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08|08|27 -Press Release from the Family of Adyson Jordan CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, North Little Rock, Ark. – The following statement is from Allison and Phillip Jordan who tragically lost their daughter Adyson in an accidental drowning this past Sunday afternoon. Sgt. Phillip Jordan is a member of the Arkansas National Guard's 1036th Engineer Company in Jonesboro. We are releasing this statement at their request. ...
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08|08|26 -Arkansas Guard rescues individual from Petit Jean Mountain ~ Guardsmen pull stranded hang glider to safety with Blackhawk helicopter CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, North Little Rock, Ark. – The Arkansas National Guard responded to a call for support of the Arkansas State Police in rescuing a stranded hang glider from Petit Jean Mountain August 25. ...
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08|08|25 -State Partnership brings Guatemalan military leaders to Arkansas ~ Give and take relationship offers great opportunities for Arkansas, Guatemala CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, North Little Rock, Ark. – "It's all about relationship building." ~ words used to summarize a recent visit to the United States by leaders of the Guatemalan military as part an ongoing partnership with the Arkansas National Guard. ...
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08|08|11 -"Sabers Sentinel" Newsletter ~ Deployment newsletter of the 39th Brigade's 1st Squadron, 151st Cavalry Regiment TALLIL, Iraq – The deployment newsletter for the 1st Squadron, 151st Cavalry Regiment ...
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08|07|30 -Fire Mission Challenges Arkansas Aircrews, Reunites Fellow Warriors MATHER FLIGHT FACILITY, Ca. – With the majority of Northern California wildfires extinguished, aircrews from other state National Guard units, like those of the Arkansas' 77th Aviation Brigade, can bid farewell to the Golden State, proud of their accomplishments. ...
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08|07|11 -Sabers Sentinel Newsletter ~ Deployment newsletter of the 39th Brigade's 1st Squadron, 151st Cavalry Regiment TALLIL, Iraq. – The deployment newsletter for the 1st Squadron, 151st Cavalry Regiment is attached. Please disseminate to all interested parties and Family members. The "Sabers Sentinel" newsletter is also be posted online at the Arkansas National Guard's Website at www.arguard.org/PublicAffairs/index.asp. ...
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08|07|11 -Arkansas Guard sending equipment to assist firefighting efforts in California CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, North Little Rock, Ark. – The Arkansas Army National Guard today announced that it would be deploying one of its helicopters and crew to assist in battling the wildfires in California. ...
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08|07|11 -Memorial in Iraq pays tribute to fallen Arkansas Soldier COB ADDER-TALLIL, Iraq. – Hundreds of Troops gathered Wednesday to honor Sgt. 1st Class Anthony L. Woodham, a comrade and friend who died here Saturday. ...
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08|07|11 -LRAFB enlisted aviator school ends for Air Force students LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. – Over the last 20 years, the Air National Guard Enlisted Aircrew Academic School here has trained 4,182 entry level loadmasters and flight engineers, but its student flow from the Air Force has dried up due to the establishment of an enlisted aircrew center of excellence (COE) at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. ...
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08|07|07 -DOD Announces death of an Arkansas Army National Guard Soldier with the 39th Brigade Combat Team CAMP ROBINSON, Ark. – Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Lynn Woodham, 37, of Rogers, Ark., died July 5, at Camp Adder, Tallil, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries. Woodham, of Rogers, Ark. was assigned to Delta Company, 39th Brigade Support Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat Team of Heber Springs, Ark. At the time of his death, he was attached as a vehicle maintenance supervisor with the 1st Squadron, 151st Cavalry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team at Tallil, Iraq. The incident is under investigation. ...
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Icon 08|07|01 -20,000 patients later, Arkansas National Guard unit returns home LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – This Independence Day families in central Arkansas will have even more reason to light up some fireworks and celebrate. Over 70 members of the Arkansas Army National Guard's 213th Area Support Medical Company returned home from a yearlong deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sgt. Chris A. Durney files this report from North Little Rock. ...
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08|06|30 -National Guard Professional Education Center Receives New Commandant CAMP ROBINSON, Ark. – Fridays usually mark the end of the work week. However, for Col. Kenneth H. Newton, outgoing commandant at the National Guard Professional Education Center here, June 27, 2008, also marked the end of a long and illustrious career. Newton took command of PEC in May 2003, becoming the education center's 11th commandant. ...
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Maj. Gen. William D. Wofford, the adjutant general, explains the capabilities of the 142nd Fires Brigade to Brig. Gen. Juan Ruiz, commander of the Guatemalan Air Force.
Showing off the big guns.
Maj. Gen. William D. Wofford, the adjutant general, explains the capabilities of the 142nd Fires Brigade to Brig. Gen. Juan Ruiz, commander of the Guatemalan Air Force.

