As a subordinate component of the 136th Maneuver Enhancement Battalion, or Joint Task Force-136, the Texas Army National Guard’s 136th Military Police Battalion stands ready to provide security, ensure safety, and offer service to those in need, whether they’re fellow residents of the Lone Star state or members of a joint multinational military coalition.
An example of the unit’s focus on delivering on the three-fold promise of its “Service Safety Security” motto came in 2013, when its Headquarters and Headquarters Company as awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation for services performed during Operation Enduring Freedom. Between 28 July 2009 and 13 April 2010, the Battalion was assigned to Task Force Protector, managing detention operations at the an interment facility in the Bagram theaer and then later at a similar facility in Parwan. In both cases, it flawlessly executed all the measures to ensure proper custody, care, and control of their charges, while simultaneously neutralizing any potential threats that might have hindered the rehabilitation of former insurgents.
Also called a Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI), the 136th MP Brigade’s unit crest features the unit’s motto and a five-pointed star doubling as a magnifying glass, one of the investigator’s greatest crime-solving tools.
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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 (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.
For Enlisted personnel, the insignia is centered on a shoulder loop by placing it an equal distance from the outside shoulder seam to the outside edge of the shoulder-loop button. Officers (except Generals) wearing grade insignia on the shoulder loops center the DUI by placing it an equal distance between the inside edge of the grade insignia and the outside edge of the button.
Full guidance on wear of the DUI is found in DA Pamphlet 670-1,
Section 21-22, "Distinctive unit insignia" and 21–3(d) and (e),
"Beret" and
"Garrison Cap," respectively.