(From left to right) 705th Military Police Battalion Deputy Commander, Lt. Col. Daniel Deadrich, Taji Theater Internment Facility and Reconciliation Center Warden, Mr. Hassan Al-Mohammadawi, and 705th MP BN Com More
Capt. Andrea La Torre, Capt. Sarah Carlson, Lt. Bradley Davis and the interpreter team from the Law and Order Task Force pose for a picture at the Central Criminal Court of Iraq in Baghdad. Part of LAOTF's miss More
Spc. Glory-Dana Salomon, a medic with the 66th Military Police Company, stands beside Vice President Joe Biden Jr., Dr. Jill Biden and Gen. Ray Odierno, commanding general of United States Forces-Iraq, during t More
Sgt. Krystal Morgan, a chemical training noncommissioned officer with the 317th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, out of Tampa, Fla., searches through a Soldier’s items during a customs c More
Sgt. Matthew L. Scroggins, Company C, 72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, stands guard during the final days of over watch of detainees at the Cropper Theater Internment Facility. Cropper TIF and approximately 1 More
On July 15, at Camp Cropper in Baghdad, Iraq, Col. Grace Edinboro, Commander of the 49th Military Police Brigade TAC and Deputy Commander of the 49th Military Police Brigade, is interviewed by Jacques Clement o More
Sgt. Daniel W. Jaggers II of the 49th Military Police Brigade receives an honorary coin from Lt. Gen. Robert W. Cone, deputy commanding general for operations, United States Forces-Iraq, during the 49th's End o More
The 49th Military Police Brigade conducts an end-of-mission ceremony at the Al Faw Palace July 27. The unit is part of the California Army National Guard and is heading back to the U.S. to focus on their state More
Staff Sgt. Rory A. Nichols, Spc. Luke Arredondo, Spc. Sinue Ali Garcia-Guzman and Spc. Adam Funk, members of the search and rescue team of the 235th Engineer Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Pol More
Soldiers from the 40th Military Police Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, engage each other during Civil Disturbance Control training at Camp More
Soldiers with the 270th Military Police Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, air themselves out following an exercise where they proved they un More
In the only head-to-head matchup of the 185th Military Police Battalion's Obstacle Course Challenge July 21 at Camp San Luis Obispo, Pfc. Charles Payne and Cpl. Richard Mair complete a log jump nearly side-by-s More
First Sgt. Gerald Davis, first sergeant for Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, is confronted by role-playing victims of a simulated nuclear detonati More
Spc. Brian Quinonez of the 224th Sustainment Brigade, Long Beach, Calif., performs sit-ups during an early morning Army Physical Fitness Test at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., Sept. 12, 2011. The APFT was the fi More
Staff Sgt. Demetrius McCowan (right) of Fresno, Calif., a sheet metal aircraft structural mechanic for the 1106th Theater Aviation Support Maintenance Group, sits with his sponsor Sgt. 1st Class James Palleres, More
Spc. Dennis Yi with Bravo Troop, 1-144th Field Artillery Battalion, California Army National Guard, pulls the lanyard on an old cannon during the Wings, Wheels and Rotors Expo at Joint Forces Training Base Los More
A large-scale simulated disaster site, which included crushed buildings, overturned vehicles, a four-story tower and confined spaces below the surface, was designed to be as realistic as possible by Oklahoma Ci More
California State Military Reserve Staff Sgt. Andrew Cater, the acting first sergeant of Alpha Company, Northern Regional Support Command, participates in a crowd control class given to members of the 69th Publi More
Spc. Sarah Elliot, a Sacramento, Calif., resident and a combat medic with the California National Guard’s Northern Medical Detachment, draws blood from Chief Warrant Officer John Ferrara, a Santa Cruz resident More
Spc. Leo Becerra stands with Pvt. Eliceo Cruz of the 670th Military Police Company before Becerra was coined by their brigade commander of the 49th Military Police Brigade, Col. Peter Cross during his visit on More
The 49th Military Police Brigade's Headquarters and Headquarters Company left its armory in Fairfield, Calif., on April 2 for Fort Bragg, N.C., to participate in Warfighter Exercise 14-04.
