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V.I. National Guard's 661st Military Police Detachment Returns Home From Deployment in Qatar to Warm Welcome

The Virgin Islands National Guard welcomed home soldiers of the 661st Military Police Detachment from deployment at the Henry E. Rohlsen and Cyril E. King Airports on Sunday, V.I.N.G. announced today. The unit spent approximately nine and a half months on their mission to support Operation Spartan Shield (Enduring Freedom). Their mission at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, was to provide Law and Order and Force Protection, V.I.N.G. said. “I’m immensely proud of the 661st MP Detachment for their hard work and dedication to the mission in Qatar,” said Capt. Marcus Sydney, company commander. “They have set the standards for other MP detachments to emulate. The Virgin Islands National Guard and the territory should be extremely proud of their accomplishments in representing the organization and the territory well.”  Due to the global pandemic with COVID-19, the MP unit supported additional missions that tasked them to conduct physical security operations to quarantine locations and enforce the ...