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1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment. The background represented the day (yellow/gold color) and the night (black) over which the strong watchful eye of the military police, represented by the lion's head, was in constant vigilance. 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. 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 !! The US called it the Fliegerhorst Kaserne. 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. Gen. Chinn pays Christmas visit to Combat Outpost Justice 121225-A-VA638-003.jpg 2,100 1,500; 1,009 KB As the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division had been using the unofficial nickname of "Spartans" at Fort Richardson, the 793rd was reactivated as the 793rd "Arctic Spartans". Its mission with V Corps had been to rapidly deploy and conducts Military Police combat support operations in support of US European Command (EUCOM) and US Central Command (CENTCOM) regional military objectives, or in support of NATO and UN Military operations. While assigned to Fort Polk, he concurrently served as the installations Director of Emergency Services with responsibility for daily policing operations, firefighting services, and force protection activities.COL Whittenberger holds a B.S. 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. The next day I went to see the XO and explained what had happened. Bombing had destroyed most of the rail system in France, and retreating Germans sabotaged much of the infrastructure that survived the bombs. His military education includes the MP Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Combined Armed Services and Staff School, the Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army Airborne School. 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. in International Relations from Baylor University (2010); M.A. 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. In April 1991, the battalion supervised the evacuation of thousands of refugees from Iraq to Saudi Arabia. in National Security and Resource Strategy from the Eisenhower School, National Defense University (2019). He entered the United States Marine Corps in February of 1994. SKU:LI6563551 "We will miss you," said Spindler. Its first was in 2004 and 2005. The 793rd Military Police Battalion deployed to Iraq in December 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 0406. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. Robert L. 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The battalion also took command of a Camp on COB Basra and were in charge of all facilities and occupants to include 3 battalions from the British Army: one battalion from the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, a battalion from the Royal Tank Regiment, and a battalion from the Yorkshire Regiment. It was reorganized and redesignated as the 14th Military Police Brigade on 16 August 1985 at Wilkin Kaserne, Kornwestheim, Germany. Bad Kissingen was a couple hours from Company HQ and we ferried all our paper work up and down the line during the midnight shifts by sending our packets halfway to the next station in the chain. our platoon was reassigned to Co. C 385th MP Battalion, 15th MP Brigade, (Is there a connection between Co C and the 212th MP Co that was formed a year later? 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 18th Military Police Brigade was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. 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. Robert Lee Voakes Jr., Spc. 2022 Anchorage Daily News. 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 has deployed to Panama, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Iraq for Combat and Peacekeeping Operations.CSM Neikirks military education includes the Primary Leadership Development Course, Airborne School, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Drill Sergeant School, Combatives level one, two and three, Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, Anti-Terrorism Force Protection School, Jump Master School, Inspector General School, and the United States Sergeants Major Academy.His civilian education includes a High School Diploma from Mount Carmel High School, an Associate Degree in General Studies from Colombia College, and a Bachelor of Science Degree from Excelsior College.CSM Neikirks awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (6th award), Army Accommodation Medal (2nd award), Army Achievement Medal (13th award), the Drill Sergeant Identification Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, and German Jump Wings.CSM Neikirk currently resides in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri with his daughter Mia and Mother (Charmin) and his son Marcus live with their mother in Las Cruces, New Mexico. 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. The Battalion also supported the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division in their area of operation. 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). 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. Quick facts. Back in the B Co days it comprised Wuerzburg (HQ & 1st Plt), Kitzingen (2nd Plt), Wertheim & Bad Kissigen (3rd Plt). But, the owner and his wife of the Green Peace were very friendly and made my family feel welcome. 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. Adrian Hooks, with the 164th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 2nd Engineer Brigade, greets a visitor at a gate at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 13, 2013 131113-F-LX370-269.jpg, U.S. Army Spc. 