FORT GORDON, Ga. (Oct. 24, 2014) - The 32nd Military Police Detachment (Criminal Investigation Division) unfurled their new guidon during the detachment activation ceremony held Oct. 16 at Fort Gordon.
Prior to the detachment receiving its guidon, the Fort Gordon CID office was a resident agency with the 37th MP Det., located at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
The detachment is responsible for felony criminal investigation support to local commanders, service members, civilians, and family members with a U.S. Army connection within its assigned area of operation. On order, the office deploys individual agents to locations worldwide to provide personal protective security and felony investigative support to U.S. Army and Joint Force commanders.
Warrant Officer 3 Angel L. Miles, the 32nd MP Det. (CID) commander, and Sgt. 1st Class Michael Rascoe, detachment sergeant, unfurled the newly designated guidon during the activation ceremony.
"Today, we are conducting a somewhat rare and in this case, unusual event. For this ceremony is not as common as a change-of-command or -responsibility, or a deployment ceremony, but a rare occasion of the unit colors being redesignated from one Army installation, to another. Although this ceremony may seem insignificant to the outsider, it does signify an important structural realignment aimed at improving the efficiency of this battalion and the criminal investigation command as a whole," said Maj. David C. Castillo, the 10th MP Battalion CID commander.
"We are recognizing the official redesignation of the 32nd Military Police Detachment (CID) from part of the larger CID Command Plan," he added. "In doing so, we also recognize Chief Warrant Officer Miles, officially taking command of this organization, and has a guidon all her own, and as anyone who has commanded knows the significance of the unit colors …"
The 32nd MP Bn. (CID) was constituted July 31, 1944 in the Army of United States as the 32nd Military Police Criminal Investigation section; and activated on Aug. 9, 1944, in England, and then reorganized and redesignated on Dec. 29, 1944, as the 32nd Military Police Criminal Investigation Division.
On Aug. 1, 1951, the unit was allotted to the 32nd MP Det. The unit was later inactivated on May 15, 1969, in Germany
On Oct. 16, 2006, the 32nd MP Det. (CID) was activated at Fort Bragg, N.C. Since its reactivation, the unit deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2007 until 2008, covering Multi-National Division-North area of responsibility in theater and conducting investigative operations from Balad, Tikrit, Kirkuk and Mosul. On Oct. 15, the 32nd MP Det. was ordered inactivate and stationed at Fort Gordon.
"It should not go without saying that during the 32nd's time at Fort Bragg, it conducted its core mission of providing the highest quality criminal investigative support to one of the largest U.S. Army military installations, with great distinction," he said. "It now enters into the next chapter of this fine legacy at Fort Gordon. While not as large at Fort Bragg, Fort Gordon's area of responsibility can be just as complex, as many in this office can attest."
"I hope that the one thing we take away from this moment-- is that of legacy," he said. "Let this ceremony serve as a reminder that you are a part of an organization that has a rich and dignified legacy within the CID Command."
The 32nd MP Det. (CID) commander thanked those who entrusted her with the new role; her husband, who supported her; and the Soldiers and civilian employees of the detachment.
"I am very humbled and honored to serve as the first detachment commander for the 32nd Military Police Detachment (CID) on Fort Gordon," Miles said. "This is a very historic day in our branch history as we activate this detachment."
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