Military Police (Austria)

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Association badge (until April 1, 2019) of the Austrian military police

The Austrian Military Police (until March 31, 2019 called the Military Patrol and Military Police Command ) is a special association of the Austrian Armed Forces that performs military self-protection tasks. In the course of the reform of the armed forces in 2016 , the association was subordinated to the Rapid Deployment Command and was spun off again in 2018 and has since been under the direct control of the Armed Forces Command.

Since it was renamed on April 1, 2019, the association has acted as a uniform military police both within Austria and on missions abroad . Previously, the term military police abroad and the term military patrol at home were used. In international operations, the military police can not only protect the multinational contingents but also take on civil police tasks to establish and maintain public order. The members of the association also provide support in setting up and training local police units, for example in Kosovo .

tasks

Standard vehicle used by the military police
Armored vehicles of the military police secure the entrance to an event
A military policeman in the security service as part of a swearing in of recruits

The Austrian military police use long and short weapons with special sighting devices, access devices and personal protective equipment. Special equipment is available to these specialists for special forensic investigations and personal protection operations.

National duties

At the national level, the association has the following tasks:

  • Service controls
  • Traffic service
  • Security controls
  • Security service
  • Surveys
  • Manhunt
  • Security service
  • Personal protection (this task was handed over in 2008 by the Jagdkommando to the then Kdo MilStrf & MP)
  • Escorts and renditions

International tasks

At the international level, the association has the following tasks:

  • Manhunt
  • Use in demonstrations and rioting ( CRC operations )
  • Traffic service
  • Access service
  • Special investigations
  • Information acquisition
  • Protection of the troops
  • Personal protection (this task was handed over in 2008 by the Jagdkommando to the then Kdo MilStrf & MP)
  • Use against dangerous perpetrators, (war) criminals and terrorists

education

Training takes place in close cooperation with special units of the Ministry of the Interior and the Federal Ministry of Justice , the Jagdkommando and international MP associations (such. As the Military Police of the Armed Forces )

In order to be admitted to the training, applicants must complete a one-week selection process in which they are tested for their physical and mental suitability for the requirements of service as a member of the military police. The training takes place during the specialist part of the NCO / staff NCO course, by the teaching department of the association.

Basic training

  • Unarmed self-defense
  • Gun and shooting service
  • Statutory Regulations
  • Service controls
  • Investigation Service
  • Security service
  • Traffic service
  • Intrusion and Access Techniques
  • Basics of the survey service
  • International Military Police Service
  • Driving techniques / driving tactics

Special training

Following the basic training, the special training is completed in which the members of the military police are trained in the areas of responsibility intended for them:

  • Tactics / access
  • Use in demonstrations and riots
  • Self Defense Instructor
  • Personal protection
  • Observation
  • Dog handler
  • Shooting instructor
  • Special armaments
  • Training to become an operations manager
  • Prison system
  • Forensic investigations

Armament

In order to be able to fulfill the various tasks, the military police require special armament.

In addition to the weapons commonly used in the army

  • StG77 A1 MP - a modified version of the StG77 A1 ( Steyr AUG ) used in the army - and
  • P80 ( Glock 17 )

the association owns additional resources

  • Forearm bolt action shotgun (so-called "pump gun")
  • FN P90
  • Steyr TMP (tactical submachine gun)
  • P26 ( Glock 26 )
  • Sniper rifle
  • 4 cm grenade launcher attachment for the StG77
  • Pulse extinguisher
  • Special aiming and sighting devices

organization

In order to be able to be deployed anywhere in Germany at any time, the military police are divided into three main locations. The 1st company is in Vienna , with branches in Eisenstadt and St. Pölten . The 2nd company is based in Graz , with a branch in Klagenfurt . The 3rd company is in Salzburg , with branch offices in Hörsching and Innsbruck .

In addition, the command of the association, personal protection and the teaching department are located in Vienna.

Calls

The military police are ready around the clock for missions throughout Austria. In addition to the current military police contingents in the Golan Heights , in Bosnia and in Kosovo , soldiers of the association are available as "Cadre Presence Units" (KPE) so that they can be deployed worldwide within the shortest possible time. This can take place in the course of a critical development of the situation to strengthen the troops already deployed, in the context of personal protection operations that arise at short notice or to evacuate European citizens from crisis regions.

Association badge

As a sleeve badge, the members of the commando wear a black badge with the Austrian colors as well as the designation "Military Patrol" and the abbreviation "MP". Noteworthy is the affixing of the "Flaming Grenade" to the badge, similar to how it was previously used by the Federal Gendarmerie.

literature

  • Troop Service No. 307; 1/2009: “The military patrol in the ÖBH2010; The Military Patrol & Military Police Command "
  • Troop Service No. 306; 6/2008: "The Close Protection Team in Kosovo"
  • SOLDIERS RAIDS No. 157: Policia Militar De Austria
  • EINSATZ magazine for security and economy 3rd year; 2/2008: A new special unit of the army
  • MILIZinfo March 1/2007: Military patrol / MP
  • MILIZinfo June 2/2009: Military patrol & military police
  • News 30/09: BODYGUARDS in the shadow of power
  • PUBLIC SAFETY 11–12 / 08: Return of the flaming grenade
  • POLICE OFFICE 20th cent. No. 82; 4/2008: Federal Army lets the flaming grenade of the gendarmerie "live on"
  • derStandard August 11, 2009: When the Army becomes the Police
  • derStandard August 9, 2009: Drugs, Deserters, and High-Speed ​​Escape

Web links

Commons : Kommando Military Patrol and Military Police  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Command Military Patrol and Military Police , website www.bundesheer.at, accessed on December 24, 2017