Pentagon Force Protection Agency
federal law enforcement agency within the U.S. Department of Defense / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) protects and keeps safe the occupants, visitors, and infrastructure of the Pentagon, Navy Annex and other assigned Pentagon facilities. PFPA is a civilian Defense Agency within the United States Department of Defense. PFPA does its job using law enforcement officers (Pentagon Police), criminal investigative and protective services agents; threat management agents; chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives technicians; and anti-terrorism/force protection and physical security personnel.
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Pentagon Force Protection Agency | |
Abbreviation | PFPA |
PFPA Seal | |
Motto | "Protecting those Who Protect Our Nation" |
Agency Overview | |
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Formed | 2002, May 3 |
Preceding agency | Defense Protective Service |
Legal personality | Governmental agency |
Jurisdictional Structure | |
Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction) | United States |
Legal jurisdiction | The Pentagon and National Capital Region |
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Operational Structure | |
Headquarters | The Pentagon |
Agency executive | Steven E. Calvery, Director; Richard S. Keevill, Chief of the U.S. Pentagon Police |
Parent agency | Department of Defense |
Child agency | United States Pentagon Police |
Website | |
www.pfpa.mil | |
Footnotes | |
See the reference[1] below for the source of the above data. | |
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