U.S. ARMY 607TH MILITARY POLICE BATTALION UNIT CREST (DUI)

Often called a “unit crest,” the Distinctive Unit Insignia of the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD), 607th Military Police Battalion was approved on 25 September 1972. Its palette consists primarily of green and yellow, branch colors of the Military Police Corps for a century (as of 20 April 2022), along with white (silver), typically used to denote purity of intention—an especially important attribute for those exercising authority and empowered to use force in carrying out the mission.

The key is the symbol of that authority and denotes a solution to the unknown, or the unlocking of a mystery. Its business end is double-warded, an allusion to the Battalion’s mission to provide both Provost Marshal and Military Police services, while the bow end (the end you hold) is a five-pointed star, a reference to the unit’s location in Texas (“Lone Star State”); the ball tips of the star recall the badges of “ole timey” lawmen of the Old West. “Integrity And Pride” is the Battalion motto.

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. Current regulations do not permit the DUI to be worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.

Full guidance on wear of the DUI is found in DA Pamphlet 670-1, Section 21-22, "Distinctive unit insignia."

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The HHD, 607th Military Police Battalion was constituted and activated in the Army Reserve on 22 February 1972 at Fort Worth, Texas. It was ordered into active Federal military service in June 1996 and released from the assignment the following March, the only time it was activated while based at its original home location of Forth Worth. It was relocated to its current home at Grand Prairie, Texas on 1 October 1999.

It has been called into active Federal service on two occasions since the move, once in 2003 and then in 2008, with the second callup ending on 2 January 2010.

As of the Winter 2024, the HHD, 607th Military Police Battalion remains allotted to the Army Reserve, where it is assigned to the 11th Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command. Its headquarters are still in Grand Prairie, Texas.

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