Operation Pathways: A Framework for Creating Protected Sustainment in the Indo-Pacific Command
By Major Jacob C. Pressler
Through Operation Pathways exercises, the 8th Military Police Brigade, along with its subordinate and partner units, is preparing to protect logistics and conduct missions across domains with widely dispersed elements in theaters dominated by a maritime environment such as that of the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility.
Black Box feature
Published 1/16/2026
By First Sergeant Michael G. Spearman
This article identifies critical modernization gaps within the Military Police Regiment and advocates for proactive funding and implementation of cutting-edge technologies—including body-worn cameras, automated license plate readers, and AI-driven analytics—to ensure operational readiness and maintain the regiment's relevance in future security operations.
Austere Challenge 24
Published 1/2/2026
By Major Noel Whitten
This article recounts the 97th Military Police Battalion’s participation in the Austere Challenge 24 warfighter exercise, highlighting the unique training opportunities and challenges faced during the event. It details the battalion’s training progression, lessons learned in both administrative and tactical domains, and the importance of integrating military police units into division-level operations. The article concludes with recommendations for future exercises, emphasizing the value of realistic training, staff initiative, and effective liaison officers to enhance unit readiness and adaptability.
Active Shooter Training
Published 1/2/2026
By First Lieutenant Spencer Tindall
This article addresses the challenges and solutions for active shooter training in law enforcement environments at Fort Gordon, Georgia, emphasizing the need for integrated, multidisciplinary approaches among various agencies. It describes how collaborative training initiatives, such as joint CQB and ASHER exercises, have improved interoperability and readiness for complex threats. The article advocates for similar force-wide training adaptations to ensure all Department of War installations are prepared for active shooter events.
Military Police Contributions
Published 9/3/2025
By Lieutenant Colonel Christopher A. Evans, Lieutenant Colonel Anthony E. Perrizo,
and Colonel Robert A. Davel (Retired)
This article presents Formation-Based Layered Protection (FBLP) as a transformative approach to battlefield protection that embeds comprehensive defensive capabilities directly into Army formations from division to individual Soldier level, with Military Police serving as the critical integrators of this layered defense. Lieutenant Colonels Evans and Perrizo, along with Colonel Davel, argue that to counter adversaries capable of temporal dislocation through massed unmanned systems and rapid battlefield repositioning, the Military Police Corps must evolve through human-machine integration, organizational restructuring, doctrinal adaptation, and optimized detention operations—transforming from traditional rear-area security forces into agile, technology-enabled protection units that sense threats, make automated decisions, and deliver kinetic and non-kinetic effects to preserve combat power and enable operational tempo across the expanded battlespace.