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Constituted 11 June 1945 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detach-
ment, 40th Military Police Service Battalion.
Activated 6 July 1945 in China.
Inactivated 31 March 1946 in China
Activated 16 February 1948 in Korea.
Inactivated 25 January 1949 in Japan.
Activated 1 June 1949 on Okinawa.
Allotted 25 October 1951 to the Regular Army.
Inactivated 19 March 1953 on Okinawa.
Redesignated 30 September 1966 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 40th Military Police
Battalion.
Activated 25 November 1966 at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Inactivated 30 December 1970 in Thailand.
Headquarters transferred 16 September 1986 to the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command and
activated at Fort McClellan, Alabama.
Headquarters inactivated 31 December 1990 at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and withdrawn from the U.S.
Army Training and Doctrine Command.
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Military Police Battalion, activated 16 October 2009 at
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
World War II
Asiatic-Pacifc Theater, Streamer without inscription
War on Terrorism
Iraq—New Dawn
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC THEATER
Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2011–2012
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
40th Military Police Battalion