text: Support Area Tenant Units
  Table D-2. Military police capabilities (continued)
  Organization Capabilities
  Military police • Conducts the command and control of battalion operations for 2 to 5 military police
  battalion companies and other assigned or attached elements.
  • Provides staff planning, coordination, and supervision required for all task organized
  and attached units executing police operations, detention operations, and security and
  mobility support.
  • Coordinates with the headquarters and headquarters detachment, military police
  brigade, host-nation military organizations, and the civil police authorities concerning
  host-nation support.
  • Conducts vulnerability assessments of critical facilities.
  • Provides management of detainee operations and supervises the staff for collection
  and evacuation of detainees and/or dislocated civilians.
  • Prepares the command and control of subordinate elements that support counterdrug
  operations pursuant to controlling law and within the provisions of DOD policy.
  • Integrates Police Intelligence Operations and vulnerability assessments into the
  common operational picture
  • Supervises the selection, organization, training, equipment, and employment of host-
  nation military and paramilitary police units.
  • Provides military police investigative support within the battalion AOs.
  • Provides protective service details for designated high-risk personnel when they are
  properly trained or supervised by a CID special agent.
  Military police • Conducts command and control of operations for assigned and attached units.
  detention • Provides administrative, field feeding, clothing, religious, and recreational support to
  battalion
  detainees. When organized to support U.S. military prisoners or detainees, field
  feeding provided is limited to the procurement/distribution of rations, menus, and field
  kitchen equipment and the supervision of qualified U.S. military prisoners or detainees
  in the preparation of meals. Complete field-feeding services are provided to high-risk
  detainees.
  • Coordinates and supervises work projects for detainees or U.S. military prisoners.
  • Provides limited health support services and operations public health services during
  detainee operations and escorts qualified personnel providing medical care and
  operations public health services.
  • Screens/inspects incoming and outgoing detainee mail for contraband items.
  • Maintains organic equipment in the headquarters and headquarters company and
  assigned military police detention companies and detention camp liaison
  detachments.
  • Operates and maintains battalion internal radio and wire communication nets.
  • Provides organic personnel to maintain detention facilities and utilities, heat, lights,
  and water.
  • Consolidates supply and HR support to U.S. Soldiers assigned to subordinate units.
  Legend:
  AO area of operations
  CA civil affairs
  CID criminal investigations division
  DOD Department of Defense
  HR human resources
  MWD military working dog
  U.S. United States