Warriors Bring in Top MP Award in XVIII Airborne Corps

By 1LT Chris Gasser
101st Sustainment Brigade
FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky, September 22, 2009 -The 194th Military Police Company from Fort Campbell, KY was recently named the FY 09 XVIII Airborne Corp Freedom Award winner for excellence among Army military police companies.
The annual presentation recognizes the best Military Police Company in XVIII Ariborne Corps. The Fort Campbell based company is assigned to the 716th Military Police Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade.
"The 194th Military Police Company winning the Freedom Award is not only a reflection of the excellence and commitment to selfless service by the unit as whole, but also a testimony of the many individual achievements of the Soldiers and leaders during the last year,” said Master Sergeant Frederick L. Darden, 716th Military Police Battalion operations NCO.
The Fort Campbell military community continues to benefit from 194th Military Police Company’s service and dedicated law enforcement support.
“The 194 is truly a great unit with many accomplishments over the last year,” said Colonel Mary A. Maier, Commander 16th Military Police Brigade (Rear), before presenting the commander and first sergeant with the Freedom Award. During FY 09 the 194th MP Company extraordinarily completed a 13-month combat deployment with zero losses; produced the 18th MP Brigade Soldier of the Year, the 101st Sustainment Brigade NCO and Soldier of the Year, and the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) NCO of the Year.

"These Soldiers worked incredibly hard," said Captian Michael J. Cotovsky. He added that, “family members and Family Readiness Group members also played a significant role in helping the Soldiers accomplish their mission and win the Freedom Award. We've got a lot of Soldiers and family members who pour their heart into making a positive difference in everything they do. I am truly grateful to be working with some of the finest Soldiers, Non-Commissioned Officers, officers and families in the Army. We're looking forward to the future.”
To compete for the award units submit a packet that details their achievements in areas such as mission accomplishment, training, physical fitness, retention, weapons qualification, education, community service and family readiness.
The Brigadier General J.P. Holland Award is named after the former USAREUR provost marshal from 1953 to 1955. Holland sponsored the award after his retirement in 1969 to promote esprit de corps and professionalism in military police units throughout the active army.