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1. Forwarded as inclosure is Operational Report - Lessons Learned,Headquarters, 93d Military Police Battalion for quarterly period ending30 April 1967. Information contained in this report should be reviewedand evaluated by USACDC in accordance with paragraph 6f, AR 1-19 and byUSCONARC in accordance with paragraph 6c and d, AR 1-19. Evaluationsand corrective actions should be reported to ACSFOR OT within 90 days ofreceipt of covering letter.

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93;'D AILITARY POLIC. JI.T."LIOllArO San Francisco 96238

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SMIJECT: Operational Report for .-uarterk.y Period Wnding 30 April 1967(CSFOR-65)

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1. &:IS ION: The battalion Udssion waa- increased to includesupervision and operational control of one (1) attached ProvisionalGuard Compary of 300 personnel and one (1) attachud Provisional Pla-toon of 42 personnel, th. latter boin- urther attached to thi 66thlIdlitary Police Company (Guard). The Provisional Guard Compar wasassigni.d the mission of suppicrcntin: D Company 50th Infantry, inthe mission of providinq 24 hour s.curlty to the Im-unition SupplyDepot, 'jui 11hon. 141th the activation of thi. Provisional Guard Pla-toon, the mission1 of 3ocurin:; the five (5) brid .:s in the .ui Lhonarea was taken from D Company, 50th Infantr,, and given to the 66thM£itary Police Company (Guard).

2. OR IJIZATIOU': The battalion has assim.ncd attalion Plead-quarters nnd leadquarters Detacheent, tf:am AD, T04 19,500D; 66thHilitarv Police Company (Guard), 7O% 19-247t; 127th dlitary PoliceCompar3.i, TO 19-37F; and Company D, 58th Infantry, Y 7-1E. Attach-

ed units are 177th' .ilitar,, Police Detachmunt. team irC, Provost ,%Lr-shal seotion, TOE 19-50OD; Qui lIhon Support Con.-h.n.d Provisional GuardCompany; and ,ui lihon Support Comand Provisional Guard Platoon.

3. iY PE:X0.:. ASSI ' . TS .f .1EP;.RZTWLRS: During tho report-in,:. period the battalion lost four officers. Tho ass4 stant S-3, CaptainScott L. Tippin, departed 3 April 167 and vats replaccd by CaptainSheldon E. Vedlitz front the 127th ,1itar! Police Company. On 11 and14 April 1967, the S-2, Captain Thomas B. Zatch, the as.istant S-2,2Lt Denis L. Rurko, and a platoon leador from D/58th infantry, lLtRichard L. MLinev, dcparted the to:aand.

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a. Awards and Decorations: 'ersonnel of this unit received(1) Blronze Star and (i) Comondation healI durin, thc roportinu period.

b. Savinqs Participation: This unit has i0W,* participationin the savin.s bond program and 61, participation in the soldiersdcposits pro 'r.. In arch 1967, the unit w s also lO, in the sold-ifu's depositsi proi~ram.

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c. Strcnvpth Figures: At present the battalion is l'WY~l plus. -

The rrojected 90 day lcssos arc 1 officer and 43 enlisted ren.

d. Discinline, Liu and Order: During the reportin:, periodthe battalion'Is c.3si-ncd companies acdministurod 21 i rticlo 151s.

c. Civic Action P'rog~ram: The battalion continutd the supportof tho UAC 4.1 0rp!:ana~o located in .lui Mhon, RVII. Sup~ort for the.orphana *e consist s or voluntary tionthly contributions,, procurermunt ofbuilding matorials, contributions or food, clotizij', and toys. OnFebruary 5, 1967, the battalion cionatcd to the orphanatge all or thGNashinp, nachinen enhippcd with the unit from, the states. This wasdono to provide thja orphana,-,o itith th.. rieans "or proper cl,.anint, txuito establish a ccntralizu.d laundry sorvice for Lho battalion heau-ouarters. Frofnt1 ,' tha major projc,%t is tho construction of a twos~ory building, trith iz~terials prItuiril- obtalini4 Zrx SAID

f. SELF HELP RvWihtA: The battalion self-help, progrtxt vasincreanvi durin,; tho pariod with thae conotruction of tiwO (2) two-storYbillets, onc.1n the 127th Lilitarl Police Company niva a nd ant; in DCompany, 511th Xnantry area. Un 24 Ftibruary 1967, the 1-6th z..litar.-Police Compannr (rkuard) movcd to its now area, ant! ber~an fratadng, trooptents and improvin-, tl-e companM' facilities. The newilr fozmvj Provisionalluarcl Companw' built a muss hal, rn le?-mar. shlouvr, 3 latrin.s, and floor-cd afl tents in the compan' area. .'.rca beauti.0ication throu,-hout theentire battalion,, in tlw,, fomi of siftcwa~cs, piclat fencing, and outsidemovi facilities, has boon completed.

