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The 189th Airlift Wing (189 AW) is a unit of the Arkansas Air National Guard, stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas.If activated to federal service, it is gained by the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command.
On May 22, 1981, a ceremony was held at the Little Rock AFB. Air Force Secretary George V. Orr presented the Airman’s Medal for bravery to seven survivors of the explosion.
On 2 October 1950, the 154th Fighter Squadron, along with detachment B, 237th Air Services Group and the 154th Utility Flight reported to active duty for service in Korea. The unit went to Langley Air Force Base, VA where it was re-equipped with the F-84E fighter and completed transition training. The 154th flew its first combat sortie 2 May 1951.
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. Little Rock Air Force Base is the fourth largest employer in the state of Arkansas, with a local economic impact of $813.6 ...
Little Rock AFB, Arkansas 1 June 2003 C-130 Hercules: Tactical airlift training. Was incorporated from the USAF Mobility Weapons School, 5 July 2006. 57th Weapons Squadron: McChord AFB, Washington 1 June 2003 C-17 Globemaster III: Strategic airlift training. Was incorporated from the USAF Mobility Weapons School, 5 July 2006. 77th Weapons Squadron
The 29th Weapons Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. It is assigned to the USAF Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base . The mission of the squadron is to provide advanced Lockheed C-130J Hercules instructional flying.
The squadron was then relocated to Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and reorganized as the 189th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, absorbing elements of the 123rd Air Base Group. The squadron moved from Adams Field to Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, AR, in September 1962 The 154th was the first Air National Guard unit to be equipped ...
384th Bombardment wing B-47 landing at Little Rock. The division was first activated by Strategic Air Command (SAC) as the 825th Air Division on 1 August 1955 to act as host and command organization for two Boeing B-47 Stratojet units, the 70th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing and the 384th Bombardment Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas.