Col. Mark Spindler, commander, 18th Military Police Brigade and native of St. Louis, bids farewell to his Baghdad Iraqi police counterparts during a farewell luncheon Nov. 29 at the Brigade's Headquarters on Camp Liberty. The 18th MP Bde. served with Multi-National Division – Baghdad and will return home to Mannheim, Germany, in the upcoming weeks after completing their 15-month Police Transition Team mission in the Iraqi capital.