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. 793rd Military Police Battalion 630th Military Police Company 560th Military Police Company 200th TAMMC 30th Movement Control Team 1172nd Movement Control Team Bavaria Dist. The 793d MP battalion returned to Kosovo in November 2000 to support Task Force Falcon, KFOR 2B, until May 2001. The battalion was transferred to JBER in 2010. The 14th Military Police Brigade transforms civilians into disciplined and physically fit Soldiers of character; trains and educates law enforcement professionals to continuously support the Armys premier dual-purpose force and mitigate strategic risk. In June 1945, the Battalion was assigned port security operations in Marseilles, France until January 1946, when it entered Germany. The 793d Military Police Battalion was activated at Camp Maxey, Texas on 26 December 1942, and has been on continuous active duty since that day. Among the final actions of the 793rd 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. 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. He worked in radio for 20 years before switching to print. in Germany from 1945 to 1989. If they were ever save to micro fish or digitized? The Group was reorganized 10 June 1968 at Fort Meade, Maryland to provide support to the nations capital until it was reactivated and returned to Germany as the 14th Military Police Group at Moehringen, Germany on 16 November 1981. It was the first time that the accusation of "crimes against humanity," as opposed to crimes of war, was brought in a court of law. He attended One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort McClellan, Alabama and obtained the military occupational specialty of 95B Military Police Soldier.CSM Neikirk has served as a Team Leader, Squad Leader, Platoon Sergeant, First Sergeant, BN and BDE Operations Sergeant Major, and Inspector General Noncommissioned Officer In Charge of a two-star level Inspector General Team.His stateside assignments include 978th Military Police Company Fort Bliss, Texas, 988th Military Police Company Fort Benning, Georgia, Delta Company 795th Military Police Battalion, United States Army Drill Sergeant School, Noncommissioned Officer Academy Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, 82nd Airborne Division Provost Marshal Office, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion 82nd Airborne Division, 108th Military Police Company, 65th Military Police Company, Headquarter and Headquarters Company 16th Military Police Brigade, 1st Support Command (Theater), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Fort Bliss, Texas, and Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment 503D Military Police Battalion.His overseas assignments include 230th Military Police Company Kaiserslautern, Germany and the Office of the Program Manager Saudi Arabian National Guard, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 793rd Military Police Battalion Battalion Connections See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below. "These Soldiers compiled a record of achievement and success that boggles the mind," he said. 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. He had a German wife so his language ability was much better than mine, but I learned a lot from him. 773d Military Police Battalion. The battalion's Headquarters Detachment, the 472nd Military Police Company, and the 164th Military Police Company were symbolically inactivated during the ceremony as well. During 1987 I was asked by the battalion commander, LTC Phillips, to takeover duties as Headquarters Detachment commander as well as keeping the S-2 duties. "It worked so well that even the Germans commented on the success." Hadn't looked at this for quite some time. On 24 May 2018, the 1st Battalion, 58th Infantry Regiment was reactivated at Fort Leonard Wood and assigned to the 14th Military Police Brigade to conduct basic combat training in support of the Armys end strength increase. Help us to tell the stories that deserve to be told, by contributing information to the archive. In August 1994, the Brigade moved its headquarters to Mannheim, Germany. 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). 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. After returning from Iraq, the 793rd Military Police Battalion was chosen to be deactivated in Germany, February 2010. The Brigade also provided trained military police for peacetime force protection in the thirteen military communities of the VII (US) Corps. Not sure where they all went, but think we kept a copy in BK, one for company HQ in Aschaffenburg, and then more copies for further up the line. I spent 3 years with Headquarters, 793rd Military Police Battalion from September 1985 through September 1988. 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. For 64 years, until their relocation to Alaska, the battalion had not returned to the US since they left Texas in February 1944. The 793rd Military Police Battalion returned to Kosovo in November 2000 to support Task Force Falcon, KFOR 2B, until May 2001. Summarize this article for a 10 years old. The battalion was activated at Camp Maxey, Texas on the 26 December, 1942. 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. The encased colors were somberly marched away as the crowd stood at attention. All rights reserved. 