Papago Park Military Reservation
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Papago Park Military Reservation is a facility of the Arizona Army National Guard in Phoenix, Arizona that is home to the Papago Army Aviation Support Facility, Papago Army Heliport and the Arizona Military Museum.[1][2] Formerly, it was also home to the World War II POW Camp Papago Park that is adjacent to Papago Park.
The Reservation was established on April 21, 1930 by the 71st Congress.[3]
On Halloween of 2014, a crew from the 2nd Battalion, 285th Aviation Regiment, stationed at Papago Army Heliport, dropped candy on a local Phoenix neighborhood.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Papago Park | Department of Emergency and Military Affairs". dema.az.gov. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ "1-285th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion | Department of Emergency and Military Affairs". dema.az.gov. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ "Papago Park | Department of Emergency and Military Affairs". dema.az.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ "Guard crew suspended in candy drop from Black Hawk". Army Times. USA Today. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2016.