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The following is a list of units within the United States Army Military Police Corps, with their Distinctive unit insignia. [1]
Unit | SSI/DUI | Subordinate to | Component |
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United States Army Criminal Investigation Command | United States Army Provost Marshal General | Active Duty | |
United States Army Corrections Command |
Unit | DUI | Subordinate to | Component |
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94th Military Police Battalion - Camp Humphreys, South Korea
| 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command / Eighth US Army / United States Forces Korea | Active Duty | |
525th Military Police Battalion - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | Joint Detention Group / Joint Task Force Guantanamo / United States Southern Command | Active Duty | |
102nd Military Police Battalion - Auburn, NY | New York Army National Guard / 53rd Troop Command | National Guard | |
104th Military Police Battalion - Kingston, NY | New York Army National Guard / 53rd Troop Command | National Guard | |
437th Military Police Battalion - Columbus, OH | Ohio Army National Guard / 73rd Troop Command Columbus, OH | National Guard | |
519th Military Police Battalion - Fort Johnson
| Joint Readiness Training Center / United States Army Forces Command | Active Duty | |
850th Military Police Battalion - Phoenix, AZ
| Arizona Army National Guard | National Guard | |
192nd Military Police Battalion- Niantic, CT
| Connecticut Army National Guard | National Guard | |
170th Military Police Battalion- Decatur, GA
| Georgia Army National Guard | National Guard |
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