Arkansas Army National Guard and the Cold War
The history of the Arkansas Army National Guard and the Cold War involves several statewide re-organizations that occurred as a result of the evolving structure of United States Army Divisions and Brigades. In 1959 the state re-organized and restationed units in response to the Army's adoption of the Pentomic Division, the structure which was designed to counter the Soviet threat in eastern Europe. Several Arkansas National Guard units were mobilized in 1960 as part of the Berlin Crisis. In 1963 the state reorganized again as the administration of President John F. Kennedy focused on "Flexible Response" and divisions reorganized to meet the challenged of numerous small wars such as the war in Vietnam. In 1967 the 39th Infantry Division was reorganized as the 39th Infantry Brigade as a result of a plan to reduce the total number of National Guard Divisions nationwide. The state would eventually gain a new headquarters, the State Area Command in order to provide a higher headquarters for several units which were not assigned to either the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade or the 39th Infantry Brigade.
Reorganization of 1959
In 1959, the 39th Division was reorganized, along with all other National Guard divisions, in accordance with the new Pentomic Division Concept. This concept attempted to provide a new divisional structure to fight on the atomic battlefield. The reorganization resulted in the end of the Regiment as a tactical unit. Traditionally, regiments were the basic branch element, especially for the infantry, and their long histories had produced deep traditions considered essential to unit esprit de corps. The new divisional structure, replacing infantry regiments with anonymous battle groups, threatened to destroy all of these traditions. Secretary of the Army Wilber M. Brucker settled the question on 24 January 1957 when he approved the Combat Arms Regimental System. Although regiments would no longer exist as tactical units, certain distinguished regiments were to become "parent" organizations for the combat arms. Under the new concept, the Department of the Army assumed control of regimental headquarters – the repository for a unit's lineage, honors, and traditions – and used elements of the regiments to organize battle groups, battalions, squadrons, companies, batteries, and troops, which shared in the history and honors of their parent units. In place of the Regiment or Brigade, the new Pentomic Infantry Division fielded five Battle Groups, each containing 1,356 soldiers.The 153rd Infantry was reorganized 1 June 1959 as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, to consist of the 1st, and 2nd, Battle Groups, elements of the 39th Infantry Division. The 445th Field Artillery Battalion, Arkansas National Guard, was re-designated as the 1st Battalion, 206th Artillery, and was organized as a composite battalion with one battery of 105 mm towed howitzers and one battery of 155 mm towed howitzers. The 437th Field Artillery Battalion, Arkansas National Guard, was re-designated as the 2nd Battalion, 206th Artillery and was organized as a composite battalion with one battery of 105 mm towed howitzers and one battery of 155 mm towed howitzers. A new battalion was created in the Arkansas National Guard from existing units, 3rd Battalion, 206th Artillery was a composite unit with one 8-inch howitzer battery and one MGR-1 Honest John rocket battery. The 206th Tank Battalion, Arkansas Army National Guard, was reorganized to become the 1st Medium Tank Battalion, 206th Armor Regiment.
This reorganization required a large scale restationing of units within the state:
| New Unit | Former Unit | Station | Federal Recognition Dates |
| HQ and HQ Company, 39th Inf Div | HQ, 39th Div | Little Rock | 26 August 1947 |
| 39th Administration Company | Ambulance Company, 125th Medical Battalion | Little Rock | 26 August 1947 |
| HQ and HQ Det, 39th Inf Div Tn | HQ and HQ Company, 153rd Infantry | Little Rock | 20 November 1946 |
| 39th Aviation Company | Company A 739th Ordnance Battalion | Little Rock | 19 November 1952 |
| HQ and HQ Company, 1st Battle Group, 153rd Infantry | Company B, 153rd Infantry | Malvern | 9 October 1947 |
| Company A, 1st Battle Group | Heavy Mortar Company, 153rd IN | DeQueen | 26 June 1931 |
| Det 1, Company A 1st Battle Group | Company A, 153rd Infantry | Hope | 3 Mar 1947 |
| Company B, 1st Battle Group | HQ and HQ Company, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Texarkana | 19 November 194? |
| Company C, 1st Battle Group | Company C, 153rd Infantry | Prescot | 19 November 1946 |
| Company D, 1st Battle Group | Company D, 153rd Infantry | Arkadelphia | 21 November 1946 |
| Company E, 1st Battle Group | Company C, 217th Engineer Battalion | Magnolia | 25 October 1946 |
| Combat Support Company, 1st Battle Group | Battery A, 937th, | Mena | 20 November 1946 |
