WEBVTT 00:10.040 --> 00:12.550 today , we're out here uh as a part of 00:12.550 --> 00:15.170 the activation ceremony . Uh final 00:15.180 --> 00:17.300 capstone of what we're doing to go 00:17.300 --> 00:19.522 initially operationally capable for the 00:19.522 --> 00:21.467 law enforcement battalion , uh the 00:21.467 --> 00:25.100 first uh meth law enforcement battalion 00:25.100 --> 00:28.080 here and what we're doing is actually 00:28.080 --> 00:30.460 formally encasing our colors for the 00:30.470 --> 00:32.880 first time in front of the public here , 00:33.540 --> 00:37.130 activating the L . E . Is a part of the 00:37.130 --> 00:40.640 Marine Corps wide . Uh huh . 00:41.540 --> 00:44.750 Standardization of our military police 00:45.140 --> 00:48.220 community for the Magda , for Marine 00:48.220 --> 00:50.630 Air Ground Task Force commanders 00:50.640 --> 00:53.010 ability to support law and order 00:53.010 --> 00:56.610 operations forward and what we're doing 00:56.610 --> 00:59.570 today is starting the first of three 00:59.570 --> 01:01.626 battalions across the Marine Corps . 01:02.140 --> 01:04.300 It's absolutely essential for us to 01:04.300 --> 01:07.060 have the law enforcement italian in 01:07.060 --> 01:09.290 order to maintain our military police 01:09.290 --> 01:12.870 skills uh to be able to have a sourcing 01:12.870 --> 01:15.150 location where we have the strength of 01:15.150 --> 01:17.261 the battalion . Uh Not only are sheer 01:17.261 --> 01:20.790 numbers but to have a place where we 01:20.790 --> 01:23.720 can source are forward deployed marines 01:23.730 --> 01:27.690 from one location by having multiple uh 01:27.700 --> 01:30.033 elements that are out there . Currently , 01:30.033 --> 01:32.960 we have several uh nine other , you 01:32.960 --> 01:35.520 know , mp companies out there . And as 01:35.520 --> 01:37.576 we pull them together , it builds uh 01:37.576 --> 01:39.409 not only the camaraderie and the 01:39.409 --> 01:41.790 strength of the unit , but the depth of 01:41.920 --> 01:44.530 personnel and training that we can , we 01:44.530 --> 01:46.752 can accomplish with the battalion as as 01:46.752 --> 01:48.974 opposed to a smaller company size . The 01:48.974 --> 01:51.030 mission of the first law enforcement 01:51.030 --> 01:53.197 battalion is to provide the Marine Air 01:53.197 --> 01:55.990 ground task force commander with a 01:56.000 --> 01:59.300 force to conduct law and order 01:59.300 --> 02:02.580 operations and policing 02:02.580 --> 02:06.180 operations . What 02:06.190 --> 02:08.357 the law enforcement battalion is going 02:08.357 --> 02:10.523 to provide for the Marine Corps is the 02:10.523 --> 02:12.746 ability for us to provide that police , 02:12.746 --> 02:15.960 mentoring , teaching and advising to 02:15.970 --> 02:19.760 the foreign countries within our own 02:20.240 --> 02:23.120 service , we can provide the training 02:23.120 --> 02:26.570 local forces where traditional mps 02:26.570 --> 02:28.792 would serve , where we may not have the 02:28.792 --> 02:31.560 manpower to do that . We also will be 02:31.560 --> 02:33.850 out there providing the tactical site 02:33.860 --> 02:37.470 exploitation capability , the police 02:37.490 --> 02:40.950 intelligence . We have the abilities of 02:40.950 --> 02:43.700 our military working dogs that enhance 02:43.700 --> 02:46.920 our security across the 02:46.930 --> 02:49.260 range of military operations . 