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==Unit Background==
===General Overview===
'''2 Military Police Unit''' (2 MPU) is a unit of the [[Canadian Forces]].  It is essentially the Army Military Police of [[Ontario]] (this does not include Canadian Forces Support Unit (Ottawa)).  The unit was initially created in the summer of 2006.  Since then, the unit was officially established with the creation of a Ministerial Organization Order (MOO) and a Canadian Forces Organization Order (CFOO) dated September 24th, 2007.  I(contracted; show full) is one of four Army MPU's primarily responsible for force generation of Military Police personnel for Expeditionary Operations, which includes the War on Terror in [[Afghanistan]].  When deployed, members of 2 MPU are tasked to the Joint Task Force Afghanistan Military Police Company (JTF-Afg MP Coy).  Military Police (MP) tasks have varied greatly over successive rotations.  [[Canadian Forces]] members who serve in Afghanistan are awarded the General Campaign Star (GCS).

==Clothing and Equipment==

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===Vehicles===
2 MPU operates the following standard MP vehicles:

Garrison:
*[[Chevrolet Impala]]
*[[Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor]]
*[[Ford Expedition]]
*[[Chevrolet Tahoe]]

Field:
*Military Commercial Off The Shelf (MilCOTS) [[(Chevrolet Silverado)]]
*LUVW ([[G-Wagen]])

Afghanistan:
*[[RG-31 Nyala]]

===Uniforms===
Members of 2 MPU normally wear one of two uniforms; Operational Patrol Dress (OPD) or Canadian Disruptive Pattern [[(CADPAT)]].  Members of the unit involved in policing duties wear OPD and all others wear CADPAT.  During formal events such as parades, members of the unit will wear their Distinct Environmental Uniform (DEU).  Therefore, even as a member of an Army unit, members will wear the uniform corresponding to their particular environment; Army, Navy or Air Force.  In OPD and CADPAT, unit members who are trained as Military Police wear a scarlet beret.  In DEU, the head dress of each element is worn instead of the scarlet beret.

===Personal Weapons===
Members of 2 MPU mainly use the following personal long and short barrel weapons:
*[[SIG SAUER]] P225 pistol (Regular Force members in Canada and carried by all MP members while conducting international operations)
*Browning 9mm pistol (Reserve Force members only)
*[[C7A1]] or [[C7A2]] or [[C8 rifle]]

Those involved in garrison policing duties also carry the following for use in the Use of Force continuum:
*[[handcuffs]]
*[[OC spray]]
*[[ASP baton]]

==Recruiting and Training==
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===Recruiting===
There are two streams for recruiting.  The local Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre (CFRC) will process applicants for the Regular Force (full time).  They will also provide referrals to the local Reserve Force Platoon (part time).

===Training===
Regular Force and Reserve Force members of 2 MPU receive initial Military Police training at the Canadian Forces Military Police Academy at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) [[Borden, Ontario]].  Non-Commissioned Members (NCM's) attend the Qualification Level 3 (QL 3) Military Police course, and Officers attend the Military Police Officers Course (MPOC).

==Internet and Intranet Sites==
2 MPU currently does not have an official internet site.  Members of the Canadian Forces can find 2 MPU through Army on-Line (intranet) under [[Land Force Central Area]] (LFCA), and then under 2 Area Support Group.

==Combat Casualties==
On April 22nd 2006, Corporal Matthew Dinning of 2 Military Police Platoon was killed in action, along with three other members of the Canadian Forces, when their G-Wagen struck an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) north of Kandahar Afghanistan.  The Silvia Pecota print "Fallen Comrades (Task Force Afghanistan)" has the date 22-04-06 inscribed on the helmet band.  In September 2006, Corporal Dinning's memory was added to the Honour Roll at the Canadian Police and Police Officers Memorial at [[Parliament Hill]] in [[Ottawa, Ontario]].  His name and date of death are inscribed on panel 25.

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===Internal LinksSee also===
[[Canadian Forces Military Police]]

===External Llinks===
* [http://www.vcds.forces.gc.ca/cfpm/intro_e.asp '''Canadian Forces Provost Marshal''']

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