| HQ and HQ Company, 2nd Battle Group, 153rd Infantry | Service Company, 153rd Infantry | Searcy | 29 January 1947 |
| Company A, 2nd Battle Group | Company K, 153rd Infantry | Walnut Ridge | 30 January 1947 |
| Company B, 2nd Battle Group | Company L, 153rd Infantry | Batesville | 21 November 1946 |
| Company C, 2nd Battle Group | HQ and HQ Company, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Beebe | 24 December 1946 |
| Company D, 2nd Battle Group | Company G, 153rd Infantry | Conway | 20 November 1946 |
| Company E, 2nd Battle Group | HQ and HQ Company, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Morrilton | 20 November 1946 |
| Combat Support Company, 2nd Battle Group | Battery B, 437th Field Artillery | Newport | 24 October 1946 |
| HQ and HQ Battery, 39th Inf Div Artillery | HQ and HQ Battery, 39th Inf Div Artillery | Little Rock | 22 October 1946 |
| HQ and HQ Battery, 1st How Bn, 206th Arty | HQ and HQ SVC Company 875th Engr Bn | Pine Bluff | 25 November 1952 |
| Battery A, 1st How Bn, 206th Arty | Service Battery, 437th FA BN | Sheridan | 22 December 1949 |
| Battery B, 1st How Bn, 206th Arty | Battery C, 437th FA BN | Dumas | 9 October 1947 |
| HQ and HQ Battery, 2nd How Bn, 206th Arty | HQ and HQ Battery, 437th FA BN | Hazen | 26 November 1946 |
| Battery A, 2nd How Bn, 206th Arty | Company C, 875th Engr Bn | Stuttgart | 16 April 1954 |
| Battery B, 2nd How Bn, 206th Arty | Battery C, 445th FA BN | Brinkley | 29 January 1947 |
| HQ and HQ Battery, 3rd Rocket Howitzer BN | HQ and HQ Battery, 445th FA Bn | Marianna | 19 November 1946 |
| Battery A, 3rd Rkt How BN, 206th Arty | Battery A, 445th FA Bn | Helena | 19 November 1946 |
| Battery B, 3rd Rkt How BN, 206th Arty | Battery D, 326th AAA BN | West Helena | 8 July 1955 |
| HQ and HQ Company, 1st Medium Tank BN, 206th Armor | Company A, 206th Tank Bn | Warren | 4 March 1947 |
| Company A, 1st Medium Tank BN, 206th Armor | HQ and HQ Service Company, 206th Tank Bn | El Doradon | 6 February 1947 |
| Company B, 1st Medium Tank BN, 206th Armor | Company A, 206th Tank Bn | Camden | 27 January 1947 |
| Company C, 1st Medium Tank BN, 206th Armor | Company C, 206th Armor | Fordyce | 5 February 1947 |
| Company D, 1st Medium Tank BN, 206th Armor | Company D, 206th Armor | Crossett | 3 October 1955 |
| Company E, 1st Medium Tank BN, 206th Armor | Company D, 217th Engr Bn | McGehee | 5 March 1947 |
| HQ and HQ Company 217th Engr BN | HQ and HQ SVR, Company 217th Engr BN | Russellville | 22 October 1946 |
| Company A, 217th Engr BN | Company A, 217th Engr BN | Russellville | 22 October 1946 |
| Company B, 217th Engr BN | Company F, 153rd Infantry Regiment | Dardanelle | 25 October 1946 |
| Company C, 217th Engr BN | Company A, 212th Signal Battalion | Danville | 16 May 1955 |
| Company D, 217th Engr BN | Company A, 875th Engr BN | Perryville | 9 April 1953 |
| Company E, 217th Engr BN | Company E, 153rd Infantry | Clarksville | 3 February 1947 |
| HQ and HQ Det, 125th Med BN | HQ and HQ Company, 125th Med BN | Little Rock | 26 August 1947 |
| Company A, 125th Med BN | 235th Med Company | Lonoke | 19 July 1959 |
| Company B, 125th Med BN | CLR Company, 125th Med BN | Little Rock | 26 August 1947 |
| HQ and Company A, 739th Ordnance Battalion | HQ and HQ Det, 739th Ordnance Battalion | Little Rock | 7 February 1947 |
| Company B, 739th Ordnance Battalion | 172nd Engr Company | Pine Bluff | 5 February 1956 |
| HQ and HQ Battery, 142nd Artillery | HQ and HQ Battery, 142nd Artillery | Fayetteville | 24 October 1946 |
| HQ and HQ Battery, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | HQ and HQ Battery, 936th Artillery | Fayetteville | 24 October 1946 |
| Medical Detachment, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Medical Detachment, 936th Artillery | Fayetteville | 1947 |
| Battery A, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery A, 936th Artillery Battalion | Bentonville | 1947 |
| Battery B, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery B, 936th Artillery Battalion | Siloam Springs | 6 February 1956 |
| Battery C, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery C, 936th Artillery Battalion | Rogers | 24 February 1946 |
| Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Service Battery, 936th Artillery Battalion | Lincoln | 12 December 1955 |
| HQ and HQ Battery, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | HQ and HQ Battery, 937th Artillery | Fort Smith | 23 October 1946 |
| Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Company C, 212th Signal Battalion | Van Buren | 28 November 1955 |
| Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery B, 937th Artillery Battalion | Paris | 23 October 1946 |
| Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery C, 937th Artillery Battalion, | Ozark | 3 February 1947 |
| Service Battery, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | 233rd Med Company | Charleston | 1 December 1955 |
