Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 13: Police, Fire, Training Aids, Band, Weather Squadron, Recreation, Prisoner of War Camp, Nike, Camp Wolters Enterprise, Parks Page: 7 of 212
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84TH MILITARY POLICE DETACHMENT
The 84th Military Police Detachment was activated July 7, 1964 to maintain and supervise
24 hour patrols, maintain the Military Police desk, enforce laws and regulations, and prevent
vandalism, pilferage and sabotage at the installation.
The Detachment was then part of Troop Command and under the operational control of
the post provost marshal.
As the volume of trainees increased, so did the Military Police's duties, however, their
number of trained personnel failed to keep pace, often falling considerably short of the authorized
53 enlisted spaces authorized by their Table of Authorization.
By 1958 the situation had become so acute that the 84th Military Police Detachment had
to rely on other agencies to perform duties which were daily routine, such as flag call, security
patrols and traffic control for graduation exercises and parades. The manpower shortage was
alleviated somewhat by "on the job training" of military policemen by a nucleus of school-trained
professionals, and some Vietnam returnees. This produced outstanding results, but many of the
"on the job trainees" were reassigned overseas shortly after training and this was again
compounded by the Army-wide reduction of forces in 1971.
At Fort Wolters, the Provost Marshal Section is comprised of two officers and 35 enlisted
men and two civilians. The Provost Marshal in addition to his other duties serves as a member of
the Armed Forces Displinary Control Board for North Texas.
The largest division of the Fort Wolters Military Police Force was the Operations Division
supervised by a second leiutentant and a sergeant. Also attached to this division were policeman
wh worked 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The Registration Division was headed by a specialist and assisted by a specialist.
The Criminal Investigation Division was staffed by three sergeant. These men also
worked 24 hour a day, seven days a week.
The two civilian employees in the Provost Marshal performed all the secretary duties for
the Provost Marshal Office.
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Casper, Willie H., Jr. Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 13: Police, Fire, Training Aids, Band, Weather Squadron, Recreation, Prisoner of War Camp, Nike, Camp Wolters Enterprise, Parks, book, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25111/m1/7/: accessed April 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.