Military Police Command (POW)

Worn from:
18 December 1969 - 8 January 1988.

Re-designated:
300th Military Police Command.
Worn from:
8 January 1988 - Current.

The key is symbolic of authority, command, control, fidelity,
and warden-ship. The double bits refer to the evacuation and
processing of prisoners of war and/or civilian internees from
field-army areas to prisoner-of-war camps. The stem of the key
in simulating the letter "I" also alludes to investigation,
interrogation, and internment. The three prongs of the bits and
the three foils of the bow refer to the organization's mission of
providing command, administration, and logistical assistance to
prisoner-of-war camps. The open or pierced foils of the bow simulate
the letter "C" (the roman numeral one hundred), thus the three foils
signify 300, the numerical designation of the command. The end of the
key stem is pointed to denote the ability of the elements of the
organization to engage in effective, coordinated defense of the
unit's area or installation.