The 720th Military Police Battalion is a military police battalion of the United States Army based at Fort Hood, Texas. It is a subordinate unit under the Training and Readiness Authority of the 89th Military Police Brigade. Constituted 10 Jan. 1942 in the Army as the 720th Military Police Battalion, it was activated during the Second World War at Fort Meade, MD 20 Jan 1942. The battalion served during that time while stationed in Australia and New Guinea. From there it was relocated to Yokohama, Japan in 2 Sep 1945 until finally moved to Fort Hood, Texas on 21 Feb, 1955.