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Arkansas Territorial Militia, (1804–1836) Arkansas Territorial Militia; Arkansas Militia, 1836–1879; Arkansas Militia and the Mexican–American War; Arkansas Militia in the Civil War; Arkansas Militia in Reconstruction; Arkansas State Guard, 1879–1907; Arkansas State Guard and the Spanish–American War; Arkansas National Guard 1907–1949
Members of the 3rd Battalion and the 39th IBCT stayed deployed in Louisiana until February 2006. Operation Katrina was the final operation for 3–153rd Infantry. By the time the battalion headquarters redeployed to Arkansas after being relieved by 1–153rd IN in October, the 3rd Battalion had already officially ceased to exist.
The 77th Combat Aviation Brigade, also known as the 77th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade (ECAB), [2] is an aviation brigade of the United States Army in the Arkansas Army National Guard. When federalized and mobilized for active service, the 77th Combat Aviation Brigade comes under the command and control of an Aviation Command.
The Arkansas Army National Guard had 13 units called into federal service during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm and the Arkansas Air National Guard had members of 10 units called up. More than 3,400 Arkansas Guard soldiers were called up, the second highest percentage of any state or territory. [ 1 ]
The 153d Infantry Regiment (First Arkansas) [1] is a United States infantry regiment, currently represented in the Arkansas Army National Guard by the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry, headquartered at Malvern, Arkansas, and 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry, headquartered at Searcy, Arkansas, elements of the 39th Brigade Combat Team. [2]
In 1921, the 3rd Division was relocated to Camp Lewis in Washington state and the facility was transferred to the Arkansas National Guard. [1] In 1922, the Arkansas National Guard headquarters were moved there. [3] In 1937, it was renamed Camp Joseph T. Robinson in honor of the late U.S. senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas. [1]
In 1923, The Arkansas National Guard was allocated a new organization, the 206th Coast Artillery (Anti Aircraft). The unit resulted form the reorganization and re-designation of the 141st Machine Gun Battalion (Anti Aircraft). The 141st was incorporated into the new unit as the 2nd Battalion, 206th Coast Artillery (Anti Aircraft). [7]
The history of the Arkansas militia begins in 1804, when the United States bought a huge tract of land west of the Mississippi River from France. At the time of the transaction, now known as the " Louisiana Purchase ", the area that would eventually enter the Union as the State of Louisiana was referred to as the District of Orleans .