759MP Units :: Fort Carson

759MP Units

59th Military Police Company "Warriors"

The Army of the United States constituted the 59th Military Police Company on Nov. 30, 1943, and activated it Dec. 1, 1943, in North Africa. Shortly after World War II, the 59th Military Police Company was inactivated at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, on Oct. 28, 1945. The 59th Military Police Company was again reactivated to the regular Army at Fort Dix, New Jersey, on Oct. 13, 1950, only to be inactivated again May 2, 1955, in Korea. It was reactivated June 1, 1957, in Germany and deactivated there March 30, 1971. Once again the 59th Military Police Company was activated in Germany on June 21, 1977. The 59th Military Police Company moved from Germany to Fort Carson on Oct. 20, 1993.

During World War II, the 59th Military Police Company participated in the Naples-Foggia and Rome-Arno Campaigns. In Korea, the company participated on the CCF Intervention, the first United Nations summer-fall offensive, the second Korea winter, the Korea summer-fall 1952 campaign, the third Korean winter, and the Korea summer 1953 campaign. The 59th Military Police Company has received three Meritorious Unit Commendation Awards, one for Korea 1950-1952; one for Korea 1953; and finally one for Korea 1953-1954. The 59th Military Police Company has also received one Presidential Unit Citation for its performance in Korea from Aug. 1, 1952, through Sept. 30, 1953.

The 59th Military Police Company has participated in a number of contingency deployments, to include the Cuban Refugee Resettlement at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, 1980; JTF-B Honduras Rotations 1986-88/95-96; Operation Promote Liberty in Panama, 1990; Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, 1990-91; Operation Restore Hope, Somalia, 1992-93; Operation Joint Endeavor and Joint Guard, Bosnia 1996-97/98-99; Operations Desert Shift/Enduring Freedom, Saudi Arabia, 2001-2002, Operation Iraqi Freedom I 2003-2004 receiving the FORSCOM Eagle Award , Operation Iraqi Freedom 04-06 from 2005-2006 and finally Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-09 from 2007-2008.

Campaign Participation Credit

World War II

Naples-Foggia
Rome-Arno

War on Terrorism

Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm 1990-1991
Operation Enduring Freedom 2001-2002
Saudi Arabia/Operation Iraqi Freedom I, 04-06, 07-09

Decorations

Meritorious Unit Commendation Award; Korea 1950-1952
Korea 1953, Korea 1953-1954
Presidential Unit Citation; Korea 1952-1953
FORSCOM Eagle Award 2004, 2008
J.P. Holland Award 2008

69th Military Police Company "Wardogs"

The 60th Military Police Company was constituted on Nov. 8, 1950, and allocated to the Regular Army as the 69th Military Police Criminal Investigation Detachment and was activated Dec, 5, 1950, in Denver. It was reorganized Oct. 8, 1954, as the 69th Military Police Detachment (Criminal Investigation) and inactivated March 25, 1962.

It was again activated Dec. 25, 1964, at Kaiserslautern, Germany, and then inactivated March 30,1971.

The company was reactivated Oct. 16, 2012, at Fort Carson.

The 69th has had handlers deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt and Honduras.

Distinctive Designation

March 3, 2016 - War Dogs

110th MP "Hell Raisers"

The 110th Military Police Company was constituted Nov. 25, 1942, in the Army of the United States, and activated Jan. 1, 1943, at Robins Field, Warner Robins, Georgia. It was inactivated Dec. 31,1945, in Germany.

