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2015 Altus Trophy Submission

Annual Community Support Award

Little Rock Air Force Base Community Council

“14 Communities, 3 Wings, 1 Team”

Table of Contents

Tab 1 Executive Summary

Tab 2 Letters of Endorsement

Tab 3 Community Description

Tab 4 Military Affairs / Armed Services Relations Committee

Tab 5 Supporting / Supplemental Material

Executive Summary Little Rock Community Council

Executive Summary

For the last 60 years the Little Rock Air Force Base Community Council has worked tirelessly in support of the 314th Airlift Wing and Little Rock Air Force Base.

In the early 1950’s, Little Rock Air Force Base (LRAFB) was just a dream, which eventually became reality, when it officially opened its gates in 1955. Thanks to hard work and determination, the local community raised $1.2 million to purchase some 6,000 acres of land, which in turn was donated to the Department of Defense. Since then, throughout numerous mission and leadership changes the Base has undergone, the surrounding communities have remained inextricably intertwined.

Little Rock AFB and the surrounding areas provide military members a place to call home, whether it is downtown amid the bustle of the capital city, out in the smaller communities or the rural areas of central Arkansas. The reputation of our people attests to airmen and their families that they are welcomed and supported with open arms anywhere they go.

Due to the unique location of Little Rock AFB, multiple communities combine efforts to support the Base and its units through the Little Rock AFB Community Council. We provide a focal point in which businesses and individuals can come together to help and support the over 8,000 Airmen, 1,500 Civilians, and 57,000 retirees. We appreciate their commitment and dedication and know they have and will continue to provide an integral piece to the community of Team Little Rock.

The LRAFB Community Council works with all units on Base as one entity known as “Team Little Rock”. Though the 314th Airlift Wing of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) is a tenant wing, with its tenant partner, the 189th Airlift Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard, they conduct C‐130 formal training for the United States Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and 47 other country's militaries. Together the 314th AW operates seamlessly on Base and within the surrounding communities.

Strong community support is an integral part of Team Little Rock’s ability to accomplish its mission. Here are just a few examples of the community's support for Little Rock AFB.

 Government Interaction: The Community Council maintains awareness on the national level of what the Federal Government is doing in relation to defense planning. We pride ourselves on constant interaction with Arkansas senators and Congressional representatives as well as the Governor, thus providing advocacy of mission support with face‐to‐face interaction.

 Partnership Efforts: One of the biggest advances in community and military relations has been that of the “P4 Initiative” for community partnerships in order to develop multiple initiatives to efficiently provide mutual services which can reduce military expenses. Currently partnering initiatives being worked are that of cooperative efforts with city of Jacksonville for shared infrastructure services, mass transit, work force transition, education, and health care.

 Fundraising: In celebration of the continued partnership for the last 60 years, the AirPower Arkansas committee, a subcommittee of the Little Rock AFB Community Council, tirelessly solicited and consolidated community sponsor donations to the tune of over $70,000. This provided the bulk of the funds needed for supporting the 60th Anniversary Gala which was attended by 800+ military and civilians. Among those in attendance, 140 of the Airmen were afforded the opportunity to attend free of charge due to the efforts of the AirPower Arkansas committee. When needed, they also raise funds for air shows, Airlift Rodeo, banquets and other events not totally funded by the Base or Wing.

 Recognition: As Part of the 60th anniversary celebration, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed a proclamation declaring the first week in October LRAFB Week and 9 October 2015 LRAFB day. Following suit, Senator John Boozman officially recognized the 60th anniversary in the Congressional Record. Two of the founding fathers of LRAFB, Mr. Pat Wilson and Mr. Bart Gray, were recognized posthumously by the awarding of the Commander’s Public Service Award for their work in helping to establish LRAFB. Dedication of the MSgt(ret) Parnell Fisher Day Room by Major General James Hecker, Commander of 19th Air Force. The room located in the dorm provides students a place to gather and socialize with fellow Airmen when not in training.

 Education: Beginning in November 2010 and following through until its grand opening on 15 August 2011, the city of Jacksonville and Team Little Rock leadership procured approval from the Arkansas Board of Education and raised funds to expand a highly successful local charter school, the Lighthouse Academy, onto Little Rock AFB. Hunt‐Pinnacle Group which is responsible for 1,000 homes on the base donated $600,000 toward this endeavor. Two other long‐time supporters of Little Rock AFB also donated significantly: the Walton Foundation donated $250,000, and the Wilson Family Foundation donated another $200,000. Named “The Flightline Upper Academy,” it presently has 194 students, both military and non‐military, and just recently received an “A” rating from the State.

 Civilian Interaction: The 314th Airlift Wing is heavily involved in the Honorary Commander program. This program educates both military and community leaders on the importance of their relationship and how they can support each other. The honorary commanders attend award ceremonies, changes of commands, and unit functions. Doing so provides an insider look on both sides thus strengthening the ties with the community. The HC’s also have the opportunity to acquaint their military counterparts with interests outside the wire, whether business‐related or social.

 Event Support: Throughout the year, the Jacksonville Museum of Military History hosts numerous memorials, ceremonies, events, lectures, and banquets that recognize and honor Airmen at Little Rock AFB as well as veterans in the local community. They provide education and venues for promotions and functions. On a regular basis the Museum assists the Airman Leadership School by hosting a C‐130 heritage tour and history lesson, thereby signing off the history section of the student airmen's academic syllabi. This is all done at no cost to the Air Force.

 Cooperative Support: Throughout the year the Jacksonville Fire Department and Emergency Services team work alongside their military counterparts during exercises and real world events. On 15 June 2015, this relationship was put to the test when a suspect was shot while attempting to gain access through the front gate. Jacksonville Police worked hand in hand with Security Forces to safely resolve the attempted breach. The 314th Airlift Wing also provides security force augmentees that work with military and civilian law enforcement if the situation warrants.

 Airman & Family Support: Finally, despite the status of the 314th Airlift Wing as a training unit, there are still many Airmen in this wing who deploy to various combat environments around the world. The level of support that the local communities show towards their families is exemplary. This support ensures that the deployed Airmen are confident that their families are being looked after in their absence, and allows them to focus more closely on the job at hand.

As you can see, the relationship between the 314th Airlift Wing, “Team Little Rock” and the LRAFB Community Council is absolutely incredible. This relationship is one that is not only mutually beneficial, but is also dynamic and always evolving. Maintaining a Base that is still named after the community in which it resides is a great testament to the pride we have in our working relationship.

There are countless other ways our community members support the 314th and LRAFB. I could fill numerous pages with the details of all those activities ranging from discounts to dinners to parades – which would be even more impressive. The fence is truly the only thing that represents any separation between our military friends and our communities; we are truly friends and neighbors.

We appreciate your consideration of the LRAFB Community Council, as a representative group of our central communities, for the 2015 Altus Award.

My best regards,

Brad Hegeman, President LRAFB Community Council

Letters of Endorsement

Military Leader Colonel James Dryjanski Commander, 314th Airlift Wing Colonel Charles Brown Commander, 19th Airlift Wing Colonel Robert Ator II Commander, 189th Airlift Wing Colonel Craig Drescher Commander, 913 Airlift Group

Chambers Mr. Jay Chesshir Greater Little Rock Chamber of Commerce Ms. Amy Mattison Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce Ms. Marcia Cook Sherwood Chamber of Commerce Mr. John Garner Lonoke Chamber of Commerce Ms. Amy Williams Cabot Chamber of Commerce

Elected Officials Governor Asa Hutchinson Arkansas State Governor Lt Governor Tim Griffin Arkansas State Lt Governor Senator John Boozman United Stated Senate Senator Tom Cotton United States Senate Congressman Steve Womack United States House of Representatives Congressman Rick Crawford United States House of Representatives Congressman French Hill United States House of Representatives Congressman Bruce Westerman United States House of Representatives Representative Jane English State of Arkansas Senate

Mayors Mayor Gary Fletcher Mayor, City of Jacksonville Mayor Mark Stodola Mayor, City of Little Rock Mayor Virginia Young Mayor, City of Sherwood Mayor William Cypert Mayor, City of Cabot Mayor Art Brooke Mayor, City of Ward

Advocates Ms. DonnaKay Duggar Director, Jacksonville Museum of Military History Honorable Barry Hyde County Judge, CEO Pulaski Count Ms. Marleen Eddlemon Little Rock AFB Community Council Ms. Nancy Shefflette Little Rock AFB University Center Ms. Sharon Thompson Chief, Airman and Family Readiness Center

100Veteran’s Circle Jacksonville, AR 72076 501-241-1943

11/12/2015

Dr. Joe Leverett Military Affairs Committee-Altus Trophy Altus Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 518 Altus OK 73522

Dr. Joe Leverett,

The Jacksonville Museum of Military History opened its doors in April of 2005 with the mission to foster an appreciation and to educate the public on the contributions and sacrifices made on the battlefield as well as the home front by men and women in defense of our country. The museum explores both local and regional military history. Exhibits span from the Civil War to the current day conflicts. In particular we focus on the contributions and history of the Little Rock Air Force Base. The museum also promotes military awareness by providing educational outreach programs to schools, churches and civic organizations.

In addition to educating the public, we consider part of our mission is to assist military organizations in our area. Due to the passionate and patriotic nature of our citizens this is not a difficult task. In the year 2015 the museum hosted and assisted with several events supporting the military community. We were particularly privileged and honored to host, along with the City of Jacksonville and the Little Rock Air Force Base, the 4th Annual “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day” Event. We are grateful to be part of a proud and patriotic community.

Sincerely and Respectfully,

DannaKay Duggar / Director Jacksonville Museum of Military History Jacksonville, AR 72076 (501) 241-1943 [email protected]

Community Description

The relationship between Little Rock AFB and the local community is integral to the accomplishment of the airbase mission, and it provides a sense of "home" to the Airmen assigned to "The Rock." In this section you will see how Team Little Rock is much more than just Air Force Airmen and the airbase. It also includes the nearby communities and the myriad people who live and work in the central Arkansas region.

Local Communities

Little Rock AFB is surrounded by 14 key communities within a 30 mile radius. By far the largest of these communities, with nearly 200,000 people, is Little Rock: the Arkansas state capitol which is located about 15 miles to the southwest. Despite this metropolitan center, every town around Little Rock AFB, both large and small, lends its distinct spirit of patriotic support and partnership, which remains high throughout the Central Arkansas region. As you will read in the section on the base's history, the base owes its origins to the motivated local community, and this attitude of ownership carries over to the present, whereby each co1nmunity identifies and appreciates the Airmen of Little Rock AFB as their own.

On the following pages you will find further information on the each of the larger communities that support AETC and Team Little Rock through the Little Rock AFB Community council.

Little Rock AFB Area Map

Searcy Conway Little Rock AFB Cabot

Maumelle Jacksonville

Sherwood

North Little Rock

Little Rock

Bryant

Jacksonville is Little Rock's closest neighbor, bordering the East and South perimeters of the base, and has a current population of over 28,000. This thriving city is named for Nicholas Jackson, a landowner who deeded the land for the railroad right‐of‐ way to the Cairo & Fulton Railroad in 1870. The community further evolved from the settlement surrounding the railroad depot, eventually incorporating in 1941. In 1941, construction began on the Arkansas Ordnance Plant (AOP), which served as the primary facility for the development of fuses and detonators for World War II. Following the war, AOP ceased operations and the land was sold for commercial interests, including the development of the Little Rock Air Force Base in 1955. Today, portions of AOP still remain including the Arkansas Ordnance Plant Guard House which is on the National Register of Historic Places and the Jacksonville Museum of Military History. The mayor of Jacksonville is Gary Fletcher.

Little Rock was actually named for a small stone outcropping on the bank of the Arkansas River by early settlers as a navigation landmark, "La Petite Roche" (French for "the Little Rock"), so named in 1722 by French explorer Jean‐ Baptiste Benard de la Harpe, marked the transition point from the flat Mississippi Delta region to the Ouachita Mountain foothills. Travelers would soon refer to the area as "the Little Rock" and the name stuck. Both French and Spanish expeditions followed, but even as late as 1819, when the Arkansas territory was created, the Little Rock area was still little more than a wilderness. The graceful bluffs of "La Petite Roche," did not go unnoticed for long. Little Rock became the seat of the new territorial government in 1821 and in 1831 was incorporated as a city. In 1836, Little Rock became the capital of the state of Arkansas. Little Rock's current population is just over 190,000. The mayor of Little Rock is Mark Stodola.

Known only as "opposite Little Rock" until the Civil War, the city of North Little Rock is located in Pulaski County approximately three miles north of Little Rock. Surveyed and platted in 1866, the unincorporated town became known as Argenta. In 1890, the community of Argenta filed papers to incorporate as a city. However, Little Rock quickly passed legislation to annex the little town and make it the eighth ward. Years later, a group of northside businessmen led by William C. Faucette introduced a bill to allow a new city to be created by annexing the eighth ward of Little Rock. In 1903, North Little Rock and Argenta town residents voted to merge. Little Rock mounted a court challenge, but in 1904, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled in favor of the 1903 merger of North Little Rock and Argenta (named for silver mines), with more than 8,000 residents. In 1906, North Little Rock changed it's name to Argenta, but in 1917, renamed itself back to North Little Rock. North Little Rock has a population of over 60,000. The Mayor is Joe Smith.

The town of Sherwood is Southwest of Little Rock AFB, with a population of over 29,000 residents. Sherwood started out as a small farming community with no utilities or running water. By 1923 residents had running water and in 1925 electricity became available for the community. Sherwood continued to grow over the next twenty years until its formal incorporation as a town on April 22, 1948. After the first citywide election, Sherwood was a town with no budget. Ladies from the two Home Demonstration Clubs and seven girls, their parents and friends came to the rescue. At a penny a vote, $525 was raised in the First Miss Sherwood Contest. The night of the coronation, a Bingo game and the sale of cold drinks brought in another $75. The $600 raised was turned over to the Sherwood Improvement Fund to help the newly elected officials address the community’s needs. The mayor of Sherwood is Virginia Young.

To the North East of Little Rock AFB is the city of Cabot. Cabot began as a small settlement at a refueling station on the Cairo & Fulton Railroad . The small settlement first appeared in 1873 and is thought to have been named after a railroad surveyor. The city of Cabot was officially incorporated November 9, 1891 as the 139th city in Arkansas. Early on Cabot was often overshadowed in northern Lonoke County by the much larger city of Austin (originally named Oakland), which was briefly considered for the state capital. However, Cabot experienced a massive growth spurt during the 1950s and 1960s, due to its proximity to the Little Rock Air Force Base. Historically, Cabot was directly on the Memphis to Fort Smith spur of the Butterfield Overland Stagecoach Route. As of the 2010 census, Cabot had a total population of 23,776 residents. The mayor of Cabot is Bill Cypert.

A bustling college town and one of the fastest growing communities in the state with over 50,000 residents, is located approximately 30 miles northwest of Little Rock AFB along 1‐40. According to city records, it was founded in 1875 by A.P. Robinson who came to the area right after the Civil War. The mayor of Conway is Tab Townsell.

Located 20 miles southwest of Little Rock AFB, Maumelle has a colorful and historical past that started long before the early 1970's when it was developed as a "New Home Town Coming True." Since its beginning nearly 200 years ago, Maumelle has grown into an attractive and complete community with businesses and industries, shopping centers, churches and schools. The population today exceeds 17,000 residents. The planned community was declared a first‐ class incorporated city on June 20, 1985 and has a mayor/aldermanic form of government. The mayor of Maumelle is Michael Watson.

314th Airlift Wing & Team Little Rock

19th Airlift Wing Little Rock Air Force Base Snapshot Unrivaled Tactical Airlift Propelled by Airmen, • Local economic impact of $813.6 million Fueled by Innovation • 3,479 indirect jobs creation of $146.1 million Little Rock Air Force Base is the “Home of C-130 Combat Airlift.” We have a five Major Command relationship with three wings from: Air Mobility Command, Air • Opened in 1955, landowners donated 6,100 acres, Education and Training Command, and the Air National Guard. We also host an airlift group from the Air Force Reserve, and a squadron from Air Combat valued at $1.2 million in 1952 Command. Collectively, we call ourselves “Team Little Rock.” • 4th largest employer in the state of Arkansas The 19th Airlift Wing’s priorities are safe, efficient Mission execution by Airmen who are trained and ready, all within the strong supporting network of our • Over 30 years’ of C-130 tactical airlift in Arkansas community and military Partners. Focusing on these priorities helps us deliver rapid, flexible, and precise combat airlift to contingency operations worldwide. • 8,200 Airmen/1,500 Civilians/57,000 Retirees

In today's fiscally-constrained environment, Little Rock Air Force Base • 72 C-130 H/J aircraft – 22% of total USAF C-130 fleet continues to look for ways to remain good stewards of taxpayer dollars. To this end, our leaders empower Airmen to think creatively, innovate, and find new • Home of the C-130 – Combat-focused operators and solutions. We have formalized our current, local partnerships by implementing our latest initiative: Public-Public, Public-Private (P4) Partnerships. The P4 the Formal Training Unit program expands our partnering process to maximize cost savings. We can see successes of P4 right now in the Jacksonville-Little Rock AFB University Center, • Jacksonville – Little Rock AFB University Center, energy and electrical updates through Entergy Corporation, water and sewer privatization, as well as continued initiatives to provide better educational DoD benchmark for community/base partnership facilities for our youth. • Winner of the 2009 & 2011 Abilene community Our community partners, the citizens of Arkansas, are key members of our team who provide exemplary support to our military members and their families. This support award and the runner-up for the 2010 & support enables Team Little Rock to be the Nation's center for C-130 training 2011 Altus community support award. and warfighting capability. Little Rock Air Force Base is committed to fulfill its key role in the global air mobility enterprise, but no matter the mission, the • sustainment of our base infrastructure and our greatest resource, Airmen, will 2012 Dick Schram Memorial Community Relations keep Little Rock Air Force Base viable for the future. Award recipient for effective local civic organization partnership

• Team Little Rock = Total Force! AMC/AETC/ANG/AFRC/ACC USA/USMC/Community Partners

Team Little Rock Little Rock Air Force Base 189th Airlift Wing ANG Governor’s Report Economic Impact The 19th Airlift Wing (Air Mobility Category FY14 Command) provides the Department of The Economic Impact Statement (EIS) Pay & Allowances + Travel $50,645,230 Defense mission ready Airmen and provides unclassified information about Inactive Duty Training & IDT Travel Costs $4,632,777 supports the largest C-130 fleet in the the resources and economic impact of AGR Pay/Allowances & Travel $14,823,687 world. As part of AMC's Global Reach Little Rock AFB on the surrounding Annual Training & AT Travel $1,839,638 capability, the wing's responsibilities community. Service School Program $1,625,912 range from supplying humanitarian airlift Special Projects/Conferences/Short Tours $1,861,842 relief to victims of disasters, to This document is made available to Recruiting/Retention & Travel $9,750 airdropping supplies and troops into the Technician Pay $18,775,138 senior military officials, federal, state, Non-Prior Service Training $908,657 heart of contingency operations in and local officials, as well as local Student Loan Repayment $2,586 hostile areas as well as supporting base business leaders and visitors to the Selected Reserve Incentive Program (Bonuses) $740,000 partners as the host unit. base. MPA days $5,389,632 The 314th Airlift Wing (Air Education and The installation’s economic impact on Airman/Soldier Support $284,641 Training Command) is the nation's the local community is calculated from Individual Clothing/IADT Clothing $56,600 tactical airlift "Center of Excellence" and Subsistence $10,477 local area spending based on budgetary Physical Exam/Medical Supplies and Services $56,141 trains C-130J aircrew members from the expenditures. Recruiting Support Expenses $126,314 DoD, U.S. Coast Guard, and 47 allied Family Centers & Family Support Program $35,110 nations. The wing trains more than 1,800 For the computation of average pay, the students annually, including international local community includes Little Rock, Operations & Maintenance Support $24,966,380 students, in DoD's largest international North Little Rock and Conway. All Direct OPTMEPO (AVPOL, FLY SUPPLIES) $22,151,600 flight training program. information captured herein is current as Indirect OPTEMPO $2,396,030 Transportation $33,185 of Sept. 30, 2014. Communications & Visual Aids $38,765 The 189th Airlift Wing (Air National IT Equipment Purchases ADPE Non-DBOF $115,201 Guard) works in conjunction with the The total value of Little Rock AFB’s GSA Vehicle Expense $50,000 314th Airlift Wing to provide C-130H economic impact is $813.6 million. Admin Services (Postal/Records Mgmt/Toners) $42,762 flightline initial qualification training and Civilian Security Personnel Payroll $138,836 upgrade training for pilots, navigators, Mobilization Offset Costs $0 flight engineers and loadmasters. If an emergency occurs, the wing performs Facilities Maintenance & Repair $4,905,759 FOMA Supplies and Services &SRM $620,275 the state mission as directed by the FOMA Utilities $384,210 Governor of Arkansas. Sustainment, Restoration, Modernization (SRM) $3,875,932 Safety & Environmental Expenses $25,342 The 913th Airlift Group (Air Force Reserve Command) began as a Reserve Special Programs $4,710 detachment in 2010 then stood up the EIS is prepared by the Counter Drug/Narcotics Program $4,710 airlift group in July 2014. As a result of Major Military Construction $0 19th Comptroller Squadron the Air Force's Total Force Integration Financial Analysis Office Grand Total $80,806,721 initiative, the 50th Airlift Squadron under the 19th Airlift Wing is an associate unit For questions, please contact the Equipment On Hand $17,314,637 of the group’s 327th Airlift Squadron. The Little Rock AFB Public Affairs Office

913th will continue its transition to Telephone: 501-987-3601 Airframes On Hand (ANG Only) $770,350,837 become a fully operational, combat-ready Email: [email protected]. unit to support global operations.

