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Military police and scout dog teams occupied different places within the American war effort in Vietnam, yet their work often met at the edges of danger. MPs…

The story of the 504th Military Police Battalion in Vietnam sits within a wider history of guarding bases, roads, aircraft, prisoners, supply points and the…

The 10th Military Police Company occupied a demanding place in the American war in Vietnam. Its personnel were expected to protect a large and active base…

Military police served in Vietnam under conditions that demanded far more than routine law enforcement. They guarded bases, escorted convoys, controlled…

The 1968 Tet Offensive changed the meaning of security in Vietnam almost overnight. In Saigon, streets that had seemed controlled could become dangerous before…

Long Binh Post was one of the largest American military installations in South Vietnam, a sprawling logistics and administrative centre northeast of Saigon. It…

The Phu Bon Province checkpoint represents one of the less visible but essential duties carried out by American military police during the Vietnam War. A…

Highway 19 cut across South Vietnam’s Central Highlands, linking the coastal port of Qui Nhon with An Khe, Pleiku and the Cambodian frontier. During the…

The story of the 93rd Military Police Battalion belongs to the less visible history of the Vietnam War. Infantry operations and major battles often dominate…

Throughout the Vietnam War, helicopter landing pads were the beating heart of allied mobility, and protecting them was one of the quietest yet most demanding…