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 Scott P. Nelson
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia|
89th MP BDE Shoulder Patch|

Military unit

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]

## Organisation[edit]

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)

## Subordinate units[edit]

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

## Campaign participation[edit]

### World War II[edit]

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

### Cold War[edit]

* Berlin Airlift

### Southwest Asia[edit]

* 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

## Unit decorations[edit]

Ribbon  | Award  | Year  | Notes

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| 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  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "759th Military Police Battalion Official Page". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.

* US Army Center for History [1]

## External links[edit]

* Globalsecurity.org, 759th Military Police Battalion