Fort Chaffee

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Arkansas postcard.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Arkansas postcard.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Arkansas postcard.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Arkansas postcard.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Arkansas postcard.

Picryl description: Public domain photo of vintage Arkansas postcard.

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Chaffee State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Thomas G. Guminsky Release Status: Released to More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Chaffee State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Thomas G. Guminsky Release Status: Released to More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Chaffee State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Thomas G. Guminsky Release Status: Released to More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Chaffee State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Thomas G. Guminsky Release Status: Released to More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Chaffee State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Thomas G. Guminsky Release Status: Released to More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Chaffee State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Thomas G. Guminsky Release Status: Released to More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Chaffee State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Thomas G. Guminsky Release Status: Released to More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Chaffee State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Released to P More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Chaffee State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Lee Schading Release Status: Released to P More

Water sprays as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter above the Arkansas River drops a bridge section to the Army Reserve engineers waiting in the water below. Engineers from the 416th and 412th Theater Engineer Commands More

Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz, commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command observes as Pvt. Garrett Hendrix, 383rd Engineer Company, Jonesboro, Ark., primes a 40-pound cratering charge with two blocks of C-4 explo More

Spc. Aleksadra Vinogradova from the 14th Psychological Operations Battalion performs voice communications, a skill level one, Warrior Task Training at Fort Chaffee, Ark., on April 3, 2011. Soldiers from the 10t More

Sgt. Donaho, Harry from the 10th Psychological Operations Battalion, St. Louis, Mo., runs toward the finish line during a 10k ruck march at Fort Chaffee, Ark., April 4. Soldiers from the 10th Psyop, BN, St. Lou More

Spc. Johnson, Ryan from the 10th Psychological Operations Battalion, St. Louis, Mo., determines direction and distance to the locations he must find on the land navigation course at Fort Chaffee, Ark., April 4. More

Competitors, sponsors and soldiers from the 10th Phyolocical Operations Battalion and the 7th PSYOP BN, come together for a group photo at Fort Chaffee, Ark., April 5. Soldiers from the 10th Psyop, BN, St. Loui More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Marshall McDonnell of the 316th Mobility Augmentation Company of Chattanooga, Tenn., explains the procedure of the detonation of the inert demolition charge to other soldiers in Fort Chaffe More

Army Reserve soldiers of the 316th Mobility Augmentation Company, located in Chattanooga, Tenn., prepare a M58 mine clearing line charge rocket for launch at Fort Chaffee, Ark., during River Assault 2011. The M More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter departs after soldiers of the 689th Engineer Company of Orlando, Fla., along with the 388th Engineer Company of West Palm Beach, Fla., exit and prepare to search and secure a simul More

Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Sean Davis of the 388th Engineer Company located in West Palm Beach, Fla., holds the door as Staff Sgt. David Nieves, also of the 388th, climbs into a tunnel in a simulated hostile v More

A U.S. Army Reservist CH-47 carries a "50 boat" for the 652nd Engineer Company’s bridge construction personnel to the Arkansas River near Fort Chaffee, Ark., July 25, 2011, during River Assault 11.

Two bridge constructors with the 652nd Engineer Company jumps on to their 50 boat after they tie down an improved river bridge on the Arkansas River during River Assault 11 at Fort Chaffee, Ark.

Bridge constructors with the 652nd Engineer Company get ready to hook their 50 boat to a CH-47 to carry it to the Arkansas River during River Assault 11 at Fort Chaffee, Ark.

Spc. Joel Recla of the 652nd Engineer Company, located in Hammond, Wis., guides an M-984 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck across the bridge during River Assault 2011 July 26, 2011, at Fort Chaffee, Ark. R More

U.S. Army Reserve soldiers of the 401st Multi-Role Bridge Company, from Oklahoma City, Okla., and the 652nd MRBC, from Ellsworth, Wis., along with active component soldiers of the 50th MRBC, from Fort Leonard W More

U.S. Army pilots of B Company, 5-159th Aviation Regiment, from Fort Eustis, Va., fly by after delivering sling loaded bridge sections with their CH47 Chinook helicopters to U.S. Army Reserve soldiers of the 401 More

Container movement and trash pickup are some of the duties done at the 341st Engineer Company based out of Fort Chaffee, Ark., during the 2011 Warrior Exercise held here. The 2011 WAREX presents realistic and c More

U.S. Soldiers with the 671st Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge), from Clackamas, Ore., conduct boat familiarization in preparation for the upcoming Operation River Assault mission at Fort Chaffee, Ark., July More

