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2nd Law Enforcement Battalion

Summary

The 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion is a military police battalion based at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. It was activated on 2 July 2012, after Marine Corps Bulletin 5400 reactivated the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Military Police Battalions (now designated as Law Enforcement Battalions) in September 2011.[2][3]

2nd Military Police Battalion
The insignia of the 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion.
Active2 Jul 2012 – 17 Dec 2020
CountryUnited States
BranchMarines
RoleMilitary Police
Part ofII Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQCamp Lejeune
Commanders
Commanding OfficerLtCol. Rory D. Kent
Executive OfficerMaj. Thomas B. Turner[1]
Sergeant MajorSgtMaj Alex Navarez

On 17 December 2020, the battalion was deactivated as part of the Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030 plan.[4]

Mission edit

Conduct law and order operations in order to enhance the security environment and promote the rule of law in support of Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) operations.[5]

Conduct law and order functions to include law enforcement, policing, police advising/training, and limited detention/correction, patrol/incident response operations, route regulation/enforcement, investigations, Joint Prosecution and Exploitation Center operations, Tactical Site Exploitation, identity operations/biometrics support, protective services operations, military working dog operations, police intelligence, physical security and crime prevention expertise/assessments, accident investigations, customs/border clearance support operations, and Military Police support to civil authorities.[5]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2nd Law Enforcement Battalion Leadership". US Marines. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. ^ "2nd Law Enforcement Battalion activated at Camp Lejeune". US Marines. July 2, 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Our Activation". US Marines. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ^ Athey, Philip (29 October 2021). "All 3 active duty Marine law enforcement battalions are now deactivated". MarineCorpsTimes.
  5. ^ a b "II Marine Expeditionary Force > Units > 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion". United States Marine Corps. Retrieved 17 February 2017.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.