Lewis-McChord MPs deploying to Afghanistan to manage detainees

Some of Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s top cops are heading to Afghanistan where they’ll be in charge of all detainees in U.S. custody. The 120 soldiers in the 42nd Military Police Brigade’s headquarters company mainly will manage a large prison at Bagram Air Field north of Kabul for the next nine months.

DEAN J. KOEPFLER staff photographer

Brigade Commander Col. Robert Taradash hugs his 3-year-old daughter Rhea on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, after the deployment ceremony for the 42D Military Police Brigade and the casing of the colors at JBLM. The unit is deploying to Afghanistan to train Afghans to take over control of large prisons. Dean J. Koepfler / Staff photographer

ADAM ASHTON; staff writer

Published: 01/04/12 3:22 pm | Updated: 01/04/12 3:46 pm

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Some of Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s top cops are heading to Afghanistan where they’ll be in charge of all detainees in U.S. custody.

The 120 soldiers in the 42nd Military Police Brigade’s headquarters company mainly will manage a large prison at Bagram Air Field north of Kabul for the next nine months. Several companies of U.S. military police already stationed there are expected to report to them.

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