Aircraft Assigned Construction Active Duty Member Residency Civil Service Member Residency Activity Aircraft No. Type Amount 19th Airlift Wing (AMC) C-130H 4 Military $820,810 19th Airlift Wing (AMC) C-130J 23 Non-Appropriated Fund (NAF) $980,000 Family Housing O&M $363,100 Other Areas On-Base Other Areas Little Rock 314th Airlift Wing (AETC) C-130J 13 O&M (Runway & Renovations) $174,360,485 21% 19% 19% 3% Jacksonville Other Base Construction $4,669,193 Little Rock 25% 189th Airlift Wing (ANG) C-130H 23 3% Total: $181,193,588 North Little Rock North Little 913th Airlift Group (AFRC) C-130H 9 Jacksonville 3% Services Rock 20% Total: 72 5% Sherwood Type Amount Sherwood 3% Cabot Service Contracts $10,359,751 Cabot Personnel by Category 7% Austin 33% Utilities, Telephone, DECA $15,176,474 19% Austin 5% Total: $25,536,225 Personnel Type Amount Payroll 3% Ward Ward Active Duty/Reserve 8,276 $333.0M 3% 3% Civil Service 662 $42.8M Materials, Equipment & Supplies NAF/AAFES 370 $12.4M

Contractor/Private Co. 511 $32.2M Type Amount Estimate of Number & Dollar Value of Indirect Jobs Created Commissary $450,097 Total: 9,819 $420.4M Health (TriCare, Government Cost) $76,620,259 Type of Personnel Base Jobs Multiplier* Indirect Jobs Education (Aid & Tuition Assist) $2,656,375 Active Duty 5,225 0.41 2,142 Housing Location Temporary Duty Travel (In the local area) $1,539,519 Reserve//Trainee 3,051 0.16 488 Personnel Type On Base Off Base Misc (Materials, Equip, Supplies) $24,465,823 Civil Service Employees 662 0.55 364 Active Duty 490 4,735 Total: $105,732,073 Other Civilians 881 0.55 485 Traditional Reserve 8 587 Total: 9,819 3,479 Trainees/Cadets 772 1,684 Expenditure Summary Civil Service Employees 8 654 Type Amount Estimated Indirect Jobs Created: 3,479 NAF/AAFES/Contractor 27 854 Military $332,994,774 Total: 1,305 8,514 Federal Civilian $42,780,702 Average Annual Pay: $42,020 Other Civilian $44,653,072 Payroll by Housing Location Total Annual Payroll: $420,428,548 Estimated Annual Dollar Value of Jobs Created: $146,187,580

Personnel Type On Base Off Base Construction $181,193,588 Data Sources: Active Duty $13.4M $300.1M Services $25,536,225 Multiplier LMI Economic Impact Database, Installations and Indirect/Induced Job Multipliers, Feb 1995. Traditional Reserve $0.2M $9.4M Materials, Equip & Supplies $105,732,073 Average Annual Pay: Current tables for Average Pay Levels in Metropolitan Areas and Annual Pay, Trainees/Cadets $2.8M $7.1M Total Annual Expenditures: $312,461,886 by State and Industry are accessible at: http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcma.htm Civil Service $.0M $42.8M NAF/AAFES/Contractor $.9M $43.7M Total: $732,890,434 Total: $17.3M $403.1M 189th Airlift Wing Total: $80,806,721 Grand Total: $813,697,155 Total Annual Payroll: $420.4M

Note: An estimated 6,000 dependents, 57,000 military retirees and 20,000 VA recipients that are DoD ID card holders are not included in the overall total.

314th AIRLIFT WING Building Partnerships Mission Transition C-130 Center of Excellence

 Little Rock Air Force Base operates Transitioning “legacy” C-130H flight Conquered 2015 AETC UEI Capstone the Air Force’s largest operations line training to Arkansas Air National and maintenance international Guard while growing Active Duty C-  Earned an Overall “Effective” with military training program supporting 130J training capacity. 2 of 4 Major Graded Areas as 47 nations with all aspects of C-130 “Highly Effective”

training and maintenance support. 2013-2014 Tactical Airlift Training Professionals  Aircrew training & aircraft maintenance  Train 500+ students on any given day was being accomplished by integrated crews from Active Duty and Air National  Partnering with Lockheed Martin to Guard. execute 39K simulator flight hours/year

 As the active duty C-130H manning  Air Force instructors and evaluators was drawn down, the Air National providing capstone training and Internationally Requested Guard and full/part-time manning was awarding final aircrew qualifications incrementally increased International Student Production: Recognized excellence

FY12: 204 students 2015-2016  AF Outstanding Unit Award 2014 FY13: 284 students  Completion of the transition of C-130H  AETC Maintenance Effective Award FY14: 180 students flight line training to Arkansas Air  AF Leo Marquez Award winner FY15: 112 students and counting… National Guard  AF Lew Allen Award winner  A/TA Young Leader Recipient x2 Growing Demand  AETC Enlisted Flying Inst. of the year  AETC Flight Commander of the year Countries with C-130J orders thru 2019  AETC Col Jabara Award nominee

Norway Singapore Kuwait Chad Botswana Belgium Poland Iraq Global Impact Austria Saudi Arabia Austria There are Air Force C-130 aircrew and maintainers conducting missions on Countries listed are a small sample of those actively or every continent previously trained at Little Rock Air Force Base …and the 314 AW put them there!

The Cornerstone of C-130 Combat Airlift Excellence!

Little Rock AFB Snapshot A Sense of Community

 8,200 Airmen/1,500 civilians/57,000 retirees Little Rock Air Force Base opened

 6,100 acres available for future growth in October 1955, thanks to private local landowner donations of  AMC lead/AETC/ANG/AFRC/ACC/USA/USMC 6,100 acres, valued at $1.2 million.  Home to 22% of total C-130 Combat Airlift Our community support is just as  >70 C-130H/J aircraft; 3 Active Associate Units strong in 2015 as it was 60 years ago:

th  4 largest employer in the state of Arkansas

 The Little Rock Air Force Base Community  Local annual economic impact of $813.6M Council was the runner-up for the Altus  3,479 jobs valued at more than $146.1M Trophy for Best Community Support in AETC in both 2010 and 2011 314th Airlift Wing  30+ years of C-130 Tactical Airlift in Arkansas  In January of 2011, the Jacksonville/LRAFB Air Education & Training  The C-130 Center of Excellence University Center opened a first-of-its’s- kind joint venture between the City of Command Vision Jacksonville and the Air Force. Residents of Jacksonville paid $5 million of the $14.8 Little Rock AFB, Arkansas Cornerstone of C-130 Combat Airlift Excellence; million total cost. Nearly 800 military and Inspiring Leaders, Strengthening Partnerships local community students reap the benefits & Developing the Future of the 6-college University Center. 2015 Overview Mission Statement  In August of 2011, Jacksonville Lighthouse Colonel James D. Dryjanski Charter Schools opened Flightline Academy Provide the World's Best C-130 for on and off base students grades 5-8. Commander Combat Airlift Training This community-led initiative converted the old conference center in to a state-of-the-art education center.

 Civic leaders sponsor base events, such as Welcome Home Warriors and Operation Merry Christmas. Our community is firmly committed to the Home of Combat Airlift!

For questions or comments, please contact the

314th Airlift Wing 318 CMSgt Williams Drive Little Rock AFB, AR 72099 DSN: 731-3141 Comm: 501-987-3141 314th Airlift Wing Fact Sheet

The 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., is the nation's tactical airlift "Center of Excellence" and trains C‐130 aircrew members from the Department of Defense, Coast Guard, and 44 allied nations. The 314th Airlift Wing is aligned under Air Education and Training Command, reporting to the Director of Intelligence, Operations, and Nuclear Integration at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The wing flies 12,600 hours annually and utilizes two local drop zones, two local assault landing zones, 10 regional airfields, and 80 flight simulators/training devices to train more than 1,800 students annually, including over 250 international students in DoD's largest international flight training program.

MISSION AND VISION The wing's mission is to provide the world's best C‐130 combat airlift training. The wing's vision is to be the cornerstone of C‐130 combat airlift excellence; inspiring leaders, strengthening partnerships and developing the future.

PERSONNEL The 314th Airlift Wing consists of approximately 1,200 military and 25 civilian personnel. The instructor force in the 314th Airlift Wing is the most experienced cadre of C‐130 flight instructors in the world. Students receive training in all five crew positions‐‐pilot, copilot, navigator, flight engineer, and loadmaster. Military training leaders assigned to the 714th Training Squadron provide continuous professional development for nonprior service loadmaster students in the initial training pipeline.

ORGANIZATIONS The 314th Operations Group and the 314th Maintenance Group operate and maintain the world's largest training fleet of 14 C‐130 aircraft. The 62d Airlift Squadron flies the C‐130H and the 48th Airlift Squadron flies the C‐130J to accomplish the wing's mission. The 714th Training Squadron manages the $1.05 billion C‐130 Aircrew Training System and C‐130J Maintenance and Aircrew Training System contracts and oversees 45 training syllabi covering 79 specialized graduate‐level flying training courses. The 314th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron provides flight line maintenance for assigned aircraft and the 314th Maintenance Operations Flight oversees maintenance programs.

U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E

COLONEL JAMES D. DRYJANSKI

Colonel James Dryjanski is the Commander of the 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. He leads a team of approximately 1,200 military and civilian professionals who form the C- 130 "Center of Excellence" for tactical airlift. The wing trains C-130 aircrew members from across the Department of Defense, Coast Guard, and 47 partner nations.

Colonel Dryjanski received his commission from the United States Air Force Academy in 1992 with military honors. Colonel Dryjanski has deployed and flown more than 150 combat and combat support hours in support of combatant commander objectives in numerous operations, including Operations ALLIED FORCE and ENDURING FREEDOM. He served as the 76th Airlift Squadron Commander and as Deputy Commander of the 86th Operations Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. His staff experience includes Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, and the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. Colonel Dryjanski was an Associate Professor of National Security Strategy at the National War College, National Defense University Fort Leslie J. McNair, Washington, D.C. Prior to this assignment Colonel Dryjanski commanded the 387th Air Expeditionary Group.

Colonel Dryjanski is a command pilot with more than 3,800 flight hours in the C 21A, C-141B, and the C- 130H3 performing worldwide operational support, tactical, strategic and special operations low level airlift missions.

EDUCATION 1992 Bachelor of Science in political science, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1998 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence 1999 Squadron Outstanding Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2000 Combat Aircrew Tactics Course, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, N.J. 2001 Air Mobility Operations Course, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, N.J. 2003 Master of Arts in public administration, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo. 2003 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 2006 Master of Arts in national security and strategic studies, College of Naval Command and Staff, Newport, R.I. 2006 Contingency Wartime Planning Course, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2007 Air War College, by correspondence 2011 Executive Program of Advanced Security Studies at the Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany

ASSIGNMENTS 1. August 1992 - December 1993, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Reese AFB, Texas 2. January 1994 - January 1996, C-21A Aircraft Commander, Yokota AB, Japan 3. February 1996 - July 1999, C-141B Special Operations Low Level (SOLL) II, Instructor Aircraft Commander, Charleston AFB, S.C. 4. August 1999 - October 2001, C-141B Flight Commander, Operations Group Executive Officer and Evaluator Aircraft Commander, McGuire AFB, N.J. 5. November 2001 - June 2003, C-130H3 Instructor Aircraft Commander and Sq Director of Staff, Little Rock AFB, Ark. 6. July 2003 - May 2004, Strategic Plans Officer, Directorate of Plans and Programs, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas 7. June 2004 - June 2005, Senior Executive Officer to the Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas 8. June 2005 - June 2006, Student, College of Naval Command and Staff, Naval War College, Newport Naval Station, R.I. 9. July 2006 - June 2007, Chief, Operational Planning Policy Branch, Air Force Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 10. June 2007 - May 2008, Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 11. May 2008 - July 2010 Commander, 76th Airlift Squadron and later Deputy Commander, 86th Operations Group, Ramstein AB, Germany 12. August 2010 - July 2011, Senior Fellow at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch, Germany 13. July 2011 - June 2013, Associate Professor of National Security Strategy at the National War College, National Defense University, Fort Leslie J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 14. June 2013 - June 2014, Commander, 387th Air Expeditionary Group, Southwest Asia 15. July 2014 - Present, Commander, 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, Ark.

FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command Pilot Flight hours: More than 3,800 Aircraft flown: T-37B, T-1A, C-21A, C-141B, C-130E/H3

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Bronze Star Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with silver oak leaf cluster Combat Readiness Medal National Defense Service Medal with device Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Southwest Asia Service Medal Kosovo Campaign Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 27, 1992 First Lieutenant May 27, 1994 Captain May 27, 1996 Major December 1, 2002 Lieutenant Colonel December 1, 2006 Colonel May 1, 2012

(Current as of July 2014)

U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E ______COLONEL JEFFREY S. GAST

Colonel Jeff Gast is Vice Commander, 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., and oversees the nation's C-130 "Center of Excellence" for tactical airlift. The wing's mission is to train C-130 aircrew members from across the Department of Defense and 46 nations.

Colonel Gast earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Operations Research from the U.S. Air Force REPLACE Academy and received his commission in 1991. He completed undergraduate pilot training at Williams AFB, AZ. His career includes deployments to numerous operations as an aircrew member, staff officer and commander supporting sustained combat operations throughout numerous AORs. As a squadron commander, Colonel Gast's unit won Air Force level awards for best weather and air traffic control facilities. His most recent position was Chief, Current Operations Division, Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, Ramstein AB, Germany providing air component crisis action planning and execution support to two regional combatant commands, U.S. Africa Command and U.S. European Command.

Colonel Gast is a command pilot with over 4,000 hours in the C-130E/H3/J and T-37.

EDUCATION 1991 Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and operation research, US Air Force Academy 1996 Master of Science, Operations Management, University of Arkansas 1997 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL 2004 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence) 2008 Air War College (correspondence)

ASSIGNMENTS 1. Aug 1991 – Nov 1992, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, AZ 2. Nov 1992 – May 1993, student, C-130 initial qualification, Little Rock AFB, AR 3. May 1993 – Aug 1996, C-130E/H3 copilot, aircraft commander, flight scheduler, 50th Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, AR 4. Aug 1996 – Dec 1996, pilot instructor trainee, 88th Flying Training Squadron, Sheppard AFB, TX 5. Dec 1996 – Jun 1998, instructor pilot, 89th Flying Training Squadron, Sheppard AFB, TX 6. Jun 1998 – Feb 1999, Military Training Officer, 80th Operations Support Squadron, Sheppard AFB, TX 7. Feb 1999 – Jun 1999, assistant flight commander, 89th Flying Training Squadron, Sheppard AFB, TX 8. Jun 1999 – Jun 2000, flight commander, 89th Flying Training Squadron, Sheppard AFB, TX 9. Jun 2000 – Nov 2000, check section instructor pilot, 89th Flying Training Squadron, Sheppard AFB, TX 10. Nov 2000 – Apr 2002, instructor pilot, 97th Flying Training Squadron, Sheppard AFB, TX 11. Apr 2002 – Jul 2003, assistant operations officer, 89th Flying Training Squadron, Sheppard AFB, TX 12. Jul 2003 – May 2004 flight training program manager, Headquarters Air Force, Operational Training Division, Operations and Training Directorate, Pentagon, Washington DC 13. May 2004 – May 2005, chief combat air forces training, chief Operations and Training programming and budgeting, Operational Training Division, Operations and Training Directorate, Pentagon, Washington DC 14. May 2005 – Aug 2006, executive officer, Operations and Training Directorate, Pentagon, Washington DC 15. Aug 2006 – Mar 2007, student, C-130J formal training unit, Little Rock AFB, AR 16. Mar 2007 – Dec 2007, assistant operations officer, 41st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, AR 17. Dec 2007 – Apr 2011, operations officer, 19th Operations Support Squadron, Little Rock AFB, AR 18. Apr 2009 – Apr 2011, commander, 19th Operations Support Squadron, Little Rock AFB, AR 19. Apr 2011 – Jul 2011, deputy commander, 19th Operations Group, Little Rock AFB, AR 20. Jul 2011 – Feb 2014, deputy division chief, HQ USAFE, Current Operations Division, Ramstein AB, Germany 21. Feb 2014 – Jul 2015, division chief, HQ USAFE-AFAFRICA, Current Operations Division, Ramstein AB, Germany 22. Jul 2015 - Present, Vice Commander, 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, AR

FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command Pilot Flight Hours: More than 4,000 Aircraft: C-130 E/H3/J, T-37

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Air Medal Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal Joint Meritorious Unit Award

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 2007 C-130J Formal Training Unit Distinguished Graduate 1999 Squadron Flight Commander of the year 1992 Undergraduate Pilot Training Distinguished Graduate and Flying Training Award winner

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 29, 1991 First Lieutenant May 29, 1993 Captain May 29, 1995 Major May 1, 2002 Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 2007 Colonel January 1, 2013

U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E

CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT BRIAN K. LABOUNTY

Chief Master Sergeant Brian K. LaBounty is the Command Chief Master Sergeant, 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. He is responsible to the commander for the morale, welfare, professional development, and combat readiness of the wing's 1,200 Airmen and 1,800 aircrew students. The wing's mission is to train C-130 aircrew members from across the Department of Defense, Coast Guard, and 47 partner nations. The wing flies more than 15,600 hours annually and uses $22 million in equipment, 2 local drop zones, 2 local assault strips, 10 regional airfields, and 80 flight simulators/training devices. In concert with the 19th Airlift Wing, 189th Airlift Wing (Arkansas Air National Guard), USAF Mobility Weapons School, and 22nd Air Force, Detachment 1, Chief LaBounty assists the commander with oversight of the nation's "Center of Excellence" for tactical airlift.

Chief LaBounty entered the Air Force in January 1989. His background is comprised of various duties within the Imagery Analysis and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Sensor Operator (RPA SO) career fields. His experience includes 41 combat sorties flown aboard the C-130 Hercules in support of operations: JOINT FORGE, JOINT GUARDIAN, and ENDURING FREEDOM. Additionally, he has flown 100+ combat support sorties as an MQ-9 RPA SO and has accrued over 1,000 total hours as an enlisted aviator.

EDUCATION 1993 Airman Leadership School, Wheeler AAS, Wahiawa, Hawaii 1996 Associate Applied Science, Instructor of Technology, Community College of the Air Force 1997 Associate Applied Science, Comms Application, Community College of the Air Force 1998 Certified Technical Training Certification, Chauncey Group International 1999 Technical Training Teaching Practicum, Air Education and Training Command 1999 Master Instructor Certification, Air Education and Training Command 2005 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Hickam AFB, Hawaii 2008 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education course, National Defense University 2008 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 2010 Chief Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 2010 Associate Applied Science, Space Technology, Community College of the Air Force 2013 Bachelor of Arts, Organizational Management, Ashford University 2015 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force 2015 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

ASSIGNMENTS 1. Jan 1989-Mar 1989, trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas 2. Mar 1989-Jul 1989, student, Imagery Analysis Apprentice Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas 3. Aug 1989-Jun 1991, Imagery Analyst, 548 RTG, Hickam AFB, Hawaii 4. Jul 1991-May 1995, Facilities Exploitation Manager, JICPAC, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 5. Jun 1995-Sep 1999, Instructor, Imagery Analysis Apprentice Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas 6. Oct 1999-Oct 2003, NCOIC, Keen Sage Operations, 37 AS, Ramstein AB, Germany 7. Nov 2003-Nov 2006, NCOIC, 1st Phase Imagery, USPACOM JIOC, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 8. Dec 2006-Apr 2007, MQ-1B Predator Sensor Operator student, 11 RS, Creech AFB, Nevada 9. Apr 2007-Jul 2009, Superintendent, 42 ATKS, Creech AFB, Nevada 10. Aug 2009-Dec 2009, Superintendent, 29 ATKS, Holloman AFB, New Mexico 11. Jan 2010-Jun 2010 Superintendent, 49 OG, Holloman AFB, New Mexico 12. Jul 2010-Aug 2010, Superintendent, 29 ATKS, Holloman AFB, New Mexico 13. Sep 2010-Apr 2011, Superintendent, 17 RS, Creech AFB, Nevada 14. Apr 2011-Jun 2013, Superintendent, 432 OG, Creech AFB, Nevada 15. Jun 2013-Jun 2014, Superintendent, 354 OG, Eielson AFB, Alaska (Served as Superintendent, 451 AEG, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan from Oct 2013-May 2014) 16. Jul 2014-Present, Command Chief Master Sergeant, 314 AW, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

1993 Distinguished Graduate, Airman Leadership School, Wheeler AAS, Hawaii 2005 John L. Levitow Award, Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Hickam AFB, Hawaii 2005 JICPAC AFISR Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year 2006 HQ USPACOM JIOC Lance P. Sijan USAF Leadership Award 2008 Distinguished Graduate, Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Gunter Annex, Ala. 2008 432 Wing/AEW AFISR Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year 2008 432 Wing/AEW Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year 2013 Summa Cum Laude graduate, Ashford University

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 1993 Distinguished Graduate, Airman Leadership School, Wheeler AAS, Hawaii 2005 John L. Levitow Award, Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Hickam AFB, Hawaii 2005 JICPAC AFISR Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year 2006 HQ USPACOM JIOC Lance P. Sijan USAF Leadership Award 2008 Distinguished Graduate, Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Gunter Annex, Alabama 2008 432 Wing/AEW AFISR Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year 2008 432 Wing/AEW Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year 2013 Summa Cum Laude graduate, Ashford University

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION Chief Master Sergeant December 1, 2010 (Current as of July 2015) 19th Airlift Wing Fact Sheet

The 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., is part of Air Mobility Command and provides the Department of Defense the largest C‐130 fleet in the world. As part of AMC's Global Reach capability, the wing's responsibilities range from supplying humanitarian airlift relief to victims of disasters, to airdropping supplies and troops into the heart of contingency operations in hostile areas.

