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[[File:Armymp.png|thumb|200px|Concept art of an [[UNSC Army|Army]] military police.]]


'''Military police''' ('''MPs''') are concerned with security operations.<ref name="tfor">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 246''</ref> Their duties include defending and policing [[Military base|military installations]], providing security in order to ensure freedom of movement for other military units during combat operations, management of [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]], controlling access to highly sensitive areas,<ref>'''[[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."'')</ref> 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.


[[Image:Sign-Security.jpg|right|thumb|The Security icon has the letters "MP" on it.]]
==Overview==
Most branches of the [[United Nations Space Command]] armed forces maintain their own military police forces, including the [[UNSC Marine Corps]], [[Army]], [[Navy]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''', ''page 112'' (''"Spartan [[Tedra Grant]]. Background: UNSC Navy \\ Military Police."'')</ref> and the [[Spartan Operations|Spartans]].<ref name="H5">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''' ''- Armory description''</ref> The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]'s [[Beta-5 Division]] also has its own military police force.<ref name="reach armory">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''Armory''</ref> In the Army, the [[UNSC Army Security Forces]] provide military policing functions.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=61}}


'''Military Police''', colloquially as '''MP'''s, are concerned with law enforcement on military property and concerning military personnel, installation security, close personal protection of senior military officers, management of prisoners of war, management of military prisons, traffic control, route signing and resupply route management. However, not all military police organizations are concerned with all of these. MPs are generally not frontline combat personnel, but their duties may bring them near the frontline.
[[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODST]] MPs formed a security detail for [[John-117]]'s testing of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V MJOLNIR Armor]] in August [[2552]].{{Ref/Reuse|tfor}}


The [[UNSC Marine Corps]] maintains its own military police, used to guard military installations on [[Reach]] and [[Earth]], as well as [[HIGHCOM|other high priority installations]].<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 246.</ref><ref>''[[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.''</ref> It is unknown whether the [[UNSC Army]] maintains its own MPs, though it is presumed that Marine MPs also function in coordination with the [[UNSC Navy]]. [[ODST]] MPs formed a security detail for the [[SPARTAN-117]]'s testing of the [[MJOLNIR Mark V|Mark V MJOLNIR Armor]].
[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V(MP)|The helmet]] used by the Beta-5 military police has also been adopted for use with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]], and is also used in conjunction with the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and [[UNSC Army]] armor systems as the default enclosed helmet.{{Ref/Reuse|reach armory}}
 
After the [[Human-Covenant War]], the [[RAIDER-class Mjolnir]] became the unofficial standard for [[Spartan]]s assigned to military police duties.{{Ref/Reuse|H5}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="160">
File:Sign-Security.jpg|The Security icon is marked with "MP".
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
**''[[Halo: First Strike#2010 bonus content|Adjunct]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Latest revision as of 17:49, August 28, 2023

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Concept art of an Army military police.

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".

    The Security icon is marked with "MP".

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 246
  2. ^ 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.")
  3. ^ Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual, page 112 ("Spartan Tedra Grant. Background: UNSC Navy \\ Military Police.")
  4. ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians - Armory description
  5. ^ a b Halo: Reach, Armory
  6. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 61
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