2nd Law Enforcement Battalion

2nd Military Police Battalion
2nd Military Police Battalion
	The insignia of the 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion.
Active	2 Jul 2012–present
Country	United States
Branch	Marines
Role	Military Police
Part of	II Marine Expeditionary Force
Garrison/HQ	Camp Lejeune
Commanders
Commanding Officer	LtCol. Rory D. Kent
Executive Officer	Maj. Thomas B. Turner
Sergeant Major	SgtMaj Alex Navarez

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]

Mission[]

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.^[4]

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.^[4]

References[]

^ "2nd Law Enforcement Battalion Leadership". US Marines. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ "2nd Law Enforcement Battalion activated at Camp Lejeune". US Marines. July 2, 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ "Our Activation". US Marines. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ ^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.

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[people-1] "2nd Law Enforcement Battalion Leadership". US Marines. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[Marines-2] "2nd Law Enforcement Battalion activated at Camp Lejeune". US Marines. July 2, 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[marines2-3] "Our Activation". US Marines. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[USMC-4] "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.

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