The 1st Battalion, 58th Infantry Regiment was inactivatedon 18 September 2020. frameset, http://groups.msn.com/536thMilitaryPoliceCompany. The battalion was deactivated so it could be reactivated in Alaska to replace the Arctic Military Police Battalion (Provisional) "Polar Bears". Joshua David Powell. Organization [ edit] The battalion is subordinate to 89th Military Police Brigade. 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 Brigade's subordinate units were dispersed throughout central Germany with the 709th Military Police Battalion headquartered in Hanau and the 793rd Military Police Battalion headquartered in Bamberg. Contact the Web Team Nelsons awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Combat Action Badge, the Military Police Regiments Order of the Marechaussee in Bronze, German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency in Gold and other various awards. The 793rd Military Police Battalion was awarded the Meritorious Unit CommendationDesert Shield/Storm and campaign streamersDefense of Saudi Arabia, Liberation and Defense of Kuwait, and Southwest Asia Cease Fire, for military operations in Southwest Asia. stories or thoughts on the subject, please contact me. It was allotted to the Regular Army 22 June 1951. Maj. Jerry A. Craig cased the 720th's colors to symbolize their departure, and Blahovec and Command Sgt. My family loved our time in Germany. The 793rd MP Bn., was attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and will return to its home in Bamberg, Germany, after a successful mission overseeing the. A gold color metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: vert, on a bend or two torteaux. Most recently, he served as the Chief of Operations, Operations Team #5, National Joint Operations and Intelligence Center (National Military Command Center, the Pentagon). . Members of the Brigade performed a wide variety of missions including evacuation of prisoners of war, security of vessels and ports, convoy escort, security of vital installations and VIPs, maintenance of discipline, law and order, and direct support to combat operations. After graduating from the Military Police Captains Career Course, Nelson was assigned to Fort Wainwright, Alaska, as a battalion assistant S3 and then as the commander of the 472nd Military Police Company. The 2 torteaux represented campaign honors awarded for operations in World War II. Upon completing company command, Nelson was selected to be an aide-de-camp for the deputy commanding general of U.S. Army-Pacific at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. The Brigade also provided trained military police for peacetime force protection in the thirteen military communities of the VII (US) Corps. Likewise, patrols from those stations would send their reports by similar packets and the exchange was made at a rendezvous point between each of the stations and packets were exchanged. Ill always remember his name he always introduced himself to everyone like James Bond Carey, William F. So here I was as a Captain in charge of a unit that had as members the battalion commander, XO, and S-3 Maj Mark Pankow (Operations) all senior in rank. In May 2010, the 793rd Military Police Battalion was relocated to Fort Richardson, Alaska as part of the 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, US Army Alaska. Can you list the top facts and stats about 793rd Military Police Battalion? Military Police Battalion, held Thursday morning, the day it was inactivated, was a ceremony to honor four of its recently-fallen soldiers who died on June 4, 2011, while deployed in Afghanistan. 793RD MILITARY POLICE BATTALION Air Force Units Army Units Coast Guard Units Marine Corps Units Navy Units Become a VetFriends Member Site Map Search Veterans & Personnel Photos, Humor, Stories & More Military Records & Resources Reunions, Parades, & Events Online Catalog About VetFriends My Profile MetLife Veteran Insurance Discounts Contact Us The convoys played a significant role in the defeat of the Third Reich, he said and called the Spartans "the champions of the Red Ball Express.". 793rd Military Police Battalion 2005-2006 49th Military Police Battalion 4th MEB (AT) HHB 1-102nd Field Artillery Forward 110th Military Police Company Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 142nd Field Artillery Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 194th Armor Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery Lt. Col. Scott P. Nelson was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and lived at Clark Air Force Base, Philippines, and Bellevue, Nebraska, while growing up. These organic companies were replaced by the 212th, 615th, and 630th Military Police Companies. On 15 January 2007 to accommodate the surge of Soldiers the 796th Military Police Battalion was activated. Michael Sauret, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs OfficeMay 21, 2008. His first duty station was in Schweinfurt, Germany, as a platoon leader in the 630th Military Police Company. 168th Military Police Battalion. 