More than 230 Arkansas National Guardsmen and central Arkansas law enforcement officers trained Aug. 2, 2025, at North Little Rock’s Burns Park to complete required biennial training to ensure Guardsmen and law enforcement are in step and ready to respond if a civil disturbance event occurs. Arkansas State Police, North Little Rock, Little Rock, and Conway police departments joined forces with Guardsmen from the 189th Airlift Wing, 188th Security Forces Squadron, and the 216th Military Police Company to train on de-escalation, limited visibility, gas masks, infrastructure protection, tear gas and other non-lethal systems. (Arkansas National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Brianna Rodriguez-Munns)