| HQ and HQ Battery, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | HQ and HQ Battery, 151st AAA BN | Harrison | 30 November 1955 |
| Medical Detachment, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Medical Detachment, 151st AAA BN | Harrison | 23 January 1957 |
| Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery A, 151st AAA BN | Mountain Home | 21 November 1955 |
| Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery B, 151st AAA BN | Berryville | 7 December 1955 |
| Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Company B, 212th Sig BN | Springdale | 21 June 1955 |
| Service Battery, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery C, 151st AAA | Marshall | 21 February 1956 |
| HQ and HQ Battery, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | HQ and HQ Battery, 709th Artillery Battalion | Paragould | 19 May 1955 |
| Battery A, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery A, 326th AAA Battalion | Marked Tree | 20 July 1955 |
| Battery B, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Company M, 153rd Infantry | Blytheville | 30 January 1947 |
| Battery C, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery C, 709th Artillery Battalion | Piggott | 19 September 1955 |
| Service Battery, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery A, 709th Artillery Battalion | Rector | 24 May 1955 |
| HQ and HQ Battery, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | HQ and HQ Battery, 326th AAA BN | West Memphis | 22 June 1955 |
| Medical Detachment, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | - | West Memphis | 1 June 1959 |
| Battery A, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Service Battery, 445th Artillery Battalion | Wynne | 29 January 1947 |
| Battery B, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery B, 445th Artillery Battalion | Forrest City | 19 November 1946 |
| Battery C, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery B, 709th Artillery Battalion | Augusta | 20 June 1955 |
| Service Battery, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery B, 326th AAA BN | West Memphis | 14 February 1956 |
| Headquarters and Headquarters Service Company, 875th Engineer Battalion | Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 327th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion | Jonesboro | 22 September 1955 |
| Medical Detachment, 875th Engineer Battalion | Medical Detachment, 327th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion | Jonesboro | 20 October 1955 |
| Company A, 875th Engineer Battalion | Battery A and Battery D, 327th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion | Jonesboro | 22 September 1955 |
| Company B, 875th Engineer Battalion | Battery B, 327th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion & Company I, 153rd Infantry Regiment | Jonesboro | 20 November 1945 |
| Company C, 875th Engineer Battalion | Battery C, 326th AAA BN | Harrisburg | 21 December 1955 |
| Det 1 Company C, 875th Engineer Battalion | Battery C, 326th AAA BN | Jonesboro | 13 October 1955 |
| Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 212th Signal Battalion | Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 212th Signal Battalion | Little Rock | 3 May 1954 |
| Company A, 212th Signal Battalion | Battery A, 437th Field Artillery | Hot Springs | 24 December 1946 |
| Company B, 212th Signal Battalion | Medical Detachment, 153rd Infantry Company | Benton | 20 November 1946 |
| Company C, 212th Signal Battalion | Tank Company, 153rd Infantry Company | Pine Bluff | 5 March 1947 |
| Company D, 212th Signal Battalion | Company D, 212th Signal Battalion | Little Rock | 3 January 1955 |
| Company D, 212th Signal Battalion | Company D, 212th Signal Battalion | Little Rock | 3 January 1955 |
| Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 1?st Medical Battalion | Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 101st Medical Battalion | Booneville | 2 December 1948 |
| 216th Medical Company | 216th Medical Company | Lake Village | 13 June 2 December 1955 |
| 219th Ambulance Company | 219th Ambulance Company | DeWitt | 3 October 1953 |
| 295th Medical Company | 295th Medical Company | Dermontt | 24 April 1956 |
| 296th Medical Company | 296th Medical Company | Booneville | 3 September 1949 |
| 148th Evacuation Hospital | 148th Evacuation Hospital | Little Rock | 29 March 1955 |
| 172nd Engineer Company | Company B, 875th Engineer Battalion | Herber Springs | 3 August 1955 |
| 121st MP | 39th MP Company | Fort Smith | 4 February 1947 |
| 121st MP | 39th MP Company | Fort Smith | 4 February 1947 |
| 176th Ordnance Company | 176th Ordnance Company | Little Rock | 1 June 1949 |
| 404th Ordnance Company | Company B, 217th Engineer Battalion | Monticello | 23 October 1946 |
| 106th Army Band | 106th Army Band | Little Rock | 22 October 1946 |
Berlin Crisis
