Preparation and Deployment of a Military Police Battalion
Abstract
The focus of this paper will be on my participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom II (OIF II) from January 2004-January 2005. I deployed as the Assistant S3 Sergeant Major while assigned to the Headquarters, and Headquarters Detachment (HHD), 759th Military Police Battalion, Fort Carson Colorado. My intent is to focus on our units preparations for overseas assignment, our initial staging and then our onward integration into our Area of Responsibilities, our transfer of authority from the 519th Military Police Battalion and then close with how we integrated and controlled the transfer of authority of our subordinate units. Additionally, I will address lessons learned and the challenges we faced with the transition from a peacetime HHD with three organic MP companies to a battlefield C2 element with control of 8 MP companies and responsibility for all Iraqi police operations on the east side of Baghdad, Iraq.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 15, 2006
- Accession Number
- AD1138215
Entities
People
- David Debates
Organizations
- United States Army Sergeants Major Academy