(Johnston, Iowa) – Officials with the Iowa Army National Guard report 20 Iowa National Guard Soldiers with the 186th Military Police Company will deploy this Sunday (Jan. 7th) to Kosovo, for a 9-month tour. Their mission is in support of the same NATO peacekeeping operation where the Guard recently deployed Service Members from the 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, out of Waterloo.

The primary mission of the 186th MP Co. will be to provide law and order support to US and NATO forces during the ongoing international peacekeeping operation and promoting local and regional stability.

Photo from the 186th Military Police Facebook page (May, 2023)

The community send-off ceremony will be held at Building S-60 on Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver Training Center (7105 NW 70th Ave, Johnston, IA 50131) on January 7th at 8 a.m. and is open to the public. The unit will depart immediately following the ceremony and head to Fort Cavazos, Texas to complete their pre-mobilization training.