Soldiers from the California National Guard's 49th Military Police Brigade board a Kentucky Air Guard C-130 cargo airplane at Pope Airfield, N.C., after completing a Warfighter exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., on April 17.
Staff Sgt. Erwin Samaniego (far right), attached to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, watches as fellow HHC Soldier Spc. David Hollingsworth re More
Spc. Joshua Zollo, a firefighter who serves with Alpha Company, 1st Special Troops Battalion, Regional Support Command North, California State Military Reserve, checks under the hood of a Humvee at the Sgt. 1st More
Sgt. Anthony Broccolo, a Soldier with the 649th Engineer Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, operates a Motor Grader at the Sgt. 1st Class Isaac Lawson Memorial Park. Lawson, a Dese More
Pfc. Juan Mora and Spc. Richard Boardman of the 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, and Staff Sgt. Richard Contawe, detachment commander of the 129th Concrete Company, 579th Engineer B More
Staff Sgt. Cedric Daga, center, supply sergeant for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, and Maj. Eric Sharyer, right, brigade logistics officer f More
California Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Camelia Straughn from the 270th Military Police Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, stands by with her Soldier, Spc. Mark Thomas More
Sgt. Joshua Vigars, of the 270th Military Police Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, sprints the last stretch of the unknown distance run duri More
Spc. Michael Graham, a maintenance specialist with the California Army National Guard 49th Military Police Brigade (Homeland Response Force), prepares a pallet of supplies to be loaded onto a C130 headed for Ha More
Sgt. Maj. Maria Preston, the logistics noncommissioned officer in charge with the 49th Military Police Brigade (Homeland Response Force) explains to the logistics section how the search and extraction team work More
Staff Sgt. Bernie Lagasca, Spc. Sean Chaffin and Capt. Matthew Roland, Judge Adjutant General personnel with the California Army National Guard 49th Military Police Brigade (Homeland Response Force) work at the More
California Army National Guardsmen from the 49th Military Police Brigade assist a civilian unload blankets and towels at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds at the height of the 2017 Northern California wildfires tha More
U.S. California Army National Guard 2nd Lt. (C.C.) Desmond Robbins, left, with the 49th Military Police Brigade speaks with Cal Guard service members at the Arden Fair shopping center, Sacramento, California, o More
U.S. Soldiers of the California National Guard's 49th Military Police Brigade attend a Guard your Future event on July 22, 2020, on Camp Pendleton, California. The event brought information, resources and exper More
U.S. Army Sgt. Juan Carillo of the California National Guard’s 330th Military Police Company, 143rd Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, wears a M-50 protective mask for COVID-19 protection More
Competitors in the 49th Military Police Brigade’s 2020 Best Warrior Competition (BWC) low-crawl through a mud pit at Camp Roberts, California during the Aug. 8-12, 2020 contest. The California National Guard's More
U.S. Army Spcs. Henry Villareal and Ryan Dunken of the California National Guard’s 132nd Multi-Role Bridge Company, remove obstacles from the Cache Creek River in Yolo County, California, Aug. 23, 2020, prior t More
The Cal Guard’s Lathrop-based 149th CBRN Company sets up a decontamination site for search and rescue teams to clean off after a day in the North Complex Fire footprint in Butte County, California, Sept. 25, 20 More
U.S. Army Sgt. Arne F. Eastlund of the 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, receives the Purple Heart Aug. 24, 2006, from Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-California) in August 2006, two months More
In 2005, U.S. Army Sgt. Arne F. Eastlund of the California Army National Guard’s 49th Military Police Brigade stands beneath the Victory Arch, also called the Hands of Victory or Crossed Swords, in central Bagh More
In 2005, U.S. Army Sgt. Arne F. Eastlund, right, of the California Army National Guard’s 49th Military Police Brigade shares a moment with 1st Lt. David Yenne and Sgt. 1st Class Isaac S. Lawson in Baghdad, Iraq More
Capt. Andrea La Torre speaks with one of the three female investigators assigned to the Central Criminal Court of Iraq regarding a specific case file that required additional attention prior to the Investigativ More
Maj. Lara Nunez is the 49th Military Police Brigade Tactical Command Post brigade surgeon. Nunez is also the Chief Medical Officer of the Cropper troop clinic and the head of the Medical Chair Committee working More
Spc. Glory-Dana Salomon, front, formerly of Haiti, attained her American citizenship July 4 during a Naturalization Ceremony at Al Faw Palace, Camp Victory, Iraq. She is flanked by Spc. Veronica Hernandez (left More
