united_states 8th military police brigade united_states_army based barracks hawaii responsible military police units pacific_ocean region activated vietnam war 8th specifically organized provide planning direction supervision criminal investigation work required vietnam took provisional formed november charge criminal investigative work vietnam metropolitan area july basis served region years earning campaign american forces region brigade reactivated korea 1980s provide command control military police forces moved hawaii located organization brigade subordinate unit falls direct command 8th currently 8th consists battalion contains 57th companies 39th 13th military police detachments history vietnam war 8th military police group originally constituted april regular army activated july fort riley kansas seeing months duty group december year august group activated time vietnam activation larger activation military police groups region provide greater command control military police operating region headquarters element took command military police units operating country brigade provided duties based military police group time subordinate unit 18th received distinctive unit insignia november group operated vietnam forces nation receiving campaign role conflict 8th military police brigade provisional constituted south_korea september response need cohesive command control element event war numerous non divisional military police units peninsula time consisted military police battalion seoul brigade remain provisional officially activated years operated capacity concept plan approved activation military police brigade headquarters korea 8th brigade officially activated april provide command control military police battalion armistice serve theater military police brigade hostilities day received shoulder sleeve insignia july 8th brigade headquarters battalion reassigned moved korea hawaii placed command newly created 8th command responsible preparing 25th 8th army units worldwide deployment global war terrorism iraq war subordinate units brigade deployed iraq october provide military police duties army formed clear schedule units coming going country operation iraqi freedom october brigade deployed elements battalion iraq months support operation iraqi freedom units suffered casualties including soldiers killed vehicle accidents brigade headquarters scheduled deploy iraq war fall operation iraqi freedom july 8th began iraq pre deployment site survey support upcoming deployment country brigade headquarters set replace 18th ended deployment fall 8th brigade continue training expansion national iraqi police force baghdad area december brigade officially took control 18th brigade began deployment honors decorations
8th Military Police Brigade (United States)