In 1961, during a period of increased tension between the Soviet Union and the United States, certain Arkansas National Guard units were authorized additional training as part of a Mobilization plan from the National Guard Bureau. Eventually seven Arkansas National Guard units would be mobilized for a period of up to 12 months under Presidential Executive Order 10957. Units were mobilized at homestations and reported to their designated mobilization station in October 1961. Most units remained on Active Duty until August 1962.| Unit | Mobilization Station | Arrival at Mob Station | Demobilization |
| 184th Tac Recon Squadron | Fort Smith, AR | 1 Oct 1961 | 20 August 1962 |
| 404th Ord Company | Fort Chaffee, AR | 1 Oct 1961 | 4 August 1962 |
| 216th Medical Company | Fort Benning, GA | 5 October 1961 | 8 August 1962 |
| 172nd Engineer Company | Fort Bragg, NC | 7 October 1961 | 3 August 1962 |
| 219th Medical Company | Fort Chaffee, AR | 9 October 1961 | 11 August 1962 |
| 148th Evacuation Hospital | Fort Chaffee, AR | 15 October 1961 | 9 August 1962 |
| 296th Medical Company | Fort Chaffee, AR | 27 October 1961 | 9 August 1962 |
Reorganization of 1963
By 1963 the Army again changed the basic design for an Infantry Division. The Battle Groups of the Pentomic Division had proved to be unwieldy, and it was felt that their span of control was not sufficient to handle all of the various units and troops assigned to their command. The army reverted to the infantry battalion as the basic building block and provided for additional command and control by providing a brigade headquarters. The 1st and 2nd Brigade, 39th Division were allocated to the Louisiana National Guard, while the 3rd Brigade was allocated to the Arkansas National Guard. The 153rd Infantry was reorganized to consist of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions. The 1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery was deactivated and the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Field Artillery was added to the 39th Division Artillery. The 3rd Battalion, 142nd Field Artillery had previously been under the command and control of the 142nd Field Artillery Group. The 3rd Battalion, 206th Field Artillery was reduced to one Honest John Rocket Battery, Battery A. The 206th Armor was expanded to consist of the 1st and 2nd Battalion, 206th Armor Regiment. These changes, which were implemented on 1 May 1963, cause another massive restationing of units around the state:| New Unit | Former Unit | Station |
| HQ and HQ Company, 39th Inf Div | HQ and HQ Company, 39th Inf Div | Little Rock |
| Company A, 39th Aviation Company | 39th Aviation Company | Little Rock |
| HQ and HQ Company, 3rd Brigade, 39th Infantry Division | Company C, 2nd Battle Group, 153rd Infantry | Little Rock |
| HQ and HQ Company,, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | HQ and HQ Company, 1st Battle Group, 153rd Infantry | Malvern |
| Det 1, HQ and HQ Company,, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Combat Support Company, 1st Battle Group, 153rd Infantry | Mena |
| Company A, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Company D, 1st Battle Group, 153rd Infantry | Arkadelphia |
| Company B, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Company B, 1st Battle Group, 153rd Infantry | Texarkana |
| Det 1, Company B, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Company A,, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Hope |
| Company C, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Company C, 1st Battle Group, 153rd Infantry | Prescot |
| HQ and HQ Company,, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | HQ and HQ Company, 2nd Battle Group, 153rd Infantry | Searcy |
| Det 1, HQ and HQ Company,, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Combat Support Company, 2nd Battle Group | Newport |
| Company A, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Company A, 2nd Battle Group | Walnut Ridge |
| Company B, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Company B, 2nd Battle Group | Batesville |
| Company C, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Company D, 2nd Battle Group | Conway |
| HQ and HQ Company,, 206th Armor | Warren | |
| Det 1, HQ and HQ Company,, 206th Armor | El Dorado | |
| Company B, 1st Battalion, 206th Armor | Company B, 1st Medium Tank BN, 206th Armor | Camden |
| Company C, 1st Battalion, 206th Armor | Company D, 1st Medium Tank BN, 206th Armor | Crossett |
| HQ and HQ Company,, 206th Arty | Pine Bluff | |
| Det 1, HQ and HQ Company,, 1st How Bn, 206th Arty | Sheridan | |
| Company A, 2nd Battalion, 206th Armor | Company E, 1st Medium Tank BN, 206th Armor | McGehee |
| Company B, 2nd Battalion, 206th Armor | Battery B, 1st How Bn, 206th Arty | Dumas |
| Company C, 2nd Battalion, 206th Armor | Company C, 1st Medium Tank BN, 206th Armor | Fordyce |
