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U.S. Air Force Security Forces  

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  • The U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF), from which the modern U.S. Air Force (USAF) is derived, formed its own law enforcement organization in November 1941, only months after the USAAF was created as a semiautonomous organization within the U.S. Army. In 1942, the organization was placed under the new office of the Air Provost Marshal and its units were designated as either military police companies or air base security battalions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; U.S. Air Force Security Forces]

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