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HISTORY
"To Dragoon"
Mission: The 385th MP BN prepares for worldwide operations in support of our Nation while simultaneously providing proficient Military Police capabilities to protect, preserve , and enable 3ID combat power; concurrently providing professional Law Enforcement to shape Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield's safe and secure communities.
Unit History: The 385th Military Police Battalion was organized on 28 October 1944. It was re-organized and re-designated on 1 August 1946 as the 385th Military Police Service Battalion Headquarters. The Battalion was inactivated on 1 November 1948 in Germany and later re-designated on 9 December 1954 as the 385th Military Police Battalion. It was allotted to the Regular Army and activated on 9 February 1955 in Boeblingen, Germany assigned to the Seventh Army, per US Army Europe General Order 1. Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment and its subordinate A, B, and C Companies were relocated on 19 October 1955 to Wilkins Barracks, Kornwestheim, Germany. The 385th Military Police Battalion was inactivated on 15 June 1993 in Germany. The 385th Military Police Battalion was later activated on 17 April 2006 at Fort Stewart, Georgia. The 3rd Military Police Battalion (Provisional) was concurrently inactivated with its headquarters element reflagged as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 385th Military Police Battalion.
The 385th Military Police Battalion has supported operations in WWII, Operation Desert Storm, and in Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan 2006-08 and 2011-12. The Detachment received the Army Superior Unit Award and Campaign Streamer for Rhineland 1944-45. The Detachment received the Army Valorous Unit Award and Campaign Streamer for its deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from 2011-2012. On 1 October 2014, the Detachment completed a two year Defense CBRNE Response Force Mission in support of NORTHCOM.
HHD Detachment
"Horse Riders"
Mission: HHD provides ready, deployable, and survivable Mission Command and Support capabilities to the elements of the 385th Military Police Battalion ISO worldwide contingency operations and Fort Stewart installation Law Enforcement and Force Protection missions.
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment of the 385th Military Police Battalion was constituted 28 October 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 385th Military Police Battalion. Activated 3 November 1944 in France. It was re-organized and re-designated on 1 August 1946 as the 385th Military Police Service Battalion Headquarters. The Battalion was inactivated on 1 November 1948 in Germany and later re-designated on 9 December 1954 as the 385th Military Police Battalion. It was allotted to the Regular Army and activated on 9 February 1955 in Boeblingen, Germany assigned to the Seventh Army, per US Army Europe General Order 1. Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment and its subordinate A, B, and C Companies were relocated on 19 October 1955 to Wilkins Barracks, Kornwestheim, Germany. The 385th Military Police Battalion was inactivated on 15 June 1993 in Germany. The 385th Military Police Battalion was later activated on 17 April 2006 at Fort Stewart, Georgia. The 3rd Military Police Battalion (Provisional) was concurrently inactivated with its headquarters element reflagged as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 385th Military Police Battalion.
"Guardians of the Night"
Mission: The 93d Military Working Dogs (MWD) Detachment performs explosives and narcotics detection and specialized security patrols in support of FORCOM and U.S. Secret Service missions. 93d MWD conducts continuous and specialized law enforcement, force protection, and community assistance on Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield. On order, deploy MWD teams worldwide to support contingency operations.
139th MP Company
"Warlords"
Mission: 139th Military Police Company conducts individual, collective and leader training at FSGA/HAAF enhancing deployment readiness accross all Military Police disciplines in support of 385th MP BN, 16th MP BDE, and 3ID. The 139th Military Police Company provides daily professional law enforcement, force protection, and installation access control support to Soldiers, Families, and Civilians of Fort Stewart military community.
"Peacemakers"
Mission: The 197th Military Police Detachment conducts continuous and specialized law enforcement, force protection, and community assistance on Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield. On order, deploys modular law enforcement specialized teams worldwide to support installation law enforcement requirements and contingency operations.
"Warriors"
Mission: 293rd Military Police Company is prepared to rapidly deploy for Homland Defence Quick Responce Force in support of Task Force Griffin and ARNORTH. Simultaneously provide professional law enforcement and installation access control to Fort Stewart community.
"Regulators"
Mission: Conduct mission command for all task organized units conducting or supporting military police operations within its Area of Responsibility (AOR). Integrates capabilities from all three military police disciplines (police operations, detention operations, and security and mobility support) and integrates police intelligence operations into all military police missions. The Headquarters Detachment provides limited local security and unit mission command functions for the brigade. Provides administrative and logistical support for all task organized units.
"Tropic Enforcers"
Mission: The 549th Military Police Company builds ready teams and prepared Leaders in order to support the Fort Stewart's garrison law enforcement mission, installation access control, and combat support to geographic combatant commanders.
The company recently returned on 6 October 2017 from conducting a 9 month deployment to Germany, conducting law enforcement operations in support operation Atlantic Resolve.