759th Military Police Battalion

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759th Military Police Battalion
Coat of Arms
Active	19 August 1942 – 1 November 1953 Germany 6 June 1968 – Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Military Police
Role	Military Police
Size	Battalion
Part of	89th Military Police Brigade (United States)
Garrison/HQ	Fort Carson, CO
Nickname(s)	Lone Sentinel
Motto(s)	"Tenez La Porte" Hold the Gate
Colors	Green and Gold
Engagements	World War II Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom
Decorations	Joint Meritorious Unit Award Meritorious Unit Commendation (3) Navy Unit Commendation Army Superior Unit Award
Battle honours	Operation Phantom Fury
Commanders
Commander	Lieutenant Colonel Sc Daniel l. Gonzalez
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
89th MP BDE Shoulder Patch

The 759th Military Police Battalion is a military police battalion in the United States Army. It is currently stationed at Fort Carson, CO – "The Mountain Post". It is administratively controlled by the 4th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade at Fort Carson, and is a part of the 89th Military Police Brigade at Fort Cavazos, Texas.^[1]

• Constituted 19 August 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 759th Military Police Battalion
• Activated 15 September 1942 at Fort Ontario, New York
• Reorganized and redesignated 17 September 1947 as the 759th Military Police Service Battalion
• Reorganized and redesignated 20 November 1950 as the 759th Military Police Battalion
• Allotted 26 November 1952 to the Regular Army
• Inactivated 1 November 1953 in Germany
• Activated 6 June 1968 at Fort Dix, New Jersey (Organic elements inactivated 1 November 1970 at Fort Dix, New Jersey).

• 148th Military Police Detachment
• 59th Military Police Company
• 110th Military Police Company
• 127th Military Police Company
• 984th Military Police Company

• Naples-Foggia
• Rome-Arno
• Southern France (with arrowhead)
• Rhineland
• Ardennes-Alsace
• Central Europe
• Germany

• Berlin Airlift

• Defense of Saudi Arabia
• Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
• Southwest Asia Cease-Fire
• Operation Noble Eagle
• OIF 2
  • Siege of Sadr City
  • Operation Phantom Fury
• OIF 06-08
• Afghanistan OEF X

Ribbon	Award	Year	Notes
	Joint Meritorious Unit Award	1994	for service in Guantanmo Bay
	Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)	1990–1991	for service in Southwest Asia
	Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)	2004	for service in Iraq
	Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)	2006–2007	for service in Iraq
	Navy Unit Commendation (Navy)	2004	for service in Operation Phantom Fury, Fallujah, Iraq
	Superior Unit Award	1996–1997

• US Army Center for History [1]

• Globalsecurity.org, 759th Military Police Battalion