2nd Law Enforcement 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	LTC. Rory D. Kent
Executive Officer	MAJ. Thomas B. Turner[1]
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.
"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.