41 Facts About Military police

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Military police are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state.

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Status of military police is usually prominently displayed on the helmet, with an armband, brassard, or arm or shoulder flash.

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Canadian Forces Military Police contribute to the effectiveness and readiness of the Canadian Forces and the Department of National Defence through the provision of professional police, security and operational support services worldwide.

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Military Police in Afghanistan and Iraq have been widely employed for such duties as convoy security, mounted and dismounted patrols, maritime expeditionary warfare, Military Working Dog operations, security details for senior officers, and detainee handling.

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The task of the Algerian military police is to maintain law and order within units and hunt down conscripts trying to flee military service, protect and secure military installations, and organize and move large combat units.

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Nigerian military police personnel are divided into three fields, and all MPs are required to specialize in at least one: criminal investigations, general policing duties, and K9 handling.

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The Military police are responsible in supervising prisoners of war, controlling military prisoners, arresting deserters, managing military traffic, issuing military driving licenses and conduct joint law enforcement operations with the civilian police such as implementing traffic checkpoints and crime investigation to take action towards military personnel caught red-handed in violations.

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Today's Japan Self-Defense Forces maintain military police units called the Keimutai, with its personnel called Keimukan .

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The military police is under the joint jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Security Committee, all of which manage the activities of the military police.

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The 032 Military police Unit engages in law enforcement as well as organizing daily activities and military supplies and services.

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11.

Saudi Arabian military police are a small subset of the national police and are charged mainly with keeping peace in areas with high levels of aggression and tension.

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In Vietnam, the 144th Brigade of Military police Provost is under the command of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.

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The Military Police was established in May 1992, by order of the Minister of Defense.

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The Military Police is considered a division that is separate from the Ministry of Defense.

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Belgian Military Police has taken part in multinational peacekeeping missions such as Afghanistan, Kosovo and the Congo.

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Gendarmerie Corps Chief, subordinate to the Military police Minister, was empowered to act as a liaison point between the military administration and the other ministries and institutions as well as to take independent decisions on any issues within his competence.

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The Military Police were tasked with guarding staffs, transport, warehouses and other army installations.

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Military police units were tasked with maintenance of order, morale, and discipline in the army.

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19.

In January 1945 this Military police Securing Group was disbanded and a special group for implementation of specific tasks in the army was formed.

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On 1 April 2008, as a result of reformation of the national security system, the Military police Counterintelligence passed to the newly founded State Agency National Security.

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Croatian Military Police is a part of the Croatian Armed Forces .

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The Croatian Military Police was formed on 27 August 1991, shortly after the National Guard Corps – now the Croatian Army – was formed.

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23.

Military police officers are assigned directly to military units, and they form part of military contingents of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic in foreign deployments.

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Military police officers serve within contingents of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic on foreign operations on the territory of Iraq and on the Balkans, and as of March 2007 its Special Operation Group in southern Afghanistan in the Helmand Province.

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In Denmark the military police services are carried out as independent units under each branch.

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26.

The military police includes both career and conscript personnel, and is primarily used to guard military installations and supervise military traffic.

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All military police personnel are trained with basic police techniques and usually receive training for fighting in urban areas.

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Military police has jurisdiction over military personnel, military areas, installations and exercise areas.

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Additionally, if a military police unit is near to a serious crime taking place, such as a robbery or an assault, and the civilian police are delayed, a military police unit that is near to the scene can offer to handle the situation until the civilian police arrive.

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30.

However, improvement to this came eventually: the military police school was founded in 1963, and civilian police background was no longer required.

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Irish Military Police are responsible for the prevention and detection of crime in the Irish Defence Forces.

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In Norway, military police are service members of the Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy or Royal Norwegian Air Force.

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Military police Gendarmerie are the MPs for the entire Polish military.

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In Romania, the Romanian Military Police carries out police duties for the Romanian Armed Forces.

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Russian Military Police are the MPs for the entire Russian military.

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The Military Police are considered to be among the best qualified and most combat-prepared organizations within the Serbian military.

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Swedish military police are part of the Life Guards, stationed in Stockholm.

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38.

Furthermore, the military police provides protection of Swiss representatives abroad and is in part responsible for the guarding of embassies and foreign VIPs in Switzerland, as well as maintaining personal security for members of the Swiss Federal Council.

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Ukrainian Military Police is the military police for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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40.

The Royal Military Police is the branch of the Adjutant General's Corps, responsible for policing the British Army .

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Joint Military Police Unit is a tri-service Military Police unit from the Navy, Army, and Air Force.

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