NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Officials with the Arkansas National Guard said on Friday that troops are being rotated to the southern border.
Officials said nearly 120 Arkansas National Guardsmen and four UH-72 Lakota aircraft from 1st Battalion,114th Security and Support Aviation Regiment, 77th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, will depart Oct. 5 for a 13-month Title 10 federal active-duty deployment to the nation’s southern border in Texas to support U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.
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The deployment is a routine rotation to replace National Guard units currently serving along the southern border in support of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, officials said.
Mobilized Arkansas Guardsmen include UH-72 pilots, crew chiefs, mechanics, flight operations personnel, fuelers, and battalion staff from Alpha Company and the Headquarters and Headquarter Company. They are expected to return home in November 2026…