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The United States Army's Military Police provide an important function in the full spectrum of Army operations as a member of the Maneuver, Fires, and Effects division. The Military Police Corps provides expertise in policing, detainment, and stability operations in order to enhance security and enable mobility.
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The 16th Military Police Brigade is a military police brigade of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. This brigade has the only airborne -qualified military police units in the U.S. Army, outside of the 82nd MP Company [1] of the 82nd Airborne Division.
Distinctive unit insignia. A distinctive unit insignia (DUI) is a metallic heraldic badge or device worn by soldiers in the United States Army. The DUI design is derived from the coat of arms authorized for a unit. DUIs may also be called "distinctive insignia" (DI) or, imprecisely, a "crest" or a "unit crest" by soldiers or collectors.
The 11th Military Police Brigade was originally constituted on 29 December 1966 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 11th Military Police Group, and activated 25 February 1967 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. [2] The brigade received its distinctive unit insignia on 6 June 1969. [3]
Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. In wartime operations, the military police may support the main fighting force with force protection, convoy security, screening, rear reconnaissance, logistic traffic management, counterinsurgency, and detainee handling.
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 43rd Military Police Brigade, was mobilized in August 2005, and deployed to Iraq under the command of Brigadier General Kevin R. McBride. The mission was to provide Command and Control (C2) for all Theater Internment Facilities (TIFs) in support of Joint Task Force 134 and Multi-National Force – Iraq .
During Vietnam War, military police battalions were reactivated for the first time. [citation needed]1st MP Battalion Marine guards the main bridges into Da Nang in 1969. On 28 May 1966 the 1st Military Police Battalion arrived at Da Nang, South Vietnam and relieved the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines from responsibility for the security of Da Nang Air Base.