United States Pentagon Police

"USPPD" redirects here. For the U.S. Park Police, see United States Park Police. For the USPPD's parent organization, see Pentagon Force Protection Agency.
Pentagon Police
Seal of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency
Seal of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency
Common namePentagon Police or Pentagon P.D.
AbbreviationPPD
MottoSemper Vigilans (English: "Always watching")
Agency overview
FormedOctober 1, 1987 (as the Defense Protective Service)
May 3, 2002 (as the U.S. Pentagon Police)
Preceding agency
  • Defense Protective Service
Jurisdictional structure
Legal jurisdictionThe Pentagon, DoD sites in the National Capital Region
Operational structure
HeadquartersThe Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Elected officers responsible
  • Chris Bargery, SES, Executive Director for Law Enforcement
Agency executives
  • Woodrow Kusse, Chief of Police
  • Gerald Plummer, Assistant Chief of Police
Parent agencyPentagon Force Protection Agency
Website
www.pfpa.mil

The Pentagon Police Division (PPD) is the uniformed division of the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA).

PPD's role is to provide law enforcement and protective security services for The Pentagon and other Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) activities in the National Capital Region. These services include patrol, response, and investigation of criminal activity as well as protection of designated Defense officials.