Governor activates Arkansas National Guard winter weather support teams | Winter Weather
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Google-News-Wire
- January 15, 2024
- 2023 north american ice storm
- arkansas
- Arkansas Air National Guard
- Arkansas National Guard
- Arkansas State Police
- clarksville
- field artillery brigade
- forrest city
- fort smith
- governor
- january 31 – february 2
- Jonathan Stubbs
- katv
- major general
- national guard
- newport
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- supervisor
- troop command
- warren
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders activated Arkansas National Guard winter weather support teams around the state on Sunday to support Arkansas State Police. ARNG winter weather teams will provide support in all 12 ASP Troop regions, ARNG said in a press release. “It’s missions like these that our all-volunteer force of the Arkansas […]
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