Fighting New Battles - Arkansas National Guard
Fighting New Battles - Arkansas National Guard
Fighting New Battles - Arkansas National Guard
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The <strong>Arkansas</strong> Minuteman12inside1216Teamwork in TrainingActive duty Airmen take team approach at 189th AirliftWing Loadmaster course.142nd Gets a Bang out of Paladin1st Battalion fl exes muscle by holding live fi re exercisewith new artillery equipment.2020222426<strong>Guard</strong> Troops Rescue “Hostage”Exercise in Prescott demonstrates skills learned duringOperation Iraqi Freedom mobilization.Silver Star Hero1st Lt. Michael McCarty’s heroism in Iraq earns highpraise.Airman Revs it upRacing bug bites 189th Airman, dirt track car features<strong>Arkansas</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Guard</strong> theme.Working to Mend the Scars of WarCombat Stress and PTSD loom as potential problems for<strong>Arkansas</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Guard</strong> Veterans.Front CoverLast spring, hundreds of Soldiersreturning from Iraq with the 39thBrigade Combat Team thought theywere putting their yearlong deploymentbehind them. For many of them,however, the deployment wasn’t leftfar behind. See our special PTSD sectionbeginning on page 24. (Photo by1st Lt. Chris Heathscott.)departmentsCommander’s Corner..........................................................4Up Front...............................................................................5Of Interest.............................................................................6Photo Op............................................................................34Army <strong>Guard</strong> <strong>New</strong>s..............................................................36Air <strong>Guard</strong> <strong>New</strong>s..................................................................38Summer 2006 Page 3
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