2nd Law Enforcement Battalion

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

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

References
  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. "II Marine Expeditionary Force > Units > 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion". United States Marine Corps. Retrieved 17 February 2017. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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