89th Military Police Brigade (United States)
| 89th Military Police Brigade | |
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89th Military Police Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
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| Active | 15 March 1966 – 21 December 1971 13 September 1972 – present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Active Duty |
| Type | Military Police Brigade |
| Role | Military Police |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | III Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Hood, Texas |
| Motto(s) | Proven in Battle |
| Engagements |
Vietnam War Gulf War Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
COL Carl L. Parsons |
| Notable commanders |
BG David Phillips |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia |  |
The 89th Military Police Brigade is a military police brigade of the United States Army based at Fort Hood, Texas. It is a subordinate unit of III Corps.
Activated in Vietnam in the midst of the Vietnam War, the unit provided military police services for two corp-sized forces operating in the region. It played a supporting role throughout the entire conflict, staying in theater for the entire war and earning fifteen campaign streamers.
Since then, the brigade has seen duty in numerous areas of operation throughout the world and performed numerous duties including disaster relief for Hurricane Hugo as well as service in Guantanamo Bay. It also played a supporting role in the Gulf War. Recently the brigade served two tours of duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The brigade is subordinate to III Corps. It is headquartered at Fort Hood, Texas. Almost 1,000 soldiers of the brigade are stationed there.
The Brigade contains five subordinate battalions of military police:
The 89th Military Police Brigade was originally activated as a "group", roughly the size of a modern regiment. The 89th Military Police Group was constituted in the Regular Army on 19 February 1966 and activated on 15 March of that year in the Republic of Vietnam. The mission of the 89th Military Police Group was to provide general military police support for the III Corps and IV Corps Tactical Zones. The group stayed in Vietnam in support of the two corps' areas of operation. As the group was a supporting unit, it never saw front line combat. However, it did receive all 15 campaign streamers that could be earned for Vietnam service. With the removal of US forces from Vietnam, the organization was inactivated on 21 December 1971.
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