40th Military Police Battalion

The 40th Military Police Battalion was originally constituted on 28 October 1943 in the Army of the United States and activated on 2 November 1943 at Fort Custer, Michigan. During World War II, the battalion provided essential law enforcement, security, and order maintenance for U.S. forces in the European Theater. After the war, the unit was inactivated in November 1945 but subsequently reactivated and redesignated several times to meet the Army’s evolving military police needs. Today, the 40th Military Police Battalion continues to serve with distinction, supporting military operations, law enforcement, and force protection missions both at home and overseas.