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759th Military Police Battalion
Active United States Army battalion
Active United States Army battalion
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| unit_name | 759th Military Police Battalion | |
| image | 759MPBnDUI.jpg | |
| image_size | 170 | |
| caption | Coat of Arms | |
| dates | 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 | |
| command_structure | [89th Military Police Brigade (United States)](89th-military-police-brigade-united-states) | |
| garrison | Fort Carson, CO | |
| nickname | Lone Sentinel | |
| motto | "Tenez La Porte" Hold the Gate | |
| colors | Green and Gold | |
| battles | World War II | |
| Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm | ||
| Operation Iraqi Freedom | ||
| Operation Enduring Freedom | ||
| decorations | Joint Meritorious Unit Award | |
| battle_honours | Operation Phantom Fury | |
| website | ||
| commander1 | Lieutenant Colonel Sc Daniel l. Gonzalez | |
| commander1_label | Commander | |
| identification_symbol | [[File:759MPBnDUI.jpg | 100px]] |
| identification_symbol_label | Distinctive Unit Insignia | |
| identification_symbol_2 | [[File:89MPBdeSSI.png | 100px]] |
| identification_symbol_2_label | 89th MP BDE Shoulder Patch |
6 June 1968 – Present Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom
Meritorious Unit Commendation (3)
Navy Unit Commendation
Army Superior Unit Award https://archive.today/20121212202527/http://www.carson.army.mil/759thMP/index.html
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.
Lineage
- 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
Campaign participation
[[World War II]]
- Naples-Foggia
- Rome-Arno
- Southern France (with arrowhead)
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
- Germany
Cold War
- Berlin Airlift
Southwest Asia
- 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
| Ribbon | Award | Year | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg | 50px]] | Joint Meritorious Unit Award | 1994 | for service in Guantanmo Bay | ||||
| [[File:Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg | 50px]] | Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) | 1990–1991 | for service in Southwest Asia | ||||
| [[File:Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg | 50px]] | Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) | 2004 | for service in Iraq | ||||
| [[File:Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg | 50px]] | Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) | 2006–2007 | for service in Iraq | ||||
| [[File:U.S. Navy Unit Commendation ribbon.svg | 50px]] | Navy Unit Commendation (Navy) | 2004 | for service in Operation Phantom Fury, Fallujah, Iraq | ||||
| [[File:Army Superior Unit Award ribbon.svg | 50px]] | Superior Unit Award | 1996–1997 |
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