Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders is activating the Arkansas National Guard winter weather support teams to assist the Arkansas State Police during this period. State Police Troop I, headquartered in Harrison, will be among those supported by the 87th Troop Command, headquartered at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock.
According to a news release, National Guard teams will support the Arkansas State Police around the clock with each team working 12-hour shifts until they are no longer needed. Teams are not authorized to recover privately owned or commercial vehicles, but they are permitted to recover first responder emergency vehicles and transport stranded motorists to safety.
“It’s missions like these that our all-volunteer force of the Arkansas National Guard is built to support,” said Maj. Gen. Jonathan Stubbs, Arkansas’ adjutant general. “We’re at our best when we get to extend the helping hand to our citizens. We’re always ready, always there, when our state needs us.”
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