Ark National Guard
@arkansasguard

Official Twitter account of the Arkansas National Guard. (Following and/or Listing does not = endorsement.)

 Arkansas, United States
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Joined May 2010
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An Arkansas National Guard bulldozer works to clear a fire break, Sept. 16, 2026, while fighting a wildfire in Calhoun County, Arkansas. Gov. @SarahHuckabee Sanders mobilized two Black Hawk helicopters and two bulldozers Sept. 15 to assist the @ARForestryDiv.
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@ARForestryDiv leads the effort to extinguish a wildfire encroaching on the 19,000-acre Highland Industrial Park. The park is home to several defense contractors that build numerous high-tech weapons used by the Department of War.
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The Arkansas National Guard serves in a support role to civil authorities in any state emergency.
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An Arkansas National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk races across the sky, Sept. 16, 2026, to drop water on a wildfire in Calhoun County, Arkansas.
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders mobilized two Black Hawk helicopters and two bulldozers to assist the Arkansas Forestry Division as it leads the effort to extinguish a wildfire encroaching on the 19,000-acre Highland Industrial Park here.
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The park is home to several defense contractors that build numerous high-tech weapons used by the Department of War. As of early this morning, the Black Hawks have dropped more than 48,000 gallons of water, helping drive 65% containment of the wildfire.
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Our bulldozers and ground crew operators are assisting @ARForestryDiv efforts fighting the Calhoun County wildfire. One team one fight.
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Our UH-60 Black Hawk crews were busy Sept. 15, 2026, helping fight the Calhoun County wildfire near East Camden, Ark. They're back at it today to help get the fire under control. This is why we serve. To help our state's citizens in their time of need.
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Arkansas National Guard Wildfire Response Update Operations are fully underway near Camden, Arkansas. As of 11:30 AM, the Arkansas National Guard's 77th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade has dropped 16,800 gallons of water on the wildfire.
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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has ordered the Arkansas National Guard’s 77th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade to deploy two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters with Bambi buckets to the vicinity of Camden, Ark., to assist with wildfire suppression.
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Additionally, she directed two bulldozers and a fire plow plus operators to support. In total, 10 Guardsmen will support the wildfire mission near Camden. The two helicopters departed here at approximately 7 a.m. this morning.
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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has ordered the Arkansas National Guard’s 77th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade to deploy two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters with Bambi buckets to Union County to assist the Department of Agriculture’s Foresty Division fight wildfires.
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The Black Hawks departed Camp Robinson at approximately 12:30 p.m. today. The initial request for support is for two days. Six pilots and six crew chiefs are supporting the mission.
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Great news! The Air Force, on May 27, 2026, approved Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith as the final decision location for the F-35 Foreign Military Sales program.
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Additionally, the decision increases from 24 to 36 the number of F-35 Lightning II aircraft on the Ebbing ANGB ramp, supporting our allies from Poland, Singapore, Finland, Switzerland, and Germany.
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Hey Arkansas, we're flying over a city near you the week leading up to Independence Day. Keep an eye out for us!
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Soldiers assigned the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct M2 .50-caliber machine gun qualification training at Fort Chaffee, Ark., May 31, 2026. The training qualified 30 Soldiers during annual training and reinforced weapons mastery, confidence and crew readiness.
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The 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is conducting annual training fthrough June 13, 2026 at Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center.
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To build readiness, strengthen individual and collective proficiency, and prepare Soldiers for future state and federal missions. Annual training provides units the opportunity to validate combat skills, refine leader development and increase lethality across the brigade.
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