Spc. Josiah Smith assists Spc. Roger Stone, both of HHC 391st Engineer Battalion, based in Greenville, S.C., in tying the proper knot in the lead main to the C4 explosives on the demolition range, July 18, 2012 More

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Schaub, 388th Route Clearance Company, makes calculations at the demolition range during River Assault 2012, Ark. Schaub was the Range Safety Officer during the three-day event, ensuring More

Soldiers of the 316th Mobility Augmentation Company receive a safety brief while at demolition range during River Assault 2012 at Fort Chaffee, Ark. The 316th MAC, from Chattanooga, Tenn., was recently notified More

Spc. Kevin Kovack, from West Palm, Fla., a combat medic with the 388th Engineer Company, checks the water coolers to ensure that there is water available for the soldiers training on the demolition range, July More

Lane NCOs from the 323rd Engineer Company, Spartanburg, S.C., assist Soldiers from the 94th Military Police Company, Londonderry, N.H., in familiarization of the M-240 belt fed automatic machine gun. As part of More

U.S. Soldiers with the Army Reserve and National Guard components conduct a bridge crossing rehearsal for Operation River Assault at Fort Chaffee, Ark., July 22, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Gree More

Spc. Catherine Katambo, Boston native and cook with the 268th Engineer Company, Londonderry, N.H., defrosts beef in a tilt grill for today's dinner, boneless beef short ribs, as part of River Assault 2012 at Fo More

Staff Sgt. William D'Angelo, an Army Deep Sea Diver from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., prepares for is jump as Spc. Andrew Holdner from Troy, Mo. and Pfc. Zachery Powell Tehachapi, Calif., jump from the rear of a Boei More

The Pre-Flight checklist is printed on the sun shade of the hand controller for a Raven.

The top button on the right of the hand controller for a Raven allows a service member to manually control the flight of the Raven.

Maj. Gen. William Buckler, Jr., commander, 412th Theater Engineer Command, Vicksburg, Miss., congratulates engineers from the 459th Engineer Company from Bridgeport, W. Va., on a job well done. The company part More

Soldiers from the 459th Engineer Company from Bridgeport, W.Va., get combat ready in preparation for River Assault 2012 at Fort Chaffee, Ark. on July 26. Combat engineers from all over the country assembled to More

Maj. Gen. William Buckler, Jr., commander, 412th Theater Engineer Command, Vicksburg, Miss., crosses the completed Improved Ribbon Bridge spanning the Arkansas River, as part of River Assault 2012 at Fort Chaff More

Cpl. Vitalis Dubininkas, Team Leader, 3rd Platoon, 316th Engineer Mobility Augmentation Company, from Chattanooga, Tenn., is excited to go back home to his family after participating in River Assault 2012 at Fo More

Pfc. Craig Sanchez, front, and Pfc. Robert Davis, rear, ground guide an Armored Vehicle Bridge Launcher in a motor pool at Fort Chaffee, Ark., July 12, 2013. Sanchez, from Spanish Fork, Utah, and Davis, from Ma More

U.S. Army Spc. Shawn Laughlan, a combat engineer with the 389th Engineer Battalion participates in a dental x-ray exam during a Solder Readiness Program at Fort Chaffee, Ark., July 15, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by More

U.S. Army Spc. Gregory Fulton, a cook with the 368th Engineer Battalion, prepares a meal for Soldiers participating in Operation River Assault at Fort Chaffee, Ark., July 17, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ju More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Heriberto Santiago, range safety noncommissioned officer in charge with the 854th Engineer Battalion, explains safe operating procedures for the M249-B light machine gun during Operation Ri More

A U.S. Soldier waits to fire the M249 lightweight machine gun on the familiarization range at Fort Chaffee, Ark., July 17, 2013. The Soldiers participated in Operation River Assault, a U.S. Army Reserve exercis More

U.S. Army Sgt. Michael O'Brien, a broadcast journalist with the 354th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, studies his target while firing a M249 lightweight machine gun during familiarization training at Fort Cha More

U.S. Soldiers with the 854th Engineer Company, (Forward Support), listen to instructions before entering the demolition range at Fort Chaffee, Ark., July 18, 2013. Some of the basic safety requirements include More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James Beard, an area clearance noncommissioned officer in charge with the 483rd Engineer Battalion, describes to the Soldiers assigned to the 854th Engineer Company, all of the explosiv More

