The Role of the Military Police

Abstract

Its no mistake that since the beginning of the Civil War the United States Army has activated the Military Police (MP) at the onset of every major conflict and deactivated it at the end of every major conflict up to the end of World War II. The inference is that the Army needs Military Police in Combat. Given that premise in 1942 Congress made the Military Police Corps a permanent branch in the U.S. Army. Their role in combat is clearly necessary as proven by their repeated successes conducting combat operations throughout a variety of theaters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 27, 2017
Accession Number
AD1130556

Entities

People

  • Kevin M. Cook
  • Mark Lawson
  • Michael A Robledo
  • Michael Kouneski

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Artillery
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Civil War
  • Climate Change
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Support
  • Command And Control
  • Doctrine
  • Human Intelligence
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Military Intelligence
  • Military Police
  • Military Tactics
  • Police
  • Prisoners Of War
  • Rear Areas
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Training
  • United States
  • War
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML