[vetvetdoug]

The term for Air Police was scrapped somewhere in the late 1960's for a more fanciful term, Security Police. The S.P.s that were at the gates when I was in the USAF were posted at the gates and many did not have weapons and if they did, were not allowed to have ammunition. I hope after 911 this has changed. I was given (1)one bullet to guard seven fully automatic M-16s used in the Honor Guard during funerals. The M-16s were loaded with blanks. (1974-1977).

[Victor]

"....The term for Air Police was scrapped somewhere in the late 1960's for a more fanciful term, Security Police....."

During my recent contract work at Andersen AFB , Guam, I saw that they had an even different but similar name- Security Forces.