Military police

thumb|Members of Italy's Carabinieri on public order duties in [[Florence]] thumb|upright|A Turkish Gendarmerie General Command trooper on guard at [[Topkapı Palace in Istanbul]]

police organization part of the military of a state

Soviet / Russian paramilitary force

government agency that supports the executive branch

military police whose duties are policing solely within the armed forces of a country, as opposed to gendarmerie duties in the civilian population