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Commander
Colonel Samuel A. Meyer
COL Samuel A. Meyer hails from Ypsilanti, Michigan. He earned his commission in the Active Army through Eastern Michigan University ROTC and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice in 2002. COL Meyer also earned a Master of Arts in Business and Organizational Security Management from Webster University in 2006. He is a graduate from the United States Army War College, earning a Master of Strategic Studies degree in 2023.
COL Meyer’s military education includes Military Police Officer Basic Course, Military Police Captain’s Career Course, Police Transition Team Leaders Course, Intermediate Level Education, Airborne School, and Air Assault School.
His assignments include Platoon Leader, 55th MP Company, Camp Red Cloud; Executive Officer, 557th MP CO, Camp Humphreys, Korea; Battalion S4, 92d MP Battalion, Fort Benning, Georgia, which included a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (2006-2007); Company Commander, 988th MP Company, 92d MP Battalion, Fort Benning, Georgia, which included a deployment is support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (2008-2009); Military Police Company Observer Controller/Trainer (OC/T) and Senior MP OC/T, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC), Hohenfels, Germany; Director, Emergency Services / Garrison Commander, United States Army Garrison-Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany; Future Plans Officer (G35 /CJ35), United States Army Central (USARCENT), Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, South Carolina, which included a deployment in support of the establishment of the Combined Joint Task Force–Operation Inherent Resolve; S3, HHBN, USARCENT, Shaw Air Force, Sumter, South Carolina; Training with Industry assignment with the American Correctional Association, Alexandria, Virginia; G3, Army Corrections Command, Crystal City, Virginia; Director, Emergency Service / Provost Marshal, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Commander, 709th MP BN, Vilseck, Germany; His most recent assignment was the Provost Marshal for United Nations Command (UNC), Combined Force Command (CFC), United States Forces Korea (USFK), and J34 / Protection Chief for USFK.
His awards include the Bronze Star Medal (1 OLC), Defense Superior Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (4 OLC), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (2 OLC), Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal (3 Campaign Stars), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals, Korean Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (5th Award), Army Staff Identification Badge, Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge, and the Air Assault Badge. COL Meyer’s unit awards include the Meritorious Unit Citation and the Army Superior Unit Award (1 OLC). COL Meyer is a member of the Military Police Regiment’s Order of the Marechaussee.
Command Sergeant Major
CSM Gregory A. Elderkin
CSM Gregory A. Elderkin hails from New Hartford, New York. He entered the Army in July 2001 and completed One Station Unit Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri where he earned the Military Occupational Specialty of 95B, Military Police.
CSM Elderkin has served as a Military Police Soldier, Team Leader, Squad Leader, Platoon Sergeant, Drill Sergeant, Personal Security Officer, Company Operations Sergeant, Instructor of Military Science, Department of Military Instruction Senior Enlisted Advisor, First Sergeant, Department of Emergency Services Sergeant Major, Deputy Commandant for the Fort Stewart Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Battalion and Brigade Operations SGM, and Battalion CSM for the Fort Cavazos Soldier Recovery Unit.
CSM Elderkin’s assignments include 28th Military Police Detachment, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; C CO, 796th Military Police Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; E CO, 796th Military Police Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; 3rd Chemical Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; B Co, 101st HHBN, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; 561st Military Police Company, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Department of Military Instruction, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York; 546th Military Police Company, Fort Stewart, GA, Fort Stewart Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Fort Stewart, GA; 709th Military Police Battalion, Rose Barracks/Vilseck, Germany, 18th Military Police Brigade, Rose Barracks/Vilseck, Germany, and Soldier Recovery Unit, Fort Cavazos, Texas. His overseas deployments include multiple deployments to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Camp Casey/Hovey, South Korea in support of Korea Rotational Forces.
