289th Military Police Company

289th Military Police Company
Active	1943 – 55 1956 – 58 1994 – present
Country	United States of America
Branch	Regular Army
Type	Military police
Role	Ceremonial/home defense
Size	159 soldiers
Part of	3rd US Infantry Regiment
Garrison/HQ	Fort Myer, VA
Engagements	World War II Korean War

The 289th Military Police Company was activated on 1 November 1994 and attached to Hotel Company, 3rd Infantry (The Old Guard), Fort Myer, Virginia. Hotel Company is the regiment's specialty company.

The unit's most recent deployment sent a squad with B Co, 2/3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment to Djibouti.

The 289th MP Co (-) was a platoon size element consisting of 43 personnel. These military police personnel perform numerous ceremonial and tactical missions supporting The Old Guard. The 289th's missions include providing and training state and territorial flag bearers, conducting memorial affairs in Arlington National Cemetery, and conducting tactical training. These personnel maintain proficiency in all MP missions, such as area security, maneuver and mobility support operations, civil disturbance, and training on military police operations in support of tactical and/or strategic combat missions.

The military police assigned to The Old Guard must be able to alert, assemble, and deploy in support of contingency operations directed by The Old Guard. On 15 August 2004, the 289th Military Police Company (-) was integrated into the Fort Myer Military Police Company creating "Team 289th" falling under The Old Guard's Special Troops Battalion.

Team 289th is authorized 159 soldiers, noncommissioned officers, and officers as a military police company in the Old Guard's brigade combat team which also includes the 947th K-9 Detachment. Team 289th's mission now includes leading team security in the National Capital Region and providing law enforcement for Fort Myer and Fort McNair in addition to the various missions of the 289th Military Police Company (-).

Lineage

• Constituted 28 April 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 289th Military Police Company
• Activated 25 June 1943 at Fort Custer, Michigan
• Allotted 12 December 1951 to the Regular Army
• Inactivated 3 June 1955 in Korea
• Activated 25 March 1956 in Japan
• Inactivated 24 June 1958 in Japan
• Activated 1 November 1994 at Fort Myer, Virginia

Honors

Campaign participation credit

• World War II –

1. Europe Africa Middle East Theater: Silver band without inscription

• Korea:

1. CCF Intervention;
2. First UN Counteroffensive;
3. CCF Spring Offensive;
4. UN Summer-Fall Offensive;
5. Second Korean Winter;
6. Korea, Summer-Fall 1952;
7. Third Korean Winter;
8. Korea, Summer 1953

Decorations

Ribbon	Award	Year	Notes
	Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)		for service in Korea
	Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)	1953	for service in Korea
	Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)	1954	for service in Korea
	Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation	1950–1952	for service in Korea
	Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation	1952–1953	for service in Korea

Sources

• Military Police Company Mission Statement
• 289th Military Police Company Lineage and Honors Page