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I almost panicked because the rule was no US military within 5 KM of the border unless on official military duty. personnel assigned to or associated with the U.S. Army But then again that was a ways back in time. I had been to Germany several times previously during REFORGER exercises with 1st Infantry Division during the early 1970s, but I was enlisted at that time. The Battalion secured the capitulated People's Mojahedin of Iran/Mujahedin-e Khalq (PMOI/MEK) forces at Camp Ashraf, Iraq. They established the Camp Bondsteel Detention Facility, the first facility of its kind in Kosovo, which further became the standard model for KFOR. His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge, and German Armed Forces Efficiency Badge (Gold). As part of the progressive downsizing of V Corps between 2006 and 2007, the 18th Military Police Brigade, "Ever Vigilant," was reorganized and reassigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, US Army Europe (USAEUR). COL Kirk Whittenberger hails from Phoenix, AZ. 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. Following the war, the battalion was stationed in Nuremberg, Germany, where it became part of the cast in what has been called "the greatest trial in history." 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. 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 Ninety-ninth Infantry Division arrived at the camp in November of 1943. In 2010 the "Arctic Spartans"/472nd MP Company based out of Fort Wainwright was being deployed to the Middle East. 2nd Engineer Brigade . 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 The battalion was mainly in charge of the units for logistical purposes, rather full operationally. for much of that time. The 793rd MP battalion was chosen to transfer to Basra to take full operational command of the MP Units down there whose duties were security in the town, as well as training the Iraqi National Police in the area. During this time, Nelson deployed to Iraq for 15 months before returning to Germany and becoming the rear detachment commander of the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 793rd Military Police Battalion, in Bamberg, Germany. 2nd CID 106th Finance Support Team 1st Infantry Division Band 38th Postal Detachment 1st Infantry Division (STC) 201st FSB (CO B) 701st MST (CO D) 301st Rear Operations Center [1] The battalion deployed to Scotland in February 1944 for training prior to movement to France in August 1944, where it conducted route security operations on the famous Red Ball Express until December 1944. The unit was first on 10 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 793rd Military Police Battalion and activated on 26 December 1942 at Camp Maxey, Texas. They will be stored at the U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry and can be brought out if the unit is ever reactivated. Looking back on those days, I wish I would have stuck another sheet of carbon paper in and made a personal copy (although the stack was so thick it was a tight fit in the typewriter already) so would have a record of all the calls and antics that we faced. The 2nd Engineer Brigade was a military engineering brigade of the United States Army that was subordinate to United States Army Alaska and had its. Spindler noted a "hint of melancholy" at the ceremony. We typed the logs with carbon paper to make enough copies for distribution. 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 was a battalion-sized unit in the United States Army stationed at Fort Richardson, Alaska. The final unit was the 212th MP Company Dragoons which was deactivated to be reactivated in Fort Bliss, Texas. See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below. Finally to Boblingen, Germany, near Stuttgart. The battalion was responsible for all Regular Army Military Police units and operations in Germany and eventually in the state of Alaska. In 2010, the unit was relocated to Alaska. The battalion also supported the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division in their area of operation. In April 1991, the Battalion supervised the evacuation of thousands of refugees from Iraq to Saudi Arabia. 793rd MP Bn; 793rd Military Police Battalion U.S. Army. Lesson: Learned how to be diplomatic. Again, am enjoying reading the posts on you web page. The 793rd Military Police Battalion had been on continuous active duty since its activation at Camp Maxey, Texas, on 26 December 1942. The battalion redeployed from Baghdad to Basra on 26 December 2008; the battalion's birthday. Hood, Texas that was performing Provisional Police work. Prior to becoming an officer, he completed seven years of enlisted service as a U.S. Army Field Artilleryman. Rolling with America's Military Police in the World's Trouble Spots. 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. The soldiers were nervous when they realized who they'd stopped, she said. The following 49 files are in this category, out of 49 total. Page last modified: Find the perfect inland affairs stock photo, image, vector, illustration or 360 image. 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. 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 were about a dozen 4-story former SS barracks on Pastorious Strasse that had been remodeled into US government housing where Army families lived. Now I manage the computer department for a bank. 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. 23rd Military Police Company. The 793rd Military Police Battalion was a battalion-sized unit in the United States Army stationed at Fort Richardson, Alaska. Official Facebook page of the 793D Military Police Battalion (Inactivated) 793rd Military Police Battalion Free shipping for many products! . Activated 26 December 1942 at Camp Maxey, Texas. : : USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) : MC2 , USN : . 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