Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order on Jan. 30 to declare a state of emergency in the midst of severe winter weather across the state. The order also directs $250,000 from the Governor’s Disaster Response and Recovery Fund…
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National Guard Called to Covid-19 Duty at 9 Hospitals Across Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAt the request of the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management, 40 Arkansas National Guardsmen from the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team will deploy to nine hospitals in eight Arkansas cities to assist local health care facilities with Covid-19 testing in…
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500 Arkansas Army Guardsmen Mobilized for Hurricane Recovery Mission in Louisiana
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas National Guard has announced that over 500 Arkansas Army National Guardsmen from the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and 142nd Field Artillery Brigade will deploy to Louisiana to assist with emergency response efforts following Hurricane Ida. The 142nd…
Budget cuts have the Arkansas National Guard thinking more like a business. The Washington, D.C., political rhetoric was white-hot in the summer of 2011. Everyone was sick of debt-ceiling crises and the specter of a government default. So Congress passed…