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  Table 2-2. Military police mission planning and capabilities (continued)
  Organization Mission Planning Capabilities
  Military working dog patrol • 1 per military police • Three handler/dog pairs to provide patrol/drug
  drug detection team BN (military police detection support for up to one 24-hour
  BN and military operation (one handler/dog pair per 8 hour
  police detention BN) shift) with a single handler/dog pair or three
  • 2 per APOD and concurrent short duration missions, each
  requiring a one handler/dog pair. A military
  SPOD
  working dog can work 7 days a week, providing
  the dog is allowed adequate rest in a 24-hour
  period.
  • PDDD detect the presence of drugs, the odor
  of drugs, and the residual odors of drugs. This
  specialized ability to detect drugs makes patrol
  drug detection dog teams valuable assets to
  commanders and other government agencies.
  The primary mission of a patrol drug detection
  dog team is to support commanders by
  providing a patrol capability and conducting
  drug search operations. The PDDD are trained
  to passively respond to the presence of drugs,
  the odor of drugs, and the residual odors of
  drugs. Patrol drug detection dog teams can
  also provide patrol capabilities to assist with
  security pertaining to enemy combatants and
  other personnel involved in theater-wide
  operations.
  Legend:
  AO area of operations
  APOD aerial port of debarkation
  ASR alternate supply route
  BCT brigade combat team
  BN battalion
  CID criminal investigations division
  DC dislocated civilian
  DOD Department of Defense
  Km kilometer
  MSR main supply route
  MWD military working dog
  PDDD patrol drug detection dog
  PEDD patrol explosive detection dog
  SPOD seaport of debarkation
  TDF theater detention facility
  U.S. United States
  Note. The considerations presented in the mission planning and capabilities tables primarily
  describe potential employment and capabilities of the described organization. These notional
  considerations do not relieve planners of the requirement to perform detailed mission analysis to
  support the identification and employment of specific capabilities required to accomplish MEB
  missions.