Post by jeffolie on Jul 23, 2012 14:55:25 GMT -6
Where would the marines most likely use the below new 3 battalions?
my jeffolie view: for years I have predicted that after Obama is gone that American military would be invited into Mexico to rescue them...these marines would most likely go into Mexico
1500 Marines crime fighters, going into Mexico IMHO
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Fire, police, ambulance... or Marines? Elite fighting force sets up law enforcement
23 July 2012
The Marine Corps has created its first law enforcement battalions - a lean, specialized force of military police officers that it hopes can quickly deploy worldwide to help investigate crimes from terrorism to drug trafficking and train fledgling security forces in allied nations.
The Corps activated three such battalions last month. Each is made up of roughly 500 military police officers and dozens of dogs.
The Marine Corps has had police battalions off and on since World War II but they were primarily focused on providing security, such as accompanying fuel convoys or guarding generals on visits to dangerous areas, said Maj. Jan Durham, commander of the 1st Law Enforcement Battalion at Camp Pendleton.
Beginning: Marines in Bravo Company of the 1st Law Enforcement Battalion practice non-lethal crowd control techniques at the Marine Corps base at Camp Pendleton, California
The idea behind the law enforcement battalions is to consolidate the military police and capitalize on their investigative skills and police training, he said.
The new additions come as every branch in the military is trying to show its flexibility and resourcefulness amid defense cuts.
Marines have been increasingly taking on the role of a street cop along with their combat duties over the past decade in Iraq and Afghanistan, where they have been in charge of training both countries' security forces.
Those skills now can be used as a permanent part of the Marine Corps, Durham said.
The war on terror has also taught troops the importance of learning how to gather intelligence, secure evidence and assist local authorities in building cases to take down criminal networks.
Troops have gotten better at combing raid sites for clues to help them track insurgents.
Specialized: Marines in Bravo Company of the 1st Law Enforcement Battalion practice non-lethal crowd control techniques at the Marine Corps base
They also have changed their approach, realizing that marching into towns to show force alienates communities. Instead, they are being taught to fan out with interpreters to strike up conversations with truck drivers, money exchangers, cellphone sellers and others.
The rapport building can net valuable information that could even alert troops about potential attacks.
But no group of Marines is better at that kind of work than the Corps' military police, who graduate from academies just like civilian cops, Durham said.
He said the image of military police patrolling base to ticket Marines for speeding or drinking has limited their use in the Corps.
Help: Marines watch Combat Tracker Rita, a German Shepherd, play fetch after successfully following a human scent
He hopes the creation of the battalions will change that, although analysts say only the future will tell whether the move is more than just a rebranding of what already existed within the Corps.
The battalions will be capable of helping control civil disturbances, handling detainees, carrying out forensic work, and using biometrics to identify suspects.
Durham said they could assist local authorities in allied countries in securing crime scenes and building cases so criminals end up behind bars and not back out on the streets because of mistakes.
‘Over the past 11 years of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, some lessons learned painfully, there has been a growing appreciation and a demand for, on the part of the warfighter, the unique skills and capabilities that MPs bring to the fight,’ Durham said.
‘We do enforce traffic laws and we do write reports and tickets, and that's good, but we do so much more than that.’
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2177504/Marines-set-law-enforcement-operation.html#ixzz21TNYuCGs
my jeffolie view: for years I have predicted that after Obama is gone that American military would be invited into Mexico to rescue them...these marines would most likely go into Mexico
1500 Marines crime fighters, going into Mexico IMHO
===================================
Fire, police, ambulance... or Marines? Elite fighting force sets up law enforcement
23 July 2012
The Marine Corps has created its first law enforcement battalions - a lean, specialized force of military police officers that it hopes can quickly deploy worldwide to help investigate crimes from terrorism to drug trafficking and train fledgling security forces in allied nations.
The Corps activated three such battalions last month. Each is made up of roughly 500 military police officers and dozens of dogs.
The Marine Corps has had police battalions off and on since World War II but they were primarily focused on providing security, such as accompanying fuel convoys or guarding generals on visits to dangerous areas, said Maj. Jan Durham, commander of the 1st Law Enforcement Battalion at Camp Pendleton.
Beginning: Marines in Bravo Company of the 1st Law Enforcement Battalion practice non-lethal crowd control techniques at the Marine Corps base at Camp Pendleton, California
The idea behind the law enforcement battalions is to consolidate the military police and capitalize on their investigative skills and police training, he said.
The new additions come as every branch in the military is trying to show its flexibility and resourcefulness amid defense cuts.
Marines have been increasingly taking on the role of a street cop along with their combat duties over the past decade in Iraq and Afghanistan, where they have been in charge of training both countries' security forces.
Those skills now can be used as a permanent part of the Marine Corps, Durham said.
The war on terror has also taught troops the importance of learning how to gather intelligence, secure evidence and assist local authorities in building cases to take down criminal networks.
Troops have gotten better at combing raid sites for clues to help them track insurgents.
Specialized: Marines in Bravo Company of the 1st Law Enforcement Battalion practice non-lethal crowd control techniques at the Marine Corps base
They also have changed their approach, realizing that marching into towns to show force alienates communities. Instead, they are being taught to fan out with interpreters to strike up conversations with truck drivers, money exchangers, cellphone sellers and others.
The rapport building can net valuable information that could even alert troops about potential attacks.
But no group of Marines is better at that kind of work than the Corps' military police, who graduate from academies just like civilian cops, Durham said.
He said the image of military police patrolling base to ticket Marines for speeding or drinking has limited their use in the Corps.
Help: Marines watch Combat Tracker Rita, a German Shepherd, play fetch after successfully following a human scent
He hopes the creation of the battalions will change that, although analysts say only the future will tell whether the move is more than just a rebranding of what already existed within the Corps.
The battalions will be capable of helping control civil disturbances, handling detainees, carrying out forensic work, and using biometrics to identify suspects.
Durham said they could assist local authorities in allied countries in securing crime scenes and building cases so criminals end up behind bars and not back out on the streets because of mistakes.
‘Over the past 11 years of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, some lessons learned painfully, there has been a growing appreciation and a demand for, on the part of the warfighter, the unique skills and capabilities that MPs bring to the fight,’ Durham said.
‘We do enforce traffic laws and we do write reports and tickets, and that's good, but we do so much more than that.’
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2177504/Marines-set-law-enforcement-operation.html#ixzz21TNYuCGs