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeff Apke, (left), a UH-60 Blackhawk pilot, conducts a pre-flight briefing with Chief Warrant Officer-2 Joel Newburn, also a Blackhawk pilot, before departing the Mather Flight Facility
Firefighters head home.
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Jeff Apke, (left), a UH-60 Blackhawk pilot, conducts a pre-flight briefing with Chief Warrant Officer-2 Joel Newburn, also a Blackhawk pilot, before departing the Mather Flight Facility

The Arkansas National Guard fire fighting unit will assist firefighting operations in California. Water drops are done with a
"Bambi bucket."
The Arkansas National Guard fire fighting unit will assist firefighting operations in California. Water drops are done with a "Bambi bucket" suspended from a Blackhawk helicopter.

Maj. Chad Higginbotham (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Parks of 1st Squadron, 151st Cavalry Regiment of the Arkansas Army National Guard, salute a memorial to Sgt. 1st Class Anthony L. Woodham
Honoring their comrade.
Maj. Chad Higginbotham (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Parks of 1st Squadron, 151st Cavalry Regiment of the Arkansas Army National Guard, salute a memorial to Sgt. 1st Class Anthony L. Woodham

Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Lynn Woodham, 37, of Rogers, Ark., a member of Arkansas National Guard Delta Company, 39th Brigade Support Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat Team of Heber Springs, Ark., died July 5, at Camp Adder, Tallil, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries.
Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Lynn Woodham.
Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Lynn Woodham, 37, of Rogers, Ark., a member of Arkansas National Guard Delta Company, 39th Brigade Support Battalion, 39th Brigade Combat Team of Heber Springs, Ark., died July 5, at Camp Adder, Tallil, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries.

Col. John M. 'Jack' Frost accepts command of the National Guard's Professional Education Center from Maj. Gen. James W. Nuttall, deputy director of the Army National Guard, while Col. Kenneth H. Newton looks on.
Change of Command.
Col. John M. 'Jack' Frost accepts command of the National Guard's Professional Education Center from Maj. Gen. James W. Nuttall, deputy director of the Army National Guard, while Col. Kenneth H. Newton looks on.

The unit first sergeant for the 213th, 1st Sgt. Michael Bowman, of Subiaco, leads his Soldiers off the plane after they finally landed on US Soil after numerous travel delays.
Lead the way.
The unit first sergeant for the 213th, 1st Sgt. Michael Bowman, of Subiaco, leads his Soldiers off the plane after they finally landed on US Soil after numerous travel delays.

Members of the 1st Battalion of the 185th Aviation provided the aviation assets during annual training at Swindle Airfield in Walnut Ridge, Ark.
Aviators.
Members of the 1st Battalion of the 185th Aviation provided the aviation assets during annual training at Swindle Airfield in Walnut Ridge, Ark.

A member of the 61st returns from 'downrange' with a sample of the suspected culprit responsible for making around 30 people sick
Special delivery.
A member of the 61st returns from 'downrange' with a sample of the suspected culprit responsible for making around 30 people sick

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Rohrer of the 39th Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard, gets passed by a young Iraqi child during a pickup game of
Kickin' it with the kids.
Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Rohrer of the 39th Brigade, Arkansas Army National Guard, gets passed by a young Iraqi child during a pickup game of "football" in Baghdad at Iraqi Familly Village.

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