MISSION The 19th Airlift Wing's Mission is mission ready Airmen delivering premiere C‐130 airlift and installation excellence.

GLOBAL REACH CAPABILITIES The C‐130 Hercules primarily performs tactical airlift missions. The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and fulfills a wide range of operational missions in peace and war situations. The 19th AW is home to more than 50 C‐130 H and J models and is the largest supplier of C‐130s to the fight.

FACILITIES AND PERSONNEL Little Rock AFB opened in October 1955. The base encompasses 6,100 acres and includes one runway and one assault landing strip. The base has more than 8,000 active‐duty military and civilian members, approximately 15,000 family members live and work on and around the base and an estimated 52,000 retirees in the local area.

ORGANIZATIONS The 19th Airlift Wing is organized into a quad‐group structure: ‐ 19th Operations Group plans, trains, and executes air and space power ‐ 19th Maintenance Group performs all maintenance on assigned C‐130 aircraft. ‐ 19th Mission Support Group encompasses support and logistic functions ‐ 19th Medical Group provides responsive care and services ‐ 19th Airlift Wing staff includes a variety of agencies that directly support the wing

The three major partner units are the 314th Airlift Wing, Air Education and Training Command, the 913th Airlift Group and the 189th Airlift Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard

U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E

COLONEL CHARLES E BROWN JR.

Colonel Charles E. Brown Jr., is the Commander, 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. As the installation commander, Colonel Brown leads the "Home of C-130 Combat Airlift." He works in concert with the 314th Airlift Wing (AETC), 189th Airlift Wing (ANG), 913th Airlift Group (AFRC) and the 29th Weapons Squadron (ACC) in all aspects of C-130 training. As commander, Colonel Brown is responsible for organizing, training and equipping the personnel who operate, maintain and sustain more than 65 C-130 aircraft. The wing provides combat ready forces to meet combatant commanders' requirements globally. He ensures support for combat, contingency, and humanitarian requirements while providing for the health and welfare of more than 10,000 personnel and families at Little Rock AFB.

Colonel Brown graduated from Florida State University in 1994 with a degree in Criminal Justice and earned his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps. Colonel Brown's previous assignment was the Assistant Deputy Director, Joint Strategic Planning, Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. His career has encompassed a wide variety of assignments from Command Control Officer, C-130H Navigator, F-15E "Strike Eagle" pilot, C-130E instructor pilot and Assistant Executive Officer to the Commander, Air Mobility Command. In addition Colonel Brown was a National Security Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Commander of the 62nd Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB; and Vice Commander, 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan.

Colonel Brown is a seasoned aviator with more than 300 combat hours and 160 combat sorties. He has participated in the U.S. Global War on Terrorism in Operation NOBLE EAGLE, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

EDUCATION 1994 Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, Florida State University, Fla. 2002 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 2008 Masters of National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, Newport, R.I. 2012 National Security Fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

ASSIGNMENTS 1. December 1994 - December 1996, Command/Control Officer, Andersen AFB, Guam 2. January 1997 - March 1998, Student, Joint Undergraduate Navigator Training, Pensacola Naval Air Station, Fla., and Randolph Air Force Base, Texas 3. October 1998 - August 1999, C-130 Navigator, 517th Airlift Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska 4. September 1999 - July 2001, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., and Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas 5. August 2001 - May 2004, F-15E Pilot, Flight Commander and Chief of Training, 335th Fighter Squadron, Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. 6. November 2004 - May 2006, Director of Staff, 41st Airlift Squadron, and Wing Executive Officer, 43rd Airlift Wing, Pope Air Force Base, N.C. 7. June 2006 - June 2007, Assistant Executive Officer to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. 8. July 2007 - June 2008, Student, Naval Command and Staff College, Newport, R.I. 9. July 2008 - March 2009, Chief of Wing Safety, 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. 10. April 2009 - April 2011, Commander, 62nd Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. 11. May 2011 - May 2012, National Security Fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 12. June 2012 - May 2013, Vice Wing Commander, 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan 13. June 2013 - April 2014, Division Chief, Strategic Alignment Division, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington D.C 14. May 2014 - May 2015, Assistant Deputy Director, Joint Strategic Planning, Joint Staff Pentagon, Washington D.C. 15. May 2015 - Present, Commander, 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, Ark.

FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Senior Pilot Flight hours: 1600 Hours Aircraft Flown: F-15E, C-130E, C-130H

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Superior Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf cluster Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster Aerial Achievement Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Southwest Asia Service Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant April 30, 1994 First Lieutenant July 21, 1996 Captain July 21, 1998 Major Jan. 1, 2005 Lieutenant Colonel June 1, 2008 Colonel July 1, 2012

(Current as of May 2015) U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E

COLONEL CHRISTOPHER L. BENNETT

Colonel Christopher L. Bennett is the Vice Commander, 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. The 19th Airlift Wing is responsible for providing worldwide deployable C- 130 aircraft, aircrews, support personnel and equipment for Air Mobility Command and Air Expeditionary Force taskings while providing for the health and welfare of more than 12,000 personnel and families at Little Rock AFB. The 19th Airlift Wing, in concert with the 314th Airlift Wing, 189th Airlift Wing, 913th Airlift Group and 29th Weapons Squadron, is the nation's "Center of Excellence" for C-130 tactical airlift.

Colonel Bennett is a 1993 graduate from the United States Air Force Academy. During his career, he has had several operational flying assignments in mobility aircraft, as well as serving in staff assignments at Air Mobility Command, United States European Command and the Air Staff. He served as the Commander of the 100th Operations Support Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Chief of the Air Force Decorations Board, Air Force Review Boards Agency, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

Colonel Bennett is a Command Pilot with more than 3,100 hours of flight time, primarily in the KC-135 R/T and the C-130 E/H.

EDUCATION 1993 Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematical Science, United States Air Force Academy, Colo. 1999 Squadron Officer School, in correspondence and residence, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 2002 Master of Arts Degree in Business Administration, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo. 2004 Air Command and Staff College, in correspondence, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 2007 Master of Arts in Joint Campaign Planning & Strategy, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 2009 Air War College, in correspondence, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS 1. November 1993 - November 1994,student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance Air Force Base, Okla 2. January 1995 - June 1995, student, KC-135 Combat Crew Training School, Altus Air Force Base, Okla. 3. June 1995 - November 1997, Pilot, 905th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. 4. December 1997 - February 1999, Aircraft Commander, Squadron Executive Officer, 905th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. 5. March 1999 - December 1999, Instructor Pilot, Chief of Mobility, 905th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. 6. January 2000 - May 2000, Instructor Pilot, Squadron Training Officer, 905th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. 7. June 2000 - May 2001, MAJCOM Regional Operations Director, Tanker Airlift Control Center, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. 8. June 2001 - October 2002, MAJCOM Operational Programmer, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. 9. November 2002 - April 2003, Student, C-130E Formal Training Unit, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. 10. May 2003 - November 2003, Chief of Plans, C-130H Aircraft Commander, 517th Airlift Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska 11. December 2003 - July 2004, Assistant Director of Operations, C-130H Aircraft Commander 517th Airlift Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska 12. August 2004 - August 2005, Executive Officer, C-130H Aircraft Commander, 3rd Operations Group, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska 13. August 2005 - May 2006, Director of Staff, C-130H Instructor Pilot, 517th Airlift Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska 14. June 2006 - June 2007, Student, Joint Advanced Warfighting School, Norfolk, Va. 15. July 2007 - April 2009, Contingency Plans Officer, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Vaihingen, Germany 16. April 2009 - July 2010, Executive Officer, Directorate of Strategy, Policy, & Assessments, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Vaihingen, Germany 17. July 2010 - August 2011, Chief of Safety, 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom 18. August 2011 - July 2013, Commander, 100th Operations Support Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom 19. July 2013 - June 2014, Chief, Airlift/Air Refueling, Operational Support Aircraft Requirements, Air Force Reserve Programs & Requirements, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Washington D.C. 20. July 2014 - June 2015, Chief, Air Force Decorations Board, Air Force Review Boards Agency, Joint Base Andrews, Md. 21. July 2015 - Present, Vice Commander, 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.

FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command Pilot Flight Hours: More than 3,100 Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, KC-135R/T, C-130E/H, C-130J

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Meritorious Service Medal Joint Service Achievement Medal Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Air Medal Aerial Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Commendation Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant June 2, 1993 First Lieutenant June 2, 1995 Captain June 2, 1997 Major August 1, 2003 Lieutenant Colonel August 1, 2008 Colonel December 1, 2014

(Current as of July 2015) 189th Airlift Wing Fact Sheet

MISSION The 189th Airlift Wing is an Air Education and Training Command‐gained Formal Training Unit charged with effectively training and qualifying C‐130 aircrew members in all crew positions, to perform combat airlift operations. PERSONNEL More than 400 members of the wing stand ready for possible world‐wide deployment to perform expeditionary combat support missions as part of the wing’s global readiness posture.

The 189th is community‐based and integral to the state and local economy, and in support of our fellow citizens. We are trained and ready to serve the people of Arkansas in emergencies or natural disasters, as directed by the governor.

More than 920 Airmen – 55 percent as drill status Guardsmen. More than 35 members deployed in support of overseas operations.

ORGANIZATION Located on the Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Arkansas, the 189th Airlift Wing is a key part of Team Little Rock, working closely with our Active Duty partners at the19th Airlift Wing and the 314th Airlift Wing.

189th Airlift Wing Headquarters 189th Mission Support Group 189th Operations Group 154th Training Squadron 189th Maintenance Group 189th Medical Group

Geographically Separate Units 154th Weather Flight

U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E

COL. ROBERT A. ATOR II

Colonel Robert A. Ator, II is the Commander of the 189th Airlift Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard located at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. As Commander, he is responsible for the tactical employment, administration and training of all units within the 189th Airlift Wing. The 189th Airlift Wing provides expeditionary combat support for ongoing military operations and responds to domestic emergencies under the direction of the Governor of Arkansas. The 189th Airlift Wing is equipped with C-130H Hercules aircraft. Through the Enlisted Aircrew Academic School, the 189th conducts entry-level loadmaster and flight engineer training. The wing also provides initial and instructor aircrew qualification training for the Department of Defense and more than 20 allied nations.

Before joining the Arkansas Air National Guard, he served for 11 years in the Active Duty United States Air Force. He is a veteran of several major combat operations including Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait; Operation Provide Comfort in Somalia; Operation Provide Promise in Haiti; Operation Joint Forge in Bosnia and Operation Noble Eagle in support of homeland defense.Colonel Ator is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. His postgraduate training includes Squadron Officers' School, Air Command and Staff College and Air War College.

Colonel Ator is an experienced formal training unit instructor/evaluator pilot with over 5,000 flying hours and responsible for training over 400 U.S. and allied nations' crew members each year. Colonel Ator is a two-time winner of the Air Mobility and Air Education and Training Commands' prestigious McKay Trophy and Jabara Awards. Prior to assuming command, he served as the 189 Airlift Wing chief of scheduling, chief of current operations, chief pilot and chief of wing plans.

EDUCATION 1989 Bachelor of Science in General Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1996 Squadron Officer School, in-residence, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2002 Air Command and Staff College, Correspondence 2012 Air War College, Correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS 1. May 1989 - August 1989, Air Officer Commanding CS-41, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 2. August 1989 - November 1990, student, undergraduate pilot training, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. 3. November 1990 - July 1992, Co-pilot, 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. 4. July 1992 - September 1994, Aircraft Commander/Tactics Officer, 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. 5. September 1994 - July 1997, Instructor Pilot, Evaluator Pilot, Chief Standardization Evaluation Pilot, 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. 6. July 1997 - December 1999, Instructor / Evaluator Pilot/ Flight Commander, 62nd Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. 7. December 1999 - Jun 2003, Instructor / Evaluator Pilot, 154th Training Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. 8. Jun 2003 - July 2006, Chief Current Operations, 189th Operations Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. 9. July 2006 - May 2011, Chief Pilot, 154th Training Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. 10. May 2011 - July 2012, Chief Wing Plans, 189th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. 11. July 2012 - March 2013, Commander, 154th Training Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. 12. March 2013 - Jan 2014, Commander, 189th Mission Support Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. 13. Jan 2014 - May 2014, Vice Commander, 189th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. 14. May 2014 - Present, Commander, 189th Airlift Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Medal Aerial Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters Combat Readiness Medal with one oak leaf cluster National Defense Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Southwest Asia Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Armed Forces Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster Kuwait Liberation Medal

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 31, 1989 First Lieutenant May 31, 1991 Captain May 31, 1993 Major May 4, 2001 Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 24, 2007 Colonel Sept.6, 2013

(Current as of May 2014) U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E

COLONEL JOSEPH B. WILSON

Colonel Joseph B. Wilson is the Vice Commander, 189th Airlift Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard. In this role, he assists the Commander in the tactical employment, administration, and training of all units within the 189th Airlift Wing. He also directs the activities of the wing staff. The 189th Airlift Wing provides expeditionary combat support for ongoing military operations and responds to domestic emergencies under the direction of the Governor of Arkansas. The 189th Airlift Wing is equipped with C-130H aircraft. Through the Enlisted Aircrew Academic School, the 189th conducts entry-level loadmaster and flight engineer training. The wing also provides initial and instructor aircrew qualification training for the Department of Defense and more than 20 allied nations. Before taking on this role he served as the Associate Director and Air National Guard Advisor to the Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.

Colonel Wilson graduated from the University of North Texas in 1989 and earned his commission in 1992 from the Air National Guard Academy of Military Science, Knoxville, Tennessee. Prior to receiving his commission, Colonel Wilson served as an enlisted maintainer in the Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard as a Jet Engine Technician and Crew Chief on T-37, T-38, F-105, F-4 and F-16 aircraft.

After receiving his commission, Colonel Wilson became an Aircraft Maintenance and Logistics officer. During his three decades as an airman, Colonel Wilson has held numerous assignments in maintenance and logistics both home and abroad. Colonel Wilson has commanded at the Squadron, Group and Wing level. His broad breath of experience also includes staff positions at three Major Commands and Air Force Headquarters.

EDUCATION 1989 Bachelor of Arts and Science in Education, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 1994 Aircraft Maintenance and Munitions Officer Course, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas 1995 Aircraft Accident Investigation Officer Course, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico 2000 Supply/POL Officer Course, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 2000 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 2001 Logistics Plans and Programs Officer Course, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 2005 Air Command and Staff College - Joint (Correspondence) 2007 Air War College (Correspondence) 2008 Senior Leaders Maintenance Course, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia 2008 Senior Leaders Depot Operations Course, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah 2014 Logistics Cooperation for Stabilization and Reconstruction, The Institute for Defense and Business, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ASSIGNMENTS 1. February 1992 - June 1997, Officer in Charge, Sortie Generation Flight, 188th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas 2. June 1997 - January 1999, Officer in Charge, Component Repair Flight, 188th Maintenance Squadron, Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas 3. January 1999 - October 2000, Chief of Supply, 188th Logistics Squadron, Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas 4. October 2000 - December 2001, Chief of Wing Plans, 188th Fighter Wing, Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas 5. May 2001 - August 2001, Deputy Commander, 332nd Maintenance Group, Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait 6. December 2001 - June 2005, Commander, 188th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas 7. June 2005 - October 2006, F-16 Weapons System Manager, National Guard Bureau, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland 8. October 2006 - October 2009, A-10 Weapons System Manager, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base Virginia 9. July 2011 - October 2011, Senior Officer for classified Joint Task Force, Joint Special Operations Command, Mazir E. Sharif Air Base, Afghanistan, Balad and Al Asad Air Bases, Iraq 10. October 2009 - October 2012, Air National Guard Advisor to the Commander, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma 11. October 2012 - November 2013, Commander, 161st Maintenance Group, Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, Arizona 12. November 2013 - February 2015, Associate Director and Air National Guard Advisor to the Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington DC 13. February 2015 - Present, Vice Commander, 189th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster Air Force Achievement Medal with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters Air Force Organizational Excellence Award Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal National Defense Service Medal with 2 Service Stars Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with 2 Service Stars Iraq Campaign Medal with Service Star Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Armed Forces Service Medal with Service Star Humanitarian Service Medal Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal Air Forces Overseas Ribbon Short Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon Air Force Longevity Service with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Silver Hourglass and 3 "M" Devices Small Arms Expert Ribbon Air Force Training Ribbon with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster NATO Medal Arkansas Federal Service Ribbon Arkansas Service Ribbon Arkansas Emergency Service Ribbon

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant February 20, 1992 First Lieutenant September 11 , 1994 Captain September 22, 1996 Major October 15, 2000 Lieutenant Colonel March 9, 2006 Colonel February 2 , 2010 913th Airlift Group Fact Sheet

The 913th Airlift Group was activated on July 13, 2014 and is part of the 22nd Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command. The group started out as 22nd Air Force Detachment One in October 2010. The group provides C‐130H combat airlift capability on a world‐wide scale. As a result of the Air Force Total Force Integration initiative the group maintains an active association with the 50th Airlift Squadron, 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB Arkansas.

MISSION To provide combat ready tactical airlift and support resources globally.

GLOBAL REACH CAPABILITIES The 913th Airlift Group currently possesses 14 C‐130H aircraft, capable of an array of operational missions.

ECONOMIC IMPAC Most members of the 913th Airlift Group live locally and contribute to the Central Arkansas economy.

FACILITIES AND PERSONNEL The seven squadrons and group staff comprise nearly 700 people; approximately 35 percent of the 913th Airlift Group work force is comprised of full‐time personnel. These full‐time personnel are either U.S. civil service civilians or Air Reserve Technicians (ARTs). ARTs maintain dual status as a Traditional Reservists (TR) and civil service employees.

Little Rock Air Force Base encompasses 6,100 acres and includes one runway and one assault landing strip. The group is preparing to occupy a dedicated Air Force Reserve campus along the flight line. Personnel authorizations of approximately 800 are projected. While the unit is local in nature, its capabilities are global.

ORGANIZATIONS 913th Airlift Group Staff 913th Operations Support Squadron 913th Maintenance Squadron 913th Force Support Squadron 913th Aerospace Medical Squadron 327th Airlift Squadron 50th Airlift Squadron (TFI active association) U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E

COLONEL CRAIG W. DRESHER

Colonel Craig W. Drescher is the Commander of the 913th Airlift Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The group reports to 22nd Air Force, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. while working in concert with the 19th Airlift Wing (AMC), 314th Airlift Wing (AETC) and 189th Airlift Wing (ANG). The 913th AG supports the combatant commanders with the worldwide movement of high priority personnel and cargo. Missions range from local aircrew proficiency training, aeromedical evacuation and worldwide tactical airlift, to night vision goggle, low- level, short-field assault operations and formation airdrop. When fully stood up, the group will be comprised of seven squadrons (one of which is an active duty flying squadron) and more than 850 members.

Colonel Drescher entered the Navy in 1989 through Aviation Officer Candidate School. In 2004, he entered the Air Force Reserve as a traditional reservist. As a member of the Navy and Air Force Reserve he has flown combat missions supporting several conflicts and contingencies, which include Operation Southern Watch, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, Operation Joint Enterprise, Operation Coronet Oak and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. He is a Master Navigator with more than 3,700 flying hours in F-14A, F-14B, C- 130E and C-130H2 aircraft.

