NASHVILLE — When Tennessee’s 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR) mobilizes later this year, forty-five Tennessee communities will be affected.  278th ACR units from the following towns will mobilize: Ashland City, Athens, Clarksville, Clinton, Columbia, Cookeville, Covington, Crossville, Dayton, Dunlap, Gallatin, Gordonsville, Greeneville, Henderson, Humboldt, Huntingdon, Jamestown, Kingsport, Knoxville, Lafayette, Lebanon, Lewisburg, Livingston, Lobelville, Maryville, McKenzie, [...]

NASHVILLE — Major General Gus L. Hargett, Jr., Tennessee’s Adjutant General, today announced that Tennessee’s largest National Guard unit, the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, headquartered in Knoxville, has received mobilization orders effective later this year. Tennessee National Guard officials are working with the Department of Defense on the specific mission, number of soldiers, deployment date [...]

NASHVILLE – More than 600 Tennessee Army National Guardsmen from the 1/230th Air Cavalry Squadron departed March 30 and 31 from their home stations in Jackson, Alcoa and Smyrna bound ultimately for Iraq. Their immediate destination is Fort Sill, Okla., where they will complete a number of weeks of pre-deployment training before leaving for Iraq. [...]

NASHVILLE – More than 600 soldiers from the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 1/230th Air Cavalry Squadron, with units in Smyrna, Alcoa, and Jackson will depart their home stations enroute to Fort Sill, Okla., on Monday and Tuesday, March 30 and 31.  The Squadron will complete pre-deployment training at the southwest Oklahoma post prior to their [...]