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18th Military Police Brigade (United States)

The 18th Military Police Brigade is a military police brigade of the United States Army based in Vilseck, Germany, with subordinate battalions and companies stationed throughout Germany. It provides law enforcement and force protection duties to United States Army Europe.

Activated during the Vietnam War, the Brigade oversaw all Military Police operations in the country for a large portion of the conflict, undertaking a wide variety of missions throughout the country and providing command and control for other military police groups in the region. After Vietnam, the Brigade deployed units to several other operations, namely Operation Desert Storm and Operation Provide Comfort. The brigade itself also deployed to Kosovo, supporting many of the units operating there attempting to settle unrest in the area due to the 1999 Kosovo War.

The brigade has also seen multiple deployments in the global war on terrorism to the Iraq War. Its primary responsibilities have been to train and equip the national Iraqi Police forces.

The 18th Military Police Brigade is assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment Command of United States Army Europe. The brigade is headquartered in Vilseck, Germany. The brigade consists of the following units:

The Brigade is modular in nature, allowing it to take on additional units when deployed. Normally the Brigade only deploys with its Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC); organic battalions and companies normally don't deploy with the HHC.

Members of the Headquarters and Headquarters detachment deployed to Vũng Tàu, South Vietnam on 7 September 1966.

On 26 September 1966, the Brigade assumed operational control over all non-divisional military police units in South Vietnam. The Brigade was composed of three major subordinate elements; the 16th Military Police Group at Nha Trang, and the 89th Military Police Group and 8th Military Police Group (Criminal Investigation) at Long Binh.

The 16th and 89th Military Police Groups were composed of seven military police battalions, containing a mixture of military police and infantry companies. The units were stationed throughout every corps tactical zone, ranging from Da Nang in the north to Soc Trang in the south. The total strength of the Brigade numbered more than 5,000 personnel.

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