EDUCATION 1986 Bachelor of Arts, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. 1994 Weapons Training Officer School, NAS Miramar, Calif. 1995 Navy Recruiting Initial Qualification School, NAS Pensacola, Fla. 2008 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2013 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2013 Joint Air and Space Operations Senior Staff Course 13-04, Hurlburt Field, Fla. 2014 Safety & Accident Investigation Board President Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2014 Mobility Commanders Tactics Course, St. Joseph ANG, Miss.

ASSIGNMENTS 1. November 1989 - March 1990, student, Aviation Officer Candidate School, Pensacola NAS, Fla. 2. March 1990 - August 1991, student, Naval Flight Officer, Pensacola NAS, Fla. 3. September 1991 - June 1992, student, F-14 RIO, replacement air group, Oceana NAS, Va. 4. July 1992 - March 1995, F-14 RIO, Division Officer, Scheduler, PAO, Miramar NAS, Calif. 5. March 1995 - March 1998, Navy Medical Recruiter, Charlotte, N.C. 6. March 1998 - July 2001, Deputy Director National Training Team, Navy Recruiting Command, Pensacola NAS, Fla. 7. July 2001- July 2004, Naval Reserve Officer Recruiter, Division Officer, Bessemer NRC, Ala. 8. July 2004 - December 2006, Navigator, Executive Officer, 357th AS, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 9. December 2006 - September 2008, Navigator, Planner, 908th OSF, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 10. September 2008 - September 2009, Navigator Flight Commander, 357th AS, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 11. September 2009 - June 2011, Commander, 908th OSS, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 12. June 2011 - September 2014, Commander, 357th AS, Maxwell AFB, AL; January - May 2013, Commander, 746th EAS, Southwest Asia. 13. September 2014 - April 2015, Deputy Commander, 908th Operations Group, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 14. April 2015 - Present, Commander, 913th Airlift Group, Little Rock AFB, Ark.

FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Master Navigator Flight Hours: 3,700 Aircraft Flown: F-14A, F-14B, C-130E, C-130H2

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal Navy Commendation Medal with one gold star Navy Achievement Medal with one silver star Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with one bronze star Combat Readiness Medal National Defense Service Medal with one bronze star Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Southwest Asia Service Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with one bronze star Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border Air Force Longevity Service with two oak leaf clusters Armed Forces Reserve Medal with one "M" device Kuwait Liberation Medal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS Special Qualification: C-130 JPADS, LCLA, Navigator Instructor & Evaluator

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS Ensign, April 12, 1990 Lieutenant Junior Grade, April 12, 1992 Lieutenant, April 12, 1994 Lieutenant Commander, November 1 2000 Lieutenant Colonel, August 27, 2009 Colonel, March 10, 2015

(Current as of March 2015) U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E

COLONEL ANTHONY P. "TONY" BRUSCA

Col. Anthony P. "Tony" Brusca is the Deputy Commander of the 913th Airlift Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The group reports to 22nd Air Force, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Activated July 2014, the group provides C-130 combat airlift capability on a world-wide scale, and is currently in an active association with the 50th Airlift Squadron of the active duty 19th Airlift Wing as part of the Air Force Total Force Integration initiative. The group is comprised of over 500 members and is slated to grow to nearly 800 by the end of fiscal year 2015.

Colonel Brusca has served tours of duty at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana and McConnell AFB, Kansas. During these assignments he deployed to numerous locations in support of OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH, NORTHERN WATCH, VIGILANT WARRIOR, DENY FLIGHT, DECISIVE ENDEVOUR, ALLIED FORCE NOBLE ANVIL, ENDURING FREEDOME, IRAQI FREEDOME, NOBLE EAGLE, and UNIFIED PROTECTOR. He has also served as the commander of the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Colonel Brusca graduated from the University of Notre Dame where he received his commission through ROTC. He is a senior pilot and navigator with more than 4,300 hours in the KC-135 and C-130.

EDUCATION 1989 Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Notre Dame, IN. 1993 Combat Flight Instructor Course, Castle AFB, CA. 1994 Joint Employment Tactics School, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. 1995 Squadron Officers School - Residence/Correspondence, Maxwell AFB, AL. 1999 Master of Arts, History, Wichita State University, KS. 2002 Air Command and Staff College - by correspondence 2008 Air War College - by correspondence 2012 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2012 Leadership Today and Tomorrow Course, Washington, D.C.

ASSIGNMENTS 1. 1990 - 1991, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Navigator Training, 323rd Flying Training Wing, Mather AFB, CA. 2. 1991 - 1993, Navigator, 71st Air Refueling Squadron, Barksdale AFB, LA. 3. 1993 - 1994, Instructor Navigator, Aircrew Training Branch, 71st Air Refueling Squadron, Barksdale AFB, LA. 4. 1994 - 1996, Stan/Eval Navigator, Chief Squadron Tactics, 344th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, KS. 5. 1996 - 1997, Wing Flight Scheduler, Instructor Navigator, 22nd Operations Support Squadron, McConnell AFB, KS. 6. 1997 - 1999, Long Range Scheduler, Instructor Navigator, 18th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, KS. 7. 1999 - 2000, Student, Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, 71st Flying Training Wing, Vance AFB, OK. 8. 2000 - 2006, Pilot, Aircraft Commander, 18th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, KS. 9. 2006 - 2007, Flight Commander, 18th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, KS. 10. 2007, Operations Officer, 90th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Incirlik AB, Turkey 11. 2007 - 2009, Chief Pilot, 18th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, KS. 12. 2010, Commander, 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Andersen AFB, Guam 13. 2009 - 2012, Commander, 18th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, KS. 14. 2012 - 2013, Deputy Chief, Standardization and Evaluation Section, 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell AFB, KS. 15. 2013 - 2014, Deputy Commander, 22 Air Force Detachment 1, Little Rock AFB, AR. 16. 2014 - Present, Deputy Commander, 913th Airlift Group, Little Rock AFB, AR.

FLIGHT INFORMATION Ratings: Senior Pilot and Senior Navigator Flight Hours: 4,300+ Aircraft Flown: T-43A, T-37B, T-1A, KC-135A, KC-135R, C-130H

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster Aerial Achievement Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal Joint Meritorious Unit Award Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters AF Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device and seven oak leaf clusters Combat Readiness Medal with six oak leaf clusters National Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Southwest Asia Service Medal with one bronze star Kosovo Campaign Medal with one bronze star Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one bronze star Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Armed Forces Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border AF Longevity Service with two oak leaf clusters Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 3 'M' Devices and Hour Glass Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon AF Training Ribbon NATO Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant October, 1989 First Lieutenant October, 1991 Captain October, 1993 Major October, 2001 Lieutenant Colonel August, 2007 Colonel October, 2012

(Current as of 16 July 2014)

Military Affairs/Armed Services Relations Committee

As you will read in the history of the Little Rock AFB Community Council, local citizens raised $1.2 million of their own money to purchase and donate to the Department of Defense some 6,000 acres of land in order to bring an Air Force Base to the local community. As a result, the base and the local community are inextricably bound both through our history and our continuing partnership. This partnership is realized through the Little Rock AFB Community Council which holds quarterly meetings with the base to discuss issues and ways that they can help support the Airmen and the base. These members provide broad and varied support to every aspect of the base. Members of the Community Council include Presidents and CEOs, Mayors, retired military members, Chambers of Commerce, major utility companies, as well as dozens of other individuals from the community. History of the Little Rock AFB Community Council by John G. Schmidt, Little Rock AFB Historian

The existence of Little Rock Air Force Base was a dream to a handful of people in the early 1950s. However, through patience and perseverance, that dream became a reality when the base opened its gates in 1955. How the dream became a reality is a fascinating story of the ability of the civilian community to work together toward a common goal with the United States Military establishment.

In late 1951 the Little Rock area was first considered for a permanent United States Air Force installation. It had been pointed out that Arkansas was like "the hole in a doughnut" in that it was surrounded by states which were already hosting military installations. Additionally, Arkansas was strategically located near the geographic center of the United States, almost equidistant from U. S. coastlines. This would make such an installation far less vulnerable to an attack by hostile forces. Early civilian support for such an installation was apparent. Arch Campbell, the Pulaski County Judge, and Harry W. Pfeifer, Jr., President of the Greater Little Rock Chamber of Commerce, sent a letter to Thomas K. Finletter, the Secretary of the Air Force, on January 11, 1952. In that letter they discussed reasons the Little Rock area would be ideal for locating a permanent Air Force facility. When it was determined that the Air Force was interested in the area, Everett Tucker, the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce Industrial Manager, was instrumental in laying the ground‐work in site selection. Mr. Tucker flew to Washington D. C. and to Strategic Air Command Headquarters at Offut AFB, Nebraska, to further the planning for the construction of the base.

The Air Force agreed with the proposal; however, Congress refused to allocate monies for the purchase of properties to house such an installation. Congress reflected the opinion that enough installations were left over from World War II that purchase of new properties was unwarranted. The Air Force suggested, however, that if the local community were to purchase the land and donate it to the Air Force, such an installation could then be built. The leaders of the Little Rock community accepted that challenge and went to work.

After viewing three different sites, the Air Force decided that the area adjacent to Jacksonville, Arkansas, was most suitable for locating an Air Force base. With that decision, the members of the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce, specifically, the Defense Installations Committee, began to formulate plans to purchase the needed property. The Defense Installations Committee asked the Pulaski County citizens' Council to organize and conduct fund‐raising activities. This council, which later became the Committee of 100, was the forerunner of what is today the Little Rock Air Force Base Community Council.

In the incredibly short time of only two months, the Pulaski County Citizens Council raised 1.2 million dollars for the purchase of the necessary land. About two‐thirds of the money came from large corporate or business donations. The remaining third was the result of individual donations ranging from a couple of dollars to hundreds of dollars. It was obvious from the start that the project had the whole‐hearted backing of the local community. Its efforts were rewarded when, in October of 1955, Little Rock Air Force Base first opened its gates. The community support of the project did not end there; in fact, that was only the beginning.

The first meeting of the Little Rock Air Force Base Community Council was held August 12th, 1955. At that meeting the Council made plans for assimilating into the surrounding communities the anticipated influx of military personnel. At that time, it was estimated that approximately 6,000 military members would be assigned to Little Rock and, with them, an additional 8,000 to 12,000 family members. There would be many problems involved with the sudden influx of people to the community. First, the base would not be capable of housing so many people tor quite some time, if ever. Also, recreational facilities would not be ready until sometime in the future. Yet, adequate housing, as well as recreational activities necessary to the morale of the troops, would have to be found. It was to issues such as these that the Community Council elected to direct their efforts toward resolving.

At their first meeting, the Council organized four committees. They were: 1, housing and commercial, 2, police/health/safety, 3, recreation/religious education/ welfare, and 4, public relations. The Housing and Commercial Committee would be responsible for attempting to meet the housing needs of the incoming airmen and their families, organizing realtors and construction firms to find or build as many rental and sale properties as possible in the nearby area. Also, it would coordinate between the military and the local retailers to insure that the needs of the new families could be met in the stores and commercial outlets in the area. The Police‐Health‐Safety Committee would be responsible for coordinating law enforcement activities and insuring newcomers were aware of Arkansas laws, especially those regarding vehicle registrations and operation. It would also look into health and safety issues which would result from the increased population. Such issues would be the availability of adequate water and sewage facilities and increased traffic flow. The Recreation Religious‐Education‐Welfare Committee goals would be ascertaining the educational needs of the incoming families and insuring its availability, determine the religious needs of the newcomers, and try to organize recreational activities for all the new members of their communities. The Public Relations Committee would be responsible for insuring that the programs conducted by and through the Community Council were well publicized so the incoming airmen and their families could take advantage of them. The overall effect of the Community Council would be to ease the incoming airmen into the existing community with as few problems as possible.

The idea of a Community Council was not a new one, but on the scale of which the Little Rock AFB Community Council was activated, it was a major advancement. The Little Rock Community Council was the first to employ a full time, paid coordinator for running the Council and providing liaison between the Council and the base. The first such coordinator was Mr. E. B. Ward. The Air Force closely watched this Council to see what effect, if any, it would have. Before long the Air Force agreed that the program developed by the Little Rock Community Council was the best it had ever seen and it soon became the model by which all other such councils were patterned. In a situation where airmen were being assigned to a base which had not yet been completed, where housing was nonexistent and there were no outlets for relaxation, the morale of those airmen was outstanding thanks to the efforts of the Council. Many problems which could have occurred did not because the possibility of those problems was perceived by the Council and remedied before they could occur. The Council directs its energies to just such problem‐solving activities today.

Since its beginning in 1955, the Council has made many important contributions to Little Rock AFB. In 1968 the Council was instrumental in convincing the Pulaski County Special School District to construct an elementary school on the base. The school was needed to alleviate overcrowding in existing schools and to avoid the necessity of busing elementary school children living on the base. In 1975 the Council succeeded in getting legislation adopted which would allow military personnel assigned to Little Rock AFB to attend Arkansas universities at resident tuition rates.

Educational considerations were not all the Council was involved with over the years. In 1976, two programs were formed through the guidance of the Community Council. The first was an Area Disaster Preparedness Plan which encompassed ways and means of protecting all area citizens from catastrophe in the event of a natural disaster as well as combining and organizing available resources to recover quickly from such a disaster. The second program was the Ambulance Reciprocity Agreement. Under that agreement, the base hospital could respond to emergency calls off‐base in the event a Jacksonville ambulance was unavailable. Those were just two of the ways the community Council directed and guided the efforts of both the military community and the civilian community to the advantage of both and further integrated the two societies into one.

The Community Council involves itself at the national level by being constantly aware of what the Federal Government is doing in the area of defense. They are in constant contact with the Arkansas senators and Representatives to Congress as well as the Governor. Many of the elected leaders from Arkansas have been guest speakers at the Council's quarterly meetings. Council members have also met with the Secretary of the Air Force on different occasions; constantly insuring that they are abreast of current trends in military planning.

As Little Rock Air Force Base moves forward it can do so knowing that, thanks to the efforts of the community Council, its journey will be smooth and pleasant. Although names of Council members change and the mission of the base may change, the spirit and desires of the Council formed fifty plus years ago remains the same.

Recent Times In recent times, the Council has concerned itself with the Base Realignment and Closure Commissions’ (BRAC) decisions, by staying close to Arkansas’ congressional delegation and the Major Command (MAJCOM) commanders for both the 19th and the 314th Airlift wings. Through their efforts, the base’s future looks bright. The Council has provided monetary support to the Jacksonville Museum of Military History starting in 2005, totaling $10,000. In Feb 2006, the Council voted to establish a Non Federal Organization (NFO) as sub‐committee of the Community Council to raise funds for air shows and rodeo competitions. Under the leadership of Chris Robertson, that committee now routinely raises thousands of dollars to support those events. On 1 October 2008, the 19th Airlift Wing took control of Little Rock AFB under the Air Mobility Command and became its host wing, making the 314th Airlift wing a tenant unit under the AETC command. 2009 ‐ Ground was broken on a new Joint Education Center on Base property, but outside the fence. The City of Jacksonville supported $5 million of the construction costs, while the DoD funded the remaining $10 million. It was the first‐of‐its‐kind project. Our Congressional delegation helped secure $30 million in mil‐con funds. Air Power AR committee raised $22,000 to support the LRAFB Rodeo teams. Retirees volunteered over 15,000 hours at Base facilities & offices. Free tickets were obtained for major concerts, museum speeches, exhibitions and other events. 2010 ‐ Construction continued on the Joint Education Center. This project has set a new standard for Base‐community partnership endeavors. The Airpower Arkansas committee raised $50,000 for the Air Show/Open House which was chosen by the AF Thunderbirds as the “Best Military Show Site” for 2010. 2011 ‐ In January, the new Jacksonville/LRAFB University Center (Joint Education Center) opened. It is the first of its kind joint venture between the City of Jacksonville and the Air Force to jointly fund a project for mutual benefit. The University houses six universities under one roof, accessible for both military and civilian students. In April, an EF‐2 tornado ripped through LRAFB damaging 250 housing units, five C0130 aircraft and 60 flight line buildings. The City and local businesses provided manpower, equipment and financial assistance to those affected. Other cooperative endeavors included fundraising support was provided for the AMC Airlift Rodeo teams, who brought home five of the six “Best” trophies. Quarterly dinners continued for families of deployed airmen. The Flightline Charter School was opened on Base. Hunt‐Pinnacle Group ($600,000), Walton Foundation ($250,000) & the Wilson Family Foundation ($200,000) contributed funds to renovate a building scheduled to be demolished. We WON the Abilene Trophy for 2011 “Best Community Support of an AMC Base”! 2012 – In June, the Community Council along Congressman Tim Griffin announced the “Little Rock Difference” initiative. The new brand of “Rock & ROLE” was created. Rock is for “The Rock”. “R.O.L.E.” applies to the guiding principles embodied by the local communities and the Base ‐ “Responsive”, “One Team”, “Leading”, and Excellence”. In March, The Jacksonville Museum of Military History held the first annual “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans” Day, noted as one of the first such events to be held. Also in March, patriots from around Arkansas ran 130 miles to honor Arkansas service members who laid down their lives during OIF and OEF. In September, the 2012 Heritage & Heroes Open House & Air Show was recognized with the Dick Schram Memorial Community Relations Award. Over $154,000 was raised to support the event.

Community Wins Abilene Trophy 2009 & 2011

The Abilene Trophy is the Air Mobility Command’s community support award and is presented annually to a civilian community for its outstanding support to an AMC base. The winner is determined by a selection group from the Abilene, TX Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee with final approval from AMC officials.

The LRAFB Community has received the award two of the three years it was eligible in 2009 and again in 2011. Major activities that led to the recognition include:

 Groundbreaking and opening of the Joint Education Center, now known as LRAFB‐Jacksonville University Center, in 2009. It is open to both military and civilians, with six colleges & universities under one roof. It is located just outside the fence on Highway 67‐167 in Jacksonville.

 The APA (formerly known as Air Power Arkansas) committee raises funds in support of the bi‐ annual air show/open house. Over $50,000 is contributed by area business and individuals in support of this event. The AF Thunderbirds demonstration team selected the LRAFB show as the “Best Air Show of 2011”.

 The APA also raises funds for the LRAFB Airlift Rodeo teams. Teams compete with other world‐ wide airlift units in a variety of areas. In 2011, the 314th AW brought home six major trophies for being the BEST in the world.

 Civic leaders also help sponsor events on base, awards ceremonies, Welcome Home Warriors events, and other activities for the members and families of LRAFB,

 When the tornado tore through LRAFB in 2011, the city of Jacksonville was there to provide immediate assistance. Whether large equipment, manpower or supplies for families who lost homes, the help was there as needed for several days.

 Later, when flooding hit Jacksonville, the base rallied its support of cots, bedding and supplies for those displaced by the event. The mutual efforts of the base and Jacksonville were given with no restrictions or expectations, but out of friendship and respect for one another.

Unequivocal support of Little Rock Base, its missions, members, and families is a trait inherent to the central Arkansas area. We know these people as protectors of our nation and safety, but also as friends and neighbors.

2013  The Military Spouse Licensure Bill was signed in to law, allowing for a specialty license plate with the “Rock & ROLE” logo design. Proceeds from license plates sold will go to the LRAFB Spouses Club for scholarships.  Annual events continued – AR Run for the Fallen, Vietnam Veteran’s Day, Deployed Spouses dinners, civic leader involvement for functions & events.  During the Sequestration, area businesses offered discounts to those affected, as well as identify short term or part time employment. Financial institutions waived or reduced some fees, offered short term loans to help offset loss of pay.  Welcoming deliveries of the C‐130J aircraft happened throughout the year. 2014  Discussions began for the “P4 Initiative” for community partnerships to identify efficient ways to provide mutual services. Ideas included utility service privatisation, educational issues, health services, infrastructure, libraries & more.  A devastating tornado in April took the life of a 189th AW member and devastated homes of military families in Mayflower & Vilonia. Twenty $100 gift cards were provided to affected military families. 2015  A celebration banquet is being planned in October for the 60th Anniversary of LRAFB.