U.S. forces conduct final perimeter and security checks on the catwalks that surround the facilities at Cropper Theater Internment Facility. Cropper TIF and approximately 1,500 detainees were handed over to the More
Spc. Jakeya French of the 49th Military Police Brigade receives an honorary coin from Lt. Gen. Robert W. Cone, deputy commanding general for operations, United States-Forces-Iraq, during the 49th's End of Missi More
Sgt. Delone Yu of the 40th Military Police Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, restraints a civilian during military law enforcement training More
Feeling the full effects of CS gas, a soldier with the 270th Military Police Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, completed a gas chamber exerc More
First Lt. Cassandra Harris, company commander of the 40th Military Police Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, and members of her unit cheer a More
Liason officer of the 49th Military Police Brigade Capt. Jose Dominguez, center, and Sgt. Maj. Ben Jandreau, 49th operations sergeant major, go through a map of the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind., whe More
Spc. Daniel Bietz of the 49th Military Police Brigade out of Fairfield, Calif., took apart and reassembled an M249 light machine gun for time during the Best Warrior’s Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif More
Members of Bravo Troop, 1-144th Field Artillery Battalion, California Army National Guard, pulls shoot off cannons during the Wings, Wheels and Rotors Expo at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos Oct. 23. Fo More
First Lt. Christian Wellisch is seen here at Fort Benning, Ga., on July 3, 2013, during a direct commission course. Wellisch serves as a Judge Advocate General officer for the California National Guard's 49th M More
U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Elliot, a combat medic with the Northern Medical Detachment, California Army National Guard, draws blood from Chief Warrant Officer John Ferrara, the Maintenance Officer for the Headquarter More
The California Army National Guard Commander, Maj. Gen. Lawrenece A. Haskins, with Spc. Leo Becerra, visited Guantanamo Bay to support CANG unit 670th Military Police Company on March 25. Haskins praised Becerr More
Spc. Alex Hernandez, right, and Master Sgt. Gerald Davis, wearing a borrowed hard hat, both members of the 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, shovel concrete into a mold in Fairfield, More
Sgt. Nicole Basquez, a squad leader with the California Army National Guard 330th Military Police Company’s Casualty Assistance and Support Element, keeps track of the time Soldiers spent in decontamination sui More
Spc. Erika Holmes, a supply specialist with the 49th Military Police Brigade (Homeland Response Force) takes a tour of the search and extraction sites and the decontamination sites June 4 at Vigilant Guard/Maka More
Sgt. Nestor Morales, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) specialist with the 149 CBRN Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, returns fire at opposing forces atta More
Members of the California Army National Guard’s 40th Military Police Company take notes and listen to instructions prior to a mission at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, California, at the height of t More
U.S. California Army National Guard Chaplain (Maj.) Dana Durham, right, with the 49th Military Police Brigade speaks with Cal Guard Soldiers at the Arden Fair shopping center, Sacramento, California, on June 4, More
U.S. Army Spc. Brian Jaimes, of the California Army National Guard’s 40th Military Police Company, 143rd Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, conducts temperature and health checks of specta More
Sgt. Morgan Llewellyn, a Soldier in the 670th Military Police Company, speaks with a recruiter about reenlistment on July 22, 2020, at Camp Pendleton, California, during the Guard your Future Event. The Guard y More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joey Gogue of the California National Guard’s Forward Support Company, 579th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, uses water from a tanker to wash off thick mud followin More
U.S. Army Sgt. Mark Wirtenberger of the 143rd Headquarters Company, 143rd Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, completes a written exam during the 49th MP Brigade's 2020 Best Warrior Competi More
Members of the California Army National Guard’s 132nd Multi-Role Bridge Company, unload a floating platform Aug. 23, 2020, at Cache Creek Canyon Low Water Bridge, Capay Valley, California. The Low Water Bridge More
Cal Guard’s Lathrop-based 149th CBRN Company sets up a decontamination site for search and rescue teams to clean off after a day in the North Complex Fire footprint in Butte County, California, Sept. 25, 2020. More
In 2005 U.S. Army Sgt. Arne F. Eastlund of the California Army National Guard’s 49th Military Police Brigade stands in central Baghdad, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. A few months later Eastlund, now re More
