White over Red Band on Helmet
18 MP Bde helmet
Unit & strength Parent Unit Location Time period
18th MP Brigade (HHD)
1966 - 55
1968 - 80
1970 - 219 US Army, Vietnam Long Binh 8 Sep 66-29 Mar 73
16th MP Group (HHD)
1966-70 - 38 18th MP Bde Nha Trang/Da Nang 11 Sep 66-20 Dec 70
89th MP Group (HHD)
1966 - 37
1968 - 38
1970 - 38 18th MP Bde Long Binh 16 Mar 66-20 Dec 71
504th MP Battalion (Army)
1966 - 601
1968 - 595
1970 - 537 16th MP Group Phu Bai 31 Aug 65-31 Jul 72
716th MP Battalion (Army)
1966 - 602
1968 - 595
1970 - 537 89th MP Group Saigon 24 Mar 65-29 Mar 73
720th MP Battalion (Army)
1968 - 595
1970 - 537 89th MP Group Long Binh 19 Oct 66-13 Aug 72
212th MP Company (Sentry Dog)
1966 - 188
1968 - 193
1970 - 191 89th MP Group Long Binh 10 Jan 66-8 Nov 72
284th MP Company (Confinement Facility)
1966 - ---
1968 - 234
1970 - 162 18th MP Bde Long Binh 2 Apr 68-28 Mar 73
527th MP Company (Physical Security)
1966 - ---
1968 - 182
1970 - --- 716th MP Bn Saigon 7 Sep 66-15 Oct 68
One platoon also served 30 Jun 71-20 Mar 72 at Da Nang as a Confinement Facility platoon
595th MP Company (Sentry Dog)
1966 - ---
1968 - ---
1970 - 191 504th MP Bn Da Nang 2 Jan 70-28 Apr 72
981st MP Company (Sentry Dog)
1966 - ---
1968 - 193
1970 - 191 16th MP Group Cam Ranh Bay 8 Dec 67-17 Apr 72
146th MP Company 504th MP Bn Phu Bai
514th MP Platoon (POW Processing) 18th MP Bde Saigon Sep 65-1966
Not really used as US turned POW responsibility over to Vietnamese government
5th MP Detachment (Provost Marshal Section) 18th MP Bde Da Nang 1971-Jul 72
22nd MP Detachment (Provost Marshal Section) 18th MP Bde Long Binh Closed in Jul 72
90th MP Detachment (Provost Marshal Section) 18th MP Bde Saigon Sep 65-Closing date not known
145th MP Detachment (Dismounted Patrol, Dog) 212th MP Coy Tan Son Nhut 1965-67
Merged with 212th MP Coy in 1966 but closed 1967
Bookmarks