AND PROFESSIONAL MPTraining & EducationProfessionalismEvolutionPolice StandardizationBroadening OpportunitiesPROTECT THE TOTAL FORCEPolicing StrategyCorrectionsAntiterrorismPhysical SecuritySHAPE THE SECURITY ENVIRONMENTEnable ManeuverCRIMINT CapabilityForensics & BiometricsPartner CapacityCollaborationCommunications Synchronization PlanMilitary Police Preventive Policing ModelOperationalization and Management 3535363637383939

FOREWORD23 June 2016MEMORANDUM FOR THE TOTAL MILITARY POLICE FORCESUBJECT: Military Police Force 2025 Strategic Plan (STRATPLAN)I am excited and enthusiastic to introduce the Military Police Force 2025 Strategic Planto the field. This release of the STRATPLAN has been a collaborative, cooperative effortfrom all ranks and compositions across the Regiment. We took a wide view of the MilitaryPolice Corps to assess our current capabilities against our past experiences, anticipatingfuture requirements for the Army. This document is derived from National MilitaryStrategy, the Army Operating Concept, and the Army Campaign Plan. We scrutinizedwhat the Military Police Force uniquely provides and focused on where the Army willneed us in the future environment.The Military Police Corps is a cohesive team, comprised of Soldiers and Civilians fromthe Active Army, the Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard, all united in ourcommitment to “assist, protect, and defend.” In our shared vision of 2025, The MilitaryPolice Corps, recognized as Soldiers and Police Professionals, protects the total force,enables maneuver, and shapes the increasingly complex operational environment, withactive engagement of people both home and abroad in order to uphold the Rule of Law.In this STRATPLAN, we are forward thinking, anticipating needs and seeking to prepareour Regiment for the challenges ahead. We derive our three lines of effort from our visionstatement – Ready and Professional MP, Protect the Total Force, and Shape the SecurityEnvironment – as we enable maneuver and preserve readiness for commanders. Theselines of effort synchronize our internal activities and facilitate the achievement of ourstrategic vision.The concepts presented here represent the future direction of the MP Corps. Theseideas will be incorporated into our future planning and doctrine writing as we lead theMP Force into 2025.It is an exciting time to be an MP. We will continue to build upon our core competenciesof soldiering, policing, investigations, and corrections to enhance the professionalism ofthe total MP Force. Each Military Police Professional is empowered to take charge, leanforward, and prepare now for 2025. We have the opportunity now to shape the future byour own actions.MARK S. INCHMajor General, USAProvost Marshal General

STR ATEGIC PL ANNING METHODOLOGYSTRATEGIC PLANNINGMETHODOLOGYThis strategic plan establishes the direction for the MP Corps for 2025and beyond. It is firmly anchored by our enduring mission and ourvision. It provides rigor and focus on how we collectively describe,advocate, and articulate what we do, why we do it, for whom we do it,and what we must do in the future. The strategy is nested in the ArmyCampaign Plan, and is directly linked to our senior leaders’ guidanceand strategic vision. The Military Police Force Strategic Plan is stronglyinfluenced by and aligned with the following key documents: National Security Strategy, February 2015 National Military Strategy of the UnitedStates, June 2015, The United States Military’sContribution to National Security The 19th Chairman’s Message to theJoint Force, 2 October 2015 Secretary of the Army Top Priorities,October 2014 The Army Vision, Strategic Advantage in aComplex World, 2015 Army Strategic Planning Guidance 2014 39th Chief of Staff of the Army Initial Messageto the Army The U.S. Army Operating Concept: Win in aComplex World, TR ADOC Pamphlet 525-3-1,7 October 2014 Army Vision – Force 2025 White Paper,January 2014 Army Campaign Plan, January 2014 Army Warfighting Challenges, October 20158     OFFICE OF THE PROVOST MARSHAL GENERALThe Military Police 2025 Strategic Plan is the thirditeration of a strategic document, first developedin 2012, and continues with coordination amongstMP leaders throughout the organization, includingactive duty, Army National Guard, Army Reserve,and Civilians. This plan was updated by gaininginputs from key stakeholders through facilitatedmeetings, questionnaires, and the PMG Solarium.The contributions from these forums assisted theplanning team in designing working groups andfacilitating discussion of the Military Police StrategicPlan at the Senior Leader Forum in March 2016.The analysis focused on the status of current goalsand objectives and whether they were still applicableto meeting the identified mission and vision.