Lineage And Honors Information
Lineage and Honors Information as of 9 April 2014
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 16th Military Police Brigade
(One of a Kind)
- Constituted 23 March 1966 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 16th Military Police Group
- Activated 20 May 1966 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 July 1981 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 16th Military Police Brigade
Campaign Participation Credit
- Vietnam
- 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
- Armed Forces Expeditions
- Panama
- Southwest Asia
- Defense of Saudi Arabia
- Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
- War on Terrorism
- Afghanistan:
- Consolidation II
- Consolidation III
- Iraq:
- Transition of Iraq
- Iraqi Governance
- National Resolution
- Iraqi Surge
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1968
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004-2005
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2006-2007
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2009-2010
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1971
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
Robert J. Dalessandro
Director, Center of Military History