Provost Marshal
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The Provost Marshal is the officer in the armed forces who is in charge of the military police (often called the provost).
There may be a Provost Marshal serving at many levels of the hierarchy and he may also be the public safety officer of a military installation, responsible for the provision of fire and ambulance services as well as law enforcement. A Provost Marshal may also be in charge of the execution of punishments.
In the British Armed Forces, the Provost (pronounced prov-oh) Marshal is the head of the military police of each service, with the senior military police officers at lower levels being titled Deputy or Assistant Provost Marshals.
In the US Army, the senior military police officer is the Provost Marshal General (PMG) who is in charge of both military police and criminal investigation command (CID) policy and procedures from his office in the Pentagon. The senior MP officer at the theatre level and for each garrison is known as a provost marshal. Garrison PMs are these days may also be the director of emergecy services putting them in charge of the fire department too.
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