LRAFB Community Council General Membership Roster - 2015

Last Name First Name Represented Company Alger James David Delta Trust Investments, Inc., President Anderson Leigh Truluck LRCVB, Dir of State & Nat'l Accts Arnone Amy L. North Metro Medical Center, CEO Banks Sherman Banks International Consulting, Owner/CEO Barclay John E. City Clerk, City of Ward Bartole Thomas A. Access Rehab & Therapy Services, Inc. Benzing Aaron Matthew Hawkins-Weir Engineers, Principal Berg Michael D. Mike Berg, Inc., Owner Bibb Charles E. Retired Biernacki, Jr. Walter L. AR Federal Credit Union, CEO (retired 8-01-14) Bowden Tammy Renee Wyndham Riverfront, DoS Boyd Craig Alan N & N Catering, Owner Boyd Kenny M. Jacksonville Police Dept, Chief Brightwell Danny N. First Community Bank, Community Pres. Brooke Arthur L. MAYOR, City of Ward Brooks Anna Marina Johnson ALDERMAN, City of Sherwood Brown Karilyn Boggan STATE REPRESENTATIVE, District 41 Bryant Neil Gadwall Grill, Owner Burger Nancy Modern Chemical, Inc. Burkhalter John C. Burkhalter Technologies, Inc, Owner/Pres Byrne-McCollum Jamie Maria UALR, Professor Byrne Rudolph T. Lockheed Martin, 130J Sim Pilot Instructor Canham Harry G. Colonel (USAF, Ret) Carlson Chad H. Delta Trust Investments, Sr Vice President Carlton John William Firehouse Subs Causey Christopher Chad AR Aerospace Alliance, Exec. Dir. Chesshir Jay LR Regional Chamber of Commerce, Pres CEO Chlapecka Nancy Lynn USDA Prairie Co. Farm Service Agy Christian Tammy Renee AR Federal Credit Union, Dir of Op Clark Amanda Shay Coutyard by Marriott, DoS Cobb Jamie R. Gwatney Chvrolet, Vice President Cook Keith E. (Eddie) Dir. Of Operations, City of Cabot Cook Marcia L. Sherwood Chamber of Commerce, Exec. Dir. Crabbe Donald Wayne First Electric Cooperative Corp., CEO Crosland Victoria Ann Holiday Inn Airport, Sales Mgr Crump-Westergren Carol J. Clerk/Treasurer, City of Beebe Cypert William A. MAYOR, City of Cabot Darr Lloyd D. (Doug) Xerox State & Local Solutions, Inc, Project Mgr Davidson Tara Chamber of Commerce, Exec. Dir Davis Annabelle M. Community Council Exec. Secretary Davis John R. Retired CEO TLC Apparel & Embroidery Davis Lex E. "Butch" Retired Davis Philip E. Your Extra Specialties, Inc., President Davis Scott Richard Provident Business Solutions, Owner Day Bryan LR Port Authority, Exec. Director Deen Donna Lynn First AR Mortgage Co., VP/Loan Officer DeLong Michael Lee L. Pulaski Techincal College, Provost/EVP DeSpain Richard Carl Richard C. DeSpain - Artist Dietz Michael D. Doug Wilkinson Realty, Principal Broker Dodson Roger Allen JUDGE, Faulkner County Dorman Wendall R Retired Minister Driggers Michael F. Street Legal Industries, Inc, Proj. Mgr Duggar Dana Kay Jax Museum of Military History, Director Dupree Warren Carlee McIntire Rare Collectibles, Mktg Mgr Durham James M. Dir of Adm, City of Jacksonville Eddlemon Marleen Dir of Op; Physician's Choice, P.L.L.C Eggensperger Harold S. (Steve) Peregrine Integrated Mgmt, Sr. Consultant Elliott Kenneth ALDERMAN, City of Jacksonville Elmer James DeElton Colonel (USAF, Ret) English Elizabeth Jane STATE SENATOR LRAFB Community Council General Membership Roster - 2015

Everetts Jeffery CS Backgrounds / Little Angel Prints Farnsworth Richard Norman RNF Photography, President Farrer Joseph Bradley North Metro Medical Ctr; State Rep 44 Feldman Garrick Leader Publishing Inc. Ferguson, Jr. Robert D. Ferguson, Cobb & Associates, PLLC Ferguson, Jr. Stephanie Lynn Crowne Plaza LR, Corp Sales Mgr Fisher Andrea US Army, Survivor Outreach Services Coordinator Fletcher Gary W. MAYOR, City of Jacksonville Florence Charles M. (Michael) ALPS, Inc Fogle Penny Small Business Administration Ford Bradley Ray First Electric Cooperative Corp., COO Forester Lawrence A. Lawrence Forester Shelter Insurance Fortney A. Robert Colonel (USAF, Ret) Foutch Bruce Alan ALDERMAN City of North Little Rock Fox David Roland St. Vincent North, President French Tracy Moore Centennial Bank, V Chairman Frey Mary LRAFB Family Housing, Cmty Dir Friedman Craig Daniel Vaughan-Friedman Law Firm Friedman Lloyd Alan Plantation Realty Co. CEO Funkhouser Joel C. Garver Engineers, Proj Mgr Garner John Wesley Lonoke Chamber of Commerce, Exec. Director Gastineau Charles P. Chamber of Commerce, Sec/Treas Gay Jerry Alden No. Pulaski Baptist Assoc, Dir Gill Kenneth E. Coldwell Banker RPM Realty, Relocation Dir Gilchrest Normal AR United Way, Dir of CFC Campaign Gillham Lucien R. Retired Gilliam Sidney Ann ALDERMAN, City of Cabot Goforth Denise D. AR Federal Credit Union, Sr Mktg Specialist Gowen, Jr. James R. James Gowen State Farm Graham, Jr. Charles E. Prosecuting Attorney, Lonoke County Gray, Jr. Bartus M. Bart Gray Realty Gray Daniel RE/MAX Homefinders & Bart Gray Realty, Gen. Mgr Gray Winfred T. (Thad) Bart Gray Realty, Broker, President Green Richard M. Employer Support for Guard & Reserve, Prog. Mgr Griffin Tim LT. GOVERNOR, State of Arkansas Guyot Debra Lynn Hilton Garden Inn NLR, Dir of Sales Hagge Patrick Joseph First AR Bank & Trust,SVP Hale, III Milas H. "Butch" Sherwood District Judge Hall Carmen LeAnne "Caite" Webster University, Asst. Are Dir. Hamlin Harold Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C, Mg Mbr Harper Beverly AFCU, Service Center Mgr Hartman Jay Clayton Entergy - Customer Service Rep Hartwick Terry C. NLR Chamber of Commerce, Pres/CEO Hegeman Michael B. Nabholz Construction, President Henderson John B. Leader Publishing Inc., Gen. Mgr. Henry Carmie Retired VP, First Electric Cooperative Herndon Thommie D. n/a Hill, Jr. Hiram R. Bank of the Ozarks, Exec V-P Holladay Charles E. Pulaski County Sheriff's Office Holst Mark C. Reg Service Mgr, Best Western Int'l Hooper Gregory B. First Baptist Church, Family & Military Pastor Hopkins Elizabeth "Eliz" Webster University LRAFB, Asst. Director House Roy Douglas STATE REP, Dist 40; US Army Col (ret) Hughes Thea Denise Gen Mgr, Jax Wastewater Utility Hyde Barry Dean JUDGE, Pualski County; Hydco, Inc., CEO Jeffcoat, Jr Harold Manuel Cabot Public Schools, Dep Supt Johnson Virgil Alton Target Printing Co. Johnson Robert B. ST REPRESENTATIVE, Johnson & Jacobs, CPSS, PLLC Johnston Timothy J. "TJ" UCA, Dir. Of Special Projects Jones Dustin AR Federal Credit Union Keller Judy Ann Dir Cmty & Econ Dev, City of Maumelle LRAFB Community Council General Membership Roster - 2015

Keplinger, Sr. Kenneth ALDERMAN, City of Sherwood+D153 King Jaquelyn Phoenix Univ., Education Liaison, Klein Henry Carl Retired CEO, AR Federal Credit Union Knight Karen S. Knight's Super Foods Laney Gary Kent First Community Bank, Bus. Dev. Officer Latture, Jr James Paul Retired - LR Port Authority Ex. Dir. Laughy Alan S. Jacksonville Fire Dept., Chief Leonard Chester Hickman National Electrical Contractors Assn., AR, Exec. Dir Lester Bobby G. Jax Public Schools, Interim Supt (Knod) Love Nancy J. (Judy) LR Regional Chamber of Commerce, Dir of Admin Love Ricky Joe R. J. Love Enterprises, Inc. President Lucker Melissa J. "Lisa" Dir of Mktg, Saddle Peak LLC Hardee's Lyford Robert M. AECC Exec VP/Gen'l Counsel - Retired Lyman Curtis R. Martin Borchert Co., Owner Madding Karen Sue Sudden Link, System Mgr. Maddox Cynthia J. LRAFB - PA (ret) Mahoney Daniel Martin First Command, Dist. Advisor Major, Jr Robert A. (Bob) NLR Advertising & Promotion Comm, Exec. Dir Malik Eugene James First Command Financial Planning Malnar Sharon North Metro Medical Center, CEO Marendt, Jr. Richard M. Presidio Networked Solutions, Acct Mgr Martin Bruce Alan Crye-Leike Realty, Exec. Broker Martin David Martin-Wilbourn Partners Martin Harvey (Jay) H. C. Martin, P.A. Matsoukas Nicole L. AFCU, VP/Info Tech & Strategic Initiatives Matthews W. Leon Retired CEO, AR United Way Mattison Amy D Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce McDonald John Mark First United Methodist Church McDonald Robert Keith Centennial Bank, Market President McGregor, Jr. K. Dale Cabot Insurance Group, Agent McMillion Christy Jax Sr Wellness & Activity Ctr, Exec. Dir Merrick Barbara E. Cust. Serv. Mgr, Entergy Arkansas Moore Jim Stonewall Properties Owners Assoc, CEO Morley David W. First Baptist Church, Discipleship Pastor Moulton Virginia K. Embassy Suites Little Rock, DoS & Mktg Murphy Michael Lee City Attorney, City of Conway Nazzaro John R. Heart of Arkansas United Way, President Nobles Adam Miller Arvest Bank, Mortgage Loan Officer VP Norman Andrew Spencer Nabholz Consturction, Proj. Mgr O'Brien Patrick H. BBA Solutions, Bus. Dev. Director Olson Kristina D Cartridge World of North Little Rock Overton Maureen "MO" Medical Manpower Specilist, 19 MDG Parker Richard S. Sam's Club, Gen Mgr Partridge Clayton J. FAB&T Mortgage, Exec. VP Patel Animeshbhai "Andy" Best Western Inn, Owner Peacock James E. Jacksonville Water Commission, Chrmn Pennington Denisa C. AR Econ. Dev. Commission, Dir Com'l Dev Perry Mark Modern Woodman Fraternal Financial, Fin Rep Perry Steven L. APS Payroll & Insurance, President Petersen Keith L. CLC Creative Lines, Inc., Owner Premeaux Sonya UALR, Assoc. Dean for Grad Studies Probst Courtney Brooke Candlewood Suites, DOS Ray Terry Asa State Farm Insurance Reichenbach Jerry AFA State President Rheinhardt Rebecca "Becky" AEDC, Sr Mgr, Military Affairs Roach Lana Wyndham Riverfront, Sales Manager Roberts William C. (Chris) Southern Bank, Comity Pres Roberts Sharon Chamber of Commerce, President Robinson Aaron Keith JP - Pulaski Co ; Bond Consulting Eng. Inc., Proj Mgr Robinson Joseph Matthew (Matt) Leader Publishing Inc., Pub Mgr Robinson Phillip Lee City of Cabot, Fire Chief LRAFB Community Council General Membership Roster - 2015

Rodgers Amber Jean Holiday Inn Express, Gen Mgr Rosenbaum Carl S. Safe Foods, Inc, Chairman Scarbrough Dushun L. MLK Commission, Executive Director Seedtibood Yolly Crye-Leike Realtors Sellers Barry Dean Chamber of Commerce, Dir Econ Dev Semans Jonathan CDI Contractors, Div. Mgr (Everhart) Sexton Tonya Rae First Electric, VP Mktg & Comm Shefflette Nancy Anne Arkansas State University--LRAFB, Dir. Shoptaw Ralph Arkansas State Fair, Gen. Mgr Short Jacob Andrew Jacksonville Water Works, Gen Mgr Showmar Rodney Patrick ARFederal Credit UnionFCU, CEO Shown Barbara Century 21 Unlimited, Broker/Owner Shurgot Nicholas Michael (Nick) Saddle Peak LLC (Hardee's), President & CEO Sims John D. Colonel (USAF, Ret) Sipes Gary L. Jacksonville Police Dept., Chief Smith Joseph Allan MAYOR, City of North Little Rock Smith Ralph M. Plant Mgr, Ashland Chemical Smith III Wallace C. Garver, Inc., Dir. of Federal Services Sprick Wallie G. Witten, Delony & Davidson, INC. Staats, Jr. James O. Golden Corral, Genenral Manager Stafford Cindy North Metro Medical Center, CEO Stager Kathy E. Holiday Inn Airport, Sales Mgr Starks Adam First State Bank, EVP Mkt President Stocks Mark Thomas President, First Security Bank Cabot Stodola Mark MAYOR, City of Little Rock Stone Larry D. Stone Ward, Inc., CEO Stuart Ginger Michelle Stuart Law Firm, P.A. Sundermeier Roger First AR Bank & Trust, VP Mktg Dir Swaim Tommy MAYOR, City of Jacksonville (ret 6/30/09) Swanson Jon M. Exec. Dir., MEMS Tafner Christian J. (Chris) Peregrine Support Services, Inc., Pres/CEO Thomas Kirkley Allen AR Elec Cooperatives, VP Govt'l Affairs Thurman William A. (Tony) Cabot Public Schools, Supt. Toney Terrell L. (Terry) Whit Davis Lumber, President Twitty Mary ALDERMAN, City of Jacksonville Twyford Matthew H. AEDC, Reg'l Mgr - Community Dev. Urquhart Jody Farm Bureau of Arkansas, NC District Coordinator Vaughan Roy Keith Vaughan & Friedman Law Firm Vick II Terry Lee AFCU, SVP. Chief Lending Officer Volpe Joseph J. (Matt) US Magistrate Judge, US District Court Ward Dennis C. City Motors Pre-Owned Watkins III John T. Garver Engineers,VP- Dir of Facilities Design Watson Brodie Michael MAYOR Watson Kelly Whit Davis Lumber, Mktg Coordinator Weatherford Terry Keith Edward D. Jones, Financial Advisor Webb Steven Bryan Baptist Health Medical Center - NLR, VP Patient Serv. West Bradley Eugene Gwatney Automotive Group, Pub. Rel MGr Whisker James S. City of Jacksonville, City Engineer Whitbey Diane K. City Clerk & Treasurer, NLR White L. Chris Remington Sporting Group, Dir of Op White Lloyd Douglas Curtis Stout Company, Vice Presidenet Williams Amy W. Cabot Chamber of Commerce, Exec. Dir Williams Beverly ALDERMAN, City of Sherwood Williams Eddie Joe STATE SENATOR Williams Robert Preston (Bob) Delta Trust Investments, Inc., Mng Dir Williams Thomas "TP" Colonel (USAF, Ret) Wilson Larry T. First Arkansas Bank & Trust, Chairmen Wilson Mark T. First Arkansas Bank & Trust, Vice Preisdent Wilson Mike Michael K. Wilson, Attorney at Law Womack John Arvest Bank of Little Rock, CEO Wood Tonya Rae Supt, Jacksonivlle/North Pulaski School District LRAFB Community Council General Membership Roster - 2015

Young Chad Thomas W D & D Architects, Principal, VP Young Virginia R. MAYOR, City of Sherwood Zumwalt Joan R. Zumwalt Enterprises, Inc., President BIOGRAPHY

TEAM LITTLE ROCK CIVIC LEADER

BRAD HEGEMAN Current President to the Little Rock AFB Community Council and President of Nabholz Construction Services

Background

Brad Hegeman is President of Nabholz Construction Services. He oversees management of the South Central Operation which produces over $275 million each year in the commercial construction industry. As part of the executive management team, Brad helps develop and implement company-wide strategic direction and growth strategies for the company’s 27 service groups which operate across a 44-state region.

Brad began his career at Nabholz Construction in 1996 and has served in a variety of leadership positions throughout the organization. In 1999 he became the Vice President of Business Development following his role as Controller. Brad also served as Executive Vice President, before being named President in 2009. He serves on Nabholz’ Executive Council and has been a stockholder with the company since 1998.

Education

 2006 Associated General Contractors of America - Advanced Management Program  1996 Masters of Business Administration - University of Central Arkansas  1992 Faulkner County Leadership Institute  1988 Bachelors of Business Administration Accounting - University of Central Arkansas  1984 St Joseph High School - Honor Graduate

Previous Work Experiance

1. 1982 – 1986, Factory work, Virco Mfg Corporation 2. 1986 – 1988, Part-time accounting clerk, Virco Mfg Corporation 3. 1988 – 1996, Accounting manager, Virco Mfg Corporation 4. 1996 – 1999, Controller, Nabholz Construction Company 5. 1999 – 2002, Vice President Business Development, Nabholz Construction Company 6. 2002 – 2004, Vice President/General Manager, Nabholz Construction Company 7. 2004 – 2009, Executive Vice President, Nabholz Construction Company 8. 2009 – present, President, Nabholz Construction Company

Major Awards and Recognition

R. D. Nabholz Leadership Award Nabholz Construction Excellence in Leadership Award President’s Award – St. Joseph Athletic Booster Club Patrick Henry Award - National Guard Association of the United States 2014 Business Executive of the Year – Conway Area Chamber of Commerce CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION INVOLVEMENT

Current

UCA Foundation Board of Directors Audit Committee Member ARVets Board of Directors Conway Corporation Board of Directors – Vice-Chairman Little Rock Air Force Base Community Council – Chairman Member – Air Force Chief of Staff Civic Leader Program Member - Conway Development Corporation Lyon College President’s Council (charter member) Conway Public Schools Foundation Capital Campaign Committee Camp Joseph T Robinson Community Council Arkansas National Guard Association American Public Power Association Associated General Contractors of America - Federal Acquisition Regulation Committee United States Green Building Council Air Force Association

Past

Boys and Girls Club Capital Campaign Co-Chair Conway Regional Health Foundation Capital Campaign Steering Committee – Corporate Chairman St Joseph Parish Pastoral Council – Immediate Past Chairman St. Joseph School Board – Board of Directors, Past Chairman St. Joseph Athletic Booster Club Board of Directors – President St. Joseph School Bazaar Executive Committee – Chairman St Joseph School Alumni Association Board of Directors – Vice President City of Conway Blue Ribbon Committee/Citizens Taskforce CASA Festival of Chairs - Honorary Event Chairman Conway City Council – Two terms  Chairman - Parks & Recreation Committee  Chairman - Finance Committee  Co-Chairman - Streets Committee Toad Suck Daze Central Committee Chairman Toad Suck Daze Honorary Event Chairman CARTI Foundation Board of Directors Conway Area Chamber of Commerce - Board of Directors Women’s Shelter of Central Arkansas  Board of Directors  Executive Committee  Chairman - Capital Fund Raising Campaign American Red Cross - Board of Directors Arkansas Chapter Associated General Contractors of America – Board of Directors Kiwanis Club of Conway - Board of Directors – Past Treasurer/Vice President Boys & Girls Club – Board of Directors St. Joseph School Bazaar - Finance Committee Chairman 1989 - 2009 United Way of Faulkner County - Small Business Campaign Chair Construction Financial Management Association Metroplan Board of Directors Conway Human Development Center Volunteer Council BIOGRAPHY

TEAM LITTLE ROCK CIVIC LEADER

BARBARA THOMPSON MERRICK Customer Service Manager, Entergy Arkansas, Inc.

Business

Barbara is the Customer Service Manager for Entergy Arkansas, Inc. She is the interface with all of the elected officials and community leaders in Lonoke and Pulaski Counties. In that role she serves on numerous boards and committees and manages any issues that arise between Entergy and its customers both residential and commercial. Barbara is also responsible for the service related issues for the large industrial customers in this area including LRAFB. She is the project manager for the Base’s electrical privatization contract.

Education

 2005 Masters of Community and Economic Development - University of Central Arkansas  2004 Graduate, LeadAR, University of Arkansas  2002 Graduate, Community Development Institute, University of Central Arkansas  1999 Graduate, Economic Development Institute, University of Oklahoma  1987 Bachelors of Business Administration, Finance and Banking - University of Arkansas  1983 Cabot High School - Honor Graduate, Salutatorian

Community Involvement

 Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce – Board Member  Metro Little Rock Alliance – Board Member  Lonoke County Leadership – Board Member, Treasurer  Jacksonville Rotary Club  Keep Jacksonville Beautiful – Board Member  Alpha Kappa Psi – National Business Fraternity  Sherwood Chamber of Commerce  Cabot Chamber of Commerce  Arkansas Economic Developers  First Baptist Church, Cabot

LRAFB Involvement

 Little Rock Air Force Base Community Council – Executive Board Member, Membership Chair  AirPower Arkansas - Vice Chair

Current as of 24 June 2013

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TEAM LITTLE ROCK CIVIC LEADER

ANNABELLE M. DAVIS Current Executive Secretary to the Little Rock AFB Community Council and retired Marketing & Public Relations Manager for the Jacksonville Parks & Recreation Department

Background

Annabelle M. Davis is retired from the City of Jacksonville after 35 years of service. She was the Marketing & Public Relations Manager for the Parks & Recreation Department, but also represented the City in numerous organizations and functions. She and John, her husband of 31 years enjoy playing golf as often as possible. Both are members of the First Baptist Church in Jacksonville where they sing in the choir.

