759th Military Police Battalion

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 Hood, Texas.[1]

759th Military Police Battalion
Coat of Arms
Active19 August 1942 – 1 November 1953 Germany
6 June 1968 – Present
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
TypeMilitary Police
RoleMilitary Police
SizeBattalion
Part of89th Military Police Brigade (United States)
Garrison/HQFort Carson, CO
Nickname(s)Lone Sentinel
Motto(s)"Tenez La Porte" Hold the Gate
ColorsGreen and Gold
EngagementsWorld War II
Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
DecorationsJoint Meritorious Unit Award

Meritorious Unit Commendation (3)
Navy Unit Commendation

Army Superior Unit Award
Battle honoursOperation Phantom Fury
Commanders
CommanderLieutenant Colonel Scott P. Nelson
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
89th MP BDE Shoulder Patch

Organisation

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

Campaign participation

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

Cold War

Southwest Asia

Unit decorations
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

References
  1. "759th Military Police Battalion Official Page". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  • US Army Center for History
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