U.S. Army Spc. David Marcinek, a boat operator for the 671st Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge) performs a float test on his Mark II bridge erection boat, in preparation for Operation River Assault at Fort Ch More

U.S. Soldiers with the 671st Engineer Company (Multi Role Bridge), based in Clackamas, Ore., move a boat on a heavy expanded mobility tactical truck toward Engineer Lake during a boat operating exercise as part More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Richard Llewellyn, left, with the 854th Engineer Battalion (Forward Support), receives instructions from Sgt. 1st Class Dennis Wycoff, with the 348th Engineer Company, on the proper way More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Winter, right, a diver supervisor assigned to the 511th Engineer Dive Detachment starts the motor to their Zodiac inflatable boat during a reconnaissance mission at Fort Chaffee, Ark. More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Ozment, a combat engineer with the 671st Engineer Company (Multi Role Bridge), communicates with other members of his unit via radio before starting a sling load exercise during Oper More

U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Hall, left, and Cpl. Clayton Cahoon rehearse stacking outside of an entryway during military operations urban terrain training at Fort Chaffee, Ark., July 20, 2013. Hall and Cahoon are wit More

U.S. Army Pfc. Joseph Robinson, a combat engineer with the 744th Engineer Company (Mobility Augmentation), based in Ogden, Utah, awaits firing orders during a live-fire convoy in preparation for Operation River More

U.S. Soldiers with the 74th Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge), based in Fort Hood, Texas, maneuver a Bridge Erection Boat towards four-way ramp rafts, also known as six-floats and shore to shore full-enclosu More

A U.S. Soldier with the 74th Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge) walks toward a Mark II bridge erection boat docked along the Arkansas River during a rehearsal for Operation River Assault at Fort Chaffee, Ark. More

A U.S. Soldier with the 74th Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge), based out of Fort Hood, Texas, walks the shore along the Arkansas River during a rehearsal exercise for Operation River Assault at Fort Chaffee More

U.S. Army Cpl. Praderm Indratula, a bridge crew chief with the 671st Engineer Company loads a bridge section onto a heavy expanded mobility tactical truck during Operation River Assault at Fort Chaffee, Ark., J More

U.S. Soldiers with the 74th Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge), based in Fort Hood, Texas, ride a Bridge Erection Boat on the Arkansas River during a rehearsal for Operation River Assault at Fort Chaffee, Ark More

U.S. Soldiers with the 74th Engineer Company, stand along the Arkansas River during a rehearsal exercise for Operation River Assault July 22, 2013, at Fort Chaffee, Ark. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Mich More

From left to right, U.S. Army Spc. Montere Smith, Pfc. Jason Davila, and Sgt. Gabriel Warwick load food supplies for one of the units picking up items from the Cold Storage facility at Fort Chaffee, Ark., July More

U.S. Soldiers with the 744th Engineer Company (Mobility Augmentation), out of Ogden, Utah, listen to a safety briefing before they start a land navigation exercise during Operation River Assault at Fort Chaffee More

Pfc. Johnathen O'Neill, a cook with the 854th Engineer Battalion (Forward Support), and a native of Windham, N.Y., sits in a barber chair in the Fort Chaffee, Ark., barbershop July 23, 2013. The chair is famous More

U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Cicala, an equipment operator with the 328th Engineer Company (Horizontal), based in Northfield, N.J., prepares to move a deuce dozer towards a dig site during Operation River Assault at More

A U.S. Army security element convoy travels across a finished Improved Ribbon Bridge during Operation River Assault at Fort Chaffee, Ark., July 24, 2013. The bridge was the final exercise for nearly 800 Soldier More

U.S. Army combat engineers with the 671st Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge), lower a Mark II bridge erection boat onto the Arkansas River during Operation River Assault at Fort Chaffee, Ark., July 24, 2013. More

U.S. Army Mark II bridge erection boat crews await their turn during the construction of an improved ribbon bridge across the Arkansas River at Fort Chaffee, Ark., July 24, 2013. The Army Reserve's 671st Engine More

U.S. Army Spc. Kimberly Anderson checks on boats while performing safety duties during the construction of an Improved Ribbon Bridge across the Arkansas River during Operation River Assault at Fort Chaffee, Ark More

U.S. Soldiers with the 671st Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge) lower a Mark II bridge erection boat onto the Arkansas River during Operation River Assault at Fort Chaffee, Ark., July 24, 2013. Bridge-buildin More

