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FORT NOVOSEL, Ala. – The storied 6th Military Police Detachment cased its colors and was redesignated as the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence Law Enforcement Activity at Fort Novosel, Ala., Oct. 2, 2024.
The inactivation and re-designation is part of an initiative across U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command to change military police units at the various centers of excellence from deployable to nondeployable units that are solely focused on garrison security; and expects to gain efficiencies, improve command and control and better integrate the unit into the installation.
The guest speaker for the event, Robert C. Doerer, USAACE deputy to the commanding general, welcomed attendees.
“This is probably the most secure museum in the world right now,” Doerer said, as he noted the number of law enforcement personnel who gathered at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum for the ceremony.
“Today as we gather for the inactivation and re-designation of the 6th Military Police Detachment, we honor the legacy of a unit that has stood steadfast in its duty protecting and serving the soldiers and families of Fort Novosel.”
“This ceremony is not only a tribute to the past but a moment of transition as we carry forward the values and the mission of this proud unit into its next chapter,” he said.
“It is with heartfelt gratitude that we recognize the dedication of all who have served under the 6th Military Police Detachment knowing that their work has left a lasting impact,” Doerer said.
Doerer said the unit has been an integral part of Fort Novosel, including safeguarding the garrison population of 20,000 personnel, providing patrols, traffic accident investigations, airfield security, supporting the Integrated Special Reaction Team, providing emergency response and entry control point operations across five base fields and more, contributing to the overall success of the USAACE mission.
During the ceremony the 6th Military Police Detachment guidon was cased, and the USAACE LEA guidon was uncased. Per Army tradition, the flag or colors throughout history have served as the point around which the Soldiers of the organization rallied as they moved forward into battle.
Capt. Nicholas J. Layton, USAACE LEA commander said the unit is "one of the largest and most diverse law enforcement activities in the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine command."
“Whether it’s a flight student’s first day of training, anxiously making their way onto the airfield or a proud family coming to see their sons and daughters graduate on the flight line, our MP officers will be there waiting to greet them and will verify that they are the right person at the right place,” Layton said.
In addition to augmenting the installation law enforcement mission and supporting the critical airfield security mission, the unit's diverse mission set includes the military fire division. Firefighters work tirelessly to support the aviation training mission, providing crucial firefighting and emergency medical support required for stage fields and base fields across 63,000 acres of flight training area, he added.
Noticeably absent from the ceremony were the four-legged members of the unit’s Military Working Dog Detachment, whose teams provide essential explosives and drug detection capabilities for the installation. The dogs have been temporarily relocated off post while the kennels are being renovated.
The unit’s legacy “endures as a testament to the courage, sacrifice and the unyielding spirit of those who served under the guidon of the 6th Military Police Detachment,” the narrator said.
The highlights of their lineage and honors include the following:
• Constituted Dec. 26, 1942, in the Army of the United States as the 6th Section, Criminal Investigation.
• Activated again on Jan. 25, 1943 at Fort Custer, Michigan until it was reorganized and redesignated March 29, 1944, as the 6th Criminal Investigation Section.
• Reorganized and redesignated Nov. 15, 1944, as the 6th Military Police Criminal Investigation Section. Within a month the unit was reorganized and redesignated as the 6th Military Police Criminal Investigation Detachment on Dec. 29, 1944.
• The unit was allotted into the Regular Army on June 22, 1951.
• The unit was once again reorganized and redesignated Feb. 10, 1954, as the 6th Military Police Detachment.
• It was reorganized and redesignated June 24, 1957, as the 6th Military Police Platoon until it was redesignated Feb. 10, 1959 as the 6th Military Police Detachment in Heidelberg, Germany. The unit was inactivated June 9,1969.
• Activated Oct. 1,1983 in Germany where it held until its inactivation 15 October 1992 in Germany.
• The unit was activated June 16, 2001 at Fort Novosel, Alabama.
The detachment's campaign participation credit includes World War II – European, Africa and Middle Eastern.
The unit was awarded the Army Superior Unit Award in 2016, and was named the Best Detachment in TRADOC, winning the Brig. Gen. David H. Stem Award for Fiscal Year 2019.
| Date Taken: | 10.02.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 10.04.2024 06:47 |
| Story ID: | 482386 |
| Location: | FORT NOVOSEL, ALABAMA, US |
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