CSM Elderkin has an Associate’s Degree in General Studies from Central Texas College, a Bachelor’s Degree in Family and Child Development (Cum Laude) from American Military University and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Texas- El Paso. His military education includes Primary Leadership Development Course (Honor Graduate), Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course (Honor Graduate), Senior Leader Course (Commandant’s List), Air Assault School, Special Reaction Team Phase I and Marksman/Observer Course, Domestic Violence Intervention Training, Cold Weather Leaders Course, Drill Sergeant School, Combatives Level I, Personnel Security Course, Evasive Drivers Course, Advanced Situational Awareness Training, Anti-Terrorism Officer Basic Course, Master Resiliency Trainer Course, Tactical Certification Course, Law Enforcement Senior Leader Course, and the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Class 71.
CSM Elderkin’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (5th Award), Army Commendation Medal (6th Award), Army Achievement Medal (7th Award), Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Citation (2nd Award), Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Two Campaign Stars, Korea Defense Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Drill Sergeant Identification Badge, Air Assault Badge, and he is a member of the distinguished Audie Murphy Club.
Permanent Party Reporting
When you arrive sign in from leave at Dillard Hall, Bldg 470, 140 Replacement Ave. New Soldiers will start the “Arrive Strong” program the following duty day. The “Arrive Strong” program is a seven day installation in-processing program for all permanent party Soldiers.
Graduation Information
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Headquarters Company
Basic Military Police Training Division
701st MP Battalion
787th MP Battalion
795th MP Battalion
43rd Reception Battalion
Mission
The 14th Military Police Brigade transforms civilians into disciplined and physically fit Soldiers of character; trains and educates law enforcement professionals to continuously support the Army’s premier dual-purpose force and mitigate strategic risk.
History of the 14th Military Police Brigade
The 14th Military Police Brigade played a major role in the defense of freedom since it was first activated as the 14th Military Police Group in Mannheim, Germany on 25 June 1965. The Group was reorganized 10 June 1968 at Fort Meade, Maryland to provide support to the nation’s capital until it was reactivated and returned to Germany as the 14th Military Police Group at Moehringen, Germany on 16 November 1981. It was reorganized and redesignated as the 14th Military Police Brigade on 16 August 1985 at Wilkin Kaserne, Kornwestheim, Germany.
The Brigade, comprised of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, the 385th Military Police Battalion in Kornwestheim, and the 793rd Military Police Battalion in Nurnberg, supported VII (US) Corps with a powerful force ready to conduct rear combat operations, battlefield circulation control, prisoner of war operations and war-time law enforcement. The Brigade also provided trained military police for peacetime force protection in the thirteen military communities of the VII (US) Corps. The Brigade deployed with one battalion to Saudi Arabia in December 1990 in support of Operation Desert Shield while its remaining units worked with the Polizei and Feldjaegers to provide security for the soldiers and families left in Germany. When Operation Desert Storm commenced in January 1991, the Brigade commanded 21 units of active and reserve forces – 2,800 soldiers – until redeployed in May 1991. It was then inactivated at Kornwestheim, Germany on 17 March 1992 and reorganized at Mannheim, Germany on 18 March 1992 as the command and control headquarters for the 95th and 97th Military Police Battalions.
The 14th Military Police Brigade was later inactivated on 15 September 1994 at Mannheim, Germany. On 1 October 1999, as part of the move of the Military Police Corps Regiment from Fort McClellan, Alabama the Brigade was reactivated at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. In 1999, 14th Military Police Brigade contained the 701st Military Police Battalion, the 787th Military Police Battalion and the 795th Military Police Battalion. On 15 January 2007 to accommodate the surge of Soldiers the 796th Military Police Battalion was activated. The 796th Military Police Battalion was inactivated shortly after on 17 December 2008. On 24 May 2018, the 1st Battalion, 58th Infantry Regiment was reactivated at Fort Leonard Wood and assigned to the 14th Military Police Brigade to conduct basic combat training in support of the Army’s end strength increase. The 1st Battalion, 58th Infantry Regiment was inactivated on 18 September 2020. Yearly the Brigade trains thousands of Soldiers where it proudly upholds its motto, “Forge the Regiment”.
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