text: Organic and Task-Organized Structure
  Table 2-2. Military police mission planning and capabilities (continued)
  Organization Mission Planning Capabilities
  Military working dog • 1 per 1–4 MWD • Military Working Dog program management at
  headquarters team squads and/or the theater/command/brigade level.
  PDDD–tracking • Supervision for task-organized MWD squads
  team
  and teams.
  • 1 per senior Army • Certification of MWD handler/dog pairs in
  headquarters (to fill
  accordance with standards for detection and
  MWD program
  location of known substance training aids for
  manager positions)
  explosives, munitions, narcotics, or other
  • 1 per military police substances; certification for locating personnel;
  BN (Military Police certification for tracking personnel; or
  BN and military certification for patrol-dog procedures.
  police detention BN)
  Military working dog squad • 1 per military police • Six handler/dog pairs capable of providing
  BN (military police patrol/explosive detection support for up to two
  BN and military 24-hour operations with (two handler/dog pairs
  police detention BN) per 8 hour shift), or six concurrent short
  • 1 per APOD and duration missions each requiring one
  handler/dog pair.
  SPOD plus three
  additional MWD • PEDD are trained to patrol and to detect the
  teams ( 9 MWD) odor of explosives. The primary mission of a
  patrol explosive detection dog team is to
  support commanders by providing a patrol
  capability and conducting tactical search
  operations against hostile threats by detecting
  firearms, ammunition, and explosives. The
  PEDD are trained to passively respond to
  explosive material and components. The PEDD
  normally works in close proximity to the handler
  and is usually on a leash. The handler/dog
  teams conduct searches during all levels of
  combat and noncombat operations. Military
  police MWDs can be used to maintain order
  and the discipline of U.S. Soldiers, third-
  country nationals, and contractors. Patrol
  explosive detection dog teams can also provide
  patrol capabilities to assist with security
  pertaining to enemy combatants and other
  personnel involved in theater-wide operations.