Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River. Its diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozarks and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River. The capital and most populous city is Little Rock, located in the central portion of the state.
The name Arkansas is a French pronunciation of a Quapaw word meaning "land of downriver people". The pronunciation "arkansaw" was made official by an act of the state legislature in 1881.
The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area had 829,032 people in the 2006 census estimates and is the largest in Arkansas.
Little Rock Air Force Base - 314th Airlift Wing news and information for units assigned to the base. Highlights the C-130 training mission and airmen. Jacksonville, AR.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Little Rock District - Management of parks, hydropower plants, reservoirs, locks and dams as well as design, contract and construct project for communities, the military, state and federal agencies in Arkansas.
Arkansas National Guard - Find news and contact information on the Arkansas Army National Guard.39th Infantry Brigade (Separate) Rear Detachment - Provides up to the minute information on their progress at home and overseas, as well as a list of resources for the families and loved ones of service members.153rd Infantry Sandbox - News and information from the ALWAYS FIRST Battalion with updates and photos from deployed soldiers with the 153rd BN.Hope-Texarkana Family Readiness Group - Features Arkansas Army National Guard Bravo Co. 1-153rd Infantry Battalion, currently attached to the 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas and deployed to Iraq with Operation Iraqi Freedom.Alpha Company 1-153 Infantry Family Support Website - Provides news, photos, and information for families and soldiers of this 39th Infantry Brigade unit.Malvern Messhall - Home to the Family Readiness Group of the 39th HHC 1-153 Infantry.Cafe Arkansas - This website is provided for family members and soldiers of HHC 39th Brigade Combat Team while serving our country during Operation Iraqi Freedom II.Baghdad Blog - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette staff writer Amy Schlesing is traveling with the Arkansas National Guard's 39th Infantry Brigade in Iraq. (Photographers Michael Woods, Stephen B. Thornton, Karen Segrave, Aaron Skinner and Staton Breidenthal have returned home after their work in Iraq.) The brigade is part of the largest rotation of American troops since World War II. The 4,200 soldiers with the brigade rotated into Baghdad with the 1st Cavalry Division to replace the 1st Armored Division.
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