Military Police contains information about military police functions in maneuver and mobility support, area security, law and order, internment/resettlement, and police intelligence operations.
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Lineage and Honors Constituted 12 August 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 19th Military Police Section, Criminal Investigation. Activated 14 August 1943 at Fort Custer, Michigan. Reorganized and redesignated 29 December 1944 as the 19th Military Police Criminal Investigation Detachment. Inactivated 28 September 1945 at Camp Anza, California. Activated 15 June 1947 in Japan. Allotted 12 December 1950 to the Regular Army. Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1954 as the 19th Military Police Detachment. Inactivated 31 July 1971 in Korea. Activated 16 October 1994 in Korea. Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1996 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 19th Military Police Battalion. Campaign Participation Credit World War II European-African-Middle Eastern Theater, Streamer without inscription. Korean War United Nations Defensive United Nations Summer–Fall Offensive United Nations Offensive Second Korean Winter Chinese Communist Forces Intervention Korea, Summer–Fall 1952 First United Nations Counteroffensive Third Korean Winter Chinese Communist Forces Spring Offensive Korea, Summer 1953 War on Terrorism Campaigns to be determined Decorations Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950–1951 Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1951–1952 Note 1: Lineage and Honors for this unit are in the process of being updated. According to Mr. Thomas Popa, Force Structure and Unit History Branch, U.S. Army Center of Military History, the unit has been awarded campaign participation credit for CONSOLIDATION III for deployment February 2010–January 2011 and a Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for AFGHANISTAN 2010–2011. The unit is currently deployed. Note 2: The mission of the 19th Military Police Battalion is to provide criminal investigative services to the U.S. Army within a Paci¿c Rim geographical area of responsibility, including the state of Hawaii and the countries of South Korea and Japan. On order, individuals or detachments are deployed in support of contingency operations. 20 MILITARY POLICE . 19-13-1