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Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center, also known as Fort Chaffee, is an Arkansas Army National Guard installation located in western Arkansas, adjacent to the city of Fort Smith. Established as Camp Chaffee in 1941, renamed to Fort Chaffee in 1956, it has served as a U.S. Army base, training camp, prisoner-of-war camp , and refugee camp .
The Arkansas Army National Guard also operates two major training facilities, Chaffee Maneuver Training Center (formerly Fort Chaffee), located near Fort Smith, Arkansas and Robinson Maneuver Training Center (formerly Camp Joseph T. Robinson) located in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
The Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center had previously been used as a detention center for Vietnamese refugees and Carter negotiated with Arkansas governor Bill Clinton for the use of the center to process Cuban refugees. At first Clinton feared the plan, and instead requested that they be processed on an aircraft carrier.
The battalion was required to complete a mission rehearsal exercise during the annual training in 2003 which was conducted at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. Less than a month after the completion of this major training milestone, the 39th Brigade received its alert for deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on 28 July 2003.
The 153d Infantry Regiment (First Arkansas) [1] is a United States infantry regiment, currently represented in the Arkansas Army National Guard by the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry, headquartered at Malvern, Arkansas, and 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry, headquartered at Searcy, Arkansas, elements of the 39th Brigade Combat Team. [2]
Marine biologists have captured a rare sight of a giant pod of over 1,500 dolphins leaping and swimming off the California coast.. The “super pod” of Risso’s dolphins was spotted in Carmel ...
What Is a Nesting Party? A nesting party is a low-key social event—typically a small gathering—that is meant to celebrate parents-to-be and help them prepare to welcome a new baby into their home.
The commission was established to review the Defense Secretary's list of bases submitted to Congress on April 12, 1991. The seven commissioners and their staff held 28 hearings across the country, visited 47 military installations, and met hundreds of representatives of the surrounding communities.