• Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Joshua Samons

    Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. Joshua SamonsUnit: 189th Logistics Readiness SquadronDuty title: Ground transportation specialistHometown: Cabot, ArkansasTime in service: 6 yearsTime at Little Rock: 5 yearsGoals: Continue to gain rank and start a business and work for himselfHobbies: Working out, enjoying

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Senior Airman Jacob Fisher

    Name and Rank: Senior Airman Jacob FisherUnit: 189th Medical GroupDuty title: Bioenvironmental engineering technicianHometown: Vilonia, ArkansasTime in service: 2 years, 6 monthsTime at Little Rock: 2 years, 6 monthsGoals: Become an officer and fly for the Air Force.Hobbies: Hunting, fishing,

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Caleb Tibbets

    Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. Caleb TibbitsUnit: 189th Civil Engineer SquadronDuty title: Power Production TechnicianHometown: Munford, TennesseeTime in service: 6 years and 6 monthsTime at Little Rock: 6 years and 1 monthGoals: Take the fundamentals of engineering exam this year; start working on his

  • Dignified arrival: WWII Sailor finally returns home

    While the world remembered June 6 as D-Day – the longest day of World War II – the Tipton family will now remember this date as the day their Sailor finally came home. The family waited nearly 77 years for Seaman 1st Class Henry "Glenn" Tipton to return from war. The 189th Airlift Wing Arkansas Air