5. IMT.LICb.U. I!,:) COUMRJ14LT"EIIOM: Dur~nij the reportingper; od tho battalion S-2 Suction validated 5Top Sracrc~t clearancus and50 Sccret clcoranc-.7; 5 Sucrut clearances, 7 Inturim. Sccrat cltarancesond 250 Confidential clcarances it. ro ,rrantejd, and 3100 local file. checksuvre initinted.

6. PL.Q3 P1;3Z:?XO; .VD T.WIG: The batttlion ia= enj~en innom~Al operation-. and txviinin - Zor F~5 evs iuv'in, thi :vq1ortin,; pt.riod.On 17 to 20 April ithu battalion nndeorwu.nt their inniw: 'kCnerzalInspcc"-ion, re-ceivinp, a srctiaractory rai- with the obscrvation that thf,battalion vas aeccmpJA:zhin . its mission in an outstandinj viannor. Duringt~lt reporting period thc 66th hILitarl Polico Co;,ipany (Guard) changedfrom 12 to 3 hour shirta.

* ~~~7. CQ-. U. ICIILCTIIiTILS: Durikj the pu.riod 25 Fecbrua~ry to2 harch 1967, the battalion headquartters cstablishud its prL~cntinternal coijzaunic~tions irystem. Th" systrm consists of land phonr.coxunitr--tions vi1th ..v.ry compound uithin the c=ntontant ochstc-ff 5.jction within the battrlion ht. lquarters, tho Cowinding Officer1 so~ice and 1liuinZ qu.-rt.:rs nnd the bal alion officers BU.2. Operationrnd rrintaining the w.'stcm is a function o.C the 93rd 'JUlitnry Police3attalion Cn-unic.-tions S1ection.

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E, MrO'ISTICS ;Z-D L.tbhIW:D Cow~,ny., 56th Infantry reccivudthe six (6) 90mu rcoiles Liflus that they wiere previous],, short.

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1. OP1....TIO,'-S: If ihipwvcd armor pLtin.-, kits for j, ton vuhicloscanuno" be rxdo c'w'ilrhbl to ;-.11 i-ilit-ary Folic. units tI~iCh rquiro thm=,2j ton czisor 1?ito or V-1V) Commii'do Vehicle, shotld bu issucd in tIluirplirce. In cddit ion, model IL151-C i; ton vehicitas arm prcfrcbla for user.s armord jrcp.- b .cnust; of their strongor suspfunskon system.

2. UYXIS1TICS: Of cquri. 5itnifiint 1zport.ncu is tho Irck ojt Wr.in-tenwnce ptrzonno1'nd mintoinnce %ouipment in this battrlion, Jain-tarwnco personnel midcI quipmcnt shouldi be authorizod in a i ilitary~ Police!equarters -.nd i.'eml.vrter., DL-tz-c,.-:nt in rel U1 f-4M.ia1 Emlict:11attrlions.

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AVRW (3s May 1967) let IndSO SBJ : Operational Report for Quarterly Period nding 30 April 1967

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HEADQUARTERS, 16th Military Police Group, APO 962hO, 25 May 1967

TO: Comanding Officer, 18th Military Police Brigade, ATTN: AVBGI,APO 96491

1. The Operational Report for Quarterly Period Ending 30 April 1967of the 93d Military Police Battalion is forwarded herewith.

2. This headquarters has reviewed the report, considers it adequate,concurs with the observations and recommendations and adds the follmiingconmmts.

a. Reference Section II, Part I, paragraph 1, Item: InadequateTOE; Section II, Part I, paragraph 2, Item: Maintenance of Vehicles; andSection II, Part II, paragraph 2: It is agreed that TOE 19-500, Tpam AD,Vilitary Police Battalion Headquarters, is totally inadequate in bothpersonnel and equipment resources. Recoe~endations have been made by thisheadquarters that this TOE not be used in the future, under any circm-stances. MTOE has been submitted to reorganize this battalion headquartersalong the lines of TOE 19-36, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment,Military Police Battalion. It is strongly recommended that favorable con-sideration be given to approving this M'OE at the earliest pcssible date.

