The 508th Military Platoon was officially constituted on 1 July 2006 as part
of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (508th Parachute Infabtry Regiment), 82nd Airborne Division and assigned to Higher Headquarters
Company (HHC) 4th Brigade Special Trrops Battalion.
The 508th MP Platoon was formerly 4th platoon, 82nd Military Police Company
prior to it's disbandment under the Force Modularity Porgram.
The platoon's mission is to train for and executes five principle military police
battlefield missions, law enforcement support for the Division Provost Marshal, and worldwide contingency operations. Our primary training focus is centered around the Battalion's Mission Essential Tasks
List (METL) where units concentrate on Deploying to Areas of Operation (Air, Rail, or Sea) to conduct Maneuver and Mobility
Support, Area Security, Internment and Resettlement Support, Law and Order Operations, Police Intelligence Operations and
Sustain Battalion Operations in direct support of the brigades mission.
Currently, the platoon is deployed to Logar
Province, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom VIII.
Events and Announcements Updated 27 December 2007
December R&R:
SSG Illingworth
Events:
SFC Porto Going away cook-out - 7 January 2007
Birthdays:
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