JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NJ (04/02/2011)(readMedia)-- The 160 Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 442nd Military Police Company arrived back in the United States here on Saturday, April 2, after almost nine months of service in Iraq.

The 442nd Military Police Company was based in Ramadi, Iraq as part of the 4th Advise and Assist Brigade assigned to the Third Infantry Division.

The 442nd Military Police Company is is based at the State Armory in Jamaica, Queens, New York City.

The unit served at Ground Zero following the 9-11, 2001 terrorist attacks and was deployed to Iraq in 2003-4, where it earned a Presidential Unit Citation and helped re-establish a training academy for the Iraqi police.

Approximately a third of the unit's members are civilian law enforcement professionals from across the New York City region and almost a fourth of the unit's members had already completed at least one overseas deployment.

The unit's members are expected to return to their home base at the New York State Armory in Jamaica, Queens in about 10 days after out processing from active duty.

Posted Saturday April 02, 2011 at 07:54 pm by New York State Division of Military & Naval Affairs
Last Updated Monday April 04, 2011 at 01:04 pm