After the attacks of 11 September 2001 , the 1138th was mobilized as part of Operation Noble Eagle , a military operation providing military support for increased security at potential terrorist targets . The company served on active duty from 1 October 2001 through 21 September 2002 , performing law and order duties at Fort Leonard Wood , Missouri . On 31 August 2005 , the company deployed with the 175th MP Bn to Jefferson Parish , Louisiana to support relief operations after Hurricane Katrina . While deployed in Louisiana , the 1138th performed law and order operations and area security missions , returning on 21 September 2005 . In 2009 , while preparing for yet another active duty deployment to Iraq , the Ozarks region of rural Missouri was hit by a harsh wave of winter weather and in January , the unit deployed a contingent to aid winter storm victims in Southeast Missouri for '' ' Operation January Ice ' '' . In December , 1989 , the company was called into active service for Operation Just Cause ( Panama ) . It was the first Army National Guard unit to be activated since the Vietnam War . As part of its traditional internment and resettlement mission , the 1138th established a detainee camp at Empire Range , Panama where it handled both civilian and military detainees . On 15 November 1990 , the unit was mobilized and deployed to Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm . It remained in Saudi Arabia for five months guarding EPWs . The 1138th deployed for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom , serving on active duty from 10 February 2003 through 21 December 2003 . Upon arrival in the Middle East , the unit conducted customs , physical security , and law and order missions throughout Kuwait and in Doha , Qatar . After '' ' Operation January Ice ' '' concluded in 2009 , the company began its preparation for a detainee operations mission in Baghdad , Iraq . While preparing for deployment , nearly fifty 1138th soldiers were transferred to the 1140th MP Co , another Missouri Army National Guard unit preparing to deploy to Afghanistan . The 1138th backfilled its ranks with " In-Lieu-Of " military policemen from twenty-three other Missouri Army National Guard units . On 21 May 2009 , the unit reported to Camp Clark , Missouri for pre-mobilization training . The unit then reported for post-mobilization Training at Fort Bliss , Texas and after completing a twenty-day-long mission evaluation exercise , deployed to Iraq , to support '' ' Operation Iraqi Freedom 09-10 '' '
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1138th Military Police Company