The 153rd Military Police Company (Combat Support) is a unit in the

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, Retrieved 2 November 2009. The 153rd MP Company, founded in 1996, is home stationed at

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, Delaware. Since 1996 the 153rd has conducted missions in Panama, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Germany, Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and other locations across the United States.

History

Since 1996 the 153rd Military Police Company has conducted operations in support of Operation Roving Sands, Operation Blue Crab, Operation Enduring Freedom, Hurricane Katrina Relief,

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Saudi Arabia

In September 2002 the 153rd Military Police Company was deployed to Eskan Village, Saudi Arabia, conducting force protection operations. The Delaware military police unit was augmented with one platoon from the 28th Military Police Company from the Pennsylvania National Guard's 28th Infantry Division. The two MP units were under the command and control of the Third United States Army during the nine-month deployment.

Hurricane Katrina Relief

On 31 August 2005 "Task Force Delaware" composed of 153rd MPs and the Delaware Air National Guard's 166th Security Forces deployed to Gulfport, Mississippi in response to Hurricane Katrina. The joint task force operated 24-hour traffic control points, roving patrols, presence patrols, as well as conducting humanitarian operations in the Gulfport, Long Beach, Biloxi, and Pass Christian areas.

Operation Iraqi Freedom

From 6 June 2007– 28 May 2008, the 153rd MP Company was deployed to Iraq. During the deployment the 153rd was attached to the HHC of the

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. The company's main body was based out of Camp Liberty, and its 3rd Platoon element based out of

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6 August 2009. south of Baghdad. 3rd Platoon "Punishers" were under the tactical control of the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division. The 1st Platoon "Smokin' Aces" provided police trainingKey leaders discuss future of Iraq CID
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6 August 2009. and health and welfare inspections at the Criminal Investigative Division Academy, and training the Protective Services Detail (PSD) of the CID Iraqi Commanding General. They conducted training classes on weapons safety, combat life saving techniques, vehicle searches, handcuffing, armed/unarmed self-defense, as well as personal search techniques. First Platoon also conducted the national level PTT mission at the CID Headquarters, and conducted combat patrols and PSD for the 89th and 18th Military Police Brigades. Second Platoon "War Pigs" conducted force protection at the Iraqi Police academies at Fiji and Furat, and conducted one of the largest daylight logistics missionMPs assist is distribution of Japan's donation to IPs
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6 August 2009. delivering donated Japanese motorcycles to the Iraqi Traffic Police. Second Platoon elements also conducted several humanitarian operations to local schools and medical centers. The Operations Platoon "Blacksheep" operated a 24-hour tactical operations center (TOC), conducted combat patrols,MP unit out of Germany works with all levels of Iraqi police for an eventual handover
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6 August 2009. and PTT missions to the prison at CID Headquarters. Operations Platoon elements were also detached to provide protective services for General

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. The 3rd Platoon element was fundamental in opening an IP station in Arab Jabour area, south of Baghdad. Third Platoon also conducted Sons of Iraq (SOI) training, recruitment,IP Recruitment Drive in Arab Jabour Aims to Maintain Security Gains
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6 August 2009. and provided medical assistance to local civilians.

Afghanistan

In February 2013, the 153rd Military Police company deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan as a part of Combined Task Force Chesapeake headed by the 115th Military Police Battalion. The combined task force operated in Afghanistan's Kandahar Province. The unit headquartered at a small post called BP3, with a squad element as a protective security detail (PSD) at

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. Due to downgrade of Camp Nathan Smith the PSD element relocated to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Walton. The unit returned to the United States on 18 Sept. 2013.

Unit decorations

Missions

References

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External links

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Companies of the United States Army National Guard Military units and formations established in 1996