Papago Park Military Reservation

Papago Park Military Reservation
Papago Park Military Reservation (Arizona)

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

  1. ^ "Papago Park". dema.az.gov. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  2. ^ "1-285th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion". dema.az.gov. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  3. ^ "Papago Park". dema.az.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  4. ^ "Guard crew suspended in candy drop from Black Hawk". Army Times. USA Today. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

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