Photos by DeWaine Duncan The men and women who make up the contemporary National Guard are the nation’s modern-day minutemen. They are citizen soldiers, many with full-time jobs and families, who are ready and willing to put their lives on …
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Scouting America Launches Fee Waiver Program for Military Families
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffScouting America has introduced a new Military Family Fee Waiver initiative that eliminates the organization’s $85 national youth registration fee for eligible military-connected families. The program is available to youth whose families are currently serving in the Active Duty, Reserve …
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Why Are We Seeing More Military Vehicles on Arkansas Roads?
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas motorists may notice more military vehicles on interstates and highways beginning Friday, May 29, as National Guard troops travel across the state for annual training exercises. According to officials, convoys will continue moving through Arkansas roadways through June 15 …
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FHLB Dallas, Arvest Bank Grant $10k to Hensley Veteran
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffU.S. military veteran Tracy Hayes can move around her Hensley, Arkansas, home more easily thanks to a $10,000 Housing Assistance for Veterans (HAVEN) grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) through its member, Arvest Bank (Arvest). …
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Gov. Sanders Declares Emergency, Issues Executive Order over Winter Weather
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGov. 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 …