The 95th Military Police Battalion was the largest, most geographically dispersed Military Police battalion in the United States Army. It was last located in Sembach, Germany, the unit fell under the command of the 18th Military Police Brigade.
Subordinate units were HHD 95th Military Police Battalion, Rough Riders – Sembach 64th Military Police Detachment/Company, Guardians of the World – Bremerhaven 92nd Military Police Company, Rock Solid – Baumholder 23rd MP Platoon, Savages 230th Military Police Company, Warmasters – Sembach 148th MP Platoon, Wiesbaden 529th Military Police Company, Honor Guard – Heidelberg 554th Military Police Company, War Dawgs – Stuttgart 272nd Military Police Company, Fighting Deuce – Mannheim 560th Military Police Company, Road Runners – Mannheim 570th Military Police Company, Railway Guard – Mannheim 59th Military Police Company – Pirmasens United States Army Corrections Facility-Europe, Mannheim 66th Military Police Company, (FIGHTIN' DOUBLE SIX), Karlsruhe
Lineage Activated 8 July 1945 in Germany Inactivated 24 June 1946 in Germany Allotted 24 October 1950 to the Regular Army Activated 30 October 1950 in Korea Inactivated 15 August 1954 in Korea Activated 25 November 1965 at Fort Riley, Kansas Inactivated 13 April 1972 at Fort Lewis, Washington Activated 21 March 1973 in Germany Inactivated 10 June 2014 at Sembach, Germany
Unit honors Campaign participation credit Korean War: UN Offensive CCF Intervention First UN Offensive CCF Spring Offensive UN Summer–Fall Offensive Second Korean Winter Korea, Summer–Fall 1952 Third Korean Winter Korea, Summer 1953
Vietnam War: Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase II Counteroffensive, Phase III Tet Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase IV Counteroffensive, Phase V Counteroffensive, Phase VI Tet 69/Counteroffensive Summer–Fall 1969 Winter–Spring 1970 Sanctuary Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase VII Consolidation I Consolidation II Cease–Fire
War on Terrorism: Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom - OIF) Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom - OEF)
Decorations Ribbon Award Year NotesMeritorious Unit Commendation1950–1951KoreaMeritorious Unit Commendation1967VietnamMeritorious Unit Commendation1968VietnamSuperior Unit Award2006–2007IraqRepublic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm1966–1972Vietnam
Heraldry
Motto SUPERSTARS.
Distinctive unit insignia The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 26 April 1966.
A gold colored metal and enamel device in height overall consisting of a green four pointed star surmounted by two gold clamps in saltire.
Green and yellow are the colors used for the Military Police. The crossed clamps designating a restrictive or restraining force and the star for guidance symbolize the mission of the Military Police Battalion.
Coat of arms The coat of arms was approved on 24 April 1974.
Shield Vert, on a bend wavy Or between two griffins' heads couped of the last an oriental sword Sable.
Green and yellow (gold) are the colors used for the Military Police Corps. The griffin is a mythological creature famed for the attributes of vigilance, courage and strength and alludes to the unit. The color black suggests the robes of justices and the sword denotes leadership and military. The griffin heads, wavy bend and oriental sword together refer to the unit's three activations overseas: two in Europe and one in Asia.
Crest On a wreath of the colors Or and Vert, a rocky mound of the last and thereon a bamboo portcullis (gate) of three perpendicular bars Proper spiked Gules.
The bamboo portcullis alludes to Asia and the red spikes represent the Meritorious Unit Citations, one for Korea and two for Vietnam. The rocky mound and portcullis symbolize the adverse terrain, guerrilla attacks and transient camps during the unit's mission in Korea. The portcullis and spikes also refer to security at Long Binh Ammunition Depot and establishment of law and order for Long Binh Post during the Vietnam War.
HHD, 95th MP Bn
The Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment for the 95th Military Police Battalion are the Rough Riders. The Detachment was colocated with the HHC 18th Military Police Brigade on Sembach Kaserne at time of inactivation 10 Jun 2014.
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