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Bien Hoa City several miles north east of Long Bin Post, III Corps Tactical Zone, was host to numerous US and allied units during the war, to include, 199th Light Infantry Brigade, 101st Air Borne Division, 9th Infantry Division, 161st Battery New Zealand Artillery, A Company Detachment C-III 5th Special Forces, 25th Aviation Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 1st Signal Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 20th Engineer Brigade, just to name a few.

560th MP Company Replaced by the 720th MP Battalion

November

15 November When the 720th MP Battalion became operational A Company replaced the detachment of the 560th MP Company that was previously performing discipline, law and order duties in Bien Hoa City.

At the time of the reassignment several MP's from the 560th were transferred to the organic companies of the 720th MP Battalion. Among them were, Edward F. Jensen, William R. Dixon and Thomas A. Cook to A Company, Johnny Lassere, PFC Dwaine T. Lesson to B Company and David J. Morgan to C Company.

The discipline, law and order mission was in support of the 179th MP Detachment Provost Marshals Office.

With Bien Hoa being the nearest city to Long Binh Post which became the largest U.S. military base in South Vietnam, the discipline, law and order mission could be very hectic to say the least.

December

17 December The 615th MP Company was attached to the Battalion and they also participated in the convoy escort assignments. Bien Hoa and Long Binh Post were next door neighbors, their borders met. The actual run time of the routine convoy escort assignment took less than an hour both ways. More time was actually spent staging for departure and waiting for unloading to return.

24 December The 615th MP Company, attached subordinate to the 720th MP Battalion took over responsibility for the 1) Bien Hoa City Discipline, Law, and Order patrols from A Company, 720th MP Battalion. The 615th MP Company detachment commander was 1LT Tom O'Malley.

1) The assignment for patrols of Bien Hoa City and Bien Hoa Airbase (BHAB) were separate assignments. Physical security at the air base was conducted by Air Force Security Police Unit's... 34th ABG Air Police Squadron, assigned 1964 to 1965.... 3d Security Police Squadron, assigned 8 November 1965 to 15 March 1971... 6251st SPS assigned 1972, until BHAB closed in 1972 or early 1973.