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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 4th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade at Fort Carson, and is a part of the 89th Military Police Brigade at Fort Cavazos, Texas.
Lineage
Constituted 19 August 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 759th Military Police Battalion
Activated 15 September 1942 at Fort Ontario, New York
Reorganized and redesignated 17 September 1947 as the 759th Military Police Service Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 20 November 1950 as the 759th Military Police Battalion
Allotted 26 November 1952 to the Regular Army
Inactivated 1 November 1953 in Germany
Activated 6 June 1968 at Fort Dix, New Jersey (Organic elements inactivated 1 November 1970 at Fort Dix, New Jersey).
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
Germany
= Cold War
=Berlin Airlift
= Southwest Asia
=Defense of Saudi Arabia
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
Southwest Asia Cease-Fire
Operation Noble Eagle
OIF 2
Siege of Sadr City
Operation Phantom Fury
OIF 06-08
Afghanistan OEF X
Unit decorations
References
US Army Center for History [1]
External links
Globalsecurity.org, 759th Military Police Battalion