2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States)
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The 2d Battalion, 153d Infantry Regiment (First Arkansas), is an infantry battalion of the Arkansas Army National Guard, headquartered at Searcy, assigned to the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.[1] During World War II, the battalion was stationed in the Aleutian Islands. Following the attacks of 11 September 2001, the 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry, nicknamed the "Gunslingers", deployed to the Sinai on a peace keeping mission in order to free regular army soldiers for service elsewhere. The soldiers of the 2–153rd deployed under the flag of the 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry during Operation Iraqi Freedom II. The battalion provided disaster relief operations to the citizens of Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The Gunslingers were deployed to Iraq a second time in 2008 as a security forces battalion and conducted convoy security operations in western Iraq. Most recently, members of the 2-153rd deployed to Central America as part of the Regionally aligned forces mission in order to carry out a train-the-trainer and security cooperation mission in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.[2] See also [3]
2d Battalion, 153d Infantry Regiment (First Arkansas) | |
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Active | 1890–1919, 1920–44, 1946–present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Arkansas |
Branch | Army National Guard |
Type | Infantry |
Size | One battalion |
Part of | 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team |
Headquarters | Searcy, Arkansas |
Nickname(s) | "First Arkansas" |
Motto(s) | Let's Go |
Facings | Light blue |
Assault rifle | M4A1 carbine |
Campaigns | World War I World War II War on Terrorism |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Kevin S. Burton |
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