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Springfield-based Military Police unit deploys for Afghanistan

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11:06 AM CDT, October 31, 2012

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Sixty soldiers left Springfield early Wednesday morning for a mission in Afghanistan.

The 180th Military Police Detachment deployed from the Springfield-Branson National Airport.  They are part of a newly formed unit that has never been activated in the past.  They will command military working dogs and their handlers.