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793rd Military Police Battalion
Command Sergeant Major Bryan Lynch
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The 793rd Military Police Battalion was a battalion-sized unit in the United States Army stationed at Fort Richardson, Alaska. The battalion was responsible for all Regular Army Military Police units and operations in Germany and eventually in the state of Alaska.

In 1946, the battalion was located in Germany, with subordinate companies across the country. In 2010, the unit was relocated to Alaska. With the reduction of troops in the US Army, the battalion was deactivated on 28 August 2014.

World War II

The battalion was activated at

Nuremberg Trials. The 793rd Military Police Battalion was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation
—European theater and campaign streamers—Northern France 1944, and Rhineland 1944–1945, for military operations in Europe during World War II.

Gulf War

During the

18th Military Police Brigade, V Corps
, United States Army, Europe.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The 793rd Military Police Battalion deployed to

Army Superior Unit Award
– for military police support and operations in Bosnia.

Kosovo

The 793rd Military Police Battalion deployed to

Task Force Falcon to implement the peace initiatives following the NATO-led Yugoslav Wars. They established the Camp Bondsteel Detention Facility, the first facility of its kind in Kosovo, which further became the standard model for KFOR. The 793d MP battalion returned to Kosovo in November 2000 to support Task Force Falcon, KFOR
2B, until May 2001. In October 2002, the 793d Military Police Battalion 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.

Iraq War

The 793rd Military Police Battalion deployed to

Mujahideen-e Khalq) forces at Camp Ashraf, Iraq. The battalion also supported the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division in their area of operation. The battalion redeployed to its home in Bamberg, Germany in November 2005. The 793rd Military Police Battalion was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation
—Iraq and campaign streamer—Iraq, for military operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Operation Iraqi Freedom 08-10

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).

Kuwait and Baghdad

The battalion was in

18th Airborne Corps
in Multi-National Corps-Iraq(MNC-I). The battalion had units all over MND-C and the Polish Military Controlled Multi-National Division (Center South) (MND-CS). The battalion was mainly in charge of the units for logistical purposes, rather full operationally.

Basra

Because of the height of escalation from the Battle of Basra, the

8th Military Police Brigade HQ's and the 34th Infantry Division "Red Bull", the first National Guard Division HQ deployed to Iraq, in the newly formed, Multi-National Division-South, which combined South East with part of Center South. The battalion was relieved of duty by the provincial formed Task Force South which would take command of all MP Functions and units until the 231st MP battalion, Alabama Army National Guard
came to take command. The battalion returned to Bamberg, Germany at the end of June, 2009; 5 days short of a 16-month deployment.

Relocation to Alaska

After returning from Iraq, the 793rd Military Police Battalion was chosen to be deactivated in Germany, February 2010.[2] The 615th MP Company "Bloodhounds" (Grafenwöhr) and the 630th MP Company "Mavericks"(Bamberg, Schweinfurt) were reassigned to the 709th MP battalion "Warriors", based in Grafenwöhr. The final unit was the 212th MP Company Dragoons which was deactivated to be reactivated in Fort Bliss, Texas. The battalion was deactivated so it could be reactivated in Alaska to replace the Arctic Military Police Battalion (Provisional) "Polar Bears".

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. 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". However, the 793rd Military Police Battalion had received the special designation of "Spartans"[3] which was granted by the US Army Center of Military History.[4] Due to United States Army Alaska
(USARAK) being a division-sized unit, but not a division, USARAK is not authorized its own Provost Marshal; therefore, the Commander, 793rd MP battalion was the Provost Marshal for USARAK.

In 2010 the "Arctic Spartans"/472nd MP Company based out of Fort Wainwright was being deployed to the Middle East. The 545th MP Company based out of Fort Richardson returning from deployment, and the 164th MP Company, also based out of Fort Richardson began their training for their deployment to the Middle East. 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.

For 64 years, until their relocation to Alaska, the battalion had not returned to the US since they left Texas in February 1944.

Deactivation

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 remaining units will be reassigned to other battalions in the realignment. On 28 August 2014, the 793rd Military Police Battalion "Spartans" was inactivated[5] and its colors were cased again. The battalion's Headquarters Detachment, the 472nd Military Police Company, and the 164th Military Police Company were symbolically inactivated during the ceremony as well. 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. At the ceremony, the Commandant of the Military Police Corps and former commanding officer of the battalion, Brigadier General Mark Spindler announced that the battalion would eventually be reactivated "when the time comes".

Unit insignia

A gold color metal and enamel device 15⁄32 inch (1.2 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: vert, on a bend or two torteaux. Attached below the shield is a gold scroll inscribed "FACTA CUM HONORE" in green letters.[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.

Final units

Fort Richardson

Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD) "Arctic Gladiators", 793rd Military Police Battalion "Arctic Spartans" (Inactivated)

164th Military Police Company "Arctic Enforcers" (Inactivated)

545th Military Police Company "Arctic Defenders" (reassigned to 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division; reassigned to 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (17th CSSB), 2016) 545th Military Police K9 Detachment "Arctic Dawgs" Most Decorated K9 Detachment in the Army

Fort Wainwright

472nd Military Police Company "Arctic Titans" (Inactivated)

28th Military Police Detachment "Arctic Guardians" (reassigned to 1st Striker Brigade Combat Team 25th Infantry Division; reassigned to 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (17th CSSB), 2016)

References

[7][8] [9]

  1. ^ "Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment 793d Military Police Battalion". History.army.mil.
  2. ^ "793rd MP unit readies for Alaska move". Stripes.com.
  3. ^ "Special Designation Listing - by Unit Number". Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  4. ^ "CMH". History.army.mil. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Famed military unit inactivated at JBER". Anchorage Daily News.
  6. ^ "Coat of Arms". Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  7. ^ "793rd MP unit readies for Alaska move". Stripes.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Special Designation Listing - by Unit Number". 9 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Organizational History Program - U.S. Army Center of Military History". History.army.mil. Retrieved 24 June 2019.

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