page_title: Romanian Military Police
section_title: Current state
hierarchical_section_title: Romanian Military Police / Current state
caption_attribution_description: The 265th Military Police Battalion operating in Iraq.
context_page_description: The Romanian Military Police is the military police of the Romanian Armed Forces. It was formed in 1990, immediately after the Romanian Revolution, although the Romanian Gendarmerie performed military police duties between 1850 and 1949.
context_section_description: In 1990, after the Romanian Revolution, the Ministry of National Defence decided to unify all the former MP-type branches into a single structure called "Military Police". On 12 March 1990, the Minister of National Defence issued an order to establish MP units/subunits all over Romania. Starting on 15 May 1990, the 265 MP Battalion, the 286, 282, 295 and 302 companies were established under the Land Forces' command.
  The 265th Military Police Battalion (Batalionul 265 Poliţie Militară) is the largest and most important MP unit. It was formed in May 1990 and its headquarters are located in Bucharest. The battalion is often deployed to Iraq on peacekeeping missions. In December 2006, the unit received modernized Humvees that replaced the ARO's still in service.
  Due to the reorganisation of the Romanian Land Forces, starting with 1999 some MP Companies were transformed into MP platoons and squads and some of them were reassigned to logistic or combat support units.
  Starting with 2006, four Military Police-Guard Battalions were established. Their main mission is to guard military headquarters and installations. The total strength of these battalions is about 3000 personnel.
caption: Romanian MP training.
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