A military police detachment headquartered at Joint Base Lewis–McChord (JBLM) near Tacoma is preparing to be deployed to the Middle East.
Washington National Guard Soldiers with the 506th Military Police Detachment, 420th Chemical Battalion, 96th Troop Command, case the unit colors during a ceremony on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on Oct. 29, 2023. The detachment is deploying to Jordon in support of Operation Spartan Shield. A military police detachment headquartered at Joint Base Lewis–McChord near Tacoma is preparing to be deployed to the Middle East.
This marks the fourth time in 15 years the 506th Military Police Detachment has deployed, with the last instance coming in 2018-2019 in Afghanistan. The unit has already left Washington state and was in Fort Bliss, Texas, on Tuesday for the final pre-mobilization training and processing, according to the Washington National Guard, which said the group will leave directly from there to Jordan "later this fall."
“The 506th is comprised of well-trained professionals who will accomplish their mission and proudly represent our state and nation,” Major General Bret Daugherty, the state’s adjutant general and commander of the Washington National Guard, said in the press release. “We will miss them while they’re gone, but are comforted knowing they’re effectively performing this important work.”
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