SDNG’s 235th Military Police Co earns coveted Bandholtz Award as Best MP Co for FY22

Photo By 1st Lt. Fiona Riley | Current and former command teams of the 235th Military Police Company pose with Major General Duane R. Miller, 19th U.S. Army Provost Marshal General and Command Sergeant Major Shawn A. Klosterman, Provost Sergeant Major and Command Sergeant Major during the Major General Harry H. Bandholtz at Joint Force Headquarters on Camp Rapid, Rapid City, S.D., September 9, 2023. The award honors the most outstanding U.S. Army Military Police Unit each year.  

SOUTH DAKOTA, UNITED STATES

09.09.2023

Story by 2nd Lt. Fiona Riley 

129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

RAPID CITY, S.D. –Members of the 235th Military Police (MP) Company received the Major General
Harry H. Bandholtz Award at Joint Force Headquarters on Camp Rapid, Rapid City, S.D., on September
9, 2023.
The annual award recognizes the most outstanding Military Police units in the U.S. Army and the
235th received this award as a result of notable achievements while mobilizing to Naval Station
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as part of the Joint Detention Group under Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTFGTMO), training over 800 Soldiers in Civil Disturbance Response, amassing over 1,000 volunteer hours
within the unit, advancing the training of over 60 unit members, and partnering with civilian authority
mobile response teams and local law enforcement to train on Civil Disturbance Operations.
19th U.S. Army Provost Marshal General, Commanding General, U.S. Army Corrections Command,
Major General Duane R. Miller, and Command Sergeant Major Shawn A. Klosterman, Provost Sergeant
Major and Command Sergeant Major, Army Corrections Command presented the 235th with the
prestigious award.
“This unit consistently excels with every opportunity presented and sets the bar high for all other units to
emulate,” Miller said. “I as well as other senior leaders, are truly amazed that they did all of this while
simultaneously sustaining high levels of personnel readiness.”
The Major General Harry H. Bandholtz Award honors the legacy of Maj. Gen. Bandholtz, who was
widely recognized as the “father of the Military Police Corps.” Bandholtz established the Military Police
Corps during the drawdown of American Expeditionary Forces from Europe as a vital asset and necessary
function within the U.S. Army. The award honors the most outstanding U.S. Army Military Police Unit
each year.
“When I think about them getting this award it speaks to the legacy of the unit,” said Capt. Matthew
Davis, commander of the 235th. “It’s not just the fact that that they were really good during that time
period, but they’ve been good, and they have been building up to this point and it’s a legacy of being
really good at their job and their professionalism and being the best soldiers that has gotten them this
award.”
110 Soldiers from the 235th deployed to support JTF-GTMO and worked with Air Force, Marine, Navy
and Army Service Members. The 235th’s primary mission was detainee operations.
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• Date Taken: 09.09.2023
• Date Posted: 09.29.2023 12:01
• Story ID: 454674
• Location: SOUTH DAKOTA, US