b. Reference Section II, Part I, paragraph 2, Item: A TonArmor Plated Vehicles; and Section II, Part II, paragraph 21 It isstrongly recomended that the mo ular type armor plating kits for 1i ton tvehicles be made available through supply channels. The heavy-duty shockabsorbers which are a component of this kit would greatly improve road-ability and reduce excessive wear on vehicles caused by the added weightof the armor and required sandbagging. Headquarters, 18th Military PoliceBrigade, has arranged for field testing of the V-lOO Comando Vehicle.One of our battalions is currently training personnel in the maintenanceand employment of this vehicle to evaluate its capabilities as a possiblesubstitutQ vehicle for armor plated 1/A ton trucks.

UIS J. KIEKASColonel, MPCCom-Anding

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HADQUARTERS, 18TH ILITARY POLICE DRIGAD.e, APO 96491, 12 June 1967

TO: Deputy Commanding General, United States Army, Vietnam, ATT!:: A?IC-Dl!,APO 96307

1. (U) The Operational Report-Lessons Learned for quarterly parioiending 30 April 1967 from the 93d Hilitary Police Battalion, APO 96238,is forwarded herewith.

2. (FOUO) This headquarters hat reviewed the report and the 1stIndorsement, considers them adequate, cocturs with the ist Indornementand the report's observations and recomnendations, and adds the followingcomments:

a. Reference item on Inadequate TO in Section IT, Part 1(page 3): Concur with 1st Ind comm.ents. Correspondence with OF9G andCDC11PC have strongly emphasized the shortcomings of the 19-500 Lattalion.When the moratorium on submission of HTO.:s is lifted, they will bu expe-ditiously proce.Jsed by this headquarters.

b. Reference item in Section II, Part I, on , Ton Armor PlatedVehicles (page 3), and Recommendation 1 (page 4): Strongly concur withall conments on the modular armor kits. USARV ACTIV is presently tostingtho a=.or kits and will make its final rocomm.endations shortly. The151iC has a *tiiZr4C.r suspension system than the ..l5lA j ton vehicle.An XTOZ woild have to ba submit.t,d to authorize the change. Latestcoordination with USARV revealed that six V-!On should arrive for eval-uation and testing in nid-June.

c. Reference item on ! aintenince of Vehiclts in Section IT,Part I (pages 3-4)j ad Recommendation 2 (page ): Concur. 19-500 TOSSdo not carry enough miintenance personnel. Until the moratorium on STO~sis lifted, the units will have to maintain their vehicles by uning theirown TOE resources and getting assistance from their support commands.

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UAOUARTi! s, UNTTED STATES AWY VIETNAh, APO San Francisco 96307

TO: Comnander in Chief, United States A=V', Pacific, ATTN: GPOP-OT,APO 96558

1. This headquarters has reviewed the Operational Report-LossonsLearned for the period ending 30 April 1967 front Headquarters, 93dWlitary Police Fattalion as indorsed.

2. Pertinent com..ents follow:

a. Reference item concernin& inadequate TOE, paratraph 1, page3, paragraph 2a, 1st Tndorser.ent or pararraph 2a, 2d Indorse:uent: IConcur. Recoir.wndations were considered in a study conducted by thisheadquarters and sibitted to DA.

b. Reference item concerning 4 ton ari.zr plated vehicles, pageLs3 and 4: Concur. flew iiodels of the 45A1 haw' the sar,.e rear suspensionsystem as the 1151AIC; however, an "Auxiliary (verload Sprint Kit" isnow available which increases the rear wheel suspension beynd the capa-bilities of the oritinal vehicle design. Limited Warfare Laboratoryis working under an ENSURE project to develop a better k. ton armor kit.Six V-100 Coi.xdo vchicles have arrived in-country for testing by the1 8th Yilitary Police rriade.

c. Reference item concerning ,aintenance of vehicles, pages 3and 4: Concur. Actions taken in paragraph 2c, 2d Idorserent are con-L idered adequate.

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TO: Assistant Chief of Staff for Force Development, Department of theArmy, Washington, b. C. 20310

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