The 709th Military Police Battalion is a United States Army Military Police unit currently located on Rose Barracks in

Vilseck Vilseck is a town in the Oberpfalz region of northeastern Bavaria, Germany, situated on the river Vils, a tributary of the Naab river. The town is geographically separate from a nearby large American military base known as the ''Rose Barrack ...

, Germany. The Battalion is the United States Army's only Military Police Battalion in theater. The unit falls under the command of the

18th Military Police Brigade The 18th Military Police Brigade is a military police brigade of the United States Army based in Vilseck, Germany, with subordinate battalions and companies stationed throughout Germany. It provides law enforcement and force protection duties to ...

, associated with 21st Theater Sustainment Command. The 709th Military Police Battalion relocated from Hanau to Grafenwoehr in 2007. The Battalion Headquarters again relocated in the fall of 2018 from Tower to Rose Barracks. The 709th Military Police Battalion has served with honor and distinction in the European Theater since the summer of 1944. Stationed in Grafenwoehr Germany as part of the "Ever Vigilant" 18th Military Police Brigade, the battalion provides community law enforcement and force protection within thirteen communities while training for future operations and contingencies in support of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command. In addition to providing Law Enforcement across Europe, the Battalion also supports Operation Atlantic Resolve, to include Saber Guardian 2017, Saber Strike 2018 and many other exercises throughout the theater.

Lineage and honors

*Began on 10 January 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 709th Military Police Battalion. *Activated 9 April 1942 at Camp Niantic, Connecticut. *Reorganized and redesignated 5 June 1945 as the 709th Military Police Service Battalion *Reorganized and redesignated 18 September 1951 as the 709th Military Police Battalion and allotted to the Regular Army *Companies A, B, and C inactivated 21 October 1977 in Germany

HHD 709th Military Police Battalion Campaign participation

* World War II: **Northern France *Peace Keeping: **Operation Provide Comfort **Operation Provide Promise Kosovo & Bosnia * GWOT: **Iraq - First Military Police Battalion to cross into Iraq **Afghanistan * HHD 709th MP Bn Unit Decorations **Valorous Unit Award for IRAQ 2003–2004 **Army Superior Unit Award for 1995–1996

Subordinate units

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; Commander: CPT Dominic Gatling, Detachment Sergeant: SFC Craig Williams 92nd Military Police Company -

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; Commander: CPT Addison Flynn, First Sergeant: 1SG Paul Counterman-Grenauer 527th Military Police Company - Hohenfels &

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; Commander: CPT Kyle Thorpe, First Sergeant: 1SG Salvador Montenegro 529th Military Police Company -

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; Commander: CPT Paige Lehman, First Sergeant: 1SG Daniel Gotschall 554th Military Police Company -

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

; Commander: CPT Natalie Budner, First Sergeant: 1SG Nathaniel Gonzales 615th Military Police Company -

; Commander: CPT Zachary Stilwell, First Sergeant: 1SG Chelledon Chenault

Command group

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M. Elizabeth McGovney, Battalion Commander. *

Command Sergeant Major A command sergeant major (CSM) is a non-commissioned rank and position of office in the United States Army. The holder of this rank and position is the most senior enlisted member of a color-bearing Army unit (battalion or higher). The CSM is ap ...

Hermes F. Acevedo, Battalion Command Sergeant Major. *

Major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

Justin Collins, Executive Officer. *

Hannah Verner, S3. *

Sergeant Major Sergeant major is a senior non-commissioned rank or appointment in many militaries around the world. History In 16th century Spain, the ("sergeant major") was a general officer. He commanded an army's infantry, and ranked about third in the ...

Gregory Elderkin, S3 Sergeant Major.

Unit decorations

References

External links

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