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Approximately 160 soldiers assigned to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 28th Military Police Company arrive home following a deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield (OSS). The company, which deployed in early October 2018, is part of the 165th Military Police Battalion, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 28th Infantry Division.
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Pennsylvania National Guardsmen with the 28th Military Police Company are greeted by loved ones as near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania after a deployment to the middle east July 10, 2019. Half of the company returned via the Harrisburg International Airport while the other half returned via the Pittsburg International Airport. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Shawn Monk)
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Pennsylvania National Guardsmen with the 28th Military Police Company are greeted by loved ones near Pittsburgh July 10, 2019 after a deployment to the middle east. The company was conducting a security and customs support mission in nearly a dozen countries in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Shawn Monk)
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Families anxiously wait for their Soldiers to exit the plane. Approximately 160 Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 28th Military Police Company returned on July 10, 2019, from a ten month deployment to the Middle East.
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Sgt. Bradley Wanamaker proposed to his girlfriend Kirsten Zakseski shortly after returning from a ten month deployment. Bradley and the rest of the 28th Military Police Company were conducting a security and customs support mission in nearly a dozen countries throughout Southwest Asia.
/ Published July 11, 2019
Approximately 160 Soldiers assigned to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 28th Military Police Company returned from deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield July 10, 2019. The company, which deployed in early October 2018, is part of the 165th Military Police Battalion, 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 28th Infantry Division.
The 28th Military Police Company provided security and customs support in nearly a dozen countries in Southwest Asia. Operating in one of the most dynamic regions of the world, their presence enhanced security cooperation and provided vital reassurance to our partners and allies in the region.
“I am extremely excited to have the soldiers of the 28th Military Police Company back home in Pennsylvania,” said Lt. Col. Brad Pierson, commander of the 165th Military Police Battalion. “They have achieved exceptional results and have been outstanding representatives for the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and the 165th Military Police Battalion.”
The company was established in 1964 as the 4th Military Police and Security Platoon, and designated as the 28th Military Police Company in 1965. The company deployed to Iraq in 2007. In 2010 through 2013, members of the 28th Military Police Company deployed to Afghanistan as part of the joint Police Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team, along with armed forces from our state partner, Lithuania, and worked with the Afghan national security forces.