| HQ and HQ Company 217th Engr BN | HQ and HQ Company 217th Engr BN | Russellville |
| Company A, 217th Engr BN | Company E, 217th Engr BN | Clarksville |
| Company B, 217th Engr BN | Company B, 217th Engr BN | Dardanelle |
| Company C, 217th Engr BN | Company C, 217th Engr BN | Danville |
| Company D, 217th Engr BN | Company E, 2nd Battle Group | Morrilton |
| Company E, 217th Engr BN | Company A, 217th Engr BN | Russellville |
| HQ and HQ Battery, 39th Inf Div Artillery | HQ and HQ Battery, 39th Inf Div Artillery | Little Rock |
| HQ and HQ Service Battery, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | HQ and HQ Battery, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Harrison |
| Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Mountain Home |
| Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Berryville |
| Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Springdale |
| HQ and HQ Battery, 2nd Battalion , 206th Artillery | HQ and HQ Battery, 2nd Howitzer Battalion,, 206th Artillery | Hazen |
| Battery A, 2nd How Bn, 206th Artillery | Battery A, 2nd How Bn, 206th Artillery | Augusta |
| Battery B, 2nd How Bn, 206th Artillery | Battery B, 2nd How Bn, 206th Artillery | Brnkley |
| Battery C, 2nd How Bn, 206th Artillery | Battery B, 3rd Rocket Howitzer Battalion, 206th Artillery | West Helena |
| HQ and HQ Battery, 3rd Battalion, 206th Artillery | HQ and HQ Battery, 3rd Rocket Howitzer Battalion, 206th Artillery | Marianna |
| Battery A, 3rd Rkt How BN, 206th Artillery | Battery A, 3rd Rkt How BN, 206th Artillery | Helena |
| HQ and HQ Company, 39th Infantry Division Support Command | HQ and HQ Detachment, 39th Infantry Division TN | Little Rock |
| 39th Admin Co | 39th Admin Co | Little Rock |
| HQ and Company A, 125th Med BN | HQ and HQ Det, 125th Med BN, Company B, 125th Med BN, | Little Rock |
| Company B, 125th Med BN | Company A, 125th Med BN | Lonoke |
| Company C, 125th Med BN | 219th Ambulance Company | DeWitt |
| HQ and Company A , 739th Ordnance Battalion | HQ and Company A, 739th Ordnance Battalion | Little Rock |
| Det 1, HQ and Company A, 739th Ordnance Battalion | Company D, 217th Engineer Battalion | Perryville |
| Company B, 739th Ordnance Battalion | Company B, 739th Ordnance Battalion | Pine Bluff |
| Company C, 739th Ordnance Battalion | Service Battery, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Artillery, | Marshall |
| State Headquarters Detachment | State Headquarters Detachment | Little Rock |
| HQ and HQ Battery, 142nd Artillery Group | HQ and HQ Battery, 142nd Artillery Group | Fayetteville |
| HQ and HQ Battery, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | HQ and HQ Battery, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Fayetteville |
| Battery A, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery A, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Bentonville |
| Battery B, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery B, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Siloam Springs |
| Battery C, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery C, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Rogers |
| Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Lincoln |
| HQ and HQ Battery, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | HQ and HQ Battery, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Fort Smith |
| Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Van Buren |
| Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Paris |
| Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Ozark |
| Service Battery, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Service Battery, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Charleston |
| HQ and HQ Battery, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | HQ and HQ Battery, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Paragould |
| Battery A, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery A, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Marked Tree |
| Battery B, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery B, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Blytheville |
| Battery C, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery C, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Piggott |
| Service Battery, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Service Battery, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Rector |
| HQ and HQ Battery, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | HQ and HQ Battery, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | West Memphis |
| Battery A, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery A, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Wynne |
| Battery B, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery B, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Forrest City |
| Battery C, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery C, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Augusta |
