Future MPs conduct FTX at Fort Pickett

U.S. Army National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers from multiple states and Washington, D.C. conduct a field training exercise to wrap up the second phase of the Basic Military Police course taught at the Fort Pickett-based 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute Aug. 3, 2016, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The course consists of two two-week phases, and 22 Soldiers are on track to earn the 31B military police officer military occupational specialty.

During Phase I of the course, students learned the basics of law and order, along with basic police skills. In Phase II, the Soldiers engaged in various hands-on training events, including marksmanship training with a variety of weapons systems, then conduct a series scenario-based field exercises designed to test the lessons learned during the course including establishing a road block and escorting a high value target as well as assisting a simulated casualty.