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	Royal Military Police (RMP) - History of the RMP
		The Duke of York, Commander in Chief of the British Army proposed the formation of the Staff Corps of Cavalry (SSC) be attached to the Adjutant General.
		Until a uniform was approved members of the Staff Corps of Cavalry were identified by a red scarf tied around the right shoulder of their original uniform, which could well be the origins of the red cap which identifies the modern Military Policeman.
		During the war the Military Police began to be employed on operational tasks: route control, host nation liaison and straggler control.
	www.army.mod.uk /rmp/history_of_the_rmp.htm (685 words)

	Military police - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In wartime, military police are primarily concerned with installation security, close personal protection of senior military officers, management of prisoners of war, traffic control, route signing and resupply route management, as well as their primary policing roles.
		The status of military police is usually prominently displayed on the helmet and/or on an armband, brassard, or arm or shoulder flash.
		In The Netherlands, the function of military police is performed by the Royal Marechaussee [1], a separate branch of the miltary independent of the army, navy and air force.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Military_police (1457 words)

	Military Police Corps
		Assuming increased responsibilities, military police established their place as combat soldiers who have the professional knowledge and flexibility needed to perform a variety of missions in war and peace.
		Although the Marechaussee Corps was disbanded in November 1783, the men of that unit established the high standard for behavior and dedication to duty that became the modern-day Military Police motto.
		The MP Corps has the same lineage as the Calvary, both having originated with the Dragoons, thus the yellow of the Calvary was retained.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/mp.htm (1206 words)

	The MP March
		Military police moved traffic along the Burma Road, supported amphibious operations on Normandy beachheads and managed enemy prisoners of war from Italy to the South Pacific.
		The Corps was heralded for gallantry at Remagen, as a fighting force in numerous combat actions and as peacekeepers at war's end.
		Military police, adapting to a different style of warfare in Vietnam, earned status as a combat support arm, partially as a result of combat success during the Tet Offensive.
	www.hqusareur.army.mil /opm/MPmarch.htm (309 words)

	The 716th Military Police Battalion History Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		As additional Military Police units arrived, the 716th’s area of responsibility changed until eventually the battalion was responsible for the metropolitan areas of Saigon and Cholon.
		Military Police surrounded the compound and exchanged fire with the guerillas on the grounds, but could not enter the compound due to the volume of fire and uncertainty as to the enemy’s disposition.
		Although trained as police and insufficiently armed for combat operations, soldiers of the battalion met the enemy in ten major and countless smaller engagements at a cost of 27 military police killed and 44 wounded.
	www.campbell.army.mil /716mp/716history.htm (2279 words)

	Military Funeral Honors - The "Bugle Boys" of Company B (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Military Police are maintaining order in war-torn Bosnia, as well as conducting patrols, operating checkpoints, and conducting investigations in an effort to keep the peace in Kosovo.
		The centerpiece of the Military Police Corps Regimental Crest is the Roman fasces.
		The crossed pistols are the traditional insignia of the Military Police Corps and represent military and martial preparedness.
	www.dj28405.com /dj-16thmp.aspx (1010 words)

	Military Police Company
		The role of the Military Police began during the period before the outbreak of civil war in 1922, when barracks were being taken over from the British Forces.
		The Military Police were responsible for the internment of nationals and non-nationals during the war.
		The Military Detention Barracks (or the “glasshouse” as it was known because of its distinctive glass roof” was a purpose built prison constructed in 1863.
	kildare.ie /defenceforces/ORG/mp.htm (389 words)

	Army - The Irish Defence Forces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The responsibility for the procurement and maintenance of all ordnance equipment is vested in the Ordnance Corps and encompasses a spectrum of equipment ranging from anti-aircraft missiles and naval armament to the uniforms worn by military personnel.
		Ordnance Corps personnel continue to serve in overseas missions and are an essential component of missions involving troops.
		The Military Police are responsible for the prevention and investigation of offences, the enforcement of discipline and the general policing of the Defence Forces.
	www.military.ie /army/army_corps.htm (912 words)

	Army Lineage Series: Military Police
		Although organized military police units were relatively rare in the Union Army, General McClellan established the Office of Provost Marshal General of the Army of the Potomac and appointed Colonel Porter, lately returned from his duties in Washington, to command the unit.
		Ironically, the increase in the number of military police companies resulted in a weakening in the strength of all military police companies in the AEF, because Pershing was forced to cut down on the size and number of divisional military police units in order to provide trained manpower for the new units.
		The new corps was to consist of the Provost Marshal General Department, AEF, all military police units in the AEF, and "additional personnel." The basic organizational unit remained the military police company, which as of October 1918 consisted of 205 officers and men.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/Lineage/mp/mp.htm (4972 words)

