Military police
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Military police (MPs) are concerned with security operations.[1] Their duties include defending and policing military installations, providing security in order to ensure freedom of movement for other military units during combat operations, management of prisoners of war, controlling access to highly sensitive areas,[2] and close personal protection of senior military officers. While MPs do not function as frontline combat troops, their duties regularly bring them into engagements with enemy forces.
Overview[edit]
Most branches of the United Nations Space Command armed forces maintain their own military police forces, including the UNSC Marine Corps, Army, Navy[3] and the Spartans.[4] The Office of Naval Intelligence's Beta-5 Division also has its own military police force.[5] In the Army, the UNSC Army Security Forces provide military policing functions.[6]
ODST MPs formed a security detail for John-117's testing of the Mark V MJOLNIR Armor in August 2552.[1]
The helmet used by the Beta-5 military police has also been adopted for use with the MJOLNIR armor, and is also used in conjunction with the UNSC Marine Corps and UNSC Army armor systems as the default enclosed helmet.[5]
After the Human-Covenant War, the RAIDER-class Mjolnir became the unofficial standard for Spartans assigned to military police duties.[4]
Gallery[edit]
The Security icon is marked with "MP".
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: Combat Evolved (Mentioned only)
- Halo: First Strike
- Halo: Reach (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Fall of Reach
- Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary (Mentioned only)
- Halo 5: Guardians (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual (Mentioned only)
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 246
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 100 ("No one kept the Security Committee for the UNSC waiting. A pair of MPs snapped to as he approached the set of double doors. They didn't salute, and their hands rested on their holstered sidearms. They stared straight ahead, but Wagner knew that if he twitched the wrong way he'd be shot first and questioned later.")
- ^ Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual, page 112 ("Spartan Tedra Grant. Background: UNSC Navy \\ Military Police.")
- ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians - Armory description
- ^ a b Halo: Reach, Armory
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 61
