Fort Polk battalion commander relieved amid criminal investigation

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Fort Polk battalion commander relieved amid criminal investigation
By Davis Winkie
Feb 3, 12:02 PM
Lt. Col. Jon-Paul Depreo, former commander of the 46th Engineer Battalion, pictured at the battalion's military ball on Dec. 13, 2022 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Depreo was relieved following this event. (573rd Engineer Company/Facebook)

A lieutenant colonel commanding an engineer battalion at Fort Polk, Louisiana, has been fired amid a criminal investigation, an installation spokesperson confirmed to Army Times.

Lt. Col. Jon-Paul Depreo was relieved as commander of the 46th Engineer Battalion, a separate battalion of the Fort Bragg, North Carolina-based 20th Engineer Brigade, according to a statement from Fort Polk spokesperson Shelby Waryas. The 18th Airborne Corps-aligned lieutenant colonel did not respond to Army Times’ request for comment before this story’s publication deadline.

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