Army
Oklahoma National Guard’s military police unit deploys to Middle East
Stars and Stripes
October 22, 2025
A soldier with the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 745th Military Police Detachment, 345th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 90th Troop Command, bids farewell to family and friends following the farewell ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Mustang, Okla., Oct. 21, 2025. (Haden Tolbert/Oklahoma National Guard)
Nearly fifty soldiers from the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 745th Military Police Detachment deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield.
Family and friends bid farewell to the soldiers during a ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Mustang, Okla., on Tuesday, according to a service news release.
“I’m so proud of everything you’ve done and for everything you’re about to do,” said Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Mancino, adjutant general for Oklahoma. “Stay alert and stay ready. Thank you, soldiers, and thank you to the family members for supporting them.”
The unit will complete additional training at Fort Bliss, Texas, before heading overseas for nine months where they will conduct routine military police operations. They are expected to return home in fall 2026, according to the release.
Operation Spartan Shield is a U.S. military operation in U.S. Central Command’s area of operations aimed at building partner capacity and enhancing security in the Middle East.
A soldier with the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 745th Military Police Detachment bids farewell to family and friends following the farewell ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Mustang, Okla., Oct. 21, 2025. (Haden Tolbert/Oklahoma National Guard)
An Oklahoma Army National Guard soldier with the 745th Military Police Detachment bids farewell to family and friends following the farewell ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Mustang, Okla., Oct. 21, 2025. (Haden Tolbert/Oklahoma National Guard)
Oklahoma Army National Guard soldiers with the 745th Military Police Detachment file into their seats during a farewell ceremony held for them at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Mustang, Okla., Oct. 21, 2025. (Haden Tolbert/Oklahoma National Guard)