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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 20, 2012

Contact:
Maj. ChrisHeathscott
State Public Affairs Officer
Arkansas National Guard
(501)212-5020 
christopher.heathscott@us.army.mil

39th Brigade’s Searcy based 2nd Battalion welcomes new commander ~ Lt. Col. Todd Spafford accepts command of Infantry Battalion’s 700 Soldiers

SEARCY, Ark. – Lt. Col. Todd Spafford, of Cabot, formally accepted command of the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team’s 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry here Sunday, May 20.

Spafford, who originally joined the Arkansas National Guard in 1985, has held numerous command and staff assignments to include his most recent position as the executive officer for the 39th Brigade. He works full-time for the city of North Little Rock.

This new position as commander of the 2nd Battalion assigns him the responsibility for the overall readiness of the battalion and its 700 Soldiers. The 2nd Battalion is headquartered in Searcy with subordinate units in Wynne, Walnut Ridge, Rector, Batesville, Augusta, Forrest City Brinkley, and Newport with an attached Forward Support Company in Cabot.

The Battalion’s mobilization history includes recent service in Bosnia, Kuwait, Sinai Peninsula, and two deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The battalion spent the past year in preparation for a 2012 deployment to Afghanistan, which was cancelled early this year.

Lt. Col. John Stubbs relinquished command of the 2nd Battalion after taking command Oct. 1, 2010.

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Lt. Col. Todd Spafford addresses the Soldiers in his new battalion.

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Staff Sgt. Casey Jackson, the full-time training sergeant for the former Fordyce unit, enters the facility for the final time prior to the move to his new home in Camden. Although the Fordyce unit has relocated, the Guard continues to have units based in 60 communities across Arkansas capable of responding in support of civil authorities anywhere in the state as necessary. Lt. Col. Sean Gavan ensured Mayor MacNichol, “We aren’t leaving your community. We’re still here when you need us.”
Still in the community.
Staff Sgt. Casey Jackson, the full-time training sergeant for the former Fordyce unit, enters the facility for the final time prior to the move to his new home in Camden. Although the Fordyce unit has relocated, the Guard continues to have units based in 60 communities across Arkansas capable of responding in support of civil authorities anywhere in the state as necessary. Lt. Col. Sean Gavan ensured Mayor MacNichol, “We aren’t leaving your community. We’re still here when you need us.”
A team of six Airmen with the Arkansas National Guard hit the ground here early this morning armed with chainsaws in order to assist in clearing the Garland County roads of trees downed by Tuesday’s storm.
Arkansas National Guardsmen Clear the Roads.
A team of six Airmen with the Arkansas National Guard hit the ground here early this morning armed with chainsaws in order to assist in clearing the Garland County roads of trees downed by Tuesday’s storm.
Arkansas National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 238th Air Ambulance departed their mobilization station here today en route to Kosovo
Seeing them off.
Arkansas National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 238th Air Ambulance departed their mobilization station here today en route to Kosovo
C Troop, 1-151st Soldiers gather around a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter to discuss tactics.
Discussing tactics.
C Troop, 1-151st Soldiers gather around a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter to discuss tactics.