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{{blockquote|The 6th Military Police Group (CID) conducts criminal investigations of serious, sensitive, or special interest matters to support commanders and preserve the Army’s resources in peacetime, combat, and contingency operations throughout the area of operation. Provide trained and ready units and/or personnel in support of CID operations in Afghanistan Theater of Operations and Kuwait Theater of Operations. Execute tactical control responsibilities for Title 10 investigations and investigative support operations and administrative control responsibilities for all operations for the deployed Afghanistan Theater of Operations battalion.}} |
{{blockquote|"The 6th Military Police Group (CID) conducts criminal investigations of serious, sensitive, or special interest matters to support commanders and preserve the Army’s resources in peacetime, combat, and contingency operations throughout the area of operation. Provide trained and ready units and/or personnel in support of CID operations in Afghanistan Theater of Operations and Kuwait Theater of Operations. Execute tactical control responsibilities for Title 10 investigations and investigative support operations and administrative control responsibilities for all operations for the deployed Afghanistan Theater of Operations battalion."}} |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 05:01, 28 July 2022
| 6th Military Police Group | |
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| Founded | March 9, 1965 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Joint Base Lewis–McChord |
| Website | https://www.cid.army.mil/6th.html |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | COL Travis A. Jacobs[1] |
| Command Sergeant Major | CSM Jametta A. Bland[1] |
| Operations Officer | CW5 Keith McCullen[1] |
The 6th Military Police Group (or 6th MP Group) is a brigade-level federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of the Army based out of Joint Base Lewis–McChord and part of the United States Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID). Its primary function is to investigate felony crimes and serious violations of military law & the United States Code within the United States Army.
The 6th Military Police Group's area of operation includes the areas of the United States west of the Mississippi River as well as Korea and Japan.[2]
Mission
According to the 6th Military Police Group their mission is:[1]
"The 6th Military Police Group (CID) conducts criminal investigations of serious, sensitive, or special interest matters to support commanders and preserve the Army’s resources in peacetime, combat, and contingency operations throughout the area of operation. Provide trained and ready units and/or personnel in support of CID operations in Afghanistan Theater of Operations and Kuwait Theater of Operations. Execute tactical control responsibilities for Title 10 investigations and investigative support operations and administrative control responsibilities for all operations for the deployed Afghanistan Theater of Operations battalion."
History
The 6th MP Group was constituted on March 9, 1965 and activated on March 25, 1965 at Presidio of San Francisco in California and deactivated on March 29, 1972.[3] The 6th MP Group was reactivated on October 16, 1994 at Fort Lewis in Washington.[4]
Subordinate units
The 6th Military Police Group comprises three battalions:[1]
11th Military Police Battalion (CID) has their battalion headquarters in Fort Hood, Texas and their area of responsibility covers Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma.
- Arizona: Fort Huachuca
- Oklahoma: Fort Sill
- Texas: Fort Bliss, Fort Hood, and Joint Base San Antonio
19th Military Police Battalion (CID) has their battalion headquarters in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii and their area of responsibility covers Alaska, Hawaii, South Korea, Japan, and Okinawa.
- Alaska: Fort Wainwright and Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson
- Hawaii: Schofield Barracks
- Japan: Camp Zama and Torii Station
- Korea: Korea Field Office, Camp Humphreys, Camp Red Cloud, Camp Casey, Camp Carroll, Daegu, Yongsan
22nd Military Police Battalion (CID) has their battalion headquarters in Joint Base Lewis–McChord and their area of responsibility covers California, Colorado, Kansas and Washington.
- California: Fort Irwin National Training Center and Presidio of Monterey
- Colorado: Fort Carson
- Kansas: Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley
- Washington: Joint Base Lewis–McChord
References
- ^ a b c d e "6th Military Police Group (CID)". cid.army.mil. 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
- ^ Report of the Advisory Board on the Investigative Capability of the Department of Defense. Advisory Board on the Investigative Capability of the Department of Defense. 1995. p. 22.
- ^ Wright, Robert K. Jr. (1992). Military Police (Casebound). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. p. 66. ISBN 9780160899324.
- ^ "Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment 6th Military Police Group Lineage". United States Army Center of Military History. 1996-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-28.