Story by Patricia Dubiel | Fort Polk Public Affairs Office | 10.11.2018
Sgt. 1st Class Allister Hawkins, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 519th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, has been an MP for as long as he’s been in the Army — 15 years....
Story by Patricia Dubiel | Fort Polk Public Affairs Office | 10.11.2018
Commanders and staff in the Army assess their unit’s state of training in terms of the METL: Mission essential task list. Commanders use the METL to focus organizational training and create well-prepared, task-proficient Soldiers....
Story by Sgt. Ida Irby | 24th Theater Public Affairs Support Element | 12.08.2011
“The military police are here to support civilian authority, not take over the situation,” said Army 2nd Lt. Brittany Bowen, 519th Military Police Battalion, 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, during a casualty evacuation exercise at Fort Polk. Military police were among 900 Soldiers training to support Task Force Operations as the Department of Defense’s initial response force for a CBRN incident....
