SPRINGFIELD, IL (01/25/2016)(readMedia)-- A deployment ceremony is scheduled for approximately 30 Soldiers who will deploy to Afghanistan. The ceremony for the 233rd Military Police Company in Springfield, Illinois, will be Jan. 29 at 2:30 p.m. at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield.
The Soldiers will train for a brief time at Fort Bliss, Texas, before deploying to Afghanistan.
The 233rd MPs will provide security operations in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, which is the new name for operations in Afghanistan.
The company is expected to return home in December 2016.
News media attending the event should arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the ceremony.
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