| Service Battery, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Service Battery, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | West Memphis |
| Headquarters and Headquarters Service Company, 875th Engineer Battalion | Headquarters and Headquarters Service Company, 875th Engineer Battalion | Jonesboro |
| Company A, 875th Engineer Battalion | Company A, 875th Engineer Battalion | Jonesboro |
| Company B, 875th Engineer Battalion | Company B, 875th Engineer Battalion | Jonesboro |
| Company C, 875th Engineer Battalion | Company D, 875th Engineer Battalion | Jonesboro |
| Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 212th Signal Battalion | Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 212th Signal Battalion | Little Rock |
| Company A, 212th Signal Battalion | Company A, 212th Signal Battalion | Hot Springs |
| Company B, 212th Signal Battalion | Company B, 212th Signal Battalion | Benton |
| Company C, 212th Signal Battalion | Company C, 212th Signal Battalion | Pine Bluff |
| Company D, 212th Signal Battalion | Company D, 212th Signal Battalion | Little Rock |
| Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 101st Medical Battalion | Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 101st Medical Battalion | Booneville |
| 216th Medical Company | 216th Medical Company | Lake Village |
| 295th Medical Company | 295th Medical Company | Dermontt |
| 296th Medical Company | 296th Medical Company | Booneville |
| 204th Medical Company | 204th Medical Company | Little Rock |
| 148th Evacuation Hospital | 148th Evacuation Hospital | Little Rock |
| 172nd Engineer Company | 172nd Engineer Company | Herber Springs |
| 176th Ordnance Company | 176th Ordnance Company | Little Rock |
| 404th Ordnance Company | 404th Ordnance Company | Monticello |
| 106th Army Band | 106th Army Band | Little Rock |
| 1121st Transportation Company | Company A, 1st Battle Group, 153rd Infantry | Dequeen |
| 222nd Engineer Company | Company C, 875th Engineer Battalion | Stuttgart |
Reorganization of 1967
During the 1960s, the Department of Defense continued to scrutinize the reserve forces. It questioned the number of divisions and brigades, as well as the redundancy of maintaining two reserve components, the National Guard and the Army Reserve. In 1967, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara decided that 15 combat divisions in the Army National Guard were unnecessary. He cut the number to eight divisions, but increased the number of brigades from seven to 18. The loss of the divisions did not set well with the states. Their objections included the inadequate maneuver element mix for those that remained and the end to the practice of rotating divisional commands among the states that supported them. Under the proposal, the remaining division commanders were to reside in the state of the division base. No reduction, however, in total Army National Guard strength was to take place, which convinced the governors to accept the plan. The states reorganized their forces accordingly between 1 December 1967 and 1 May 1968.On 2 November 1967, the Arkansas portion of the 39th Division was reorganized and redesignated as the 39th Infantry Brigade. This change and significant changes in the 142nd Artillery Group resulted in a massive restationing within the state as follows:
| New Unit | Former Unit | Station | ||
| State Headquarters Detachment | State Headquarters Detachment | Little Rock | ||
| HQ and HQ Company, Emergency Operations Headquarters, Arkansas Army National Guard. | New Unit | Little Rock | ||
| HQ and HQ Company, 39th Infantry Brigade | HQ and HQ Company, 39th Inf Div | Little Rock | ||
| Troop E, 151st CAV | Company C, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Conway | ||
| 239th Engineer Company | Company A, 217th Engr BN | Clarksville | ||
| Det 1, 239th Engineer Company | Company E, 217th Engr BN | Russellville | ||
| 39th Aviation Company | Company A, 39th Aviation Battalion, and HQ and Company A, 739th Maintenance Battalion | North Little Rock | ||
| HQ and HQ Detachment, 39th Support Battalion | HQ and HQ Battery, 2nd Battalion , 206th Artillery | Hazen | ||
| Company A , 39th Support Battalion | 39th Admin Company, & Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 39th Infantry Division Support Command | Little Rock | ||
| Company B , 39th Support Battalion | Company B, 125th Med BN | Lonoke | ||
| Det 1, Company B , 39th Support Battalion | Company C, 125th Med BN | DeWitt | ||
| Company C , 39th Support Battalion | 222nd Engineer Company | Stuttgart | ||
| Det 1, Company C , 39th Support Battalion | New Unit | Hazen | ||
| Company D , 39th Support Battalion | 176th Ordnance Company | Little Rock | ||
| Det 1, Company D, 39th Support Battalion | Det 1, HQ and Company A, 739th Ordnance Battalion | Perryville | ||
