Lineage and Honors Information as of 12 December 2016
220th Military Police Company
- Organized and Federally recognized 2 September 1961 in the Colorado Army National Guard at Golden as Battery A, 4th Howitzer Battalion, 157th Artillery
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1963 as Headquarters Battery, 3d Howitzer Battalion, 157th Artillery; location concurrently changed to Denver
- Redesignated 16 November 1965 as Headquarters Battery, 1st Howitzer Battalion, 157th Artillery
- Location changed 1 April 1966 to Aurora
- Converted and redesignated 31 January 1968 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 193d Military Police Battalion; location concurrently changed to Golden
- Ordered into active Federal service 17 January 1991 at Golden; released 25 May 1991 from active Federal service and reverted to state control
- Consolidated 1 September 1992 with the 220th Military Police Company (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit designated as the 220th Military Police Company
- Location changed 1 June 1999 to Denver
- Consolidated 1 December 2002 with Detachment 1, 220th Military Police Company (organized and Federally recognized 22 October 1989 at Monte Vista), and consolidated unit designated as the 220th Military Police Company
- Ordered into active Federal service 30 January 2010 at Denver; released from active Federal service 5 March 2011 and reverted to state control
220th MILITARY POLICE COMPANY
- Ordered into active Federal service 23 October 2014 at Denver; released from active Federal service 26 November 2015 and reverted to state control
- ANNEX
- Organized and Federally recognized 16 November 1965 in the Colorado Army National Guard at Denver as Battery A, 1st Howitzer Battalion, 157th Artillery
- Location changed 1 April 1966 to Aurora
- Converted and redesignated 31 January 1968 as the 220th Military Police Company; location concurrently changed to Golden
- Consolidated 1 September 1975 with the 221st Military Police Company (organized and Federally recognized 31 January 1968 at Golden) and consolidated unit designated as the 220th Military Police Company
- Ordered into active Federal service 3 January 1991 at Golden; released 2 May 1991 from active Federal service and reverted to state control
HOME STATION: Denver
Campaign Participation Credit
- Southwest Asia
- Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
- Cease-Fire
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History
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