Green and yellow (gold), branch colors of the Military Police, feature predominantly in the 160th Military Police Battalion Distinctive Unit Insignia, which was approved on 21 January 1971. Two vertically oriented gold keys in the center stand for custody and restoration, and combined with the scales of justice help symbolize the Battalion’s basic mission of rehabilitating military offenders. A rose superimposed over the keys alludes to a special award presented to the Battalion for devotion to duty. The white domes are the top simulate the Taj Mahal and are a reference to the service in India of the Battalion’s predecessor unit.
Also known as a unit crest or DUI, a Distinctive Unit Insignia is worn by all Soldiers (except General Officers) in units that have been authorized to be issued the device. It is worn centered on the shoulder loops of the Army Green Service Uniform (AGSU) and the blue Army Service Uniform (ASU, Enlisted only) with the base of the insignia toward the outside shoulder seam. DUIs are not worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.
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Headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida, today’s 160th Military Police Battalion was originally constituted as HQ and HQ Detachment, 160th Military Police Service Battalion in the Regular Army on 30 August 1944 and subsequently activated in India less than a week later on 5 September 1944. It was redesignated as HQ and HQ Company, 160th Military Police Battalion on 1 May 1959, allotted to the Army Reserve, and assigned to Third United States Army. It service with the Third United States Army ended when the Battalion was reassigned to the First United States Army on 1 October 1973 and served with for exactly one year; it was reassigned to the Second United States Army on 1 October 1983. A little over a year later, it was reorganized and redesignated as HQ and HQ Detachment, 160th Military Police Battalion.
The Battalion’s campaign participation credits since 1987 are not currently available at the U.S. Center of Military History or the U.S. Army Human Resources Command. Its military decorations since that date include three Meritorious Unit Commendations, one for service during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and two for service in the War on Terrorism while attached to the 16th Military Police Brigade (January to November 2004) and the 333rd Military Police Brigade (October 2012 to May 2013). As of Summer 2023, the 160th Military Police Battalion is assigned to the 290th Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command, United States Army Reserve.