| HQ and HQ Service Battery 142nd Artillery & Service Battery, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | West Memphis | |||
| Det 1, HQ and HQ Service Battery | Marianna | |||
| Battery A, 5th Battalion, 206th Artillery | Battery A, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Wynne | ||
| Battery B, 5th Battalion, 206th Artillery | Battery B, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Forrest City | ||
| Battery C, 5th Battalion, 206th Artillery | Battery C, 5th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Harrisburg | ||
| HQ and HQ Company,, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | HQ and HQ Company, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Malvern | ||
| Det 1, HQ and HQ Company,, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Det 1, HQ and HQ Company,, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | HQ and HQ Company, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Company C, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Prescot |
| Det 1, Company A, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Company A, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Arkadelphia | ||
| Company B, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Company B, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Texarkana | ||
| Det 1, Company B, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Det 1, Company B, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Hope | ||
| Company C,, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Det 1, HQ and HQ Company,, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Mena | ||
| Det 1, Company C,, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry | 1121st Transportation Company | Dequeen | ||
| HQ and HQ Company,, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | HQ and HQ Company,, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Searcy | ||
| Det 1, HQ and HQ Company,, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Det 1, HQ and HQ Company,, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Newport | ||
| Det 2, HQ and HQ Company,, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | HQ and HQ Company, 3rd Brigade, 39th Infantry Division | Beebe | ||
| Company A, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Company A, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Walnut Ridge | ||
| Det 1, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Battery C, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Piggott | ||
| Company B, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Company B, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Batesville | ||
| Det 1, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 206th Artillery | Augusta | ||
| Company C, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 206th Artillery | Brinkley | ||
| Det 1, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Battery A, 3rd Rkt How BN, 206th Artillery | Helena | ||
| Det 2, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Battery C 2nd Battalion, 206th Artillery | West Helena | ||
| HQ and HQ Company,, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | HQ and HQ Company,, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Det 1, HQ and HQ Company, 1st Battalion, 206th Armor | Magnolia | |
| Det 2, HQ and HQ Company,, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | 295th Medical Company | Dermontt | ||
| Company A, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Company A, 1st Battalion, 206th Armor | El Dorado | ||
| Det 1, Company A, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Company C, 1st Battalion, 206th Armor | Crossett | ||
| Company B, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Company C, 2nd Battalion, 206th Armor | Fordyce | ||
| Det 1, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Company B, 1st Battalion, 206th Armor | Camden | ||
| Company C, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Company A, 2nd Battalion, 206th Armor | McGehee | ||
| Det 1, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry | Company B, 2nd Battalion, 206th Armor | Dumas | ||
| HQ and HQ Battery, 142nd Artillery Group | HQ and HQ Battery, 142nd Artillery Group | Fayetteville | ||
| HQ and HQ Battery, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | HQ and HQ Battery, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Fort Smith | ||
| Det 1, HQ and HQ Battery, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Service Battery, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Charleston | ||
| Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Van Buren | ||
| Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery B, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Siloam Springs | ||
| Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Ozark | ||
| Service Battery, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Lincoln | ||
