Guard Helicopter crashes near Buffalo River south of Yellville

CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, N.Little Rock, Ark: -- A helicopter from the Arkansas National Guard has gone down this afternoon in the vicinity of Buffalo Point on the Buffalo National River. At approximately 1:30 this afternoon a OH-58 Helicopter with the Arkansas National Guard's Reconnaissance Air … [Read more...]

Guard troops assist in search, rescue missions in Mena

Guard troops assist in search, rescue missions in Mena CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON-Members of the Arkansas National Guards 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are on the ground in Mena, Ark. today assisting local law enforcement and emergency response agencies in combing through the devastation … [Read more...]

Arkansas Guardsman Killed in Iraq

CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, Ark. - The Department of Defense announced today the death of an Arkansas Soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. - Spc. James M. Clay, 25, of Mountain Home, Ark., died Nov. 13 in Anbar Province, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident.  Clay was a … [Read more...]

Guard helps several Arkansas communities set up shelter for evacuees

CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, Ark. -  The Arkansas National Guard was handed it's 61st state mission this afternoon, it's third mission in support of Hurricane Gustav preparation.  The Camp Robinson based Institute Support Unit (ISU) received the call to provide 15 personnel and transportation assets for … [Read more...]