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. The 28th Military Police Detachment was reassigned to the 1st Striker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, which is located at Fort Wainwright, and the 545th Military Police Company was reassigned to the 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, which is located at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. During the ceremony, Rangel and Command Sgt. 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. We typed the logs with carbon paper to make enough copies for distribution. Aside from being exposed to enemy attacks, the project also had to overcome problems of maintenance, lack of sleep among the drivers and the threat of pilferage. While in Iraq, the Brigade was responsible for route security along the main supply routes in and around Baghdad. 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. Upon the successful transfer of Military Police functions to the covering force of the 1st Infantry Division in November 1996, units of the Battalion redeployed to Germany, bringing an end to the second major deployment of the "Spartans" outside of Germany since 1990. 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. 168th Military Police Battalion. The final unit was the 212th MP Company Dragoons which was deactivated to be reactivated in Fort Bliss, Texas. Robert L. Voakes remembered DVIDS419330.jpg, Flickr - The U.S. Army - Snow patrol (1).jpg, Flickr - The U.S. Army - www.Army.mil (106).jpg, Flickr - The U.S. Army - www.Army.mil (2).jpg, Flickr - The U.S. Army - www.Army.mil (279).jpg, Flickr - The U.S. Army - www.Army.mil (92).jpg, Fort Wainwright military police prepare for Arctic winter temperatures 131105-A-RT214-413.jpg, Fort Wainwrights 472nd Military Police Company conducts certification exercise 130911-A-RT214-199.jpg, Fort Wainwrights 472nd Military Police Company conducts certification exercise 130912-A-RT214-266.jpg, JBER observes Womens Equality Day DVIDS449974.jpg, Spartan Infantryman is USARPACs 'Best Warrior' NCO 130517-A-ZZ111-001.jpg, Spartan MPs mark deployment to Afghanistan 121012-F-ZY202-001.jpg, U.S. Army Spc. The battalion as short of MP officers so they didnt have enough to take that position. After four years and eight month break in service he entered. They trained in the Kuwaiti Desert and gathering intelligence of their area of responsibility for Iraq. The battalion secured the capitulated PMOI (People's Mujahedin of Iran)/MEK (Mujahideen-e Khalq) forces at Camp Ashraf, Iraq. In 1998, he commissioned through the U.S. Armys ROTC program and entered into the Military Police Corps. Nearly 6,000 Red Ball trucks, mostly driven by black soldiers, moved along the battered roads and forded rivers to get food, ammunition and medicine to the front lines. For further information on how your data is collected and used, please read our Privacy Policy. Nelson graduated from the University of Nebraska-Omaha where he earned a bachelors degree in criminal justice. Again, am enjoying reading the posts on you web page. After a 4 year stint with CAC Threats Directorate, Fort Leavenworth, KS, the Army sent me on a solo tour with 8th Army in Seoul, Korea then I retired from the Army after finishing Automation Management School, Fort Gordon, GA. 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. Funny story: One weekend the family and I were looking for castles and historical sites near Coburg and I made a wrong turn ending up on a road that went right next to the East German border fence. A color guard stood at attention holding the American flag and other banners as the 793rd's battalion colors were slowly furled and covered with a camouflage case. Companies A, B, and C were inactivated on 21 October 1977 in Germany. After quarters became available, we moved across Nurnberg to a housing area (Pastorius Housing Area) right in the middle of German civilian housing. Find HHC, 793rd Military Police Battalion unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. I myself came at a later date of April 15th 1953 from Bremerhaven to Sonthofen Kaserne, a processing center for new comers. Shannon Michael Smith III. Gen. 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Nelson was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and lived at Clark Air Force Base, Philippines, and Bellevue, Nebraska, while growing up. 793rd Military Police Battalion conducts transfer of responsibility ceremony in Basra DVIDS181165.jpg 611 788; 414 KB 793rd MP Bn crest.jpg 300 386; 57 KB Brig. 773d Military Police Battalion. Adrian Hooks, with the 164th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 2nd Engineer Brigade, wishes a visitor a good day after checking his identification card at a gate at Joint 131113-F-LX370-248.jpg, US Army Military Police remember Sgt. 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On 28 August 2014, the 793rd Military Police Battalion "Spartans" was inactivated[5] and its colors were cased again. Gen. Mark Spindler, Commandant of the U.S. Army Military Police School in Missouri. Serving the Rugged Professional", Survivor Outreach Services | Total Army Sponsorship | Safety, Human Resources | Civilian Expeditionary Workforce, U.S. Army Environmental Command | Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy & Environment. They were housed in the Luchtbal Barracks. Command Sergeant Major Randy T. Brown was born in Paterson, New Jersey. Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 793d Military Police Battalion 25 January 2008 795th Military Police Battalion 1 October 2007 796th Military Police Battalion 1 October 2007. Help us to tell the stories that deserve to be told, by contributing information to the archive. 511th Military Police Company. Its mission had been to, on order, rapidly deploy and conduct combat, combat support and stability operations in support of the 18th Military Police Brigade and V Corps contingencies. The 793rd Military Police Battalion deployed to Iraq in December 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 0406. Seems like something the Army would do. 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. The US called it the Fliegerhorst Kaserne. By Staff Sgt. He enlisted in the United States Army in October 1995 as a Military Police Soldier. 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. It was reorganized and redesignated on 20 September 1951 as the 793rd Military Police Battalion. Mike Dunham has been a reporter and editor at the ADN since 1994, mainly writing about culture, arts and Alaska history. "Fortunately we got to spend the better part of the last three weeks working with their staff and leadership and getting out to see all of the units they support.". 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 . In April 1991, the battalion supervised the evacuation of thousands of refugees from Iraq to Saudi Arabia. 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. Activated 26 December 1942 at Camp Maxey, Texas. The units were stationed throughout every Corps Tactical Zone in the Republic of Vietnam, ranging from Da Nang in the north to Soc Trang in the south.
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