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Warehouse support mission to Ark. Dept. of Health extended 18 days
January 31, 2022 — At the request of the Arkansas Department of Health through the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management 10 Arkansas National Guard Soldiers from the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will have their mission extended to support the Arkansas Department of Health at an ADH warehouse on South Shackelford in Little Rock through Feb. 18, 2022. ... MORE

UAMS Covid-19 support mission extended 7 days thru Feb. 11
January 25, 2022 — At the request of the Arkansas Department of Health through the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management 12 Arkansas National Guard Soldiers from the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will have their mission extended to support the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital in Little Rock’s Covid-19 drive-thru testing site. Guardsmen will have their duty extended seven days through Feb. 11... MORE

BOWIE TEAM READY FOR A FIGHT
July 19, 2021 — FORT POLK, La. – Soldiers and Airmen from the Arkansas National Guard and 18 other states have converged at the U.S. Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center here to test their skills in one of the Army’s toughest and most realistic peacetime training events... MORE

Arkansas, New Mexico Nat’l Guard note 80th anniversary of coin flip
June 16, 2021 — Maj. Gen. Kendall Penn, Arkansas’ adjutant general, and Maj. Gen. Kenneth Nava, New Mexico’s adjutant general, will commemorate the 80th anniversary of a coin flip that New Mexico won and sent its 200th Coastal Artillery to the Philippines and Arkansas’ 206th Coastal Artillery to the Aleutian Islands prior to America’s entrance into World War II... MORE

Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center change of command
June 7, 2021 — Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center change of command ~ Col. Nicholas P. Jaskolski selected to lead state’s largest military installation... MORE

Dept. of the Air Force has chosen Fort Smith as FMS location
June 7, 2021 — Fort Smith and A rkansas Ebbing Air National Guard base will become the training site for Singapore s foreign military sales F 16 F 35 aircrews. The first F 16 aircraft are expected to arrive in 202 3 with F 35s to follow in 2026 ... MORE

Military convoys on Arkansas roads May 1- 8
May 10, 2021 — The Arkansas Army National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and supporting units will be traveling on Arkansas highways and interstates for week-long training at Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center, expect Increased military traffic will be noticeable throughout the week of May 1-8. The majority will transit to Fort Chafee Joint Maneuver Training Center along I-40 from Camp Robinson, but some subordinate units will transit along two-lane highways from armories around the state... MORE

Guardsman to receive signed Act 76, pen Gov used
April 22, 2021 — Col. Dean Martin, 189 th Airlift Wing commander will present a signed copy of Act 76 and the pen Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson used to sign the Act into law to Airman First Class Noah Welch. ... MORE

Governor activates Covid-19 vaccination strike teams
March 19, 2021 — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson ordered Guardsmen to deploy four vaccination strike teams to state active duty to expedite administration of Covid-19 vaccines across the state to Arkansans as vaccines become more readily available. ... MORE

Arkansas National Guard to provide support in DC
January 14, 2021 — The Arkansas National Guard will mobilize and deploy approximately 500 Soldiers primarily from the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade based in Northwest Arkansas and Airmen from the 189th Airlift Wing beginning on Jan. 17 and returning before the end of January, 2021 ... MORE

30 Guardsmen to support ADH with COVID-19 case management
November 16, 2020 — The Arkansas National Guard by order of the Governor, has mobilized 30 Guardsmen from the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team on Nov. 16, 2020, at the Arkansas Department of Health, 4815 W. Markham, Little Rock, Ark... MORE

Arkansas National Guard hands over land to State Veterans Cemetery
October 19, 2020 — The Arkansas National Guard will ceremonially transfer 141 acres of land from Camp Joseph T. Robinson to the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 at the State Veterans Cemetery, 1501 W. Maryland Ave., North Little Rock, Ark.. Media must be on site no later than 9:30 a.m. to ensure adequate time to walk from parking to the ceremony site. Media arriving by 9:10 a.m. will have time to obtain B-roll/photographs of Gov. Hutchinson receiving a tour of the cemetery grounds. The Governor will be available for questions after the ceremony. ... MORE

Arkansas Helicopter Rescue Team training
October 19, 2020 — The Arkansas National Guard’s 77th Theater Aviation Brigade will conduct routine helicopter rescue training with Central Arkansas Task Force 1 and Northwest Arkansas Task Force 1 as part of the Arkansas Helicopter Rescue Team, Tuesday, Oct. 20; and Wednesday, Oct. 21; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at Beaverfork Lake near Conway on Oct. 20, with Central Arkansas Task Force 1, and at Lake Wedington near Fayetteville on Oct. 21 with Northwest Arkansas Task Force 1... MORE

ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD MUSEUM RECEIVES ARKANSAS MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION AWARD
September 16, 2020 — The Arkansas National Guard Museum is a recipient of a 2020 AMA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Collection Care Conservation for the Museum’s Weapons Conservation Lab... MORE

