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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott visited with some of our 77th TAB Soldiers on state active duty, assisting the @TXMilitary with rescue and recovery efforts from the July 4 flash flooding. The @USNationalGuard domestic operations mission is a vital asset for communities across the country. https://t.co/TKVu2hyfoB

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Just announced: Our @USNationalGuard 77th TAB UH-60 Black Hawk crews have had their state active duty orders extended in Central Texas through July 19 to assist the @TXMilitary transport rescue crews and cargo around their area of responsibility. Proud of these Citizen-Soldiers. https://t.co/WbE5qAk7WP

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It was a dogged day of duty yesterday for @USNationalGuard's 77th TAB crews helping out the @TXMilitary in Central Texas. They transported five K-9s and 30 passengers, delivered approximately 100 meals, and conducted aerial recon via their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. https://t.co/KbHbkaEUj4

Our UH-60 Black Hawk crews in Texas transported 25 people and 2 dogs from flooded areas to designated evacuation points in their area of operations yesterday. Proud to do our part to assist @TXMilitary in its time of need. #AlwaysReady @ARNGDirector @USArmy @USNationalGuard https://t.co/mgf9NsMHcN

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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders mobilized 22 Ark. Guardsmen to deploy to Texas to assist with transportation of search and rescue personnel in the vicinity of Austin,Texas, July. 7th. Four Black Hawks with crews and their maintenance teams departed at approx. 7 a.m., July 8, 2025. https://t.co/ncRfwEtnrD

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The Arkansas National Guard is hitting the roads for annual training through the month of June. Stay vigilant around military convoys. https://t.co/01WKezOzle

Brig. Gen. Chad Bridges, adjutant general of Arkansas, spoke to the 2025 delegates of Boys State and Girls State, May 28, 2025, on the campuses of the University of Central Arkansas and Harding University respectively. Delegates from Girls State toured Camp Robinson, May 29th. https://t.co/9ahHMj03Lj

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Arkansas Winter Response February 2025

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Big Changes Come to the Arkansas National Guard

On Saturday, July 15, 2017, Colonel John O. Payne was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. Payne will now serve as the Assistant Adjutant General - Support, for the Arkansas National Guard. General Payne has served in the military since 1988 when he was named as a Distinguished Military Graduate of the Henderson State University Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). The keynote speaker at the event was Brigadier General Gregrey Bacon of the Arkansas National Guard. Remarks were given by both Payne and Bacon. On Sunday, July 16, 2017, Command Sergeant Major Larry N. Rankin relinquished responsibility of being the Arkansas National Guard's State Command Sergeant Major to Command Sergeant Major James "Rick" Megoloff at a Change of Responsibility ceremony held at the Robinson Maneuver Training Center. The State Command Sgt. Maj. is the highest rank achievable in the Arkansas Army National Guard aside from the Senior Enlisted Leader of the Joint Forces Which is currently held by Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Veazey. Rankin has served in the Arkansas National Guard for 41 years and is scheduled to retire from service later this summer. Also on Sunday, Brig. Gen. Keith Klemmer, Assistant Adjutant General, Arkansas National Guard, retired after 30 years of service. At the retirement ceremony, Klemmer received the Legion of Merit and the Arkansas Distinguished Service Medal. His General Officer flag was cased to signify the end of his career.

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Joint Task Force Conducts Civil Disturbance Training
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More than 230 Arkansas National Guardsmen and central Arkansas law enforcement officers trained Aug. 2, 2025

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