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Lineage and Honors Information as of 28 November 2016

Headquarters and Headquarters Company
42d Military Police Brigade
(The Protectors)

  • Constituted 25 January 1968 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 42d Military Police Group, and activated in Germany
  • Redesignated 21 October 1977 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 42d Military Police Group
  • Inactivated 1 June 1992 in Germany
  • Redesignated 12 May 2004 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 42d Military Police Brigade
  • Activated 16 October 2004 at Fort Lewis, Washington

Campaign Participation Credit

  • War on Terrorism
  •   Iraq:
  • Iraqi Surge
  • Iraqi Sovereignty
  • Iraqi Governance
  • (Additional campaigns to be determined)

Decorations

  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered GERMANY 1968
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004-2005
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2008-2009
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2012

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History


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Lineage And Honors Information

Lineage and Honors Information as of 26 June 2013

Headquarters and Headquarters company
42d Military Police Brigade
(The Protectors)

  • Constituted 25 January 1968 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 42d Military Police Group, and activated in Germany
  • Redesignated 21 October 1977 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 42d Military Police Group
  • Inactivated 1 June 1992 in Germany
  • Redesignated 12 May 2004 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 42d Military Police Brigade
  • Activated 16 October 2004 at Fort Lewis, Washington

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

  • War on Terrorism
  •   Iraq:
  • Iraqi Surge
  • Iraqi Sovereignty
  • (Additional campaigns to be determined)

DECORATIONS

  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered GERMANY 1968
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004-2005
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2008-2009

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:

ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History


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