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COLUMBIA,MO -- The Missouri National Guard announces they will hold four deployment ceremonies for the more than 450 Citizen-Soldiers who are deploying to Qatar in September.

The Soldiers, who are under the command of the 175th Military Police Battalion and Lt. Col. Sharon Martin, have been undergoing extensive pre-mobilization training in Missouri for their yearlong mission.

Qatar is located across the Persian Gulf from Iran and serves as a central hub for all U.S. military activity in the region. The unit will be providing security for military bases and personnel in Qatar, which is both a staging area for equipment and a rest and relaxation area for military personnel.

The Guardsmen serve with the 3175th Chemical Company, based in St. Louis County; the 2175th Military Police Company, of Hannibal and Moberly; the 1137th Military Police Company, of Kennett, Jackson and Doniphan; and Headquarters Company of the 175th Military Police Battalion, based in Columbia.

The unit will spend a year in Qatar on a security mission. Each of the units falls under 70th Troop Command control, the largest brigade in the Missouri National Guard.

For more information about this advisory, please contact the Missouri National Guard’s public affairs office at (573) 638-9846 or ngmo.pao@us.army.mil.

EVENT:  Deployment Ceremony for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment 175th Military Police Battalion
DATE/TIME:    Fri., Sept. 2, 9 a.m.
LOCATION:   Columbia College, 1001 Rogers Street, Columbia. Mo. 65216

EVENT:  Deployment Ceremony for 2175th MP Company
DATE/TIME:    Fri., Sept. 2, 2 p.m.
LOCATION:   Clemens Field, 403 Warren Barrett Drive, Hannibal, Mo. 63401

EVENT:  Deployment Ceremony for 1137th MP Company
DATE/TIME:    Fri., Sept. 2, 9 a.m
LOCATION:   Kennett High School, 1400 West Washington Street, Kennett, Mo. 63857

EVENT:  Deployment Ceremony for 3175th Chemical Company
DATE/TIME:    Fri., Sept. 2, p.m.
LOCATION:   Joint Armed Forces Reserve Center-Jefferson Barracks, 24 Davis Street, St. Louis, Mo. 63125