FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas ~ 06 FEB 2024

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Road Trip: Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas

Little Rock Air Force Base (AFB)  is a United States Air Force base located approximately 17 miles northeast of Little Rock, Arkansas.

Little Rock AFB is the primary C-130 Hercules training base for the Department of Defense, training C-130 pilots, navigators, flight engineers, and loadmasters from all branches of the US military in tactical airlift and aerial delivery. It is home to C-130H and C-130J aircraft, as well as the C-130 Center of Excellence (i.e., schools for C-130H and C-130J crews).

The host unit at Little Rock AFB is the 19th Airlift Wing (19 AW), assigned to the Air Mobility Command 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force. The wing provides the Department of Defense the largest C-130 Hercules transport fleet in the world, supplying humanitarian airlift relief to victims of disasters, as well as airdropping supplies and troops into the heart of contingency operations in hostile areas.

Other organizations at Little Rock AFB include the 189th Airlift Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard, and the C-130 division of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. All of these organizations fly the C-130 Hercules.

The Arkansas Air National Guard's 189th Airlift Wing is located on Little Rock Air Force Base and is aligned in the standard combat wing organization with the 189th AW headquarters staff, 189th Operations Group, 189th Maintenance Group, 189th Mission Support Group and the 189th Medical Group.

The wing provides support to five geographically separated units: the Arkansas Air National Guard headquarters, the 123rd Intelligence Squadron and the 154th Weather Flight on Little Rock AFB, the 223rd Combat Communications Squadron in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center at Camp Joseph T. Robinson in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Learn More About Little Rock Air Force Base HERE!!

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[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[PROCON]

WOO-HOO, it's Road Trip time again, thanks Lauren!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy radu!

FIRST!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you left that other site!

SECOND!!

[laurenmarlowe]

WOO HOO PROCON!

THIRD!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Gotta go finish up some work, be back shortly!

*HUGS*

[The Mayor]

February 6

Surrendering to God

Bible in a Year :

• Exodus 39–40
• Matthew 23:23–39

So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide.

Genesis 22:14

Born on a farm, Judson Van DeVenter learned to paint, studied art, and became an art teacher. God, however, had a different plan for him. Friends valued his work in church and urged him to go into evangelism. Judson felt God calling him too, but it was hard for him to give up his love for teaching art. He wrestled with God, but “at last,” he wrote, “the pivotal hour of my life came, and I surrendered all.”

We can’t imagine Abraham’s heartbreak when God called him to surrender his son Isaac. In the wake of God’s command to “sacrifice him there as a burnt offering” (Genesis 22:2), we ask ourselves what precious thing God is calling us to sacrifice. We know that He ultimately spared Isaac (v. 12), and yet the point is made: Abraham was willing to surrender what was most precious to him. He trusted God to provide in the midst of a most difficult calling.

We say we love God, but are we willing to sacrifice what’s dearest to us? Judson Van DeVenter followed God’s call into evangelism and later penned the beloved hymn “I Surrender All.” In time, God called Judson back into teaching. One of his students was a young man named Billy Graham.

God’s plan for our lives has purposes we can’t imagine. He longs for us to be willing to surrender what is dearest. It seems that’s the least we can do. After all, He sacrificed for us His only begotten Son. .

Reflect & Pray

What’s God’s calling for you? What might you need to sacrifice for Him?

Dear God, I struggle to fully surrender parts of my life to You. Please help me to trust You.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique, for the road trippers!

~ Road Trip: Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas ~

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[luvie]

Great Road Trip, lauren!
Gotta love our Air Force...
....or at least I do. LOL!

[radu]

Howdy, lauren! *HUGZ*

Sorry I missed you. I know you’ve probably gone to bed by now. Got a call from a cousin right after I posted and we just got off the phone.

I hope all’s going well down your way. I imagine you’re staying mighty busy getting upcoming events in order.

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Looks like it was a pretty dreary day up there today but you’re above zero at last! WOOHOO!

Good luck this week!

[radu]

Howdy, luvie. Did you enjoy your cooler day?

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

I sure did enjoy it Hubby did too. He got some yardwork done that’s been needing done. Plus finished watering the yard.

How were things there? Still enjoying some warmth yourself?

[radu]

Nice to be able to get outside to do a few things, isn’t it?

It was very nice here today. Nary a cloud and we got up to 66 this afternoon. I took a cat to the vet and did some grocery shopping afterwards. Cracked one window open and a little breeze blew fresh air in.

Tomorrow will be a little cooler but still nice for February.

[luvie]

That’s awesome that it got so warm there, radu! It must have been so much less stressful having to get out and about. Hope kitty is fine.

Grey helped hubby in the yard. She walked around chatting to him. LOL! Everyone else hid. :D

[radu]

I didn’t expect much over 60 so the few extra degrees were a nice surprise.
Yes, Pixie is fine but I wasn’t sure that would be the case. She had a horrible weekend but feels much better now.

So your hubby DOES have a buddy after all, does he? LOL Did he stop to give Grey some attention or does she shy away from that?