Education

 Master’s degree in education  Maintains a professional certification through the National & Arkansas Recreation & Park Associations

Community Involvement  The Heart of Arkansas Tourism Association  Pulaski Visitors Council  Arkansas Hospitality Association  Leadership Jacksonville program  Active member of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce and local Rotary Club

LRAFB Involvement

 Former 19th Airlift Wing Honorary Commander; 29th Weapons Squadron Honorary Commander Emeritus  Affiliation with LRAFB began over 32 years ago through the Chamber of Commerce Military Relations committee  Has attended SAC Missile Competitions, National Security Forums, AMC Airlift Rodeos and civic leader tours  Currently attends Team Little Rock Staff weekly meetings as the 19 AW Honorary Commander  Member of the LRAFB Community Council, currently serving as the Executive Secretary  Organizer of the Air Power Arkansas committee, a fund-raising arm for military-related events

(Current as of January 2012)

BIOGRAPHY

TEAM LITTLE ROCK CIVIC LEADER

DANIEL GRAY Bart Gray Realty Co. Inc.

Background

Daniel Gray is the Treasurer for the Little Rock AFB Community Council, and a 3rd generation executive broker for Bart Gray Realty Co. Inc. He is the grandson of Bartus M. Gray Sr. and the son of Thad Gray. The motto for Bart Gray Realty is “There are no strangers here, just friends we have not met” and Daniel Gray has continued in the footsteps of the Gray family tradition by serving the local Jacksonville Community. He is married to Amy gray and the couple has two sons, Ethan and Seth.

Education

 B.S. in Finance and Real Estate, University of Arkansas

Community Involvement

 Director of Jacksonville/North Pulaski Education Corps  Board of directors for the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce  Board of directors for the Jacksonville Boys & Girls Club  Deacon First Baptist Church Jacksonville  Vice President of the Jacksonville World Class Education Organization  Honorary Commander for the 41st Airlift Squadron  Charter Member Jacksonville Kiwanis Club  Jacksonville Youth Baseball Coach for the Bart Gray Realty Cubs

LRAFB Involvement

 Former LRAFB Honorary Commander for the 41st Airlift Squadron  Member of Air Power Arkansas committee  Member of LRAFB Community Council

(Current as of July 2013)

BIOGRAPHY

TEAM LITTLE ROCK CIVIC LEADER

LARRY BIERNACKI President/CEO, Arkansas Federal Credit Union

Background

Larry Biernacki was the President and CEO of Arkansas Federal Credit Union (AFCU) since June of 2005. He retired in 2014. AFCU is the largest credit union in Arkansas serving over 71,000 members through twelve full-service branches. It has assets of over $700 million. Larry has spent 30 years involved in the credit union/ banking industry. He held mid- and senior-management level positions in many different aspects of financial institution management but heavily weighted in the lending arena. He has successfully built and grown many different profitable direct and indirect portfolios including, automobile, marine, RV, home improvement, and manufactured housing. Larry has supervised as many as 200 employees. He has introduced, implemented, and trained staff on many different lending products and systems, and he is responsible for innovative new products and enhancements being delivered to the marketplace.

Larry has been happily married to Pam for over 34 years. They have one son who lives in Texas and four grandchildren. Larry is an avid golfer. His hobbies include collecting baseball cards and playing the guitar. He is deeply involved with his church, leading the Parking Lot Ministry Team and The Upward Basketball program. In 1990 he was a starter on the USSSA World Champion Softball Team “Thunder”. He also enjoys fishing and attending sporting events.

Education

 BS Mathematics, Northern Arizona University  National Installment Credit School, Norman OK  Pacific Coast Banking School, Seattle WA

Community Involvement  Jacksonville Museum of Military History board member  Jacksonville Rotary Club  Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce

LRAFB Involvement

 President, Little Rock AFB Community Council  314th Airlift Wing Honorary Commander Emeritus

 AETC Commander’s Civic Leader Group Alumni  Air Force Association community partner  Airlift/Tanker Association member  Staunch supporter of Little Rock AFB Quarterly & Annual Award Programs

(Current as of October 2011)  AETC Commander’s Civic Leader Group Alumni  Air Force Association community partner  Airlift/Tanker Association member  Staunch supporter of Little Rock AFB Quarterly & Annual Award Programs

(Current as of October 2011) IN ATTENDANCE (Derived from Sign In Sheet):

Members: Sherman Banks, Tom Bartole, Mike Berg, Ed Bibb, Larry Biernacki, Craig Boyd, Mayor Art Brooke, Marina Brooks, Jamie Byrne, Harry Canham, Nancy Chlapecka, Marcia Cook, Don Crabbe, Mayor Bill Cypert, Doug Darr, Tara Davidson, Annabelle Davis, John Davis, Donna Deen, Richard DeSpain, Wendall Dorman, DannaKay Duggar, Warren Dupree, Jim Durham, Marleen Eddlemon, Steve Eggensperger, Kenny Elliott, Jim Elmer, Sen Jane English, Jeff Evveretts, Garrick Feldman, Stephanie Ferguson, Michael Florence, Charles Gastineau, Jerry Gay, Lucien Gillham, Ann Gilliam, Denise Goforth, Daniel Gray, Thad Gray, Richard Green, Jay Hartman, Brad Hegeman, John Henderson, Carmie Henry, Mayor Virginia Hillman, Doc Holliday, thea Hughes, Harold Jeffcoat, Dustin Jones, Hank Klein, Paul Latture, Bobby Lester, Judy Love, Bob Lyford, Amy Mattison, Barbara Merrick, Ginny Moulton, Andrew Norman, Kristen Olson, Clay Partridge, Andy Patel, Steve Perry, Sonya Premeaux, Courtney Probst, Jerry Reichenbach, Lana Roach, Matt Robinson, Barry Sellers, Nancy Shefflette, Ralph Shoptaw, Jake Short, Rodney Showmar, John Sims, Mayor Joe Smith, Wallie Sprick, James Staats, Cindy Stafford, Kathy Stager, Mark Stocks, Roger Sundermeier, Tommy Swaim, Chris Tafner, Kirkley Thomas, Mary Twitty, Matt Twyford, Terry Weatherford, Steven Webb, Brad West, Jay Whisker, Doug White, MINUTES Amy Williams, T. P. Wiliams, Larry Wilson, Mark Wilson, Mike Wilson,Joan Zumwalt. ITTLE OCK IR ORCE ASE LRAFB: L R A F B BGen Dwight Balch, Lt Col Charles Bolton, CMSgt Donnie Bolton, CMSgt Rhonda Buening, Robert Chatham, Heather Cooley, Lt Col Angela Cross, Col Archie Frye, COMMUNITY COUNCIL Lt Col Philip Geelhood, Col Keith Green, Maj Lucas Hall, Maj Jamey Hartsell, Maj Mike Hickam, Lewis, Holston, Col Tammy Hutchins-Frye, Mike Klapmeyer, CMSgt Jimmy Ku, Lt Col Thomas Lankford, Col Doug Littlefield, Col Dan Lockert, GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Maj Joel Lynch, Cynde Maddox, Col Clay Mason, Bob Oldham, Col Patrick Rhatigan, Maj Cameron Richardson, John Steele, Maj Tim Stout, Joseph Villaur, Capt Ashley Walker, Col Steve Weaver, Maj Michelle Whitfield Fourth Quarter - 2014 CODELS: Tom McNabb (Cong Griffin) November 18, 2014

GUESTS: Rebecca Boyd, Katherine Kopreski, Candace Matthews, Camille Bennett, Cathy JACKSONVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER Gastineau, Kate Quinlan-Laird, Becky Gay, James Bedwell, Beverly Williams, Beverly Harper, Don Smart, Sam Wilson, Kelly Ferguson, Tammy Christian, Deb Bostic, Mark Chard

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER sent planes & crews to Alaska for a training exercise call “Red Flag”. In recognition of the long history and accomplishments of the 19th Airlift Wing, it President Brad Hegeman called the meeting to order at 12:00 pm. After the was awarded with the Doolittle Award in Washington, DC. Also, the 19th prayer & Pledge of the Allegiance, dignitaries & special guests were introduced. earned the Outstanding Unit Award and had two airmen who received Purple hearts. At the end of their fiscal year, funds were available for projects that th Minutes of 3rd Quarter Meeting 2014 - Minutes were approved as written. had not had funding. Finally, he mentioned that 2015 is the 60 Anniversary th Treasurer’s Report - Daniel Gray reported receipts of $ 2,238.45, disbursements of LRAFB. A Ball is being planned for Oct. 9 . More will come about that of $ 6,875.20, leaving total cash resources of $88,917.01 at the end of the 3rd event. Quarter. PROGRAM - MR. FRED MEURER, FORMER CITY MGR, MONTEREY, CA APA (formerly Air Power Arkansas) Report – Barbara Merrick ported receipts Col Rhatigan prefaced an AF video about the P4 Initiative – Private-Public of $329.45, withdrawals or $ 325.00, balance of $17,875.53. She added that Partnership Program, which introduced the concept of preparing for the long $1,152.38 has been transferred to the Spouses’ Club so far this year from term of mutual benefits of partnering with military installations and local license plate sales, money to be used for scholarships. She also announced that communities for the common good. The essence is “getting to YES” when 2015 will have two big events – AMC Rodeo in summer, and the 60th Anniversary considering opportunities. He introduced Mr. Meurer by saying his efforts in Ball in October. Fundraising for both events will begin soon, so she encouraged Monterey were the first in using this concept, and forging the road for everyone to include these in their 2015 budgets. authorized & legal avenues to identify and pursue partnerships from a Membership Report – Barbara introduced the following new members approved community’s point of view. by the Executive Board: Amanda Campbell, Harold Jeffcoat, Jr., Kathy Stager, Mr. Meurer stated from his military background he recognized the duplication and Kirkley Thomas. of services when he began working with the City of Monterey. With Fort Ord Brief Remarks from Commanders and other installations in the area, they identified acres of unused land, Col Keith Green, 314th AW/CV, stood in for Col Dryjanski. He noted that by buildings and services that could be combined or put to better use and the end of the year, the 314th will have trained 1,700 students, with 422 onsite utilities & municipal services that could be merged or shared. With Ft Ord on today. They have graduated 124 international students from 24 countries. He the BRAC list to be closed in 1991, and another Naval Base in 1993, noted that Arkansas fingerprints are all over them as they carry their experience becoming more efficient with resources became even more important. As he here back to their countries. Capt Austin Nick recently received AETC's began to recognize the deficiencies in services & facility usage, he convinced nomination for the Jabarra Award; the award recognizes an Air Force Academy the Council to forge ahead with formulating plans to combine, divest, and graduate who has made significant contributions to aviation during the award reshape to address the potential or partnerships could offer. Over time, period. Capt Kevin Caughlin recently returned from Israel where he was teaching successful efforts were made dealing with privatized housing & utilities, child Israel's C-130J pilots how to better utilize the "all-weather" capabilities of the J- care, parks & play fields, fire departments, equipment maintenance, and model. Currently the “H” and “J” simulators are being upgraded. General Robin other public works projects. The concept of a “City Base” took shape. A new Rand, AETC/CC will be visiting in February. law was written and passed in 1993, the “National Defense Legislative Act”, Col Marc Sicard, 189th AW/CV, announced they will be hosting the Director of which allowed for addressing municipal & military partnerships. In 2012, the Air National Guard when he visits Dec. 5-6. While here, the 189th will be special legislation was added – Section 331of 2013 Authorization Bill – that dedicating a road in honor of a fallen airman MSgt Daniel Wassom, an Instructor completely authorized ways to integrate partnering with communities. This Loadmaster in the 154th Training Squadron. He will be awarded the Airman's provides avenues for gains both ways, and for planning for the Base of the Medal, posthumously, for giving his life protecting his daughter during the tornado future. He noted that LRAFB is one of the Bases selected to participate in event in Vilonia last spring. The ANG hosted a day with County judges, local and the “P4” process, which is currently underway. He noted that if small towns state officials, to showcase their preparedness capabilities for disasters. work together, it is better than one big town. Avenues for partnering efforts Col Archie Frye, 913 AG/CC, said their group is 600 strong now. He has 1200 included basic contractual agreements, Memorandums of Understanding members with only 10 hours left to earn their Associate’s Degree, with 80 having (MOU), Joint Powers Authority, leases, Federal Acquisition Regulations already obtain it. This is a requirement for their unit. He reminded us that these (FAR), and others. Each of these is needed for different projects. He noted folks come from our communities and have their own jobs. He also announced that it is important to remember that every organization has a culture & that he will be retiring in January after 38 years in the service. He looks forward to history that must be respected when trying to merge or change. He perfecting his golf game. encouraged the group to begin thinking about opportunities for partnerships o Col Patrick Rhatigan, 19th AW/CC. Told the audience that we currently have 23 benefit both LRAFB & area. new J’s for the 28 planned. Currently, there are eight aircraft and 300 airmen nd nd deployed. With the current medical situation, we have 20 airmen on standby to Announcement: Next Year’s meetings will be 2 Wednesday of the 2 month each deploy to West Africa on 130’s in support of the ebola outbreak. They recently quarter. With no other business, the meeting adjourned at 1:10 pm. IN ATTENDANCE (Derived from Sign In Sheet):

Members: James Alger, Leigh Anderson, Sherman Banks, John Barclay, Tom Bartole, Larry Biernacki, Craig Boyd, Danny Brightwell, Mayor Art Brooke, Harry Canham, Chad Carlson, John Carlton, Nancy Chlapecka, Tammy Christian, Marcia Cook, Don Crabbe, Mayor Bill Cypert, Annabelle Davis, Donna Deen, Richard DeSpain, Michael Driggers, DanaKay Duggar, Jim Durham, Marleen Eddlemon, Steve Eggensperger, Kenny Elliott, Jim Elmer, Sen Jane English, Garrick Feldman, Mayor Gary Fletcher, Michael Florence, Brad Ford, Robert Fortney, Jerry Gay, Ann Gilliam, Denise Goforth, Daniel Gray, Thad Gray, Richard Green, Pat Hagge, Beverly Harper, Jay Hartman, Brad Hegeman, John Henderson, , Rick Hill, Doc Holliday, Harold Jeffcoat, Judy Keller, Ken Keplinger, Paul Latture, Chief Alan Laughy, Bobby Lester, Judy Love, Rick Love, Richard Marendt, Amy Mattison, Barbara Merrick, Ginny Moulton, Andrew Norman, Kristen Olson, Richard Parker, Jim Peacock, Denisa Pennington, Steve Perry, Sonya Premeaux, Courtney Probst, Lana Roach, Chris Roberts, Matt Robinson, Chief Phil Robinson, Carl Rosenbaum, Barry Sellers, Nancy Shefflette, John Sims, Cindy Stafford, Mark Stocks, Larry Stone, Ginger Stuart, Roger Sundermeier, Tommy Swaim, Chris Tafner, Terry Toney, Matt Twyford, Terry Vick, Joe Volpe, Mayor Michael Watson, Terry Weatherford, Brad West, Jay Whisker, Amy Williams, T. P. Wiliams, Larry Wilson, Mark Wilson, Mike Wilson, Mayor Virginia Young, Joan Zumwalt.

Military Guests: LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE BGen Dwight Balch,Capt Lissete Booker, CMSgt Rhonda Buening, Lt Col Robert Chatham, Lt Col Angela Cross, Lt Col Brain Daniels, Rolondo DeLeon, Cheri Dragos-Pritchard, CMSgt Anthony Erskine, LtCol Mike Fellona, Col Keith Green, COMMUNITY COUNCIL Maj Lucas Hall, Lt Col Neil Hede, Maj Daniel Henderson, Maj Michael Hickam, Col Mike Klapmeyer, CMSgt Brian LaBounty, Col Doug Littlefield, Cynde Maddox, Lt Col Johnnie Martiniz, Bob Oldham, Col Bill Otter, Col Patrick Rhatigan, Col MINUTES Domenic Sarnataro, Lt ol Derek Scott, Randy Sellers, Dale Stanley, John Steele, Lt Col Kimberly Tooman, Capt Ashley Walker, Col Steve Weaver, Lt Col Eric Westby Maj Michelle Whitfield, Lt Col Chris Zeger. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

CODELS: Mark Thomsen (Cong Crawford), Tom McNabb (Cong Hill),Ken Griffin, (Gov Hutchinson), Annamarie Atwod (Lt Gov Griffin) First Quarter - 2015 GUESTS: February 10, 2015 Nikki White, Rafael Bravo, Carlyn Canham, Megan Ladd, Nancy Douglas, Amy Arnone, Kelly Watson, Paula Volpe, Chief James Bedwell HANGAR 1080

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER TH PROGRAM - COL MICHAEL KLAPMEYER, 19 AW CE/CC President Brad Hegeman called the meeting to order at 11:55 pm. After the prayer & Pledge of the Allegiance, dignitaries & special guests were introduced. Col Rhatigan said many of LRAFB’s challenges for this process fall under the Civil Engineer’s purview. He then introduced Lt Col Michael Klapmeyer, Commander of th - Minutes were approved as written. the 19th Civil Engineer Squadron. Lt Col Klapmeyer began by saying he was a big Minutes of 4 Quarter Meeting 2014 fan of STEM outreach to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers and Treasurer’s Report - Daniel Gray reported receipts of $ 8,582.48, disbursements th ensure our nation remains competitive on a global scale. His job as the civil engineer of $ 6,378.08, leaving total cash resources of $91,121.41 at the end of the 4 squadron commander is to develop, operate, sustain and protect LRAFB as a Quarter. platform for the projection of combat airlift for the United States. Air Force civil APA (formerly Air Power Arkansas) Report – Chris Roberts reported receipts engineers have a challenging job, maintaining a pavement total 229 times larger than of $7,630.26, no withdrawals for a balance of $25,505.79. Chris announced that DFW Airport and acreage equivalent to 3 times the land mass of Connecticut. In FY the APA committee is being activated this year to raise funds to support the AMC 2014, LRAFB obtained a record-setting $190 million in project funds, accounting for Rodeo teams, which is part of their charter. He also said they would support the 35% of the total amount available in all of Air Mobility Command. Of particular note is 60th Anniversary Ball, but it has its own committee which will be raising funds, the repair of the 12,000 ft runway over the next two years, where the water table in also. He told members to expect to hear from them when fund raising begins. that area has undermined the integrity of the subsurface soils. The project will successfully address the drainage issues on the airfield and will also resolve current – Barbara introduced the following new members approved Membership Report line-of-sight deficiencies that compromise pilot visibility and safety. A new fuel cell by the Executive Board: Bryan Day, Cynde Maddox, David Martin and Beverly maintenance hangar should be complete this July. Because we are AETC’s Center Williams. of Excellence for training, a new simulator will be installed later this year. Brief Remarks from Commanders Infrastructure improvements include natural gas, electrical distribution, and roadways. th Col Keith Green, 314th AW/CV, stood in for Col James Dryjanski. The 314 just For the airmen and families, the former BX is being totally revitalized into “The completed an inspection and were rated an overall “Highly Effective”. They also Commons,” a consolidated community support facility. It will house a new library, had the fewest write-ups of all AETC Bases. Currently there are 385 students Airmen & Family Readiness Center, and a community center. Demolishing the old here, 11 of which are international students. For FY 16-17, the projection is for an buildings these activities are currently housed in will results in a cost savings of average of 1,600 students per year. approximately $300,000 a year. Lt Col Klapmeyer also discussed an Encroachment Management initiative, where LRAFB will identify actions likely to inhibit, curtail, or th spoke for Col Robert Ator They are on Col Domenic Sarnataro, 189 OG/CC . impede current or future activities within the LRAFB mission footprint; or any track to have 970 students. They have 17 airframes on the ramp and are close to deliberate Air Force activity that is incompatible with the community’s use of its 100% manning. Col Ator is in DC for an AF Commander’s Call. He attended the resources. Local governments and other stakeholders will be integral to that process. “Portraits of Courage”, representing MSgt Dan Wassom, who was killed in the The future of LRAFB will see a blurring of the lines between military and community. tornado last spring. Through key community partnerships, we will ensure LRAFB remains a strong and Lt Col Neil Hede, 327th OG/CC spoke on behalf of the 913th AG. He said they viable installation, able to efficiently and effectively support our national security have 12 airframes at this time and 600 personnel, 120 of whom are full time. The objectives. Reserve Unit is now an operational mission under the 19th AW. They will be transitioning from the “H” model to the “J” model later this year. Announcements Col Patrick Rhatigan, 19th AW/CC. told the audience that he and the other CC’s Brad reminded members that dues are payable this month, as well as just returned from DC attending the AF Chief of Staff’s Commander’s Call. Member Update forms. Speakers relayed that the AF has to change, and can no longer do business as The “Welcome Home Vietnam Vets” event is set for April 11 at the Jax usual. Strategies must change to adapt & respond faster to adversarial threats Museum of Military History. the next 30 years. They do not anticipate any more cuts in manpower, but He encouraged member to purchase the Rock & Role license plate when demands are up, meeting them with the smallest AF in history (313,000 in 1947; renewing tags. Proceeds are for scholarships through the LRAFB Spouses’ 306,000 now). Currently, LRAFB has 300 deployed, including Afghanistan, Horn Club. of Africa, the Yukon and central Europe. The 19th AW leadership recently had a Finally, he acknowledged the years of service to the AF and Community th day long strategy session focused on being more efficient. Some areas Council of Cynde Maddox, who will be retiring Feb. 27 . She has been the discussed were functioning as one AF (combining active duty, ANG and AFR “face of the Base” for most civilians through her community liaison work with integrated into one wing), deepening community relationships to create what will the Public Affairs office. A standing applause followed. be known as “hybrid bases”. The P4 Initiative addresses how to do this by Adjournment. With no other business, the meeting adjourned at 1:00 pm. reducing excess capacity, partnering for services and programs, etc. We are way ahead of most bases already.