	MP History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Corps and divisions had assigned personnel from existing branches serving as military police, and the Department of the Army did not know the exact number of men habitually used in law enforcement duties.
		Military police were stationed at intervals along both sides of the bridge, and other MP manned sniper positions on the river banks to prevent German frogmen from blowing up the bridge.
		Military police, serving under the United Nations Command, contended with a shortage of personnel and continuous political agitation among the prisoners at the camp.
	www.il.ngb.army.mil /933mp/MPhist.htm (17579 words)

	US Army Military Police School
		The mission of the US Army Military Police School is to train MP leaders and soldiers who are well grounded in warfighting doctrine, capable of performing the five MP functional areas across the spectrum of conflict and to design organizations and equipment to facilitate the accomplishment of those functions now and into the future.
		Military installations are, in fact, small cities that provide homes for service members, their families, and critical tenant organizations.
		The U.S. Army Military Police School is the Army's designated proponent for AT training and is preparing training courses and materials to transition from the current training scheme to the new requirements.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/usamps.htm (1043 words)

	Canadian Military Police Corps
		Soldiers temporarily assigned to military police duties were expected to be locally recruited, generally from gentlemen of large physical stature, who might or might not have civil police experiance.
		A section of Military Police consisting of a Warrant Officer and 9 Privates was with Divisional Headquarters.
		One of the most vital roles of the Military Police, traffic control, was not fully appreciated by the Canadian army until later in the war.
	www.mpmuseum.org /history.html (782 words)

	Lone Sentry: MP: The Story of the Corps of Military Police -- WWII G.I. Stories Booklet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Helping division, Corps and Army MPs were especially trained amphibious MP companies—the 210th, the 214th and 449th—normally assigned to Corps but now attached to the famed Engineer Special Brigades.
		During the crucial hours of the German drive, the Corps of Military Police, with units assigned to every echelon of command, became a prime controlling influence—the pivot on which the holding and regrouping of American troops depended.
		The Corps of Military Police was organized in 1941 as a separate branch of the service.
	www.lonesentry.com /gi_stories_booklets/militarypolice (5567 words)

	Military Police: 63rd Military Police Corps Anniversary
		Military police leaders gathered to discuss key issues affecting the Regiment: lessons learned; real-world operations; the impact of doctrine; tactics, techniques, and procedures; and force structure.
		Korea's 8th Military Police Brigade team was back, as were Germany's 615th and 212th Military Police Companies and traits from Hawaii and the 504th Military Police Battalion at Fort Lewis, Washington; 38 units in all were represented.
		Her past assignments include platoon leader with the 571st Military Police Company and assistant operations officer at the provost marshal office for the 1st Military Police Brigade at Fort Lewis, Washington.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IBW/is_2_4/ai_n7179054 (1135 words)

	Military Police (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Military Police, Fort Leonard Wood, MO Today's military police officer enjoys the distinction of a truly unique role in the Army by having two diverse and challenging missions.
		First is the ever-present need to prepare for war by leading and training combat-ready military police forces that can conduct combat operations against enemy forces in the rear area, and expedite battlefield movement of critical resources.
		Just as the Infantry is trained to conduct combat operations on the front lines, the military police corps is trained to detect and deter the enemy in the rear area, protecting command posts, communications centers and vital resources.
	webpages.marshall.edu /~fox27/rotc/mp.htm (188 words)

	US Army Info Site: Military Police Corps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		A Provost Marshal General's Office and Corps of Military Police were established in 1941.
		Prior to that time, except during the Civil War and World War I, there was no regularly appointed Provost Marshal General or regularly constituted Military Police Corps, although a "Provost Marshal" can be found as early as January 1776, and a "Provost Corps" as early as 1778.
		Mission Statement: Military Police Corps officers lead units in performing the five major functions associated with the branch -- area security; maneuver and mobility support; police intelligence operations; internment and resettlement; and law and order.
	www.us-army-info.com /pages/mos/police/police.html (147 words)

	The Military Police Through the Years By
		The Military Police is the law enforcement agency within the Defence Forces, deriving its authority from the Provost Marshal (PM).
		In addition to the normal police functions in a larger Defence Forces, the Military Police were responsible for the internment of nationals and non-nationals during the war.
		Military Police Probationers Course comprising of eleven students from 26 January 1959 to 04 March 1959.
	www.esatclear.ie /~curragh/mp.htm (1098 words)

	Military police honor, remember their own (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The 63rd anniversary of the Sept. 26, 1941 creation of the Military Police Corps Regiment was recgonized with a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns Oct. 1.
		Rachel Bosveld, the first woman military police officer killed in hostile action -- as she listened to the names and watched a memorial wreath being placed in front of the monument.
		Donald J. Ryder, provost marshal general of the Army, noted that the Military Police Corps is one of the most deployed and most stressed branches of the Army.
	www.dcmilitary.com /army/pentagram/9_41/national_news/31574-1.html (711 words)

