Home Origins Early Personalities and Problems Upgrading the Force Defending the Force The Force in Turmoil The Force Matures Appendix Links		THE UNITED STATES PARK POLICE A HISTORY...............by Barry Mackintosh LINKS (A few links to Park Police and Related NPS sites) Park Police The United States Park Police web site FIRST WOMAN MAJOR IN U.S. PARK POLICE On July 19, 1998, Captain Gretchen W. Merkle will become the first woman in United States Park Police history to attain the rank of Major. She will succeed Major Hugh C. Irwin as Commander of the San Francisco National Park Service: Employment Information The primary duty of the U.S. Park Police is to protect lives. Police Officers are hired by our National Capitol Region and are initially assigned to the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area, where ...   (For more information on the NPS Park Police use the search engine.)
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