Lineages and Honors of the California
National Guard
870th Military
Police Company
Organized and Federally recognized 6 November
1971 in the California Army National Guard at Pittsburg as the
Support Company, 1st Battalion, 159th Infantry
Converted and redesignated 13 January
1974 as the 870th Military Police Company
(Detachment 1, 870th Military Police Company,
organized 1 July 1983 at Placerville)
Ordered into active Federal service 2
May 1992 at Pittsburg and Placerville; released 9 May 1992 from
active Federal service and reverted to state control
Ordered into active Federal service 9
October 2001 at Pittsburg; released from active Federal service
28 July 2002 and reverted to state control
Ordered into active Federal service 15
March 2003 at Pittsburg; released from active Federal service
13 March 2004 and reverted to state control
Ordered into active Federal service 15
December 2010 at Pittsburg; released from active Federal service
18 January 2012 and reverted to state control
Home Station: Pittsburg
(less detachments at Eureka and Mountainview)
Campaign
Participation Credit
War on Terrorism
Afghanistan Campaigns:
Consolidation III
Iraq Campaigns:
Transition of Iraq
(additional campaigns
to be determined)
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army),
Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2011
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