289th Military Police Company

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=289th Military Police Company


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dates=1943-06-25—1955-06-03
1956-03-25—1958-06-24
1994-11-01—Present
country=USA
allegiance=Regular Army
branch=Military Police
type=Military Police Company
role=Ceremonial/Home Defense
size=159 Officers, Warrant Officers and Enlisted Personnel.
command_structure=3rd US Infantry Regiment
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garrison=Fort Myer, VA
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colors=Green and Gold
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battles=World War II
Korean War
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The 289th Military Police Company (-) was activated on 1994-11-01 and attached to Hotel Company, 3rd Infantry (The Old Guard), Fort Myer, Virginia. Hotel Company is the Regiment's specialty company; it is also one of the most diverse organizations in the United States Armed Forces.

The unit's most recent deployment sent a squad with B Co, 2/3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment to Djibouti.

The 289th MP Co (-) was a platoon size element consisting of 43 personnel hand-selected throughout the Army for their proven discipline and proficiency in Military Police tasks. These Military Police personnel perform numerous ceremonial and tactical missions supporting The Old Guard.

The 289th's missions include providing and training State and Territorial flag bearers, conducting memorial affairs in Arlington National Cemetery, and conducting tactical training. Tactically, these Military Police personnel maintain proficiency in all MP missions, such as area security, maneuver and mobility support operations, civil disturbance, and training on Military Police operations in support of tactical and/or strategic combat missions.

The Military Police assigned to The Old Guard must be able to alert, assemble, and deploy in support of contingency operations directed by The Old Guard. On 2004-08-15, the 289th Military Police Company (-) was integrated into the Fort Myer Military Police Company creating "Team 289th" falling under The Old Guard's Special Troops Battalion.

Team 289th is authorized 159 soldiers, noncommissioned officers, and officers as a Military Police Company in the Old Guard's Brigade Combat Team which also includes the 947th K-9 Detachment. Team 289th's mission now includes leading team security in the National Capital Region and providing law enforcement for Fort Myer and Fort McNair in addition to the various missions of the 289th Military Police Company (-). Team 289th stands ready to complete any mission as directed by The Old Guard.

Lineage

*Constituted 1943-04-28 in the Army of the United States as the 289th Military Police Company
*Activated 1943-06-25 at Fort Custer, Michigan
*Allotted 1951-12-12 to the Regular Army
*Inactivated 1955-06-03 in Korea
*Activated 1956-03-25 in Japan
*Inactivated 1958-06-24 in Japan
*Activated 1994-11-01 at Fort Myer, Virginia

Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

*World War II –
#Europe Africa Middle East Theater: Silver band without inscription
*Korea:
#CCF Intervention;
#First UN Counteroffensive;
#CCF Spring Offensive;
# UN Summer-Fall Offensive;
# Second Korean Winter;
#Korea, Summer-Fall 1952;
#Third Korean Winter;
#Korea, Summer 1953

Decorations

*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for KOREA
*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for KOREA 1953
*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for KOREA 1954
*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1950-1952
*Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1952-1953

ources

* [http://www.army.mil/oldguard/companies/MP.htm#mission|289th Military Police Company Mission Statement]
* [http://www.history.army.mil/lineage/branches/mp/0289mpco.htm| 289th Military Police Company Lineage and Honors Page]