21, of L'Anse, Mich.; assigned to 793rd Military Police Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; died at FOB Fenty, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered June 4 in Laghman province when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. It was a bit unusual for an Military Intelligence officer to be in charge of an MP unit. I was with the 793rd in Wuerzburg from 1974-78. The 793d MP battalion returned to Kosovo in November 2000 to support Task Force Falcon, KFOR 2B, until May 2001. Contents 1 Activation/ World War II 2 Operation Desert Shield/Storm 3 Bosnian Conflict 4 Kosovo Conflict ), Click here to open 'USArmyGermany' EN. 66th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Bn, Karlsruhe, Germany Assigned to 793rd Military Police Bn Nurnberg, Germany Desert Shield/Storm 2 Dec 1990-16 May 1991 !! Fort Richardson JB Elmendorf-Richardson | Anchorage, Alaska, United States. The battalion as short of MP officers so they didnt have enough to take that position. To assist the 793rd Military Police Battalion. I spent 3 years with Headquarters, 793rd Military Police Battalion from September 1985 through September 1988. I know for 1977-78, we had Wuerzburg (HQ & 1st Plt), Kitzingen (2nd Plt), Wertheim & Bad Kissigen (3rd Plt), A-Burg (4th Plt) & Scheinfurt (5th Plt). With the reduction of troops in the US Army, battalion was deactivated on 28 August 2014. 759th Military Police Battalion. 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. My time with 793rd was as the battalion S-2 intelligence officer (Captain), but primarily responsible for physical security type duties for all battalion locations. 91st Military Police Battalion - Fort Drum, NY. The 793rd provided protection from jeeps at the front and rear of each convoy and the Red Ball Express was able to deliver 12,500 tons of material a day from the beachhead in Normandy to the rapidly advancing battle front. 793rd Military Police Battalion Battalion Connections See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below. By Staff Sgt. Looking for more information from military/civilian The "Spartans" were attached to their home brigade, the 18th MP Brigade "Vigilant" which was in Iraq and in charge of MP units in the Division, and the battalion was attached as well to 10th Mountain Division in Multi-National Division-Center(MND-C), and the 18th Airborne Corps in Multi-National Corps-Iraq(MNC-I). Hadn't looked at this for quite some time. Members of the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment deployed to Vung Tau Republic of Vietnam on 7 September 1966. Robert Lee Voakes Jr., Spc. in National Security and Resource Strategy from the Eisenhower School, National Defense University (2019). In October 2002, the 793rd Military Police Battalion again returned to Kosovo for a third tour as part of KFOR 4B and conducted operations in support of Multi-National Brigade East until August 2003. In 2009, Nelson earned a masters degree in business and organizational security management from Webster University. Medical Detachment 793rd Military Police Battalion Note: although it was not in Antwerp long enough to be recognized in the above list, the 109th Port Marine Maintenance Company was in Antwerp from March 25 to mid-June 1945. Upon return from Iraq in February 2004, the Brigade immediately began to prepare for a return to Iraq and was the first Brigade in the army to return to Iraq on 30 November 2004 serving there until 7 November 2005. Lesson: Learned how to be diplomatic. 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The 14th Military Police Brigade was later inactivated on 15 September 1994 at Mannheim, Germany. Nelson then moved to Stuttgart, Germany, where he served at U.S. European Command (EUCOM) as an antiterrorism operations officer, the EUCOM J3 executive officer and as the deputy chief of the antiterrorism division. "As you can imagine, he was a bit of a target.". Cemeteries & Memorials; Burial Search; About Us; Education; Facebook; Twitter; YouTube; Instagram; ABMC Headquarters 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703-584-1501. During the Cold War era, the Battalion was assigned to VII Corps, United States Army, Europe. The 793rd Military Police Battalion was awarded the Meritorious Unit CommendationIraq and campaign streamerIraq, for military operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 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But the inactivation of the 793rd has been scheduled for some time and is not part of the federal sequestration process, Spindler said. Between September of 2007 and December of 2008, the Brigade Headquarters deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to oversee the training of the Iraqi Police. Follow @currentopscom. The Battalion stayed at Camp Maxey until February of 1944, when they departed for Scotland to train for the invasion of France. The battalion returned to Bamberg, Germany at the end of June, 2009; 5 days short of a 16-month deployment. The 16th and 89th Military Police Groups were composed of 7 military police battalions, containing a mixture of military police and infantry companies. The Brigade was redesignated on 16 August 1985 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 18th Military Police Brigade and activated in Frankfurt, Federal Republic of Germany. 