IN ATTENDANCE (Derived from Sign In Sheet):

Members: Mike Berg, Ed Bibb, Karilyn Brown, Nancy Burger, John Carlton, Marcia Cook, Don Crabbe, Mayor Bill Cypert, Annabelle Davis, DannaKay Duggar, Steve Eggensperger, Kenny Elliott, Jim Elmer, Sen Jane English, Garrick Feldman, Mayor Gary Fletcher, Brad Ford, John Garner, Ken Gill, Lucien Gillham, Denise Goforth, Daniel Gray, Thad Gray, Caite Hall, Beverly Harper, Jay Hartman, Brad Hegeman, John Henderson, Thea Hughes, Judy Keller, Chief Alan Laughy, Bobby Lester, Cynde Maddox, Dan Mahoney, Eugene Malik, Richard Marendt, Dale McGregor, Barbara Merrick, Denisa Pennington, Steve Perry, Sonya Premeaux, Lana Roach, Chris Roberts, Chief Phil Robinson, Barry Sellers, Nancy Shefflette, Jake Short, Mark Stocks, Tommy Swaim, Terry Toney, Matt Twyford, Kelly Watson, Mayor Michael Watson, Terry Weatherford, Brad West, Jay Whisker, Amy Williams, T. P. Wiliams, Larry Wilson, Mark Wilson, Mike Wilson, Mayor Virginia Young.

Military Guests: Col Robert Ator, Lt Col Charles Bolton, Lt Col Dawn Brooks, Lt Col Dawson Brumbelow, CMSgt Rhonda Buening, Capt Lissete Booker, Lt Col Angela Cross, Lt Col Heather Cudley, Col Craig Drescher, Lt Amanda Farr, Col Keith Green, Maj Jamey Hartsell, Col Mike Klapmeyer, CMSgt Brian LaBounty, Col Dan Lockertt, LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE Col Clay Mason, Lt Col Chris Montanaro, Col Bill Otter, John Steele, Lt Col Kimberly Tooman, Louis Vance, Col Steve Weaver, Maj Michelle Whitfield,. COMMUNITY COUNCIL

CODELS: Russell Hagood (Cong Cotton), Annamarie Atwood (Lt Gov Griffin) MINUTES GUESTS: Adam Starks, Tony Wood, Andrew-James Coy, Nancy Douglas, Chief James Bedwell, Sarah Jones, Nikke Wentling GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Second Quarter - 2015 May 12, 2015

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MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Since not getting the Keelser air frames, their mission may be altered, but unit still here to stay. All teamwork initiatives will continue long term. President Brad Hegeman called the meeting to order at 11:55 pm. After the prayer & Pledge of the Allegiance, dignitaries & special guests were introduced. PROGRAM - MR. Bobby Lester, Interim Jax/North Pulaski Superintendent

Minutes of 1st Quarter Meeting 2015 - Minutes were approved as written. Daniel Gray introduced Mr. Lester by saying Mr. Lester was PCSSD Superintendent Daniel Gray reported receipts of $14,838.47, disbursements when he was in grade school. Lester recognizes the importance of this issue to the Treasurer’s Report - quality of life for military families stationed at LRAFB. The interim Board on which of $13,307.37, leaving total cash resources of $92,652.51 at the end of the 1st Daniel serves hired Lester, a proven leader in education, who has extensive Quarter. background & knowledge of the issues facing the new school district. APA Report – Chris Roberts reported receipts of $306.22, withdrawals of Mr. Lester began by saying he has been a member of the Community Council since $754.00, leaving a balance of $25,058.01. Chris announced that AMC Rodeo has 1985, so knows well the importance of LRAFB and its missions. He recounted the been cancelled, so the committee will not have to raise funds for it. However, he history of the Base being located here and the pending 60th Anniversary celebration in said they would support the 60th Anniversary Ball, but it has its own committee October. which will be raising funds, also. He told members to expect to hear from them After 30 years of effort, last fall the local citizens voted 95% to create its own school when fund raising begins. district and leave the Pulaski County Special School District. He came out of – Barbara introduced the following new members approved retirement to be hired as the interim superintendent until June 30. At that time, Mr. Membership Report Tony Wood will take over as the first official superintendent of the Jacksonville/North by the Executive Board: Nancy Burger, Carmen “Caite” Hall, Timothy “TJ” Pulaski School district. During this transition time, zoning had to be determined for Johnston, Maureen “MO” Overton and Kelly Watson. Board positions, which will be five (5) zones and two (2) at-large members. The Brief Remarks from Commanders millage rate will be 40.7 mils, the current rate for PCSSD. It will need to be increased th Col Bill Otter, 19 AW/CV represented Col Rhatigan, who is taking his “fini” flight later to help with construction and overhead costs, the issue most likely on the ballot today before his change of command on May 27th. The 19th currently has 450 in 2016. Staffing issues are also being discussed as to how teachers will be hired or deployed now, with more to leave soon, as well as return soon. Airmen are in re-assigned based on the split. A process is in place to reach a settlement that is fair Afghanistan, fighting anit-ISIS in Iraq, Europe, and the African continent, not to to the teachers and both districts. Timeline: This summer two assistant mention several scattered around the world. They recently completed another superintendents will be hired, who will then hire principals. By January, interviews for Green Flag exercise with the Illinois and Nevada Guard, support airborne and teachers will begin. By fall of 2016, the split should be complete. Plans are for the current middle school to be closed and merged into Northwood for 2015-16 school British troops. The runway will be reduced to half length in July, but will not impact year. In 2016-17, North Pulaski will then become the middle school, and NPHS & the mission. LRAFB is actively involved in shaping the future with the “Integrated JHS will be combined. The band & athletics programs will merge this fall. The Air Wing” initiative 2023. The thought is to combine all units into a single organization Force is partnering to provide at a low/no cost lease for land across from NPHS for a for better efficiency. The Charter for the P4 partnership between LRAFB and City new elementary school. Arnold Drive Elementary on LRAFB will be moved into the of Jacksonville was signed representing the intent and process to partner in a new school as well as Tolleson Elementary. Also, the AF has offered 240 acres east number of areas. Finally, although the ten “J”s will stay at Keesler, the Base will of NPHS site for additional campus space to build a new high school. This would put be working with them for flight operations. He thanked the community for support all secondary school on one campus. The AF has pledged $18 million cash & in-kind during the past 60 years, culminating with the Ball this fall. to support the construction of the new elementary school. A group has been hired to th , stood in for Col James Dryjanski. The 314th study the eligibility process to obtain 40-50% State matching funds to help with all the Col Keith Green, 314 AW/CV costs. Mr. Wood was introduced to the group. He was superintendent in Searcy for currently has 3896 students here, 215 on the “H” and 181 on the “J”. The project 16 years, during which time technology was introduced into the classrooms and new 1,600 students this year. With the Yakota Japan base receiving “J;s”, we expect school buildings were built. Mr. Lester ended by saying the next few years will not be more students from there. Airmen are in Iraq, Afghanistan as air advisors to be easy, but will set a new path for success of the new school district. sure they are operating the “J’s” as trained. He thanked LRAFB for their continued presence here, and the outstanding Col Robert Ator, 189th AW/CC commented that while several Wing leaders are community relationship that has been maintained. leaving this summer, the ANG is the constant. They have 400 students in the FTU. Several from Security Forces are deployed, with more from CE ready. The Announcements AMP program is still being discussed in Congress. With recent weather events, Mr. Hegeman asked the military members who will be leaving this summer to the RRAT teams have been busy with rescues, clean up medical deliveries. All stand & thanked them for their service while here. this with both part-time & full time Guardsmen standing ready to serve. Col Craig Drescher, 913th AG/CC. Having only been here six weeks, he has Adjourned: With no other business, the meeting adjourned at 1:00 pm. already seen how busy it is. The Reserve unit have 25 deployed from the Aerial Support Squadron. At the last drill, he awarded decorations to several members. IN ATTENDANCE (Derived from Sign In Sheet):

Members: Amy Arnone, Chief Kenny Boyd, Danny Brightwell, Marina Brooks, Nancy Burger, John Carlton, Nancy Chlapecka, Jamie Cobb, Don Crabbe, Mayor Bill Cypert, Annabelle Davis, Wendall Dorman, Michael Driggers, DannaKay Duggar, Steve Eggensperger, Kenny Elliott, Jim Elmer, Sen Jane English, Michael Florence, Brad Ford, Robert Fortney, John Garner, Ken Gill, Lucien Gillham, Thad Gray, Pat Hagge, Caite Hall, Beverly Harper, Brad Hegeman, State Rep Doug House, Thea Hughes, Judge Barry Hyde, State Rep Bob Johnson, TJ Johnston, Ken Keplinger, Judy Keller, Hank Klein,Chief Alan Laughy, Bobby Lester, Judy Love, Lisa Lucker, Cynde Maddox, Dan Mahoney, Eugene Malik, Dale McGregor, Barbara Merrick, Ginny Moulton, Andrew Norman, Mo Overton, Andy Patel, Denisa Pennington, Steve Perry, Sonya Premeaux, Courtney Probst, Lana Roach, Aaron Robinson, Chief Phil Robinson, Carl Rosenabum, Yolly Seedibood, Barry Sellers, Tonya Sexton, Nancy Shefflette, Ralph Shoptaw, John Sims, Ralph Smith, Adam Starks, Mark Stocks, Ginger Stuart, Roger Sumdermeier, Tommy Swaim, Chris Tafner, Terry Toney, Matt Twyford, Kelly Watson, Terry Weatherford, Brad West, Amy Williams, Mark Wilson, Mike Wilson, Chad Young.

Military Guests: Lt Col John Arellanes, Col Robert Ator, Col Chris Bennett, Maj Gen Mark Berry, Col Charles Bolton, Lt Col Dawn Brooks, Col Eric Brooks, Col Chip Brown, Lt Col James Bruner, CMSgt Rhonda Buening, Lt Col Robert Chatam, Lt Col Don Clark, Lt Col Heather Clay, Lt Col Heather Cooley, Cheri Dragos-Pritchard, Col Craig Drescher, Col Jeff Gast, Lt Amanda Farr, Maj James Hartsell, Lt Col Henderson, LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE Maj Michael Hickam, CMSgt Lewis Holston, Lt Col William Holyfield, Capt Zachary Hunt, Capt John Killian, Col Mike Klapmeyer, CMSgt Brian LaBounty, COMMUNITY COUNCIL Col Doug Littlefield, Col Chris Montanaro, Bob Oldham, Tammy Reed, Col Don Sarnataro, Maj Michael Scianna, Mike Ramsey, Maj Randy Sellers, Maj Peyton Smith, Capt Casey Staheli, Lt Col Dale Standley, John Steele, Maj Grey MINUTES Steenburge, Maj Jared Thompson, Lt Col Mark Timko, Col Joe Wilson, Louis Vance. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING CODELS: Anita Deason (Sen Boozman), Russell Hagood (Sen Cotton), Richard Maxwell & Tom McNabb (Cong Hill), Annamarie Atwood (Lt Gov Griffin), Ken Griffin (Gov Hutchinson) Third Quarter - 2015 GUESTS: Charlotte Brown, Molly Bennett, Kelly Lyon, Billy Holt, Les McGregor, Dianne August 20, 2015 Williams, Rebecca Rheinhardt, HANGAR 1080

th th MEETING CALLED TO ORDER 913 to still be here and continue to be associated with the 19 for flying purposes. President Brad Hegeman called the meeting to order at 11:55 pm. After the TH prayer & Pledge of the Allegiance, dignitaries & special guests were introduced. PROGRAM - COLONEL CHARLES “CHIP” BROWN, COMMANDER, 19 AW

th Minutes of 2nd Quarter Meeting 2015 - Minutes were approved as written. Brad Hegeman introduced Col Brown as the new Commander of the 19 Treasurer’s Report – Barbara Merrick reported receipts of $4,722.10, Airlift Wing, having assumed Command May 23rd. Col Brown commented disbursements of $9,064.551 leaving total cash resources of $88,310.10 at the that of his 21 years in the AF, five had been spent here, which is the only th end of the 2nd Quarter. Base they really could call “home”. The 19 currently has 500 deployed, with Barbara reported receipts of $5,406.82, withdrawals of $400.00, about half coming back in September. In his first 90 days here, he has APA Report – th th leaving a balance of $30,064.83. Amy Mattison provided information about the trained with the 189 and the 913 . th upcoming 60th Anniversary Ball October 9th. Cards with specific sponsorship On the morning of June 15 , day 19 of being here, there was an “active information are on the tables. Opportunities exist to be a sponsor with benefits shooter” event at the front gate. He gave a riveting account of the entire according to the level of the contribution or even to just sponsor an airman. She event, especially noting the quick response of the defenders at the gate. His announced that the Community Council is the “Presenting Sponsor”. The Ball initial thought when getting the call was that AMC had pulled an has a link from the website, also, www.lrafbc.us unannounced “active shooter” exercise. That was not the case. The Membership Report – Barbara introduced the following new members approved individual who became the “shooter” was driving 80 mph toward the gate by the Executive Board: Amy Arnone, Joe Farrer, Chief Kenny Boyd, Lisa Lucker, when he hit a semi that had stopped and was waiting to turn around. His Adam Starks and Tony Wood. vehicle crashed and stopped within a few feet of the gate house. Defenders – Roger Sundermeier encouraged members and military to immediately responded, initially to call for medical assistance, but quickly Marketing Report th purchase the Rock & Role license plate when getting new tags. Each tag sold turned to a defense posture. As it happened, the 189 had 10 defenders on puts $25 toward the Spouses’ Club scholarship fund. He also mentioned the idea site for an exercise that day, and responded quickly as needed. Another of a newsletter that would be created to keep members informed. It would be defender bolted out of the Gate House, while a third one ran from the emailed on a bi-weekly basis. commercial check point lane. Twenty shots were fired during the event. Brief Remarks from Commanders People in cars at the entrance were running, uncertain of what was Col Jeff Gast, 314th AW/CV, stood in for Col James Dryjanski. He commented he happening. The Base was locked down. The Jacksonville police responded has only been here a few weeks, but has been stationed here before. They are in less than two minutes. The Sherwood police secured the Hwy 107 gate. continuing with the training mission, expecting about 1,600 students this year. Public Affairs engaged immediately to handle media presence. By 2:45 pm, it There is currently a Norwegian General here training. He still expects the 62nd will was all over and everything cleared. The shooter was the only casualty. continue to draw down. The result of this event is a testimony to the partnerships between the th Col Robert Ator, 189th AW/CC commented that while many new faces have communities, JPD, SPD, 189 and SFS. joined the leadership team this summer, they continue to work together. The Concerning the viability of LRAFB, Col Brown said that during 60 years, the 189th recently had summer camp at Gulfport for training exercises. There are Base has hosted 13 different missions. Each one has been successful and currently two squadrons (SFS & CE) deployed in harm’s way. The unit is also led to more missions. The 19th is almost to the end of converting from “H” beginning to take a larger load in training. They are manned for 12 airframes, but models to the “J” model. They have dropped from 41 H-model with three currently have 23. The partnership on the flightline helps that situation. The 913th crews each (about 15 per crew) to 28 J-models with two crews (six per crew). loaned them four aircraft to help with training needs. They are continuing to While right-sizing the J-model wings, infrastructure will adjust accordingly. explore emerging missions. For instance, with the 123rd moving to Ft. Smith, their The Base plans include preserving buildings for possible mission growth in building is secure enough to host a cyber-type mission. This could possibly add the future. He commented that this Base has been successful with every four more squadrons to the unit. mission it has been charged with for 60 years. That is the best testament for Col Craig Drescher, 913th AG/CC. Since the unit started five years ago, its viability. It also shows that community matters, as the Base is so missions have changed from a small detachment for training C130-H crews to exceptionally supported by the local area. He thanked the group for that, and group status flying with the 19th in a combat-ready mision. They recently flew 485 asked for continued support in the future. Army troops from Ft. Benning, as well as other transport missions as needed. Announcements Since the 913th did not get the 10 airframes from Keesler as planned, its future is Mr. Hegeman welcomed all the military members who have arrived this now uncertain. Because of that uncertainly, several Reservists have opted to summer, most in new leadership roles. leave the unit or transfer to other units with more stability. It has gone from 32 instructors down to only five. An announcement is expected soon. He expects the Adjourned: With no other business, the meeting adjourned at 1:00 pm.

AirPower Arkansas

AirPower Arkansas is the only permanent standing committee under the Little Rock AFB Community Council. The specific function of this committee is to coordinate efforts of fundraising to provide for the effective accomplishments of specific events by Team Little Rock and to raise community awareness and appreciation for the Airmen of Little Rock AFB.

This fiscal year, AirPower Arkansas raised $70,000 for the October 2015 60th Anniversary Gala.

60th Anniversary Gala Tracker

Cash Donor Amt. Pldg. Inv. Sent Amt. Rec'd. Contact Sponsorship Level LRAFB Community Council $ 10,000.00 yes $ 15,000.00 Annabelle Davis Presenting Sponsor Nabholz Construction $ 10,000.00 yes $ 10,000.00 Brad Hegeman Social Hour Sponsor Legislators GIF $ 9,000.00 $ 9,000.00 Amy Mattison Food First Command $ 7,500.00 yes $ 7,500.00 Daniel Mahoney Com. Coin Sponsor Ark. Fed. Cred. Union $ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00 Denise Goforth VIP Sponsor Lockheed Martin $ 5,000.00 yes $ 5,000.00 Jon Hawley VIP Sponsor City of Jacksonville $ 5,000.00 yes $ 5,000.00 Jay Whisker VIP Sponsor First Ark. Bank & Trust $ 4,000.00 yes $ 4,000.00 Larry Wilson Photo Station Entergy $ 2,500.00 yes $ 2,500.00 Barbara Merrick Partner Sponsor Webster University $ 2,500.00 yes $ 2,500.00 Caite Hall Partner Sponsor Sherwood A & P $ 2,500.00 yes $ 2,500.00 Marina Brooks Partner Sponsor Coldwell Banker‐RPM $ 500.00 yes $ 500.00 Ken Gill Patron Sponsor Embassy Suites‐ LR $ 500.00 yes $ 500.00 Ginny Moulton Patron Sponsor USAA $ 500.00 $ 500.00 Amy Mattison Patron Sponsor Ark. AG Office $ 500.00 $ 500.00 Amy Mattison Patron Sponsor Rolls Royce‐North America $ 500.00 yes Dave Kasburg Patron Sponsor TOTALS $ 65,500.00 $ 70,000.00

In Kind Donor Value What Category Contact Committee Liaison Source One $ 1,184.63 Comp Printing Denise Goforth Cabbage Rose Florist $ 3,827.00 Discount Flowers Denise Goforth TOTALS $ 5,011.63

100Veteran’s Circle Jacksonville, AR 72076 501-241-1943

The Jacksonville Museum of Military History supports the Little Rock Air Force Base

Military Community Councils There are several military community councils in central Arkansas. The councils were established to encourage a strong relationship between the LRAFB / Camp Pike & Camp Robinson and local businesses and citizens. The councils meet on a monthly or quarterly basis and are hosted by local chambers of commerce. By building a pre-existing bond with the base and the community we are better able to assist each other in minor and major ways. When the little town of Mayflower and Vilonia were hit by a devastating tornado damaging or destroying homes of many military personnel and killing a member of the Air Force Guard, the local communities were already geared up and ready to assist immediately.

The Jacksonville Museum of Military History is an active member of the following military community councils.  LRAFB Community Council  Camp Pike / Camp Robinson Community Council  North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce Military Relations Community Council  Sherwood Chamber of Commerce Military Relations Community Council  Air Force Association  Arkansas Veterans Coalition

Host for Military Civilian Functions As base security becomes a greater and greater concern it has become more difficult to hold socials on base. The museum has volunteered to host these socials so that high ranking military visitors can meet the local community leaders. By hosting these events at no charge, the military saves money, lessens the hassles for civilian leaders to get on the base and frees military security to spend their time on other duties. On a lighter note, the museum exhibits and displays help facilitate interaction between attendees and educates visiting military personnel on the rich military history of Arkansas.