02:50.940 --> 02:53.080 Well , right now , we've got a big 02:53.080 --> 02:55.440 exercise we're going to be a part of 02:55.440 --> 02:57.662 with the marine expeditionary brigade , 02:57.662 --> 02:59.607 it's called javelin thrust . We're 02:59.607 --> 03:01.718 excited to be able to get our marines 03:01.718 --> 03:04.450 out there too , participate in that and 03:04.450 --> 03:07.960 show what military police can do for 03:07.960 --> 03:11.890 the marine expeditionary brigade . Uh 03:11.900 --> 03:13.844 right now I've been serving as the 03:13.844 --> 03:15.956 operations officer . So obviously the 03:15.956 --> 03:19.050 deployments setting up our training 03:19.050 --> 03:21.050 schedules for our marines to ensure 03:21.050 --> 03:23.272 that they are getting the training that 03:23.272 --> 03:25.106 they need prior to deploying and 03:25.106 --> 03:27.161 ensuring that we're properly fitting 03:27.161 --> 03:29.670 each of the tasks that we have uh 03:29.680 --> 03:31.513 coming coming our way , which we 03:31.513 --> 03:34.760 continue to do so as Mp Support Company 03:35.140 --> 03:37.190 already had marines forward as we 03:37.190 --> 03:39.440 assume the battalion . Well , the 03:39.440 --> 03:41.662 static display is merely an opportunity 03:41.662 --> 03:44.730 for us to show a case of public . Some 03:44.730 --> 03:48.230 of the weapons systems help them see 03:48.230 --> 03:50.397 that we have not only your traditional 03:50.397 --> 03:53.970 black gear wearing mps , that would be 03:53.970 --> 03:57.000 the badge and holsters that you see on 03:57.000 --> 03:59.390 the gates , we provide that support 03:59.400 --> 04:01.970 there , but also our field role . So 04:01.970 --> 04:04.200 you'll see the , you know , some of our 04:04.200 --> 04:06.311 heavy weapons are crew served weapons 04:06.311 --> 04:09.050 and uh our canine assets , you know 04:09.050 --> 04:12.300 that right now we have , we have some 04:12.300 --> 04:14.467 good training out there already and as 04:14.467 --> 04:17.280 we bring everyone together and the 04:17.290 --> 04:19.750 different elements that have been out 04:19.750 --> 04:23.350 there in the different uh 04:23.940 --> 04:26.010 companies that we had bringing them 04:26.010 --> 04:28.343 together . We have a lot of great ideas , 04:28.343 --> 04:30.288 a lot of marines that have gone to 04:30.288 --> 04:32.177 different schools and we're gonna 04:32.177 --> 04:31.950 consolidate that and hopefully build 04:31.950 --> 04:34.820 the strength of the core and set up the 04:34.830 --> 04:37.240 law enforcement battalion , marines for 04:37.240 --> 04:39.407 success out there in the battlefield , 04:40.130 --> 04:42.750 the law enforcement . But Italian has a 04:42.760 --> 04:45.590 deep history dating back to 04:45.600 --> 04:49.010 Vietnam and uh we've , we've had 04:49.020 --> 04:52.430 multiple uh stand up and D activations . 04:52.440 --> 04:54.960 But what's different about this one ? 04:54.960 --> 04:57.840 Right here is all three battalions will 04:57.840 --> 05:00.730 be stood up and that's , that's what's 05:00.730 --> 05:02.952 a particularly special will be properly 05:03.140 --> 05:05.710 manned and properly equipped . That's 05:05.710 --> 05:07.932 that's a big difference . Right , right 05:07.932 --> 05:10.300 today , The 2nd Law Enforcement 05:10.300 --> 05:13.530 Battalion is in Camp Lejeune And the 05:13.530 --> 05:16.070 3rd law enforcement of Italian is in 05:16.070 --> 05:19.010 Okinawa Japan and and they're at this 05:19.010 --> 05:22.550 point uh , beginning their process and 05:22.550 --> 05:25.010 well on their way to standing up their 05:25.020 --> 05:27.242 battalion having an activation ceremony 05:27.242 --> 05:29.131 like we have today . I mean we're 05:29.131 --> 05:31.353 excited . I mean this is historical for 05:31.353 --> 05:33.480 us because I've been in for over 17 05:33.480 --> 05:35.591 years as a military policeman while I 05:35.591 --> 05:37.890 was enlisted and to be able to have a 05:37.890 --> 05:40.420 sizable force within the Marine Corps . 05:40.600 --> 05:44.160 Like this is a , it's just amazing .