Capt. Andrew Boysen, a Judge Advocate with United States Forces-Iraq, conducts a thorough review of detainee files at the Cropper Theater Internment Facility in Baghdad, Iraq. Detainees with warrants and detent More
Spc. Glory-Dana Salomon (center) was among 156 service members who attained their American citizenship July 4 at Al Faw Palace, Camp Victory, Iraq, during a Naturalization Ceremony. Formerly of Haiti, Spc. Salo More
Spc. Adam Gill, Staff Sgt. George Prime and Staff Sgt. Caleb Dawson, all military policemen with the 317th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, out of Tampa, Fla., evaluate a map for operati More
Texas guardsman, Spc. Brandon J. Richardson of Greenville, Texas, assigned to the Immediate Reaction Force on Cropper Theater Internment Facility advises his Iraqi Corrections Officer counterpart on proper peri More
First Sgt. Ben Jandreau, Headquarters-Headquarters Company first sergeant, 49th Military Police Brigade, receives a honorary coin from Lt. Gen. Robert W. Cone, deputy commanding general for operations, United S More
Spc. Adam Funk, a member of the search and rescue team in the 235th Engineer Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, extracts a victim from a rubble pile More
A soldier from the 270th Military Police Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, barks orders to a "suspect" during a July 17 military law enforcement training at Camp San Luis O More
Soldiers with the 270th Military Police Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, pour out of the gas chamber at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., follo More
Members of the 670th Military Police Company, 185th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, motivate a unit competitor (in the Army combat uniform) during the Ju More
A soldier from West Virginia's Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Emergency Response Force Package, a subordinate of the 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, during Vibrant More
Sgt. Daniel Roberts with the 115th Regional Support Group, based out of Roseville, Calif., calls in a 9-line medevac during the Best Warrior’s Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., Sept. 12, 2011. The fi More
A parachuter floats down over the crowd at the Wings, Wheels and Rotors Expo at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos Oct. 23.
Two members of the search and extraction team with the 235th Engineer Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, tend to a simulated victim during the 2011 More
U.S. Army Col. George Roller, with the California State Military Reserve working with Dentrust Optimized Care Solutions, examines the teeth of Sgt. Ian Kummer, the public affairs section leader with the 69th Pu More
Soldiers from the California National Guard's 49th Military Police Brigade were flown to Fort Bragg, N.C., in a C-17 from the New York National Guard for Warfighter Exercise 14-04.
Soldiers from the California National Guard's 49th Military Police Brigade get comfortable aboard a Kentucky Air Guard C-130 cargo airplane after completing a Warfighter exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., on April 17.
Sgt. Andre Burnett from the California Army National Guard 649th Engineer Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, uses a skid-steer to dig holes at the Isaac Lawson Memorial site in Fai More
Pfc. Juan Mora and Spc. Richard Boardman of the 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard and Staff Sgt. Richard Contawe, detachment commander of the 129th Concrete Company, 579th Engineer Ba More
Spc. Miguel Correa, a Windsor resident and combat engineer with the 235th Engineer Company, 185th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, shovels concrete into a mold i More
Spc. Leo Becerra coaches a service member during a Latin dance class at the naval station community center, U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (U.S. Army Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Reba Benally/Released)
Sgt. Daron Robinson and Sgt. Andrew Bituin, members of the California Army National Guard 330th Military Police Company’s Casualty Assistance and Support Element, participate in a training scenario June 2 at Be More
Spc. Erika Holmes and Spc. Jasmine Manning, supply specialists with the 49th Military Police Brigade (Homeland Response Force) take a tour of the search and extraction sites and the decontamination sites June 4 More
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers and Observer Controller/Trainers (OC/Ts), far right, with the 91st Training Division, 84th Training Command, lead a formal After Action Review to highlight the strengths and weaknesse More
Second Lt. Daniel Tsoi-A-Sue, left, and Staff Sgt. Sergio Soto of the California Army National Guard’s 40th Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, connect with command staff on a mission at Coff More