History
The headquarters of the 43rd Military Police Brigade is located in Warwick, Rhode Island.
The 43rd Military Police Brigade was constituted March 4, 1959 and allotted to the Rhode Island Army National Guard as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 103d Replacement Battalion. Organized and Federally recognized April 1, 1959 at Providence. Converted and redesignated March 18, 1963 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 43d Engineer Group. Converted and redesignated May 1, 1968 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 43d Military Police Brigade. Reorganized and redesignated May 1, 1976 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 43d Military Police Brigade.
One of the next major state activations came in 1978. The "Blizzard of '78" crippled the state and forced all units to be called to duty from February 6-16, 1978. The 43rd organized traffic control to allow engineers to perform snow removal. MP's were stationed throughout the downtown area to prevent looting. There had not been a statewide call up since the "Hurricane of '38", thirty-nine years earlier.
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