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The Adjutant General's Department

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      Feb. 8, 2006

No. 06-014

FEB. 8 DEPLOYMENT CEREMONY FOR 35th MILITARY POLICE COMPANY SENDING REPLACEMENTS TO DJIBOUTI, AFRICA

A small contingent of seven soldiers from the 35th Military Police Company, Kansas National Guard, will leave Topeka to begin their journey to Djibouti, Africa. A short deployment ceremony will be held Wed., Feb. 8, at 8 p.m. in Room 11 of the State Defense Building, 2800 S. Topeka Blvd., Topeka.

These members will replace other members of their company coming to the end of their 12-month deployment in the region. The 35th MPs conduct security details for high ranking officials in the theater of operations, as well as conducting essential operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

“Djibouti is one of those corners of the world you don’t hear much about,” said Maj. Gen. Tod Bunting, the adjutant general, “but the work these soldiers will do for the War on Terrorism is every bit as important as that taking place in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo and other areas. I salute these soldiers and wish them well.”

The soldiers will initially mobilize to Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, for additional training prior to going to Djibouti. They are expected to be in Djibouti for a year and return in early to mid 2007.

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