• ESGR presents annual awards to state employers

    More than 20 employers of Arkansas Guardsmen and Reservists took home top honors and received high praise at a ceremony here July 15. The state's Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve committee handed out awards to more than 20 companies and government agencies for their support of military

  • Last Air Force student graduates from Guard loadmaster school

    Student No. 4181, Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Amie Starcher of the 95th Airlift Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C., walked up on stage, received her wings, saluted smartly and was the last Air Force loadmaster or flight engineer to graduate July 11 from the Air National Guard's Enlisted Aircrew

  • C-123K Provider Gets a Makeover

    The camouflage C-123K Provider in Heritage Park is getting a makeover, and according to Chief Master Sgt. Robert Fedor, 314th Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight chief, taking care of our C-130s and static display airframes is only a small part of what the fabrication flight at the Rock is

  • TRICARE Returns to Building 1090

    The TRICARE office, after a brief stay in building 1240, has returned to the 314th Medical Group after significant renovations to their work area."In October 2007, we moved the TRICARE service center from the 314th Medical Group building to the altitude chamber so that we could accomplish a

  • A star rises for the Arkansas Air National Guard

    The Arkansas Air National Guard claimed the newest star in the state when Travis D. Balch was pinned Brigadier General at a June 8 ceremony here. General Balch serves as the chief of staff, Headquarters Arkansas Air National Guard, a position he has held since May 1. As the chief of staff he assists

  • Guard unit a potential site for Air Force Cyber Command mission

    Fighting a cyber war from Little Rock Air Force Base with an enemy in some other country could become a reality if Air Force officials choose the Arkansas Air National Guard as a site for a Cyber Command mission. The Guard's 189th Airlift Wing is one location in 18 states that the Air Force is

  • Governor, Attorney General receive ESGR awards

    Arkansas' Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve presented patriotic awards to Gov. Mike Beebe, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and four others at a ceremony in the governor's conference room in the state capital June 3. Also receiving awards were Timothy Gauger of the governor's office, and

  • Chief earns Guard's 'Red' Erwin award

    An Arkansas Air National Guard loadmaster was named the Air National Guard's Henry E. "Red" Erwin Outstanding Career Aviator of the Year award, Senior NCO category, for calendar year 2007. Chief Master Sgt. Richard W. Merriman, formerly with the 154th Training Squadron and now assigned to the 189th

  • WW II-era airport could roar back to life for C-130 NVG training

    A North-Central Arkansas airport may soon be alive again with the hum of military aircraft engines, similar to the way it was in the 1940s when Army Air Force pilots trained there. Members of the Arkansas Air National Guard's 154th Training Squadron hope to begin using the Walnut Ridge Airport later

  • Arkansas Air Guard unit earns 'Satisfactory' rating

    The Arkansas Air National Guard's 189th Airlift Wing earned a passing score from Air Education and Training Command inspectors April 6-13. The wing was graded Satisfactory, indicating the unit meets mission requirements and that "procedures and activities are carried out in an effective and