220th Military Police Brigade | |
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Founded | 3 April 1959 |
Country | United States of America |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Military police unit |
Role | Military law enforcement |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | U.S. Army Reserve |
Garrison/HQ | Hunton Memorial USAR Center 8791 Snouffer School Road Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S. 39°10′45″N 77°10′45″W / 39.179075°N 77.179173°W |
Motto(s) | "Support by Doing"[1] |
Engagements | Iraq War |
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Distinctive unit insignia | |
Shoulder sleeve insignia (2015–present) | |
Shoulder sleeve insignia (1972–2015) |
The 220th Military Police Brigade is a former military police brigade of the United States Army, which was headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland. It was Reserve Component formation of the U.S. Army Reserve.
First activated in 1959, the brigade was a part of the reserves for the first 40 years of its existence, and never participated in any conflicts or wars of the 20th century. Its headquarters moved around several places until coming to Gaithersburg in 1970, where it remained until its inactivation. The brigade was activated into the active duty force for one year from early 2003 until early 2004 to participate in the initial invasion and occupation of Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom. After this deployment, the brigade was again placed in reserve and commanded units in readiness exercises for other large U.S. combat formations preparing to deploy in support of U.S. operations worldwide. It was reorganized as the 200th Military Police Command on 1 March 2006.