In wartime contingencies, the Military Police Command would be tasked with safeguarding prisoners-of-war, protecting rear echelon areas and headquarters, as well as securing important supply routes and relevant bases for Singapore.

[citation needed] The following year, a 93-men unit drawn from the SAFPU formed the Silent Precision Drill Squad (SPDS), who trained under the guidance of foreign instructors for a performance during the 1984 National Day Parade at the Padang.

[citation needed] The old Mowbray Camp at Ulu Pandan has since been handed over to the Singapore Police Force and is currently used by the Protective Security Command (ProCom).

[citation needed] On 1 September 2006, SAFPU was renamed SAF Military Police Command and officially inaugurated by Lieutenant-General Ng Yat Chung, the Chief of Defence Force.

Its operational duties are subdivided into five categories – enforcement, ceremonial, security, incarceration, and criminal investigation – carried out by the Military Police Enforcement Unit (MPEU), Security Troopers from 8 SIR and 9 SIR, the SAF Detention Barracks, and the Special Investigation Branch (SIB).

[4] The LECC routinely conducts spot-checks in SAF camps, bases, vessels, and on personnel returning from overseas deployment.

It also has a Security Operations Detachment that works closely with the Singapore Police Force to arrest SAF personnel who have deserted or gone AWOL or committed other military offences.

[4] It has an Escort and Processing Office Platoon in charge of registering and detaining suspects in holding cells at Mowbray Camp.

The SAF Military Police Command also provides security coverage at the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) headquarters at Bukit Gombak.