The 716th Military Police Battalion and attached units were committed operationally throughout the reporting period. The primary mission continues to be security and law enforcement in the Saigon/Cholon/Tan Son Nhut area. Specific security missions, involving approximately 70% of the military police resources of the battalion, include BOQ's, BEQ's, the US Embassy, critical US facilities, installations and the Saigon Port.
Lessons Learned, Headquarters, 716th Military Police Battalion
1966
15 pages
Report
No indication
English
Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Army operations , Military police , Vietnam , Deployment , Mission profiles , Army training , Military facilities , Counterinsurgency , Vehicles , Communication and radio systems , Army personnel , Logistics , Lessons learned , An/prc-10 , 716th military police battalion , An/vrc-47 , An/vrc-10 , An/vrc-46 , Xm-16e1 guns(5.56-mm) , South vietnam , Saigon(South vietnam) , M-14 guns(Cal. 30) , M-16 guns(5.56-mm) , M-151 trucks(1/4-ton)