Lessons Learned, Headquarters, 18th Military Police Brigade.

Abstract

During the period 1 November 1969 through 31 January 1970, the 18th Military Police Brigade provided military police support throughout the Republic of Vietnam to US Army tactical, logistical, and installation commanders. Support consisted of law enforcement; criminal investigations; physical security for installations, inland waterways, ships, ports, and billets; combat support escort for military convoys of civilian contractor convoys; route security; traffic control; evacuation of prisoners of war (PW) from combat unit collection points to Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) PW Camps; refugee control; and operation of combined police patrols and population and resources control checkpoints with the National Police (Canh Sat), ARVN Military Police (Quan Canh), and, when appropriate, with Free World Armed Forces. The Brigade is also responsible for conducting tactical, civic action, and population and resources control operations within an assigned tactical area of responsibility.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 13, 1970
Accession Number
AD0508480

Entities

Organizations

  • Adjutant General's Corps

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civic Action
  • Combat Support
  • Criminal Investigations
  • Inland Waterways
  • Law Enforcement
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Police
  • Physical Security
  • Police
  • Prisoners
  • Prisoners Of War
  • Republic
  • Security
  • Warfare
  • Waterways

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Military Science