The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 1985 Page: 17 of 43
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The job a brigade comman-
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I hat about the jo a provost
v'Jnarshal? What is he and what
£/does he do?
THE PROVOST marshal acts
£*fas the staff advisor on military
*0 police combat combat support
I "and combat service support
.*•* operations.
A Fort Hood he is also the
commander the 89th military
Police Brigade the senior MP
headquarters assigned to I I I
“■.•Corps.
0 The provost marshal works
I CrTor the corps chief staff de-
in in re irem ts fo
^■m military police forces based on
Clhe a in ra l’s
J*'J)riorities and in coordination
^„W ith th embers the
distaff. He prepares the MP por-
tion estimates plans orders
and reports.
The PM as MP brigade com-
Cm ander also plans and super-
wises MP tactical missions. Bat-
I IJSJlefield circulation control to
^p jfp ite the movement per-
io land vehicles throughout
t'th area operations is one
such mission.
BCC O E A IO N S
te in clu route recon-
a is a and surveillance
ain supply route regulation
fo rc t re fu and
straggler control and informa-
tion dissemination.
A rea rity operations
another PM responsibility are
designed to protect personnel
a teria and fa ilitie from
enemy attack in rear areas.
These types operations in-
elude area reconnaissance in
tellig ce co lle ction and re-
porting rear area combat oper-
citions NBC surveillance and
onitoring area damage con-
tfo and security designated
personnel units convoys faci-
Sobriety
tests
improved
r‘ A rm personnel should be
advised th a three improved
sobriety testing techniques ill
now become the standard used
by all ilita ry police during
road testing whenever a driver
is suspected of being impaired
by alcohol.
TH E N A TIO N A Highw ay
ransportation Safety A i-
nistration U.S. Department of
Transportation has approved
the three tests as being the most
accurate those rre tly
available in assisting police
personnel to recognize the im
paired driver.
Here is a rie synopsis
those tests:
orizontal Gaze Nystag-
us: Used to stim ate the
blood alcohol concentration
and degree intoxication by
measuring the amount of eye
je rkin demonstrated by an in-
dividual undergoing this test. It
1 is the most accurate the three
tests in pinpointing alcohol im
pairment.
Walk and Turn: Requires
the subject to both listen to in-
structions and balance heel-to-
toe at the same time. It is ex-
tre ly iffic lt fo in to i-
cated persons to do two things
at once.
ONE LEG STAND: The
tim limit required by this test
makes it a very good identifier
intoxicated persons.
ilita olice personnel
throughout the United States
and overseas are rre tly
being trained in these testing
techniques which ill provide
a more scientific and accurate
means detecting intoxicated
drivers after such drivers have
been stopped for a traffic viola-
tion.
W ith the advent of these new
testing techniques an impaired
riv r’s chances being de-
tected have greatly increased.
A blanket of snow on the
ground can help protect it
from frost damage.
lities and MSR critical points.
Enemy prisoner-of-war oper-
ations area also a PM function.
EPW operations ust insure
the humane treatment accoun-
tability evacuation and intern-
ment EPW and civilian inter-
nees. EPW operations include
collection evacuation and in-
ternm ent captured enemy
SAFEWAY
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Provost marshal has various duties
soldiers.
The final rio rity the PM
law and order operations are
undertaken to inim ize dis-
ruption combat operations
by ille a a tiv ity Law and
order missions in wartime are
similar to those in peacetime
crime prevention law enforce-
ment crime investigation tem
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porary detention and confine-
ment U.S. military prisoners.
IN PEACETIME the PM is a
key player on the post to which
he is assigned. The PM enforces
military laws orders and reg-
ulations on A rm or govern-
ment installations such as Fort
Hood.
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The PM also provides advice
and staff assistance on areas
such as the security of Arm
facilities. He designates people
to enforce laws against the full
spectrum the criminal threat
including terrorist activity.
The PM is also responsible
for the confinement and correc-
tional custody U.S. military
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The jo the provost mar-
shal is extremely diverse. The
tactical missions are challeng-
ing and the law and order mis-
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The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 23, 1985, newspaper, May 23, 1985; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth309707/m1/17/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.