MARINE CORP CREATES 'AMERICAN SS' UNITS (STREET COPS)
The Marine Corps plans to show off its new 'law enforcement battalions' in Miami later this month at a dog and pony show put on by the Southern Command
The Marine Corps has created its first law enforcement battalions made up of consolidated units of military police officers trained to investigate crime. The Marine Corps specialized force of military police officers that will quickly deploy to investigate crimes from terrorism to drug trafficking. The battalions are trained to control civil disturbances, handle detainees, carry out forensic work, and use 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. The Corps activated three such battalions last month. Each is made up of roughly 500 military police officers and dozens of dogs. The idea behind the law-enforcement battalions is to consolidate the military police and capitalize on their investigative skills and police training. The new additions come as every branch in the military is trying to show its flexibility and resourcefulness.
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. The battalions will be capable of helping control civil disturbances, handling detainees, carrying out forensic work, and using biometrics to identify suspects. They will assist local authorities in securing crime scenes and building cases. Defense analyst Loren Thompson said the battalions make sense given the nature of today's global threats, which include powerful drug cartels and other criminal gangs that often mix with religious and political extremists, who use the profits to buy their weaponry. "This is a smart idea because the biggest single problem the Marines have in dealing with low-intensity types of threats is that they basically are trained to kill people," he said. "It's good for the Marines to have skills that allow them to contain threats without creating casualties."
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The Marine Corps plans to show off its new 'law enforcement battalions' in Miami later this month at a dog and pony show put on by the Southern Command
The Marine Corps has created its first law enforcement battalions made up of consolidated units of military police officers trained to investigate crime. The Marine Corps specialized force of military police officers that will quickly deploy to investigate crimes from terrorism to drug trafficking. The battalions are trained to control civil disturbances, handle detainees, carry out forensic work, and use 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. The Corps activated three such battalions last month. Each is made up of roughly 500 military police officers and dozens of dogs. The idea behind the law-enforcement battalions is to consolidate the military police and capitalize on their investigative skills and police training. The new additions come as every branch in the military is trying to show its flexibility and resourcefulness.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. The battalions will be capable of helping control civil disturbances, handling detainees, carrying out forensic work, and using biometrics to identify suspects. They will assist local authorities in securing crime scenes and building cases. Defense analyst Loren Thompson said the battalions make sense given the nature of today's global threats, which include powerful drug cartels and other criminal gangs that often mix with religious and political extremists, who use the profits to buy their weaponry. "This is a smart idea because the biggest single problem the Marines have in dealing with low-intensity types of threats is that they basically are trained to kill people," he said. "It's good for the Marines to have skills that allow them to contain threats without creating casualties."
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