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Spc. James M. Clay, 25, of Mountain Home, Ark., died Nov. 13 in Anbar Province, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident.
Spc. James M. Clay
Spc. James M. Clay, 25, of Mountain Home, Ark., died Nov. 13 in Anbar Province, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident.

Arkansas National Guard bikers ride with a combat-wounded veteran, Joe Perez of Logandale, Nev., along a street at Camp Joseph T. Robinson Nov. 6, 2008, as part of the Wounded Warrior Project Soldiers Ride.
Leading the way.
Arkansas National Guard bikers ride with a combat-wounded veteran, Joe Perez of Logandale, Nev., along a street at Camp Joseph T. Robinson Nov. 6, 2008, as part of the Wounded Warrior Project Soldiers Ride.

After spending several months conducting operations on the ground, one team of Soldiers with the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team got the opportunity to take it to the sky.
Aerial view.
After spending several months conducting operations on the ground, one team of Soldiers with the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team got the opportunity to take it to the sky.

Lt. Col. Jim Foot, civil military officer for the 39th Brigade, works with three Arkansas schools in partnering with the Airport Village schools. The participating schools are Arkansas Baptist High School and Chenal Elementary School, both in Little Rock, and Pine Forest Elementary School in Maumelle.
Arkansas influence.
Lt. Col. Jim Foot, civil military officer for the 39th Brigade, works with three Arkansas schools in partnering with the Airport Village schools. The participating schools are Arkansas Baptist High School and Chenal Elementary School, both in Little Rock, and Pine Forest Elementary School in Maumelle.

Staff Sgt. Megan Marquis of North Little Rock, Arkansas, shakes hands with Army Gen. David Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq
Meeting the man.
Staff Sgt. Megan Marquis of North Little Rock, Arkansas, shakes hands with Army Gen. David Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq

Arkansas Army National Guard Col. Don Cronkhite, director of military support (left), and Arkansas Air National Guard Maj. Phil Moorehouse, aircraft commander, help a Hurricane Gustav medical evacuee onto a 189th Airlift Wing C-130
A joint effort.
Arkansas Army National Guard Col. Don Cronkhite, director of military support (left), and Arkansas Air National Guard Maj. Phil Moorehouse, aircraft commander, help a Hurricane Gustav medical evacuee onto a 189th Airlift Wing C-130

Members of the Arkansas Army National Guard's 142nd Fires Brigade hand out water and packaged military meals (MREs -Meals Ready to Eat) to individuals at Fort Chaffee who sought shelter from Hurricane Gustav.
Food distribution.
Members of the Arkansas Army National Guard's 142nd Fires Brigade hand out water and packaged military meals (MREs -Meals Ready to Eat) to individuals at Fort Chaffee who sought shelter from Hurricane Gustav.

Rose Grath (right)from the Ashton Place senior center in Barling, Ark., talks to a Gulf Coast resident who is temporarily housed at Fort Chaffee due to Hurricane Gustave.
Taking care of the elderly.
Rose Grath (right)from the Ashton Place senior center in Barling, Ark., talks to a Gulf Coast resident who is temporarily housed at Fort Chaffee due to Hurricane Gustave.

Major General (Ret.) Jones served as Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard February 1, 1979 to June 14, 1981 and from January 11, 1983 to February 10, 1984.
MG (Ret.) James H. "Jimmie Red" Jones, former Adjutant General, Arkansas National Guard
Major General (Ret.) Jones served as Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard February 1, 1979 to June 14, 1981 and from January 11, 1983 to February 10, 1984.

A bus load of displaced citizens from the New Orleans area arrive at the Arkansas National Guard's Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center near Fort Smith.
Arriving at Chaffee
A bus load of displaced citizens from the New Orleans area arrive at the Arkansas National Guard's Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center near Fort Smith.

Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe (center) received a full briefing September 1 on Fort Chaffee operations to house, feed and take care of over 2,800 New Orleans and Gulf Coast residents who fled Hurricane Gustav.
Briefing the Governor.
Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe (center) received a full briefing September 1 on Fort Chaffee operations to house, feed and take care of over 2,800 New Orleans and Gulf Coast residents who fled Hurricane Gustav.

Over 200 busses delivered 10,000 plus Hurricane Katrina evacuees to the Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center on September 3-4, 2005.  Right at three years later, the Arkansas National Guard has now received its official mission to open the doors of the Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center once again.
Evacuees by the bus load.
Over 200 busses delivered 10,000 plus Hurricane Katrina evacuees to the Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center on September 3-4, 2005. Right at three years later, the Arkansas National Guard has now received its official mission to open the doors of the Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center once again.

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