40th MP CO Missions

The Military Police Corps is the uniformed law enforcement branch of the United States Army. Military Police have five main functions:

1. Maneuver and mobility support operations
2. Area security operations
3. Law and order operations
4. Internment and resettlement operations
5. Police intelligence operations

The Military Police Corps has four career paths within the Army: 31A Military Police Officer; 31B Military Police; 31D Criminal Investigations Special Agent and 31E Internment/Resettlement Specialist.*

Recent missions of the 40th MP Company include:

Operation Iraqi Freedom (Feb 2008 - present)

Operation Fall Blaze: California Wildfires (Oct 2007)

Airport Security (Aug 2006)

Operation Enduring Freedom: Kosovo (Oct 2004 - present)

Operation Noble Eagle: Fort Lewis, WA (Sep 2002 – Sep 2003)

Los Angeles Riots (1992)

Since the September 11th, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the United States has launched three major military operations: Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Noble Eagle (ONE)

Operation Iraqi Freedom includes the invasion of Iraq, the defeat of
Saddam Hussein’s regime, and the subsequent peacekeeping, rebuilding, and
counter-insurgency operations in Iraq.

Operation Enduring Freedom includes ongoing operations in Afghanistan, operations against terrorists in other countries, and training assistance to foreign militaries which are conducting operations against terrorists.

Operation Noble Eagle is the name given to military operations related to
homeland security1 and support to federal, state, and local agencies2 in the wake of
the September 11th attacks.**

* Information obtained from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Military_Police_Corps

** Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom: Questions and Answers About U.S. Military Personnel,
Compensation, and Force Structure
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL31334.pdf