 On 28 January 2003, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award (JMUA) to Headquarters, JTF-160, for exceptionally meritorious achievement during the period 4 January – 31 October 2002.Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 43rd Military Police Brigade, was mobilized in August 2005, and deployed to Iraq under the command of Brigadier General Kevin R. McBride.The mission was to provide Command and Control (C2) for all Theater Internment Facilities (TIFs) in support of Joint Task Force 134 and Multi-National Force – Iraq.