Headquartered at Los Alamitos, California, the 11th Military Police (MP) Brigade was activated in February, 1967 at Fort Bragg (now Fort Liberty) as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 11th MP Group. It served until its inactivation in 1972, which marked the end of its role as a unit in the Regular Army. When it was redesignated as the 11th MP Brigade in 2003, it was allotted to the U.S. Army Reserve; it was not activated until two-and-a-half years later in Ashley, Pennsylvania.
Following controversies related to the treatment of detainees at Camp Cropper in Iraq, the 11th MP Brigade was deployed to Iraq as Task Force MP North to conduct detainee operations there. For its superior performance in expediting the release of thousands of detained Iraqis to their village leadership or to the Government of Iraq, the brigade garnered a Meritorious Unit Commendation.
Currently, the 11th MP Brigade has command and control over six MP Battalions stationed in Arizona, California, Maryland, Pennsylvania (2), and Texas.
The round-the-clock services performed by the 11th MP Brigade are represented by the circular shape of its Combat Service Identification Badge, familiarly known as a CSIB (this same insignia is employed on the Brigade's Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, or unit patch). The circle is bordered by yellow and infilled with green, traditional colors of MP units.
Two bars in the middle of the circle denote the unit’s numerical designation, and the axe superimposed over them denote the brigade’s preparedness, steadfastness, and commitment to enforcing all aspects of military security. These qualities are manifested in the unit’s motto, “Command, Plan, And Control,” which is found on its Unit Crest.
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