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The 16th Military Police Brigade is a Military Police brigade of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. This military police unit was the only airborne-qualified military police brigade in the United States Army. It provides law enforcement and police duties to the Fort Bragg area, and for the XVIII Airborne Corps when deployed. As an airborne unit, it was authorized a beret flash and parachute wing trimming,and the shoulder sleeve insignia was authorized to be worn with an airborne tab. According to U.S. Army’s Institute of Heraldry, the shoulder sleeve insignia “was amended to delete the airborne tab effective 16 October 2008” when jump status was terminated. On 16 July 1981 the group was reorganized …