Military Police, The Answer to the Stability Operations Gap

Abstract

Difficult lessons learned during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have caused the U.S. Government, the Department of State (DOS), and the Department of Defense (DoD) to re-assess procedures during Phases IV and V: stability operations and nation building post-combat operations. Current policy and doctrine fail to adequately identify a lead agency that has the capacity to effectively bridge the gap between combat operations and the commencement of stability and nation building operations. This paper will examine current policy, doctrine, and operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. It proposes that the Military Police Corps, due to its re-establishment of policing as a core competency and its professionalization, is the answer to the Stability Operations gap.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 19, 2012
Accession Number
ADA561238

Entities

People

  • Jesse D. Galvan

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Operations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Doctrine
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military History
  • Military Police
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design