3 Arkansas Nat’l Guard High Water Teams called to state active duty
August 27, 2020 — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has ordered three High Water Teams to state active duty to support Arkansas State Police Troops F, G and K with local emergency response operations in anticipation of flooding in southwest Arkansas beginning at Noon, Thursday, Aug. 27. One team each is staged at the Texarkana armory,... MORE

Arkansas National Guard RQ 7 Shadow UAV crashes near Lavaca
August 25, 2020 — Download PDF HEREMEDIAALERTAug.25, 2020Contact: Lt. Col. Brian L. MasonState Public Affairs OfficerArkansas National Guard501-212-5020 / 501-590-0318ng.ar.ararng.mbx.daily-guard@mail.milArkansasNational Guard RQ 7 Shadow UAV crashes near Lavaca~Unmanned aerial vehicle was on a training mission over Fort Chaffee when control lostWHO:The Arkansas... MORE

8 Guardsmen to support ADC in COVID-19 fight
August 6, 2020 — Governor Asa Hutchinson approved the state active duty call-up of an additional 8 Guardsmen to support the Arkansas Department of Corrections, August 6, 2020... MORE

14 additional Guardsmen to support ADH in COVID-19 fight
July 30, 2020 — Governor Asa Hutchinson approved the state active duty call-up of an additional 14 Guardsmen to support the Arkansas Department of Health, July 30, 2020, at the Arkansas Department of Health, 4815 W. Markham, Little Rock, Ark... MORE

Arkansas National Guardsmen to transport COVID-19 patients
July 14, 2020 — The Arkansas National Guard by order of the Governor, 14 medics were called to state active duty from the Arkansas Army National Guard to transport positive COVID-19 patients from locations around the state to an isolation facility near the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. This facility provides an isolation location for Arkansans unable to isolate at home due to family considerations beginning July 14, 2020, for 30 days in Little Rock... MORE

Arkansas National Guard’s annual training modified
July 1, 2020 — The Arkansas National Guard has modified its annual training plans to ensure Soldier, Airmen safety and well-being July 1, 2020, for the various upcoming annual training dates for units across the state... MORE

20 Guardsmen to support ADH with COVID-19 case management
June 15, 2020 — The Arkansas National Guard by order of the Governor, has mobilized 20 Medic Guardsmen from the 77th Combat Aviation Brigade, 87th Troop Command, 142nd Field Artillery Brigade and Medical Command, June 15 until July 1, 2020 at the Arkansas Department of Health, 4815 W. Markham, Little Rock, Ark... MORE

Governor directs Guardsmen to deactivate from civil disturbance mission
June 8, 2020 — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson directed the Arkansas National Guard to deactivate 570 Guardsmen beginning today through Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at Camp Joseph T. Robinson in North Little Rock, Ark... MORE

Governor directs Guardsmen to support law enforcement
May 31, 2020 — The Arkansas National Guard by order of the Governor, has mobilized Soldiers and Airmen to support state and local law enforcement, May 31, 2020, thru a date to be determined at Arkansas Capitol area and various locations around the state... MORE

Link to high-res imagery of Soldiers at Ark. State Vets Cemetery
May 21, 2020 — The Arkansas National Guard has released images of Soldiers working May 21, 2020, at the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery, 1501 West Maryland Ave, North Little Rock, Ark... MORE

5 Soldiers called to duty at Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in NLR
May 20, 2020 — The Arkansas National Guard by order of the Governor, has ordered 5 Soldiers to state active duty, May 20- 29, 2020, at the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery, 1501 West Maryland Ave, North Little Rock, Ark. ... MORE

National Guard assists Jonesboro after tornado, cots delivered to support recovery operations
April 29, 2020 — The Arkansas National Guard’s 875th Engineer Battalion transported and delivered 200 cots to Jonesboro, Arkansas, March 29, 2020. ... MORE

Noise Alert: Request media assistance to inform public near Post about noise from live-fire training
April 25, 2020 — The Arkansas National Guard Will conduct live-fire training on Camp Robinson Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. Live-fire training, which will result in loud explosions, will take place on a range located in the northcentral portion of Camp Robinson. ... MORE

Soldiers provided hope, hydration, optimism during Carthage mission, Hauled 7.3 million gallons of water more than 17.5 thousand miles over 8-month stretch
April 8, 2020 — The Arkansas National Guard completed the Carthage, Ark., water support mission ... MORE

Arkansas National Guard helps amplify farmers’ worker shortfall, Domestic workforce needed to help Ark. agriculture industry through COVID-19 crisis
April 8, 2020 — Arkansas National Guard encourages unemployed students, unemployed National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, veterans, and anyone needing employment to assist Arkansas farmers ... MORE

Guard assists with medical supply distribution, Soldiers called up to assist with loading, distribution of personal protective equipment
April 4, 2020 — The Arkansas National Guard assists with handling, loading, and distribution of PPE, April 4th, 2020. ... MORE

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