Country United States Type Military police Size Battalion | Branch United States Army Role Military police | |
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Active 8 July 1945 - 10 June 2014 | ||
The 95th Military Police Battalion was the largest, most geographically dispersed Military Police battalion in the United States Army. It was last located in Sembach, Germany, the unit fell under the command of the 18th Military Police Brigade.
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Subordinate units were
Lineage
Campaign participation credit
Korean War:
Vietnam:
War on Terrorism:
Motto
SUPERSTARS.
Distinctive unit insignia
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 26 April 1966.
A gold colored metal and enamel device 1 1⁄8 inches (2.9 cm) in height overall consisting of a green four pointed star surmounted by two gold clamps in saltire.
Green and yellow are the colors used for the Military Police. The crossed clamps designating a restrictive or restraining force and the star for guidance symbolize the mission of the Military Police Battalion.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on 24 April 1974.
Shield
Vert, on a bend wavy Or between two griffins' heads couped of the last an oriental sword Sable.
Green and yellow (gold) are the colors used for the Military Police Corps. The griffin is a mythological creature famed for the attributes of vigilance, courage and strength and alludes to the unit. The color black suggests the robes of justices and the sword denotes leadership and military. The griffin heads, wavy bend and oriental sword together refer to the unit's three activations overseas: two in Europe and one in Asia.
Crest
On a wreath of the colors Or and Vert a rocky mound of the last and thereon a bamboo portcullis (gate) of three perpendicular bars Proper spiked Gules.
The bamboo portcullis alludes to Asia and the red spikes represent the Meritorious Unit Citations, one for Korea and two for Vietnam. The rocky mound and portcullis symbolize the adverse terrain, guerilla attacks and transient camps during the unit's mission in Korea. The portcullis and spikes also refer to security at Long Binh Ammunition Depot and the establishment of law and order for Long Binh Post during the Vietnam Conflict.
HHD, 95th MP Bn
The Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment for the 95th Military Police Battalion are the Rough Riders. The Detachment was colocated with the HHC 18th Military Police Brigade on Sembach Kaserne at time of inactivation 10 Jun 2014.