Since PIO was recognized as a military police function in the early 1990s, it has been inconsistently applied across the force. Military police leaders and units often relegated PIO to USACIDC elements and select military police Soldiers who recognized the value of linking individuals with locations, events, and objects to identify patterns, trends, and associations. Application of PIO was more recognizable and understandable in the conduct of LE and L&O operations, focusing primarily on supporting posts, camps, and stations. Previous PIO doctrine failed to fully frame PIO in a context outside L&O operations and reinforced this misunderstanding. This ATTP builds on the experiences of Soldiers in the Army and the Military Police Corps Regiment during years of operations in the former Yugoslavia, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
DesignationATTP 3-39.20
EditionJul 2010
StatusSuperseded
Pages148
FunctionSmall Unit Tactics
CollectionRecent Archive
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