FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas ~ 27 JAN 2015

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | laurenmarlowe

[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas

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

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, to airdropping supplies and troops into the heart of contingency operations in hostile areas.

Little Rock AFB is the only C-130 training base for the Department of Defense, training C-130 pilots, navigators, flight engineers, and loadmasters from all branches of the US military as well as 28 allied nations, in tactical airlift and aerial delivery. It is home to C-130E, C-130H and C-130J aircraft, as well as the C-130 Center of Excellence (i.e., schools for C-130E/H and C-130J crews).

The base is populated by over 6,000 military personnel and another 2,000 civilians. The 19th Airlift Wing (19 AW) of the Air Mobility Command (AMC) is the host wing, having assumed that role from the 314th Airlift Wing (314 AW) of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) on October 1, 2008.

With the assumption of operational control by the 19 AW and AMC, the 314 AW became a tenant unit. Other organizations at Little Rock AFB include AMC's 19th Airlift Group, the 189th Airlift Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard, and the U.S. Air Force Mobility Weapons School. All four of these organizations fly the C-130 Hercules.

The host unit at Little Rock AFB is the 314th Airlift Wing. The 314th AW is responsible for airlifting supplies and people throughout the world and provides a major part of the "Global Power" leg of the Air Force's promise: Global Reach - Global Power for America. With a dual mission, worldwide aerial delivery and C-130 aircrew training, the wing organizes, equips and trains combat-ready airlift units to operate anywhere in the world.

Learn More About Little Rock Air Force Base HERE!

The MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History was created to interpret Arkansas's military heritage from its territorial period to the present.

Located in the historic Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal--the birthplace of General Douglas MacArthur--the museum preserves the contributions of Arkansas men and women who served in the armed forces.

Visit The MacArthur Museum Of Arkansas Military History HERE!

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. 

Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly. Let's have fun!

We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.

We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

[ConorMacNessa]

We're at about 29F - we've had light snow-ice-mix falling off and on during the day. We've had very little accumulation - the wind is beginning to pick up now. It looks to me as though it was a non-event here, although I understand they're having problems up North - from Jersey and up the coast.

[Soaring Feather]

Have a good evening, Kathy. I am going to crash now.

HUGS

[luvie]

I hope it is a non-event so no one is hurt or stranded on their way back and forth to work.

If it gets bad...stay at home! :)

My best advice! :)

[ConorMacNessa]

Advice well received, Luv! On that note, I retire for the evening - the usual 0430 Reveille at Castle MacNessa!

[luvie]

Nite, Conor! Sleep well! (((hugs)))

[The Mayor]

Storm is east of us but we are getting flurries.
It is downstates turn now. Still very cold in single digits and teens here.

[The Mayor]

Thanks !!

[The Mayor]

Mine too!

[Skybird]

LRAFB was also home to 18 mighty Titan II ICBMs back when.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and sleep tight, Ms Feather. Stay warm!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

God Bless you good, Mac. *HUGS* Good night and rest well.
Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present.
Thank you for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome to the Canteen, madrastex, and thank you for the story about the C-130A #126. What an interesting story. Thanks for the added information about Little Rock AFB.

[Kathy in Alaska]

The sound of freedom flying overhead.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...hope you are getting to fly.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Have a Marvelous Maddi day.

Maddi...have fun with G-Pa.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Those little people grow on you really quickly. LOL!

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Tuesday morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Lauren. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

Good Tuesday morning, Acad. Thanks for the Tunes For Da Troops. How’s it going?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone.

Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you for all you do.

Thank you, Lauren, for preparing the
Canteen for today’s activities.

Checking in.

Roads were in good shape on the way in.
Looks like we got more snow at the Beachy homestead
than DC/Metro area did.
Guesstimate is 1 inch.
I think it has to do with the rotation of the system,
where the outer bands swirled around DC, thus
the surrounding areas got more snow.

Guess we may have some late arrivals this morning.
Just about everyone is granting
late arrival or unscheduled leave.
So far, it's really quiet here.

Gonna make my rounds while it is quiet.
Please stay.

Grab a cup of joe or tasty tea.

The FR Canteen is

Come on in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
pancakes,
conversation,
silliness,
and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above Honoring those who have served before.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How’s it going?