1 talking about this. All that official travel meant I learned how to get around really well, so on weekends Id take the family out castle hunting and wed get to see history up close. Upon graduation from CGSC, Nelson moved to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and served as the 42nd Military Police Brigade plans officer, the 508th Military Police Battalion (Detention) executive officer, and as the brigade S3 for the 42nd MP Brigade. The 793rd Military Police Battalion was activated at Camp Maxey on December 26, 1942. The 793rd had responsibility for managing the staggering flow of traffic, prioritizing cargo and "keeping the enemy off (the convoy's) back," said Brig. Prior to that, at a time of reorganization (75-76) I believe at the deactivation of the 15th MP Brigade, it was briefly identified as 536th MP Co since the 536th out of Schweinfurt at the time was combined with Co C 95th MP Bn in Wuerzburg that was attached to the 793rd for operational & administrative functions. The Ninety-ninth Infantry Division arrived at the camp in November of 1943. During the Bosnian National Elections in September 1996, the battalion provided around-the-clock support to nearly 200 election sites and counting houses in the Tuzla Valley. He enlisted in the United States Army in January 1997 and attended Military Police One Station Unit Training at Fort. 793rd Yearly the Brigade trains thousands of Soldiers where it proudly upholds its motto, Forge the Regiment. Green and yellow were the colors of the Military Police Corps. In the 1990s, it had a wide range of missions during the Balkan conflicts and subsequent peace initiatives, from protecting VIPs to securing polling sites during elections. Adrian Hooks, with the 164th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 2nd Engineer Brigade, high-fives a visitor after checking her identification card at a gate at Joint Base 131113-F-LX370-125.jpg, U.S. Army Spc. 773d Military Police Battalion. 545th Military Police K9 Detachment "Arctic Dawgs" Headquarters Company, 14th Military Police Brigade. The 793rd Military Police Battalion once again deployed to Iraq, from April 2008 to June 2009, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 08-10 where they oversaw 12 subordinate units professionalizing the Iraqi Police across 7 provinces in central and southern Iraq, from Baghdad to Basra, serving under the Multi-National Division (Center), Multi-National Division (South-East), and Multi-National Division (South). The battalion was in Camp Buehring, Kuwait in April 2008. 463rd Military Police Company. The total strength of the Brigade numbered more than 5,000 personnel. Lt. Col. Scott P. Nelson was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and lived at Clark Air Force Base, Philippines, and Bellevue, Nebraska, while growing up. Official Facebook page of the 793D Military Police Battalion (Inactivated) 793rd Military Police Battalion 793rd Military Police Battalion 2.4Kfollowers 34following Posts About Photos Videos More Posts About Photos Videos 793rd Military Police Battalion Photos : : USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) : MC2 , USN : . In 2010, the 793rd Military Police Battalion left the 18th Military Police Brigade for Alaska, where it became part of the 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, US Army Alaska. There it was partnered with the Iraqi Police in Al Kut, Al Hillah, Ad Diwaniya, Karbala and Najaf. Fallen military police from Alaska honored. This page was last edited on 9 November 2018, at 12:30. The battalion's coat of arms includes two red balls recalling the unit's work with the Express. 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. So here I came around a corner in the road and saw a group of workers on the East German side working on the fence. Seems like something the Army would do. From December 1944 to June 1945 the battalion conducted port security operations in Antwerp, Belgium, and was cited in the Order of the Day by the Belgian Army. in Business and Organizational Security Management from Webster University (2018); and an M.S. COL Whittenbergers key assignments include Platoon Leader, 527th MP Company (Wiesbadenand Geissen, Germany); Battalion S4 and Chief of Operations, 709th MP BN (Hanau, Germany); Brigade S1 and Brigade S4, 89th MP BDE (Fort Hood, TX); BN S3 and Executive Officer, 93rdMP BN (Fort Bliss, TX); Provost Marshal, 2d Infantry Division (Camp Casey, Korea); and Director of Plans and Operations, United States Army Military Police School (Fort Leonard Wood, MO). Gen. Mark Spindler, Commandant of the U.S. Army Military Police School in Missouri. They established the Camp Bondsteel Detention Facility, the first facility of its kind in Kosovo, which further became the standard model for KFOR. The company is headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. The 793rd Military Police Battalion was reactivated on 14 May 2010 in Fort Richardson, Alaska with the duties of being once again a deployable battalion command, and responsible for military police duties in Alaska. Posted by Andrew at 7:16 PM 52 comments: Anonymous March 24, 2010 at 1:40 PM 759th Military Police Battalion Lt. Col. Scott P. Nelson was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and lived at Clark Air Force Base, Philippines, and Bellevue, Nebraska, while growing up. The 793rd Military Police Battalion deployed to Kosovo from June 1999 to December 1999 in support of Task Force Falcon to implement the peace initiatives following the NATO-led Yugoslav Wars. 720th Military Police Battalion. The Battalion deployed to Saudi Arabia in December 1990 in support of VII Corps during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. With Ft. Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base merging to create Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Air Force Security Forces (Air Police) took control of law enforcement for the entire base, with the exception of a few army dog handlers. Help us to tell the stories that deserve to be told, by contributing information to the archive. Official Facebook page of the 793D Military Police Battalion (Inactivated) 793rd Military Police Battalion Gen. Chinn pays Christmas visit to Combat Outpost Justice 121225-A-VA638-007.jpg, Defense.gov News Photo 090120-N-9286M-003.jpg, Defense.gov News Photo 090120-N-9286M-059.jpg, Defense.gov News Photo 090120-N-9286M-066.jpg, Defense.gov News Photo 090125-N-1509W-090.jpg, Defense.gov News Photo 110126-A-0000E-003 - U.S. Army soldiers conduct squad training after unloading from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Alaska on Jan.jpg, Fallen US Army Sgt. Back in the B Co days it comprised Wuerzburg (HQ & 1st Plt), Kitzingen (2nd Plt), Wertheim & Bad Kissigen (3rd Plt). Christopher Bell remembered by fellow MPs DVIDS419264.jpg, WWII visits former unit 121001-F-LX370-047.jpg, WWII visits former unit 121001-F-LX370-181.jpg, WWII visits former unit 121001-F-LX370-189.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:793rd_Military_Police_Battalion&oldid=327107258, Military Police battalions of the United States Army, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Due to the reduction of the US army and its number of soldiers, the battalion was announced as being deactivated as well as some of their companies under their command. The 793rd Military Police Battalion was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation for Iraq and campaign streamer for Iraq, for military operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The encased colors were somberly marched away as the crowd stood at attention. Since 1946, the battalion was located in Germany with subordinate companies across the country. Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. This was the way reports and paper documents were moved up and down the line of MP stations, in the 536th anyway. The 793rd Military Police Battalion had been on continuous active duty since its activation at Camp Maxey, Texas, on 26 December 1942. New York: St. Martin's Press. Also honored at the event were three members of the 545th Military Police Company, Arctic Police Battalion Fort Richardson, who died in Iraq on Sept. 8, 2009: Spc. Free shipping for many products! The 18th Military Police Brigade transformed the Iraqi Highway Patrol from a regional organization of 300 patrolmen to a federal law enforcement agency with national jurisdiction, a new academy and a national headquarters in Baghdad. Upon completing company command, Nelson was selected to be an aide-de-camp for the deputy commanding general of U.S. Army-Pacific at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. 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. Command Sergeant Major William M. Shoaf is a native of North Augusta, SC. Zachary Taylor Myers, Spc. For 64 years, until their relocation to Alaska, the battalion had not returned to the US since they left Texas in February 1944. Lt. Col. Michael Blahovec, commander of the 793rd, said his unit will benefit from the efforts of the 720th and the progress its Soldiers made before the 793rd's arrival. It was then deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 21 February 2003 to 7 February 2004, where it crossed the berm with V Corps and was responsible for military police operations in support of ground combat. 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 . Few were more nostalgic than Diane DeRosa, president of the 793rd Alumni Association, who traveled from Illinois to Alaska for the event. In 2010, the unit was relocated to Alaska. During the Cold War the 793rd remained stationed in Germany, primarily charged with law enforcement and investigation activities, said Lt. Col. Kirt Boston, the battalion's commander. 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. [6] The design on the shield, consisting of two red "balls" on a yellow "trail" surrounded by green "grass", represents the battalion's role in the Red Ball Express of World War II. 318th Medical Battalion-Morotai MILITARY POLICE 93rd Division Military Police Platoon-Morotai 224th Military Police Co.-Cebu Island, Philippines MOTOR 569th Motor Ambulance Co.-Leyte 579th Motor Ambulance Co.-Finschafen 888th Motor Ambulance Company-Manila ORDNANCE 169th Ordnance Battalion-Manila 577th Ordnance Ammunition Co.-La Union But then again that was a ways back in time. His first duty station was in Schweinfurt, Germany, as a platoon leader in the 630th Military Police Company. Maj. Eric Hodges uncased the 793rd's standard to complete the transfer of authority. On 16 September 2011, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade was inactivated and was reflagged as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Engineer Brigade. They were housed in the Luchtbal Barracks. The Battalion was subsequently assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, and moved to Nurenberg where it conducted law and order operations as part of the occupation force, and security for the Nurenberg War Crimes Trial. In Kosovo, it established the first military detention facility at Camp Bondsteel, named for Alaska Medal of Honor recipient James Bondsteel. The battalion was subsequently assigned to the 1st Infantry Division, and moved to Nuremberg, Germany where it conducted law and order operations as part of the occupation force and security for the Nuremberg Trials which was charging the remaining high-ranking Nazis for war crimes. Between 1990 and 1991, Battalions from the Brigade deployed to support VII Corps in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and V Corps in Operation Provide Comfort. Some 200 German officials, including Nazi leaders Hermann Goering and Rudolph Hess, were charged with committing or contributing to atrocities against civilians during the war. 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