Air Police, Security Police, Security Forces…from working Customs for the Marines going into Okinawa to running dismounted patrols outside Bagram to parachuting into Iraq, SF members have seen, experienced, enjoyed or endured many different experiences, hardships and dangers in the performance of their duties. Defenders have guarded the B-29s that dropped Little Boy and Fat Man, patrolled Kimpo Air Base in the bitter cold, hunted VC outside Pleiku, escorted convoys throughout Afghanistan and Iraq, and of course performed law enforcement missions in every corner of the world. It’s time to tell some of those stories.

If you’re interested in sharing some of what you’ve seen and done with the Defenders that will follow us in years to come, or just in having your story told, use the form below. Be as detailed as you can—where were you, what were you carrying, was it hot/cold/rainy/sandy/miserable? Every place we deploy has its own unique character, some good, some bad. Town patrols in Korea will never forget the…unique sights smells of back alleys in Pyong-Tek. The piss tubes and burn-sh**ters in Panama were piquant (to say the least). Try to recreate what it was like to be there, if you can.

What are we looking for? Anything, from Military Police (AVN) stationed at North Field on Tinian to SPs working in and outside the wire in the Republic of Vietnam to the most current operational activity (subject to OPSEC and COMSEC of course), and everything in between. Any contingency operation, deployment, LE experience on or off base or training iteration, funny, sad, poignant, silly or stupid. Feurtos Caminas, , JTF-LA, Restore Hope, Desert Safeside, Able Sentry, Fiery Vigil…Formal training events—Bold Lightning, Creek Defender, Volant Scorpion, the first GLCM SP course, Brave Defender, First Sentry….EST operations, competitions, training or call-outs…Flight member, Flight Chief, Raven, Dog Handler, CATM Red Hat, etc. We also don't want to forget our canine handlers and their partners.

   

Tell us your stories.

If you are or were a 3P0X1 (or 811X0, or….) please submit it to us using the form below, OR e-mail them in to DefenderProject (at) AOL.com.
Once enough stories have been collected, they will be organized into the new MP/AP/SP history DEFENDER PROJECT and published. Don’t forget to give us a way to contact you (e-mail or cell phone address) and to advise what you unit you are or were with (this will be held in confidence). If you’ve got pictures to go with your story, let us know! We definitely want those as well.