Arkansas National Guard

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National Guard state military force

The Arkansas National Guard is a state military force that gained national attention in 1957 when it was deployed during the Little Rock school desegregation crisis, highlighting its role in both state security and civil rights-era conflicts.

Aliases (2)

Arkansas Air National Guard ×1
Arkansas Army National Guard ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Guard → state military force →
allegiance	State of Arkansas → United States →
branch	United States Air Force → United States Army →
commanderDuringEvent	Governor Orval Faubus →
conflictRole	enforcement of school segregation orders in 1957 → later federalized to enforce school desegregation in 1957 →
country	United States →
dateOfEvent	1957 →
federalCommanderDuringEvent	President Dwight D. Eisenhower →
federalization	ordered by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957 →
garrisonLocation	Camp Joseph T. Robinson → North Little Rock, Arkansas →
hasComponent	Arkansas Air National Guard → Arkansas Army National Guard →
hasUnitType	artillery units → aviation units → engineering units → infantry units →
headquartersLocation	North Little Rock, Arkansas →
involvedIn	Little Rock Nine crisis → Little Rock school desegregation crisis →
legalBasis	Arkansas state law → Title 32 of the United States Code →
locationOfEvent	Little Rock Central High School →
mission	provide trained units for active duty in time of war or national emergency → support civil authorities in emergencies →
notableFor	deployment of Arkansas units in overseas conflicts as part of U.S. forces → participation in domestic disaster relief operations → role in Little Rock school desegregation crisis →
partOf	National Guard of the United States →
peacetimeControl	Governor of Arkansas →
role	civil disturbance control → disaster response → federal reserve force → state defense →
state	Arkansas →
subordinateTo	Governor of Arkansas → National Guard Bureau → President of the United States → United States Department of Defense →
type	reserve military force →
wartimeControl	President of the United States →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arkansas National Guard ("Arkansas Army National Guard") → Arkansas National Guard ("Arkansas Air National Guard") →	hasComponent
Little Rock Central High School →	associatedWithOrganization
Little Rock Integration Crisis →	involves