A departure ceremony for 40 Guardsmen from the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade was held Monday at Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center near Barling, Ark.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on March 19 ordered 40 Arkansas National Guardsmen on state active duty to the Southwest border to support the Texas National Guard and Operation Lonestar.
The Guardsmen reported to Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center on March 28 for administrative processing, medical readiness screening, first aid training, and deliberate pre-deployment checks and inspections. They will return from their deployment on May 30.