It is located outside the crossing area on the entrance bank of the river. Elements of the augmenting MP company from corps normally operate entry bank holding areas and TCPs from the staging areas to the TRL or release line. Selected teams at TCPs report the movement of units and convoys to the echelon transportation office. They also relay messages between this office and moving units. MP communications enable them to communicate with the transportation office, the crossing area commander, and other MP in the area.
Engineers use ERPs to make technical checks on vehicles.
You make sure all vehicles clear the ERPs. MP mounted patrols control circulation and disseminate information to assist crossing units. They operate along primary routes, spotting problems and rerouting traffic in case of emergencies. After placing temporary signs along the routes to guide convoys from the staging areas to the crossing area, mounted patrols check the signs from time to time to make sure no one has tampered with them. You recon the area to locate small-scale enemy activity and to gather information.