200th Military Police Command (United States)

Summary

The 200th Military Police Command is the senior law enforcement unit within the U.S. Army Reserve. The subordinate elements of the 200th MP Command are primarily military police units, but the command also includes criminal investigation detachments, chaplains, historians, and public affairs detachments. Units are dispersed across the continental United States with major subordinate units located in California, Michigan, New York, Tennessee, and Indiana. The formation of this command is a departure from the legacy structure of a strategic force in the Army Reserve with assigned chains of command based mostly on geography. The purpose of this command is to train, command, and deploy units primarily by their functional capabilities.[2]

200th Military Police Command
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
ActiveApril 16, 2008 - present
CountryUnited States
BranchArmy Reserve
TypeMilitary Police
RoleMilitary Police and Criminal Investigation Operations
SizeDivision
Garrison/HQFort Meade, Maryland
Motto(s)Commanding the Best[1]
ColorsGreen and Gold
Commanders
Current
commander
MG Cary J. Cowan
Notable
commanders
MG Hussey 2019-2022, MG Garcia 2016-2019, MG Churn 2014-2016, MG Sanford Holman (2011-2014), MG Adolph McQueen (2008-2011)
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia

History edit

The 200th Military Police Command was constituted March 6, 2006 (from the former 220th MP Brigade) in the United States Army Reserve as the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 200th Military Police Command. It was activated April 16, 2008 at Fort Meade, Maryland.[3]

The 200th was formed as part of a transformation of the Army Reserve that reorganized units into strategically consolidated forces with similar functional capabilities. Nearly 97% of all Army Reserve military police assets are now commanded by the 200th.[4]

Subordinate units edit

As of 2024, the following units are subordinate to the 200th Military Police Command:[5]

I/R: Internment/Resettlement, EPW/CI: Enemy Prisoner of War/Civilian Internee, CID: Criminal Investigation Division, CS: Combat Support

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "200th Military Police Command Insignia Page". Archived from the original on 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  2. ^ "Homepage". Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  3. ^ "200th Military Police Command Lineage and Honors". United States Army Center of Military History.
  4. ^ ""Of the Troops, for the Troops"". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  5. ^ "200th Military Police Command". US Army Reserve. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

External links edit

  • Official website