709th Military Police Battalion

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709th Military Police Battalion
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Active9 April 1942 - Present
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
Type Military Police
RoleMilitary Police
Size Battalion
Part of 18th Military Police Brigade
21st Theater Sustainment Command
Garrison/HQ Vilseck, Germany
Nickname(s)The Warrior Battalion
Motto(s)Guardians of the Troops!
ColorsGreen and Gold
Engagements World War II
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
Commanders
Commander Lieutenant Colonel Russel B. Smith
Command Sergeant Major Command Sergeant Major Antonio J. Soto
Past CommandersLTC Richard H. Martin
LTC William B. Halloway
LTC Ted S. Chesney
LTC Richard A. Mosco
LTC Richard D. Miller
LTC John F. Fitzsimmons
LTC Robert N. Dillon
LTC Roger P. Hedgepeth
LTC Steven G. Yamashita
LTC Matthew R. Gragg
LTC Jeffrey A. Searl
LTC John W. Copeland
LTC Samuel A. Meyer
Insignia
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The 709th Military Police Battalion is a United States Army Military Police unit currently located on Rose Barracks in Vilseck, Germany. The Battalion is the United States Army's only Military Police Battalion in theater. The unit falls under the command of the 18th Military Police Brigade, associated with 21st Theater Sustainment Command.

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The 709th Military Police Battalion relocated from Hanau to Grafenwoehr in 2007. The Battalion Headquarters again relocated in the fall of 2018 from Tower to Rose Barracks.

The 709th Military Police Battalion has served with honor and distinction in the European Theater since the summer of 1944. Stationed in Grafenwoehr Germany as part of the "Ever Vigilant" 18th Military Police Brigade, the battalion provides community law enforcement and force protection within thirteen communities while training for future operations and contingencies in support of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command. In addition to providing Law Enforcement across Europe, the Battalion also supports Operation Atlantic Resolve, to include Saber Guardian 2017, Saber Strike 2018 and many other exercises throughout the theater.

Lineage and honors

HHD 709th Military Police Battalion Campaign participation

Subordinate units

HHD 709th Military Police Battalion - Vilseck; Commander: CPT Rivera-Rodriguez Christian, Detachment Sergeant: SFC Perry, Joseph

92nd Military Police Company - Kaiserslautern & Baumholder; Commander: CPT Anderson, Gartell, First Sergeant: 1SG Feliciano, Stevie

527th Military Police Company - Hohenfels & Ansbach; Commander: CPT Martin, Omar First Sergeant: 1SG Thomas

529th Military Police Company - Wiesbaden, Vicenza & Camp Darby; Commander: CPT Rico, Allan, First Sergeant: SFC Detwiler, Andrew

554th Military Police Company - Stuttgart; Commander: CPT Avello Camila, First Sergeant: 1SG SFC Burnett, Allison

615th Military Police Company - Vilseck; Commander: CPT Mallory Johnson, First Sergeant: SFC Luke Joseph

Command group

Unit decorations

RibbonAwardYearNotes
Valorous Unit Award ribbon.svg Valorous Unit Award 2003 2004For service in Iraq
Army Superior Unit Award ribbon.svg Superior Unit Award 1995 1996
Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg Meritorious Unit Commendation 2009 2010For service in Afghanistan

References

  1. "709th Military Police Battalion". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. "709th Military Police Battalion". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 19 May 2022.