| HQ and HQ Battery, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | HQ and HQ Service Battery, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Harrison | ||
| Det 1, HQ and HQ Battery, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | HQ and HQ Battery, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Fayetteville | ||
| Battery A, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery A, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Bentonville | ||
| Battery B, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Springdale | ||
| Battery C, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery C, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Rogers | ||
| Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Berryville | ||
| Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 212th Signal Battalion | Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 212th Signal Battalion | Little Rock | ||
| Company A, 212th Signal Battalion | Company A, 212th Signal Battalion | Hot Springs | ||
| Det 1, Company A, 212th Signal Battalion | Company C, 217th Engr BN | Danville | ||
| Company B, 212th Signal Battalion | Company B, 212th Signal Battalion | Benton | ||
| Company C, 212th Signal Battalion | Company C, 212th Signal Battalion | Pine Bluff | ||
| Company D, 212th Signal Battalion | Company D, 212th Signal Battalion | Little Rock | ||
| HQ and HQ Company | Headquarters and Headquarters Service Company, 875th Engineer Battalion | Jonesboro | ||
| Det 1, HQ and HQ Company | HQ and HQ Battery, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Paragould | ||
| Company A, 875th Engineer Battalion | Company A, 875th Engineer Battalion | Jonesboro | ||
| Company B, 875th Engineer Battalion | Company B, 875th Engineer Battalion | Jonesboro | ||
| Company C, 875th Engineer Battalion | Battery A, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Marked Tree | ||
| Det 1, Company C, 875th Engineer Battalion | Company C, 875th Engineer Battalion | Jonesboro | ||
| Company D, 875th Engineer Battalion | Battery B, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Blytheville | ||
| Det 1, Company D, 875th Engineer Battalion | Service Battery, 4th Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Rector | ||
| HQ and HQ Det, 125th Med BN | HQ and Company A, 125th Med BN, | Little Rock | ||
| 148th Evacuation Hospital | 148th Evacuation Hospital | Little Rock | ||
| Det 1, 148th Evacuation Hospital | Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 101st Medical Battalion | Booneville | ||
| 216th Medical Company | 216th Medical Company | Lake Village | ||
| 296th Medical Company | 296th Medical Company | Booneville | ||
| 204th Medical Detachment | 204th Medical Company | North Little Rock | ||
| HQ and HQ Detachment, 217th Maintenance Battalion | HQ and HQ Company 217th Engr BN | Russellville | ||
| 176th Light Equipment Maintenance Company | Company D, 217th Engr BN | Morrilton | ||
| Det 1, 176th Light Equipment Maintenance Company | Company B, 217th Engr BN | Dardanelle | ||
| 172nd Heavy Equipment Maintenance Company | 172nd Engineer Company | Herber Springs | ||
| 224th Light Maintenance Company | Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Mountain Home | ||
| Det1, 224th Light Maintenance Company | Company C, 739th Ordnance Battalion | Marshall | ||
| HQ and HQ Detachment, 455th Transportation Battalion | HQ and HQ Company, 2nd Battalion, 206th Armor | Pine Bluff | ||
| 1122nd Transportation Company | 404th Ordnance Company | Monticello | ||
| 1123rd Transportation Company | Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Artillery | Paris | ||
| 106th Army Band | 106th Army Band | Little Rock |
1967 was the last whole sale reorganization of the Arkansas National Guard with virtually every unit being reorganized and restationed. Prior to 1967, reorganization and restationing occurred at the state level every few years After 1967 reorganizations and restationing occur much more often but involved fewer units on a yearly basis. This article will only refer to reorganizations after 1967 that affect a brigade or battalion headquarters.
Creation of the State Area Command (STARC)
In 1983, National Guard Bureau, in Memorandum, NGB-ARO-0 207-02, Organizational Authority 27–83, authorized the creation of the State Area Command which incorporated the State Headquarters Detachment, the Command and Control Headquarters and the Camp Robinson Training Site.| New Unit | Former Unit | Station |
| Headquarters State Area Command, Arkansas Army National Guard | HQ and HQ Detachment, Arkansas Army National Guard | N. Little Rock |
| Det 1, Headquarters State Area Command, Arkansas Army National Guard | Command and Control Headquarters, Arkansas Army National Guard | N. Little Rock |
| Det 2, Headquarters State Area Command, Arkansas Army National Guard | Army National Guard Training Site, Camp Robinson | N. Little Rock |