333rd Military Police Brigade
| 333rd Military Police Brigade | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 1942-present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | US Army Reserve |
| Role | Military Police |
| Size | Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Farmingdale, NY |
| Motto(s) | Vires In Arduis (Strength In Difficulties) |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/333MPBDE/ |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | COL Stevens |
| Insignia | |
| 333rd Military Police Brigade DUI |  |
The 333rd Military Police Brigade is a unit of the US Army Reserve assigned to the 200th Military Police Command.[1] The unit was raised in 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 800th Military Police Battalion at Fort Ord, Calif.[2] During World War II it earned campaign streamers in New Guinea and Luzon. It was inactive from 1947 to 1949 when it was reorganized as the 333rd Military Police Battalion in the reserves at Buffalo, NY as a part of First Army. I was moved to New York City in 1952 after a brief inactivation and redesignated as the 800th Military Police Battalion. In 1959 it was the HHD 800th Military Police Group and first moved to Garden City and later Hempstead, NY in 1966. In 1984 it became HHC 800th Military Police Brigade. Finally in 2012 it became the 333rd Military Police Brigade.[3]
The unit earned a Meritorious Unit Commendation in 2014.
Subordinate Units
[edit]- 310th Military Police Battalion (I/R) (EPW/CI), in Farmingdale, New York
- 336th Military Police Battalion (CS), in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 340th Military Police Battalion (I/R) (EPW/CI), in Ashley, Pennsylvania
- 382nd Military Police Battalion (CS), in Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts
- 400th Military Police Battalion (I/R) (EPW/CI), in Fort Meade, Maryland
- 744th Military Police Battalion (I/R) (EPW/CI), in Easton, Pennsylvania
References
[edit]- ^ "200th Military Police Command". US Army Reserve. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ^ Wright, Jr., Robert K. (1992). "Army Lineage Series Military Police" (PDF). U.S. Army Center of Military History.
- ^ "U.S. ARMY 333RD MILITARY POLICE BRIGADE PATCH (SSI)". The Salute Uniforms. Retrieved July 13, 2025.