Amy Schlesing
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Air Force confirms state cuts proposed
posted: 02/04/2012 4:39 a.m. Discuss
Air Force leaders confirmed Friday that the 2013 defense budget proposal includes program cuts at the Air National Guard’s 188th Fighter Wing in Fort Smith and 189th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base, as well as sweeping personnel trims expected to hit the ranks of Air Guard units in all 50 states.
LR law firm to return fees tied to fraud case
posted: 02/02/2012 4:57 a.m. Discuss
A Little Rock law firm has agreed to return part of the $710,000 in legal fees it was paid by an investment trust at the center of what an indictment called a Ponzi scheme that bilked hundreds of people out of millions in retirement savings.
Air base changes command
posted: 02/01/2012 5:57 a.m.
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Little Rock Air Force Base welcomed a new commander to the 19th Airlift Wing on Tuesday as departing commander Col. Mike “Mini” Minihan said a teary goodbye before heading to his new command at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.
Upgraded C-130s in ‘holding pattern’
posted: 01/25/2012 5:43 a.m. Comment 1
The Arkansas National Guard’s 189th Airlift Wing has grounded its four-plane fleet of upgraded C-130 s, and the Boeing Co. ceased production of avionics kits last week pending next month’s release of the president’s proposed budget that is expected to kill the program.
C-130 flights in Iraq take turn
posted: 01/15/2012 4:59 a.m. Comment 1
U.S. military posts dotting the Persian Gulf region are in limbo, as the shift of more than 2 million pieces of equipment out of Iraq last month left military planners struggling to predict what troops, equipment and planes will be needed on the fringes of this newly self-reliant nation.
LRAFB C-130 pilots shift focus from Iraq to Afghanistran
posted: 01/11/2012 4:57 a.m. Discuss
The sky over Iraq on Tuesday morning was quiet and empty, a sharp contrast to the past nine years when flying through this airspace required body armor and coordination with busy American-controlled airstrips. The change abruptly came 11 days ago when Iraq regained sovereign control of its airspace for the first time since the war began on March 19, 2003.
Base ride ends early for colonel
posted: 01/05/2012 5:26 a.m. Discuss
Col. Mike Minihan sat comfortably in his living room Wednesday morning, surrounded by boxes filled with life’s accessories stacked high against the walls of 19 Herk Drive at Little Rock Air Force Base.
Veterans’ homes in state see violations
posted: 12/20/2011 5:57 a.m. Comments 2
The state commission created to oversee operations at the state veterans’ homes was never told about the inspection in March that resulted in a fine and suspension of some federal funding at the Fayetteville facility this spring and summer.
Trial set for next month in fellow soldier’s stabbing
posted: 12/09/2011 4:22 a.m. Discuss
A soldier with the Arkansas National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade accused of stabbing a fellow soldier in May heads to trial next month in California to face felony attempted-murder and assault charges.
Ohio unit shift puts 39th’s role up in air
posted: 12/07/2011 4:25 a.m. Discuss
A change in the mission of an Ohio brigade last week has put Arkansas’ largest National Guard unit in limbo as it continues to train for an Afghanistan deployment next year.
