18th MP
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89th MP
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Chain of Command ~ 720th MP Battalion
Long Binh Post ~ Bien Hoa Provence ~ III Corps Tactical Zone ~ Vietnam
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10 October 1966 to 13 August 1972
Simplified and specific to the 720th Military Police Battalion, Vietnam
Headquarters
United States Army Republic Of South Vietnam
(USARV)
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Headquarters
18th Military Police Brigade
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16th Military Police Group
Corps Tactical Zones I & II (North)
89th Military Police Group
Corps Tactical Zones III & IV (South)
15 March 1966 to 20 December 1971
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USARV Military Police Group
Provisional

1 July 1972 to 13 August 1972
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Headquarters Detachment
720th Military Police Battalion
10 October 1966 to 13 August 1972
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615th MP Company
720th MP Battalion
17 December 1966-10 February 1968
13 April 1972-13 August 1972

A Company
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212th MP Company (Sentry Dog)
Operational Control-89th MP Group
Admin & Logistics-720th MP Battalion

B Company
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188th MP Company
720th MP Battalion
5 February 1970-19 July 1970

C Company
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22nd Provost Marshal Detachment
720th MP Battalion
5 February 1970-October 1971

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146th MP Platoon
Operational Control-95th MP Battalion
Admin & Logistics-720th MP Battalion
February 1970-?

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483rd MP Platoon
720th MP Battalion
1972

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D Company 87th Infantry (Rifle Security)
18th MP Brigade-720th MP Battalion
1968-various dates to supplement manpower in
TAOR Operations

 
        The 89th MP Group departed Vietnam and was inactivated 21 December 1971. The 720th MP Battalion was then attached subordinate to the 18th MP Brigade also located at Long Binh Post until 1 July 1972 then to the USARV MP Group (Provisional) until 13 August 1972.
 
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