200th Military Police Command (United States)
The 200th Military Police Command is the senior law enforcement unit within the U.S. Army Reserve. The subordinate elements of the 200th MP Command are primarily military police units, but the command also includes criminal investigation detachments, chaplains, historians, and public affairs detachments. Units are dispersed across the continental United States with major subordinate units located in California, Michigan, New York, Tennessee, and Indiana. The formation of this command is a departure from the legacy structure of a strategic force in the Army Reserve with assigned chains of command based mostly on geography. The purpose of this command is to train, command, and deploy units primarily by their functional capabilities.[2]
200th Military Police Command | |
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Active | April 16, 2008 - present |
Country | United States |
Branch | Army Reserve |
Type | Military Police |
Role | Military Police and Criminal Investigation Operations |
Size | Division |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Meade, Maryland |
Motto(s) | Commanding the Best[1] |
Colors | Green and Gold |
Commanders | |
Current commander | MG Cary J. Cowan |
Notable commanders | MG Hussey 2019-2022, MG Garcia 2016-2019, MG Churn 2014-2016, MG Sanford Holman (2011-2014), MG Adolph McQueen (2008-2011) |
Insignia | |
Distinctive Unit Insignia |
History
editThe 200th Military Police Command was constituted March 6, 2006 (from the former 220th MP Brigade) in the United States Army Reserve as the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 200th Military Police Command. It was activated April 16, 2008 at Fort Meade, Maryland.[3]
The 200th was formed as part of a transformation of the Army Reserve that reorganized units into strategically consolidated forces with similar functional capabilities. Nearly 97% of all Army Reserve military police assets are now commanded by the 200th.[4]
Subordinate units
editAs of 2024, the following units are subordinate to the 200th Military Police Command:[5]
- 11th Military Police Brigade, in Los Alamitos, California
- 96th Military Police Battalion (I/R) (EPW/CI) San Diego, California
- 159th Military Police Battalion (CID), in Terre Haute, Indiana
- 324th Military Police Battalion (I/R) (EPW/CI), in Fresno, California
- 387th Military Police Battalion (CS), in Glendale, Arizona
- 390th Military Police Battalion (CS), in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
- 393rd Military Police Battalion (CID), in Bell, California
- 607th Military Police Battalion (CS), in Grand Prairie, Texas
- 290th Military Police Brigade, in Nashville, Tennessee
- 160th Military Police Battalion (I/R) (EPW/CI), in Tallahassee, Florida
- 304th Military Police Battalion (I/R) (EPW/CI), in Nashville, Tennessee
- 317th Military Police Battalion (CS), in Tampa, Florida
- 535th Military Police Battalion (I/R) (EPW/CI), in Cary, North Carolina
- 724th Military Police Battalion (I/R) (EPW/CI), in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 733rd Military Police Battalion (CID), in Fort Gillem, Georgia
- 300th Military Police Brigade, in Inkster, Michigan
- 327th Military Police Battalion (I/R) (EPW/CI), in Arlington Heights, Illinois
- 384th Military Police Battalion (I/R) (EPW/CI), in Fort Wayne, Indiana
- 391st Military Police Battalion (I/R) (EPW/CI), in Columbus, Ohio
- 530th Military Police Battalion (I/R) (EPW/CI), in Omaha, Nebraska
- 785th Military Police Battalion (I/R) (EPW/CI), in Fraser, Michigan
- 333rd Military Police Brigade, in Farmingdale, New York
- 310th Military Police Battalion (I/R) (EPW/CI), in Farmingdale, New York
- 336th Military Police Battalion (CS), in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 340th Military Police Battalion (I/R) (EPW/CI), in Ashley, Pennsylvania
- 382nd Military Police Battalion (CS), in Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts
- 400th Military Police Battalion (I/R) (EPW/CI), in Fort Meade, Maryland
- 744th Military Police Battalion (I/R) (EPW/CI), in Easton, Pennsylvania
I/R: Internment/Resettlement, EPW/CI: Enemy Prisoner of War/Civilian Internee, CID: Criminal Investigation Division, CS: Combat Support
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "200th Military Police Command Insignia Page". Archived from the original on 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ^ "Homepage". Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
- ^ "200th Military Police Command Lineage and Honors". United States Army Center of Military History.
- ^ ""Of the Troops, for the Troops"". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ^ "200th Military Police Command". US Army Reserve. Retrieved 24 March 2024.