Papago Park Military Reservation Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Papago Park Department of Emergency and Military Affairs. dema.az.gov. en. 2018-06-16.
2. Web site: 1-285th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion Department of Emergency and Military Affairs. dema.az.gov. en. 2018-06-16.
3. Web site: Papago Park Department of Emergency and Military Affairs . 2023-03-02 . dema.az.gov.
4. News: Guard crew suspended in candy drop from Black Hawk. 6 February 2016. Army Times. USA Today. 6 November 2014.