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759th Military Police Battalion
Active 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
Part of 42nd Military Police Brigade
Garrison/HQ Fort Carson, CO
Nickname(s) Lone Sentinel
Motto(s) "Tenez La Porte" Hold the Gate
Colors Green and Gold
Engagements World War II
Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
Decorations

Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Commendation (3)
Navy Unit Commendation

Army Superior Unit Award
Battle honours Operation Phantom Fury
Commanders
Commander Lieutenant Colonel Burns
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia 759MPBnDUI
42nd MP BDE Should Patch 42MPBdeSSI

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 43rd Sustainment Brigade at Fort Carson, and is a part of the 42nd Military Police Brigade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

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

Cold War[]

Southwest Asia[]

Unit decorations[]

Ribbon Award Year Notes
Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon Joint Meritorious Unit Award 1994 for service in Guantanmo Bay
Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) 1990– 1991 for service in Southwest Asia
Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) 2004 for service in Iraq
Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) 2006– 2007 for service in Iraq
Navy Unit Commendation ribbon Navy Unit Commendation (Navy) 2004 for service in Operation Phantom Fury, Fallujah, Iraq
Army Superior Unit Award ribbon Superior Unit Award 1996– 1997

References[]

  • US Army Center for History [1]
  • 759th Military Police BN Official Page [2]

External links[]

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