16th MP Brigade

The 16th Military Police (MP) Brigade was activated on 20 May 1966 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, and quickly deployed to Vietnam, where it provided security, law enforcement, and combat support during the Vietnam War. After returning to the United States in 1973, the brigade was stationed at Fort Bragg (now Fort Liberty), North Carolina, where it became the only airborne-capable military police brigade in the U.S. Army. The 16th MP Brigade has participated in numerous operations, including Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada, Operation Desert Storm, and deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Today, it remains a premier military police unit, supporting XVIII Airborne Corps and rapid deployment missions worldwide.