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Crossed pistols or the letters MP inside a unit frame.
Also known as: MP unit icon, Provost unit symbol
In NATO joint military symbology crossed pistols, or in some renderings the letters MP, denote a military police unit.
Denotes a military police unit responsible for policing, traffic control and detention.
Contexts: Maps
Is rendered differently across national implementations of the standard, some drawing crossed pistols and some using block letters.
Contexts: Maps
Two crossed pistol shapes forming a saltire, or a pair of block letters, centred inside the frame.