	Canadian Military Police (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Canadian Military Police Corps was formed during October, 1917 with a total of 850 all ranks.
		Other members of the Canadian Provost Corps that were not part of a Field Platoon wore a shoulder title similar to that at left on their battledress together with the CANADA titles and the standard miniature Canadian flag.
		Military Police who are posted to the Regimental Police Sections of armoured units wear the Security Branch cap badge on a fl beret without a red felt backing.
	home.mweb.co.za /re/redcap/canada.htm (3006 words)

	Welcome to 595th Military Police Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Soldiers have been performing police duties from the time of the Revolutionary War when these duties were assigned mainly to a mounted police force called the "troops of the Marechaussee." Soldiers in the Veterans Reserve Corps and Provost Corps performed military police duties during the Civil War.
		As a result of their distinguished service in Vietnam, the Military Police Corps was designated as a combat support and service branch on 14 October, 1968.
		The Military Police Corps has been a very busy organization during the fifty-seven years of its existence.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageFullText/1,13476,720489,00.html (340 words)

	Warrant Officer - Insignia History - Military Police Corps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The crossed pistols are the symbol of the Military Police Corps mission: to uphold the law and to keep order.
		The color yellow piped with green was assigned to the Military Police by AR 600-35 dated 20 April 1922.
		With the establishment of yellow for the Armor and the use of green for the insignia on the Armor flag, the colors for the Military Police were reversed.
	www.1800goguard.com /warrantofficer/warrant_history_wohistory_31.html (458 words)

	US Army Military Police Corps Regimental Memorial Grove
		Nestled in the Mark Twain Forest, in the heart of the Ozarks; the Regimental Military Police Memorial Grove is located at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, the Army's location for the Maneuver Support Center, and he home of the Military Police corps Regiment.
		Today, the Regimental Military Police Memorial Grove houses 25 additional plaques and a separate memorial in honor of Brigadier General David H. Stem.
		The Regimental Military Police Memorial is dedicated to all members of the Military Police Corps who gave their lives to further the Military Police mission world-wide and to preserve the freedom of our country.
	www.militarypolicegiftshop.com /memorialgrove.html (224 words)

	Military Police: Chief, Military Police Corps Regiment, and Commandant, United States Army Military Police School
		Later this year, the MP Corps will add six more National Guard provisional military police companies, two permanent National Guard combat support military police companies, two new National Guard Criminal Investigation Division (CID) detachments, and five new Army Reserve CID detachments to the force structure to meet the high demand for MP units.
		Additionally, we will add six active military police guard companies and one active internment/resettlement battalion headquarters and headquarters detachment to the active MP force structure to enhance our long-term detention mission capability into the future.
		You are all continuing to uphold the reputation of the Military Police Corps Regiment.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IBW/is_1_4/ai_n6124018 (978 words)

	Military Police
		Major J. Emerson is the officer who is now(1896) at the head of the Military Police at Aldershot, in which post he succeeded that universally known and respected veteran, Provost-Marshal Major Charles Broackes, on the retirement from the service of Major Broakes.
		Military policemen are, of course, an essential establishment at all large camps and cantonments where soldiers are massed together, to keep order generally on all occasions by night or day, to patrol everywhere and to prevent stray unauthorised persons approaching places where their presence in undesirable.
		At Aldershot, where our group was taken, the Military Police Establishment is drawn from men of good character in all the regiments in camp, and forms a large and important body, under the command of the Provost Marshal, Major J. Emerson.
	www.armynavyairforce.co.uk /military_police.htm (560 words)

	Military District of Washington - News: Military Police Corps Anniversary Ball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Military District of Washington - News: Military Police Corps Anniversary Ball
		The Military Police in the National Capital Region will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Military Police Corps, at the Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington, Va., Friday, Sept. 14, from 6:30 p.m.
		A special invitation to this formal dinner and dance is extended to all active and retired military police, civilian members, and law-enforcement friends.
	www.mdw.army.mil /news/MP_Corps_Anniversary_Ball.html (322 words)

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	Comments for: First Post! - ja.zz
		Today marks the 63rd Anniversary of the official designation of the Military Police Corps Regiment as a basic branch of the Army.
		their distinguished service in Vietnam, the Military Police Corps was designated a combat support branch of the Army on 14 October 1968.
		Military Police are maintaining order in war-torn Bosnia, as well as conducting patrols, operating checkpoints, and conducting investigations in an effort to keep the peace
	www.shacknews.com /ja.zz?id=8635027 (824 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		U.S. Army military police soldiers look for job satisfaction in many different areas within their career field, the "Force of Choice." Just ask some of today's top MPs, celebrating the corps' 55th anniversary this month and leading the way into the 21st century.
		"Army leadership understands the value of the military police," said CSM Marcelino Malavet Jr., U.S. Military Police Corps regimental command sergeant major at Fort McClellan, Ala.
		They are the Army's only handlers of trained dogs, supervising working dog teams for patrol, narcotics and explosive detection, and supporting the U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Customs, Department of State and local communities.
	www.army.mil /soldiers/sept96/mpschool.html (163 words)

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