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Senior Airman Eric Harris (lower left) THE PROFESSIONAL BULLETIN OF THE MILITARY POLICE CORPS Fall 2009 Headquarters, Department of the Army PB 19-09-2 2 Chief, Military Police Corps Regiment, and 32 324th Military Police Battalion—Lineage and Commandant, U.S. Army Military Police School Honors 3 Regimental Command Sergeant Major 33 Learning to Let the Evidence Reveal the Truth: The Body Farm Reveals More Than Just Bodies 4 Regimental Chief Warrant Offi cer By Major Ian J. Townsend 6 A Letter to the Troops 35 18th Military Police Brigade Learns Advanced By Mr. Salah Al-hindawy Crime Scene Techniques 8 The Maneuver Enhancement Brigade By Specialist Adrienne Killingsworth By Colonel Charles A. Williams and 36 The World of a U.S. Army Special Agent Mr. Joe Crider By Mr. Colby Hauser 12 18th Military Police Brigade Leads the Way 37 Recovery of Two Missing Soldiers for D-Day Ceremonies By Special Agent Martin Eaves By Specialist Adrienne Killingsworth 38 Never Such a Disaster: An Analysis of the 13 A Model NCO British Defeat at Isandlwana By Sergeant First Class Tommy Davis By Captain Christine Keating 14 The Military Police NCO 42 Army Offi cer Accused of Prisoner Abuse By Command Sergeant Major David M. Bruner By Master Sergeant Patrick V. Garland 15 91st Military Police Battalion: Enhanced PIO in (Retired) the Baghdad Operational Environment 44 Massacre at Schio By First Lieutenant Robin L. Buster By Master Sergeant Patrick V. Garland 17 Military Police Writer’s Guide (Retired) 18 91st Military Police Battalion, Operation 46 42d Military Police Brigade Law Enforcement Iraqi Freedom: The “Pendulum Effect” Liaison Program By Major Daniel A. J. Erker By Captain Matthew S. West 20 143d Military Police Detachment in Iraq 48 Multifunctioning: The Beginnings of Task Force By Specialist Cory Welch Phoenix 21 Airborne! (Again) By Captain Emily Barrett and By Captain Thomas Cieslak and Captain Rebecca Doak Private First Class Garett Hernandez 49 SPLAT! 18th Military Police Brigade Assaults 22 Iraqi Police Transition: Bridging the Gap Paintball Course By Captain Nate Brookshire By Specialist Adrienne Killingsworth 25 Honor Bound 50 International Military Police Day in Kosovo By Command Sergeant Major Jeffrey By Major Douglas L. Gifford Plemmons 52 TRADOC Conducts 4th Annual Force Protection 26 Camp 5: Breaking the Stereotype Workshop By Second Lieutenant Joshua K. Frye By Mr. James M. Kirkland 27 90th Military Police Detachment (CID) — 54 16th Military Police Brigade Leaders Tour Lineage and Honors Vicksburg 28 Doctrine Update By First Lieutenant Heatherann S. Bozeman 30 Dedication 55 Activation of the 40th Military Police Battalion (I/R) 31 Honoring the Fallen By Major Brian S. Locke By Captain Thomas Cieslak and Private First Class Garett Hernandez 56 Subscribe to Military Police 57 Brigade/Battalion Commands MILITARY POLICE 19-09-2 1 Brigadier General David Phillips The Military Police Corps Regiment continues with a high operational tempo, as a critical combat multiplier and force enabler with ongoing deployments of individual Soldiers and multibattalion brigades. The transformation and fl exibility of the Regiment, along with the strategic vision of those military police leaders who looked out over the horizon in years past, set the conditions for our critical role in the current War on Terrorism. The performance of our Soldiers is nothing short of phenomenal. The roles and responsibilities of the Regiment cross all phases of confl ict and consequence management. Our most junior leaders carry the mantle for the Regiment when supporting maneuver forces. To set conditions for success—regardless of the command relationship—we are issuing a new doctrinally synchronized military police mission statement. This succinct statement encapsulates what we do as a combat enabler and provides our leaders with a foundation from which to build a dialog with maneuver commanders. It was developed through a combined effort of the U.S. Army Military Police School staff and Military Police Captains Career Courses 01-09 and 02-09. The fi nal version, which was penned by Captain Megan Williams, was sent to the fi eld for staffi ng and input. The military police mission statement is as follows: The benefi t of arming our junior leaders with a military police mission statement is signifi cant because it echoes our current military police functions, establishes expertise in key areas that translate into assets for a brigade combat team commander, and maintains relevancy through continuing operations—deployment and garrison missions. The military police mission statement also opens opportunities for additional “green cycle” training by reemphasizing