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1 ATP Security and Mobility support MAY 2020 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution unlimited. This publication supersedes ATP , dated 30 October 2014. Headquarters, Department of the Army This publication is available at the Army Publishing Directorate site ( ) and the Central Army Registry site ( ). *ATP RESTRICTION: Approved for pubic release; distribution unlimited. *This publication supersedes ATP , dated 30 October i Army Techniques Publication No. Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 21 May 2020 Security and Mobility support Contents Page iv INTRODUCTION .. v Chapter 1 SECURITY AND MOBILITY support TO ARMY OPERATIONS .. 1-1 The Security and Mobility support Discipline .. 1-1 Assured Mobilty Framework.

2 1-3 Operational Environment .. 1-4 support to Army Operations .. 1-4 support to Decisive Action .. 1-6 Employment Considerations .. 1- 20 Intergrating Police Intelligence Operations .. 1- 23 Chapter 2 RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE .. 2-1 Military Police support to Information Collection .. 2-1 Reconnaissance .. 2-2 Surveillance .. 2-7 Other Information Collection Methods Supporting Security and Mobility support .. 2-9 Chapter 3 support TO MOBILITY .. 3-1 Movement and Maneuver .. 3-1 Mobility .. 3-1 3-2 Clearing .. 3-5 Gap Crossing .. 3-7 Passage of Lines .. 3-9 Main and Alternate Supply Route Regulation and Enforcement .. 3-9 Chapter 4 support TO SECURITY .. 4-1 Security Operations .. 4-1 Area Security .. 4-1 Local Security .. 4- 21 Chapter 5 support TO POPULACE AND RESOURCES CONTROL.

3 5-1 Section I Populace Control .. 5-1 Roles and Responsibilities for Populace Control .. 5-1 Dislocated Civilian 5-3 Military Police support to Dislocated Civilian Operations .. 5-4 Noncombatant Evacuation Operations .. 5-7 Military Police support to Noncombatant Evacuation 5-8 Contents ii ATP 21 May 2020 Section II Resources Control .. 5- 10 Public and Private Property Control .. 5- 11 Civil Security support .. 5- 11 Border Operations support .. 5- 12 Logistics Security support .. 5- 13 Appendix A ASSESSMENT .. A-1 Appendix B DISLOCATED CIVILIAN CAMPS .. B-1 Appendix C ROUTE CLASSIFICATIONS AND SIGNING SYSTEMS .. C-1 Appendix D SECURITY AND MOBILITY support APPENDIXES TO THE PROTECTION ANNEX .. D-1 GLOSSARY .. Glossary-1 REFERENCES.

4 References-1 INDEX .. Index-1 Figures Figure 1-1. Application of military police combat power .. 1-6 Figure 1-2. Notional military police support to a division in the offense .. 1- 10 Figure 1-3. Notional military police support to a division in the defense .. 1- 12 Figure 1-4. Notional military police support to a division conducting stability .. 1- 15 Figure 1-5. PIO 1- 24 Figure 2-1. Military police reconnaissance capabilities .. 2-3 Figure 3-1. Example of a breach .. 3-4 Figure 3-2. Example of contiguous route clearing .. 3-6 Figure 3-3. Example of combat clearance .. 3-6 Figure 3-4. Example of military police support to a gap crossing .. 3-8 Figure 3-5. Example of a defile operation .. 3- 13 Figure 3-6. Example of a DC collection plan overlay.

5 3- 15 Figure 3-7. Example collection point activities .. 3- 16 Figure 4-1. Example of a deliberate check point .. 4-8 Figure 4-2. Example hasty checkpoint .. 4-9 Figure 4-3. Combat outposts .. 4- 11 Figure 4-4. Framework for base camp security and defense .. 4- 13 Figure A-1. Activities of assessment .. A-1 Figure A-2. Example security and mobility support running estimate .. A-2 Figure B-1. Example of a DC camp using B-6 Figure B-2. Example of an 8,000-capacity designed and dedicated DC camp .. B-8 Figure C-1. Example route classification C-3 Figure C-2. Route reconnaissance overlay symbols .. C-4 Figure C-3. Military route and location signs .. C-9 Figure C-4. Guide and warning signs .. C- 10 Figure C-5. Confidence and confirmation C- 10 Contents 21 May 2020 ATP iii Figure C-6.

6 Countdown and regulatory signs .. C- 11 Figure C-7. Hazard and military casualty evacuation route signs .. C- 12 Figure C-8. Civilian casualty evacuation route and blackout warning signs .. C- 12 Figure C-9. Blackout enforcement and relaxation signs .. C- 13 Figure D-1. Warning order format .. D-2 Figure D-2. OPORD format .. D-3 Figure D-3. Format for physical security to annex E (protection) .. D-9 Figure D-4. Format for antiterrorism appendix to annex E .. D- 11 Figure D-5. PRC appendix to annex E .. D- 15 Figure D-6. Format for area security annex .. D- 19 Figure D-7. Format for a fragmentary order .. D- 23 Tables Table 1-1. Security and mobility support tasks .. 1-2 Table 1-2. Security and mobility support planning considerations.

7 1- 20 Table 3-1. support , breach, and assault forces responsibilities .. 3-3 Table 4-1. Level I, II, and III threats .. 4- 15 Table A-1. Assessment measures and indicators ..A-4 Table B-1. Actions during in-processing ..B-10 iv ATP 21 May 2020 Preface ATP is aligned with the Military Police Corps Regiment s FM 3-39 and provides Army military police commanders, staffs, and Soldiers at all echelons a foundation for the conduct of security and mobility support in support of decisive action. To comprehend the doctrine contained in this manual, readers must first understand the nature of unified land operations as described in ADP 3-0. Readers of this manual must fully understand the Army profession and moral principles described in ADP 6-22, the fundamentals of the operations process found in ADP 5-0, the principles of command and control as described in ADP 6-0, the protection principles discussed in ADP 3-37, the conduct of Army operations outlined in FM 3-0, and military police operations addressed in FM 3-39.

8 The principal audience for ATP is military police commanders and staff, but all members of the profession of arms may use this manual to facilitate an understanding of the capabilities tasks of military police. Commanders and staffs of a joint task force or multinational headquarters should also refer to applicable joint or multinational doctrine concerning the range of military operations and joint or multinational forces. Trainers and educators throughout the Army will also use this manual. Commanders, staffs, and subordinates ensure that their decisions and actions comply with applicable United States, international, and in some cases host-nation laws and regulations. Commanders at all levels ensure that their Soldiers operate in accordance with the law of war and the rules of engagement.

9 (See FM 6-27.) ATP uses joint terms where applicable. Selected joint and Army terms and definitions appear in both the glossary and the text. Terms for which ATP is the proponent publication (the authority) are italicized in the text and are marked with an asterisk (*) in the glossary. Terms and definitions for which ATP is the proponent publication are boldfaced in the text. For other definitions shown in the text, the term is italicized and the number of the proponent publication follows the definition. ATP applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States and United States Army Reserve unless otherwise stated. The proponent of ATP is the United States Army Military Police School.

10 The preparing agency is the Assistant Chief of Staff/Directorate of Training and Doctrine (DOTD), Maneuver support Center of Excellence (MSCoE). Send comments and recommendations on DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) to Commander, MSCoE, ATTN: ATZT-OPD-D, 14000 MSCoE Loop, Suite 270, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri 65473-8929; by e-mail to or submit an electronic DA Form 2028. 21 May 2020 ATP v Introduction ATP examines the military police discipline of security and mobility support and how military police support Army, joint, and multinational forces by conducting the tactical tasks and activities associated with security and mobility support .