22nd Military Police Battalion (CID)
The 22nd MP Battalion (CID) supports commanders by conducting criminal investigations of serious, sensitive or special interest matters; preventing crime; and preserving the force and Army resources in peacetime, combat, and contingency operations throughout the northwestern states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
The 22nd Military Police Battalion (CID) is responsible for investigating serious crimes and conducting sensitive or special investigations having Army interest in the eight western states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, California, Nevada, Alaska, and Arizona and in support of the communities of Fort Lewis, Fort Wainwright, Fort Richardson, Fort Irwin, Fort Huachuca, Oakland Army Base, and the Presidio of Monterey. The 22nd Military Police Battalion (CID) is also responsible for providing First Corps with CID investigative support anywhere in the world.
The 22nd Military Police Battalion (CID) was constituted on 2 March 1944 in the United States Army as the 22nd Criminal Investigation Section and activated on 24 March 1944, at Fort Custer, MI. The unit went through two reorganizations and redesignations before becoming the 22nd Military Police Criminal Investigation Detachment. The unit served during World War II in New Guinea and underwent several activations / deactivations during post-war duty in Japan and Europe. On 24 November 1969, the 22nd Military Police Detachment was activated in Vietnam and served in numerous campaigns until deactivated on 15 August 1972.
The 22nd Military Police Detachment was activated again on 1 October 1983 at Fort Lewis, WA. This time, however, the unit was activated strictly as a mobilization MTOE unit, meaning the unit's mission was to support I Corps during a national emergency deployment.
The redesignation of the 22nd Military Police Detachment (CID) on 15 April 1994 consolidated the peacetime investigative mission of the Fort Lewis CID office and the combat support mission of the 22nd Military Police Detachment under one battalion level command. In June 1995, the 22nd Military Police Detachment (CID) gained command authority and investigative responsibility for two additional CID resident agencies at Fort Richardson and Fort Wainwright, AK. On 1 September 1996, the unit was redesignated the 22nd Military Police Battalion (CID). In September 1999, the 22nd Military Police Battalion (CID) gained command authority and investigative responsibility for an additional CID resident agency at Fort Huachuca, AZ.
The coat of arms was authorized on 1 September 1996. Green and yellow are the colors used by Military Police. The eagle represents constant vigilance, authority and total preparedness. The bridge symbolizes information as the key to a strong defense. The nine bamboo spears represent the unit's campaigns in Vietnam while the mount and fountain, a symbol for water, suggest an island, highlighting the unit's World War II service and campaign in New Guinea.
The insignia was authorized on 1 Sep 1996, consisting of a shield blazoned: Vert, a stylized eagle Sable fimbriated and detailed Or superimposed by a crenelated bridge of one arch throughout Or mortared Sable. Attached above the shield is a black scroll inscribed "INTEGRITY ABOVE ALL" in gold. The eagle represents constant vigilance, authority and total preparedness. The bridge symbolizes information as the key to a strong defense.
