HHD 104th Military Police Battalion

14/04/2024

We would like to wish MSG Jordan Brenden and his kiddos the ultimate success in their next adventure! Thank you for the compassionate leadership!

Although SFC Michael Velasquez is not new to the Battalion, let’s welcome him and his family to the Battalion and HHD, we welcome you with open arms and look forward to your dedicated leadership!

25/03/2024

21/01/2024

The Vanguards conducted critical training in CLS (Combat Life Savers) and your staff conducted future training for the Battalion. BG James and CSM Maynard conducted battlefield circulation and had great things to say about the improvement and potential of the overall unit readiness!

First New York

442d Military Police Company
107th Military Police Company
727th Military Police Detachment

03/12/2023

Another great weekends for your Vanguards! A much deserved reprieve! This weekend we celebrated the Holiday season with Holiday Feast, conducted some great training outside of the inclement weather, promoted a Soldier as well as conducted a small retirement ceremony for one of our own, SFC Padua!

Congratulations to SFC Padua for his dedicated and faithful 20 years of service!

Congratulations to PFC Lanza on your promotion!

From our formation to your house, Happy Holidays!

“First New York”

-VG6/VG7

27/09/2023

11/09/2023

The current 104th Military Police Battalion crest was adopted on April 7, 2006 and incorporates the Twin Towers to signify the unit’s involvement in security and recovery operations at Ground Zero in the wake of the attacks on 9/11.

In the two decades since 9/11, the units of the 104th have deployed multiple times in support of the War on Terror. The 104th has been there for our nation in one form or another since October 17, 1775 when Captain Jacobus Frear raised his company of militia in Poughkeepsie. We continue to stand ready to all challenges.

Invincibles!

18/08/2023

Today at Fort Drum, the North Country chapter of the Military Police Regimental Association awarded two of our esteemed senior leaders, CSM Cady and SFC Alexander, the Order of the Marchaussee in bronze.

The Order of the Marchausse celebrates the Military Police heritage of the Marchausse Corps of the Continental Army. The award recognizes the outstanding contributions of the honorees to the Military Police Corps.

17/08/2023

01/06/2023

06/02/2023

Another successful training! Being able to communicate is an intricate part of the mission! These troops learned the ins and outs of the communications equipment and learned some valuable lessons!

“America is not going to ask us to be ready, they will expect it”

24/01/2023

MUSEUM MONDAY - U.S. Army Military Police Corps Regimental Museum – Artifact Spotlight

Beginning in 1962, Soldiers of the 165th Military Police Company were tasked with a dangerous, yet simultaneously tedious mission—that of providing security at the Fischbach Army Depot for nuclear warheads.

These MPs, as well as those of several companies staged at nuclear weapons storage sites throughout Germany, were tasked with the classified mission of spending long, lonely hours monitoring warhead storage igloos. During each shift, the MPs would climb into their assigned guard tower and monitor their immediate area, usually in full gear and carrying their M16.

They stood solo, day or night, with no distractions like radios or books. After a preset time, they would climb down the tower, and move to the next one, rotating through as many as 8 or more towers during a shift.

They gave themselves the title of “Tower Rats” and it became a badge of honor amongst the Soldiers assigned to this hazardous, but often little heard of Physical Security duty. The 165th stood guard at Fischbach until 1991, with the removal of nuclear warheads at the conclusion of the Cold War, and in accordance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with the Soviet Union.

Artifacts from “Tower Rats” are rare, due to the classified nature of their work. However, this screen-print on felt, created by SGT Michael B. Johnson, of NATO Site 67, Fischbach Army Depot, captures the humor of the Soldiers who dubbed themselves “Tower Rats” and the rat mascot that served as a symbol of pride for the Soldiers whose work often went unnoticed. We proudly recognize the Military Police “Tower Rats!”

U.S. Army U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command United States Army Military Police Corps

For more information on the Military Police Corps Regimental Museum visit our webpage at https://history.army.mil/museums/TRADOC/fortLeonardWood_milPoliceCorp/index.html