Some members of DCP2 pose for a group shot in front of the DCP2 tactical operations center at Fort Chaffee, Ark., during River Assault 2013. Kneeling in row one is Col. Craig Sanders, DCP2 commander, Sgt. Maj. More

Sgt. 1st Class Brian Moreno, a platoon sergeant assigned to the 512th Military Police Company, 92nd Military Police Battalion, teaches junior Soldiers of the company how to react to IEDs while training at Fort More

Col. Mark Anderson, 188th Fighter Wing commander, prepares to land at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Ark., following a training mission Dec. 30, 2013. The sortie was one of the last four-ship train More

An officer with the 142nd Field Artillery briefs representatives from the Northwest Arkansas Council, Camp Alliance, State House of Representatives and local businesses during a Community Relations event May 8, More

Sgt. Kirk Jackson, 381st Engineer Company, job site supervisor, a Valdosta, Ga., resident, watches Spc. Justin Marshall, 381st equipment operator, from Tifton, Ga., drive a roller while conducting equipment tra More

Spc. Sam Reiter, an allied trade specialist with the 379th Engineer Battalion out of Eau Claire, Wis., repairs a bridge adapter pallet for use during Operation River Assault at Fort Chaffee, Ark., July 14 to 27.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldier Pfc. Sam Warren (right), a combat engineer from Port St. Lucie, Fla., 477th Engineer Platoon out of West Palm Beach, Fla., fires his M16A2 rifle at his target during reflexive fire whi More

Canadian Sgt. Isaac Anderson (right), 33rd Canadian Brigade Group from Ottawa, Ontario, attached to the 671st Engineer Company out of Portland, Ore., and Sgt. Carlos Lopez, a reconnaissance sergeant, from Vanco More

U.S. Army Reserve 2nd Lt. Amy Stafford, a Lake Placid, N.Y., resident and acting platoon leader for the 366th Engineer Company out of Canton, N.Y., loads the M203 grenade launcher for qualification July 17 duri More

Eighteen members of the Canadian Armed Forces, Royal Canadian engineers, were imbedded in 412th and 416th Theater Engineer Command engineer units during Operation River Assault at Fort Chaffee, Ark., July 14 to 26.

U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Evan Peul, a squad leader, acts as a wall for Spc. Andrew Gula, a team leader, to demonstrate the proper stance while using cover during a Mossberg 500 shotgun qualification range July 19 More

Soldiers with the 689th Engineer Company, 420th Engineer Brigade and 412th Theater Engineer Commands Deployable Command Post 2, formed a route clearance team before going out on the improvised explosive device More

U.S. Army Reserve medics with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 397th Engineer Battalion, set up their equipment in preparation for the assembly of the improvised ribbon bridge across the Arkansas River, More

Airman 1st Class Corey Smith, Security Forces Squadron advanced marksman, trains in the use of the M203 grenade launcher at Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ark., May 2, 2015. The M203 grenade launc More

Soldiers from the 871st Troop Command gather around Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sliger and 1st Sgt. Johnny Brown, Pre-mobilization Training Assistance Element combative instructors, to learn the next drill during a fiv More

Soldiers with the 213th Medical Company (Area Support) are instructed by Sgt. Paul Grove, a flight medic with the 238th Air Ambulance Company, during a cold litter and hoist training event at an annual traini More

Soldiers with the 213th Medical Company (Area Support) screen soldiers of the 87th Troop Command before administering vaccinations during a mass immunization event at an annual training exercise here. “It can More

Soldiers with the 224th Maintenance Company and the 213th Medical Company (Area Support) prepare for the HMMWV Egress Assistance Trainer (HEAT) during an annual training exercise here. The HEAT provides soldie More

Soldiers with the 871st Troop Command Headquarters and Headquarters Company review a plan of the Individual Movement Techniques course before beginning the exercise during an annual training event here. The Ind More

Soldiers with the 224th Maintenance Company participated in an obstacle course exercise during an annual training event here.

FORT CHAFFEE, Ark. (June 8, 2015)- Soldiers with the 1123rd Transportation Company, 871st Troop Command, 87th Troop Command, conduct convoy live fire training while participating in the 39th Infantry Brigade Co More

The 416th Theater Engineer Command's 364th Engineer Company, loads a MICLIC mine clearing rocket onto to the guide rail before firing at River Assault 2015, July 29.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 364th Engineer Company (Sapper) repack an inert C4 line to re-fire an M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge, rocket-projected line charge usually used to clear mines, during River As More