The company was activated Jan. 1, 1966, in Korea. and inactivated Dec. 15, 1978. It was reactivated Sept. 16, 1982, in Germany and then inactivated Feb. 15, 1991. It was once again activated Oct. 16, 2004, at Fort Hood, Texas

Campaign Participation Credit

World War II

Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe

War on Terrorism

Iraq
Afghanistan

Decorations

Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2003
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), EUROPEAN THEATER
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2005-2006
Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1983-1985
Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1990
Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2006

127th MP "Speed and Power"

Constituted 30 April 1942 in the United States Army as Company B, 802d Military Police Battalion. The Company was activated on 20 June 1942 at Camp Livingston, Louisiana. The Unit served in Cairo, Egypt during World War II. They were later re-organized and re-designated as the 127th Military Police Company on 6 September 1945. The unit was inactivated 28 February 1946 at Cairo, Egypt. The unit was again re-activated on 1 August 1966 at Fort Bragg, NC and was then transferred to Vietnam as a Corps level unit on 7 January 1967. Assigned to the Corps tactical zone II, 93rd MP BN, 16th MP Group. Served in the Qui Nhon area until 1971 when it was transferred to Cam Ranh Bay. Inactivated 30 January 1972 in Vietnam. Activated again the 21st of October 1977 in Germany. While in Germany the 127th MP CO fell under the 709th Military Police Company during their deployments to Iraq. The 127th MP Co relocated from Germany to Fort Carson CO, in the summer of 2008 and will formally re-station and be part of the 759th Military Police Battalion on the 24th of November 2008.

Campaign Participation Credit

World War II

Egypt
Libya

War on Terrorism

Iraq OIF II 2004, OIF 06-08

Miscellaneous

Vietnam (1967-1972)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (1995)
Kosovo defense Campaign (1999, 2002)

Decorations

Meritorious Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1971
Superior Unit Streamer embroidered BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 1995

148th MP "Wolf Pack"

The 148th Military Police Detachment was constituted on Dec. 11, 1935, as the 19th Military Police Company and activated July 5, 1940, at Camp DeLesseps, Panama Canal Zone. The unit was then deactivated Jan. 23, 1942. Later, the unit was redesignated as the 19th Military Police Company on Jan. 29, 1953, and activated at Camp Carson, Colorado, March 3, 1953. Constituted July 22,1965, in the Regular Army as the 148th Military Police Detachment, it was activated Sept. 1, 1965, at Berkeley, California. Inactivated Oct. 15, 1968, in Vietnam. The unit was later inactivated Oct. 15, 1982, at Fort Carson. Unit personnel and positions then became a derivative of the Garrison Table of Distribution and formed U.S. Army Garrison Military Police, Company A.

On June 16, 1998, the unit was redesignated as the 148th Military Police Detachment, and began operations as a deployable Military Police Unit. The unit has deployed Military Police Teams to operational missions throughout the continental US, as well as overseas. Presently, the unit conducts Military Police Operations in support of III Corps and FORSCOM contingencies, while simultaneously providing Provost Marshal assets in support of garrison force protection and law enforcement operations on Fort Carson.

Campaign Participation Credit

Vietnam

Defense; Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II;
Counteroffensive, Phase III
Tet Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase IV
Counteroffensive, Phase V

984th MP "Immortals"

The 984th Military Police Company was constituted on July 14, 1942, and activated Aug. 1, 1942, at Camp Riley, Minnesota. The 984th Military Police Company was reorganized and redesignated Aug. 10, 1945, as the 984th Military Police Company, Aviation. It was then inactivated Dec. 1, 1945, at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. On Dec. 29, 1966, the unit was redesignated as the 984th Military Police Company and allotted to the Regular Army. The unit finally settled at Fort Carson on Feb. 25, 1967.

The company has been deployed around the world to include Northern Ireland, Panama, Kuwait, Somalia, Bosnia, Cuba and Iraq.

Campaign Participation Credit

World War II

European-African-Middle Eastern Theater - Streamer without inscription

Southwest Asia

Defense of Saudi Arabia
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
Cease-Fire

War on Terrorism

Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom I and 06-08
Operation Enduring Freedom X
Guantanamo Bay

Decorations

Army Superior Unit Award 1996-1997
Meritorious Unit Commendation 2004
Army Superior Unit Award 10 Nov. 96 - 4 Apr. 97 and June 96 - 31 Dec. 97
Meritorious Unit Commendation 14 Sep. 06 - 29 Oct. 07
Valorious Unit Award 12 July - 20 Sep. 09
Joint Meritorious Unit Award Dec. 92 - 4 May 93