In 2015 the Jacksonville Museum of Military History hosted the following events.  LRAFB Key Spouses Recognition Ceremony & Luncheon  LRAFB International Student Lunch  LRAFB Spouses Tour Page 2

Events: 4th Annual Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day  Honor and Remembrance Ceremony  Dinner on the Grounds (No charge for Vietnam Veterans)  Large vinyl map of Vietnam for veterans to sign  Free viewing of PBS documentary “The Last Days in Vietnam”  “From Arkansas to the Silver Fields of Vietnam” The display consists of one dog tag for each Arkansans killed in Vietnam. The dog tags are hung from the ceiling in the lobby of the museum with the layout in the shape of the state of Arkansas. Each dog tag has the name of the soldier, branch of service and hometown. There is locater map on the wall to help friends and family members find the dog tag of their KIA. The display will remain in place thru the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War which will end in the year 2025

Heritage Day at the Museum:  Held the Saturday before Memorial Day  The museum is open at no charge  Free hotdogs and hamburgers provided by Centennial Bank  Free viewing of PBS documentary “The Last Days in Vietnam”  Free viewing of documentary “Injury Slight…Please Advise.”

Assisted with décor at the 60th Anniversary Ball of Little Rock Air Force Base The Jacksonville Museum made a contribution to the Air Force Ball by loaning one of a kind artifacts relating to the history of the Little Rock Air Force Base for display purposes. These items ranged from an opening day program of the base in 1955 thru 60’s, 70’s and 80’s with the SAC Titian II program up to current day with photos and narrative of LRAFB participation in OIF and OEF.

Restoration & Dedication of Vietnam Helicopter UH-1B 64-14150 The Jacksonville Museum of Military History in cooperation with the City of Jacksonville and volunteers from the LRAFB, restored the Vietnam Helicopter UH-1B 64-1415 or “Buc One Five Zero” and placed it on a pedestal as a static display on the grounds of the museum. We worked closely with the original crew chief and door gunner, Mr. Sam Grimes of Snow Flake Arizona to restore it to its original Vietnam Era appearance. On Saturday November 7th we dedicated the helicopter “in honor and remembrance of all Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members. Representatives of the City of Jacksonville, museum staff, local Vietnam helicopter pilots, volunteers from LRAFB, and Mr. Sam Grimes were present for the dedication.

Christmas Collection for Veterans Every year the Jacksonville Museum of Military History partners with the Major Jacob Gray Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to collect needed items for the Fort Roots Veterans Hospital in North Little Rock Arkansas. Items range from new clothing, personal care items, laundry soap, and recreational items. This has become such a Christmas tradition in our community that local often start bringing in items before we have sent out the request. In December of 2014 with the support from the community we collected over 13,000 items at a value of over $4,800.00

Page 3 Events continued Miscellaneous:  Participated in the 2015 National Salute to Veterans Patients at Fort Roots Veterans Hospital in North Little Rock

 April 14th 2014 we along with other communities in Arkansas rang our Memorial Bell 13 times to commemorate the passage of the 13th Amendment which abolished slavery

 Hosted Military Appreciation Night at the minor league baseball Arkansas Travelers Game. Free admission to game was provided by the museum for the military and members of their family

 Attendance at change of command from Col. Rhatigan to Col. Brown. Followed by reception for Col. Brown

 Assisted in setup/take down of Memorial Day Flags at the North Little Rock Veterans Cemetery

 Participated in the 2015 Sherwood Veterans Day Parade

 Hosted 2015 Veterans Day Concert performed by the Jacksonville High School Choir

 Hosted the Arkansas Fallen Flag Field during the week of Veterans Day

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COMBAT AIRLIFTER

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2015 TOP STORY >> P4: New partnership program helps make every dollar count

By Cheri Dragos-Pritchard

19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

In 2014 Little Rock Air Force Base began a new way of doing business to address budget reductions across the Air Force – it’s the Public-to-Public, Public-to-Private Partnerships or better known as the P4 Community Partnership Program. This program is designed to shape the future of Little Rock Air Force Base and the local communities by forming partnerships. These partnerships help leverage the capabilities and resources of both. Working together, the base and the communities ensure the base remains viable, postured for the future and families are well-taken care of.

“As we move into 2015, we want to refine the P4 process and explore new opportunities,” said John Steele, 19th Mission Support Group deputy director. “Our base has been here for almost 60 years and we’ve been home to a wide variety of aircraft and weapon systems that provided Global Vigilance, Global Reach, and Global Power. We have an obligation to the Air Force and the people of central Arkansas to continue this proud heritage. To do that, we need the community’s help.” To build on this initiative, base and community leadership have pulled together a team to focus on making the P4 Program a success for central Arkansas. Some of the partnering initiatives that will be further investigated in 2015 are:

• Joint Shooting Range • Mass Transit/Pedestrian Access • Workforce Transition • Wellness Services • Aero Club

Currently, the team is diligently working on a series of initiatives dealing with infrastructure, education, libraries, etc. Each initiative has gone or will go through a legal review and a cross-functional task force of subject matter experts to determine the best, most cost-effective way forward.

“We are progressing with the action plans drafted for our original P4 initiatives and continue to develop our path forward,” Steele stated. “Fiscal challenges continue to change the way we do business, and sequestration is not going away anytime soon. It is our new way of operating.”

Steele went on to say the team needed to continue to find ways to sustain our base for the future.

“This team did great things during 2014 with the original nine initiatives,” Steele said. “We need to keep that momentum going. We are on the leading edge of P4 and we need to keep it that way.” Sustainment of the P4 program depends on the innovative ideas of community partners. To submit an idea, contact Steele at [email protected] or 501-987-1905.

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Civic leaders take to the sky

by Tammy L. Reed 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

10/1/2015 - LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. --

Col. Charles Brown Jr., 19th Airlift Wing commander (left), and Chief Master Sgt. Rhonda Buening, 19th AW command chief (right), stand with a group of 25 civic leaders from the local community Sept. 25, 2015, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The group flew on a C-130J to Dyess AFB, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Harry Brexel)

Local community members from businesses and organizations surrounding the base reported at base operations with a 6:30 a.m. show time, Friday, September 25, for a special mission.

Their goal - to learn first-hand about the Air Force's mission and how they, as civic leaders, can work with Team Little Rock to mutually support their communities and the base.

Approximately 25 men and women from towns like Cabot, Sherwood, Jacksonville and Little Rock took part in the annual Team Little Rock Civic Leader Tour which gave the local leaders a chance to fly aboard a 19th Airlift Wing C-130J see another base's mission up close.

Participants in this year's tour hopped a C-130J flown by Team Little Rock Commander Col. Charles Brown Jr. to Dyess AFB, Texas, to meet with 7th Bomb Wing and 317th Airlift Group leaders and learn about their base's mission and how they work with the Abilene, Texas community. Dyess' story is much the same as LRAFB, as Abilene provided land for the base, like Jacksonville did for LRAFB. Both communities continue their close ties with their respective bases through partnerships and sharing resources.

"My favorite part of the experience was spending time in the cockpit of the C-130. It was such a unique thing to do. I enjoyed the views, learning about the equipment and visiting with the pilots," said Haley Lagassé, Central Arkansas Library System Head of Public Services and Main Library.

Colonel Brown, Chief Master Sgt. Rhonda Buening, 19th Airlift Wing Command Chief; John Steele, 19th Mission Support Group deputy commander and the civic leaders then joined Dyess leaders for a stop at the B-1 bomber simulator; lunch with Dyess Military Affairs Committee members; and a quick weapons demonstration before touring the base and ending with a walk through of a B-1 bomber in the flesh. "When I saw the C-130, B-1 simulator and the actual B-1 aircraft and its associated avionics equipment, it reinforced the theory I teach in the classrooms with practical military applications," said Harding University, Associate Professor Charles Wu who teaches circuits, electronics, digital signal processing and communication theory.

After flying back to Little Rock, Lagassé said she was impressed by the hospitality displayed by all of the Air Force personnel, and it was interesting to hear from Dyess about their frequent deployments.

"It was obvious throughout the day, the sense of comradery that base personnel have with each other, and I learned more about how the Air Force intentionally cultivates that from personnel at Dyess," she added. "I enjoyed learning about the community partnerships both bases have with other organizations in their respective communities."

60th Anniversary

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Boozman Recognizes 60th Anniversary of Little Rock Air Force Base U.S. Senator John Boozman recognized the 60th anniversary of Little Rock Air Force Base in the Congressional Record, the official proceedings of Congress. Publish Date: 2015-10-14

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WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator John Boozman recognized the 60th anniversary of Little Rock Air Force Base in the Congressional Record, the official proceedings of Congress.

Boozman’s office presentED a copy of the Congressional Record statement at the anniversary celebration. The following remarks are printed in the Congressional Record:

Mr. President, I rise today to honor the men and women of Little Rock Air Force Base and the surrounding communities for their steadfast support, spirit of service, and faithful dedication to the defense of our nation.

In 1951, community leaders in Jacksonville, Arkansas and the surrounding region began petitioning Congress for the creation of a local air base. The needed support was unattainable in the post-World War II environment, so supporters took it upon themselves to raise the money and purchase the land required for the base. In only 32 days, these air base advocates raised more than $800,000, and with the combination of purchased and donated land, 6,359 acres were gifted to the U.S. government for the establishment of Little Rock Air Force Base.

On October 9, 1955, the base officially opened. Since that day, it’s served as a strategic operating location for numerous mission sets. From reconnaissance and bomber alert missions to the ever-present readiness of Titan II missile crews, Little Rock Air Force Base stood ready. With their cargo aircraft and selfless airmen, the base has responded to numerous natural disasters and humanitarian missions. Most recently, with the C-130 Hercules, Little Rock Airmen have had a continuous global presence. From training members of three U.S. services and 20 foreign nations to supporting operations on five of the seven continents, they embody their motto as “The Home of Combat Airlift.”

Over the past 60 years, the men and women of Little Rock Air Force Base have employed weapons systems covering every key tenant of Air Power. Currently, the base seamlessly blends Active Duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command personnel into a singular fighting machine, taking Airmen from initial qualification through graduate-level training.

From its inception, Little Rock Air Force Base has been uniquely suited to fulfill any mission it is presented. The support of the community provides an unmatched strength that cannot be countered by any weapon system. The people of central Arkansas have opened their hearts and homes for six decades to welcome the men and women of the United States military.

Mr. President, I am proud to represent the men and women of Little Rock Air Force Base and the communities who support them. I am

grateful for their service and dedication and look forward to a future of continued success and cooperation.

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Home / LRAFB’s heritage one of service to world, nation, community Airman 1st Class Mercedes Muro/19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Published October 22, 2015 at 12:00 a.m.

File photo A C-130J takes off at the Little Rock Air Force base after the crew performed a touch-and-go landing on one of the LRAFB runways. At right is one of the C-130H models of this transport plane that has also been a part of the history of the base in Jacksonville. When this photograph was taken in 2003, the base was preparing to receive the newer model C-130Js. LRAFB is marking its 60th year of existence this year.

In 1955, a pocket of Jacksonville was carved out and dedicated to serving the country. For 60 years, that sculpture has become the Little Rock Air Force Base. It has sustained its presence by accomplishing a variety of missions, hosting several units and earning awards such as the Air Force Outstanding Unit award in 2014.

However, the Little Rock AFB is as successful as it is because the community took so much care in molding the base and ensuring that it had everything needed to operate successfully and efficiently.

“In 1951, the Greater Little Rock Chamber of Commerce learned the Air Force was looking to build an air base, and a campaign was formed to bring the base to Jacksonville,” said DannaKay Duggar, the Jacksonville Military Museum director and a local resident.

That campaign evolved into the Little Rock Air Force Base Community Council. The goal of the council was to correspond with the Air Force and bring a base to Jacksonville.

“The Community Council corresponded with the Air Force officials through a letter to let them know they were interested in bringing a base to Arkansas,” said Warren Dupree, Jacksonville Military Museum facilities manager. “The officials were interested because, at the time, Arkansas didn’t have an air base.”

The Community Council also learned that in order to build a military installation, the land had to be donated to the Department of Defense.

“Approximately 50 to 80 local groups donated a total of approximately 6,000 acres of land,” Dupree said. “Many people were willing to donate their land; there were very few who didn’t want to give up their land. There was even a fund to buy out landowners.” In addition to providing land, community members contributed to funding the $50 million project.

The groups raised between $650,000 and $800,000 to contribute to the project. After two years of construction, the base opened to the public with its first open house on Oct. 9, 1955, and was already occupied by 100 officers and more than 1,000 enlisted members.

Without the reliability of the community, the base would not have been able to accomplish so many missions. Airmen, similar to the multiple aircraft and units who have passed through the base, have done many things to benefit the community, including contributing to its income.

“Little Rock AFB is one of the highest employers in central Arkansas,” Duggar said. “Even service members, veterans and retirees seek employment in the surrounding areas.”

The base has become known as the place to retire from — and many do.

“People who are stationed here tend to retire here and become teachers, police officers and firemen,” Duggar said. “So they still, in some way, help out the community, even though their military careers are over.”

And when service members retire and get their blue ID cards, many decide to continue their careers and support the local area by working on the base through contracted companies.

“I liked it here so much I made it my base of preference after five years, and I haven’t left since then,” said Danny Gregg, a local Little Rock AFB retiree resident. “It’s easy to make friends here and make good relationships.”

Gregg, a resident since 1988, has noticed the stable ties between the base and the community that have created lasting personal ties, too.

“I believe that military members can make friends and have good relationships with individuals in the community because of the relationship on base,” Gregg said. “The base holds a lot of respect for the community, the same way the community has a lot of respect for the base.”

The ties with the community are often formed through professional experiences.

However, sometimes the connections — forged between service members and community members — can generate personal growth.

“Being in the military, I’ve seen a lot of things,” said Airman 1st Class Kayleigh Fountain, a 19th Force Support Squadron re-enlistments technician and active community member. “However, the community here has made me even more open- minded. I’m more eager to learn about different backgrounds and become a better wingman.”

Even civilians have felt personal improvement working with other service members.

“I work with in a professional environment and with people who are polite and maintain high standards,” said Monica Young, the 19th FSS marketing director. “The environment on base has rubbed off on me and made me more respectful when I’m working.”

These first 60 years have paved the way for military operations. In the next 60 years, the goal for the Little Rock AFB is to continue to uphold its standards and ties with the community as the Home of Combat Airlift.

“We are being good stewards of taxpayers when we’re doing everything we can, and we’re ensured that we have all the resources and training that we need,” said Col. Charles Brown, 19th Airlift Wing commander. “We trust our civil leaders, and they trust us back. We have confidence that they have our back and that we will do what we’re asked when called upon.” THE ARKANSAS LEADER THE LEADER HAS BEEN NAMED THE BEST LARGE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN ARKANSAS. IT HAS OFFICES IN JACKSONVILLE AND CABOT AND COVERS NORTH PULASKI COUNTY, LONOKE COUNTY AND WHITE COUNTY. THE LEADER IS A FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED NEWSPAPER THAT WAS FOUNDED IN 1987.

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TOP STORY >> Next 60 years at LRAFB

By GARRICK FELDMAN Leader executive editor

As Little Rock Air Force Base celebrates its 60th anniversary next month, the construction of a new runway is one of the largest infrastructure projects since the base opened on Oct. 9, 1955.

Back in the early 1950s, the community raised $1,180,000 ($10.5 million in today’s dollars) to buy 6,100 acres of land in Jacksonville and donated it to the military, which spent $48 million (worth $425 million today) to build the air base. Land was also donated by the Nixon, Dupree and Thompson families and others.

Col. Charles E. Brown Jr., commander of the 19th Airlift Wing, says the new 2.3-mile runway under construction shows the military plans to use the air base for several decades, either as the main installation for C-130s or perhaps as a base for other aircraft 30 years from now.

He said the Air Force considers the air base “a national asset.” The base has an annual economic impact valued at $813.6 million.

“A $124 million project on just a single runway shows the level of interest and importance the Air Force has in keeping this air base up and running,” Brown said in an interview last week.

It’s the first major overhaul of the runway in 60 years. In 2010, the base put a new layer of concrete over its rough surface, but it was just a stopgap measure until a completely new runway was built.

The new runway will be 12,000 feet long, the same length as the old one, and 150 feet wide, 50 feet narrower than the existing runway, but deeper. The first phase of the project is underway with ground preparation and utility work. It includes demolition of half the runway during construction.

There have been some delays, Brown said, but “as far as getting it done in the fall of 2017, we’re on time.”

Contractors are digging below the surface where the runway was built and will be putting in a whole new foundation that will handle any airplane, the colonel said.

A Boeing 747 piggybacking the space shuttle landed here in 2001, Brown said. LRAFB is up there with the most durable bases, such as Edwards Air Force Base in California and other big test bases when it comes to versatility and reliability, he noted.

“People ask all the time,” Brown said. “What’s the future of Little Rock Air Force Base? I tell them, ‘Just look at the air park,’” where several types of airplanes going back to the 1950s are on display.

“We’ve had over 12 different missions, very diverse missions, everything from fighters to bombers to missiles to helicopters supporting the missiles to reconnaissance to now the home of C-130Js. We’ve also had the KC-130s, the refueling missions. You look at the history of the air park, and you say to yourself, ‘Someday this may not be the home of combat airlift, but it will always be Little Rock Air Force Base because every one of those missions was successful based on support from the community.

“The community made all 12 missions successful. When you blend a perfect combination, they make it synergistic with the entire installation. It is a great relationship and design we have here,” the colonel said.

He trained as a navigator and combat pilot, flying the two-seat Strike Eagle F-15Es in Iraq and Kuwait in 2003 and C-130s in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2005.

“We’re the home of combat airlift, and that’s not by accident,” Brown said. “The C-130 is the best at what it does — airdrop formation and delivery, as well as intertheater airlift.”

He trained as a navigator at Little Rock Air Force Base in 1998 and flew C-130Es here in 2004. He was also chief of wing safety with the 314th Airlift Wing in 2008-09 and was commander of the 62nd Airlift Squadron from 2009-11.

He said he loved flying the old C-130s, but “the best thing about the C-130Js is that it proves that the only thing that can replace the C-130 is another C-130. I loved my time in the E and H. The J is definitely an advanced technological system with half the crew. It doesn’t have the flight engineer, the navigator on board. All of that is made up by computer systems on the aircraft. It flies just like a C-130, a little more power as far as cargo payload and some extended fuel range and some efficiencies.”

The 19th Airlift Wing has modernized its fleet with all C-130Js and will have a total of 28 on the flightline, one of the busiest in the Air Force. “It goes into the dirt fields in Africa and Afghanistan,” the colonel said. “It does the heavy lifting in Iraq. When we’re doing the intertheater airlifts, it’s definitely a priceless asset.”

The 19th Airlift Wing is involved in operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Africa, as well as supporting Operation New Normal by keeping aircraft on alert at Ramstein Air Base in Germany and in support of Operation New Normal in West Africa.

“The genius of the C-130 is that it is always involved in something. If it’s not doing contingency aircraft, it’s hauling humanitarian supplies to forward outposts in Africa. It’s doing humanitarian airdrops to folks in northern Afghanistan, and it’s doing airdrops to refugees in Syria and in northern Iraq. So, one facet or another, whatever you call it, combat contingency or humanitarian effort, the C-130 is there playing a role.

“I love C-130s. I love taking care of airmen, and, in my adult life, Arkansas is where I spent more time in my Air Force service, and it’s where I call home. My wife is from here. We have family up in Harrison. She went to school in Fayetteville. It is a community I love, a profession I’m compassionate about. It’s like working from home, and in the meantime I get to take care of airmen.

“When you look at the base, my goal is that every airman should know the role they play in the mission. Across the board, they’re all participating in a mission we call airlift command. I tell them your distance from your office to the flightline does not determine your value to combat airlift, and I use as a vignette the defenders at the front gate on June 15 who defended this base when evil came knocking at the door, and they prevented it from coming in. You can’t get further from the flightline than the front gate, and they were absolutely combat airlifters that day. That was the day of the shooting.”

At a ceremony Monday, Brown presented Staff Sgt. Zachary Freese and Airman 1st Class Codee Smith of the 19th Security Forces Squadron Air Force Commendation Medals for stopping the attack by an armed Jacksonville man who crashed his SUV at the front gate. (See story this page.)

(This is the second part of a three-part interview with Col. Brown. See arkansasleader.com for the first part.)

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Webster Joins Little Rock Air Force Base for 60th Anniversary Gala Oct. 26, 2015

As Webster University commemorates its centennial in 2015, many of its community partners around the world are also celebrating milestones. Representatives of Webster's Little Rock area campuses recently joined the Little Rock Air Force Base Community Council in celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Little Rock Air Force Base at a gala event at the Statehouse Convention Center. Approximately 850 guests attended with the evening’s speaker, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

Little Rock directors Lyon and Webster was a partner-level sponsor, for the event, and its Little Hall at the Air Force base's Rock campuses were well represented at a table that included 60th anniversary gala. staff, faculty, alumni, a student, and both a prospective student and prospective faculty member.

Former base commander, Col. Roy Hart (USAF, Ret.) currently teaches in the Master of Public Administration at the military campus. Col. Tamhra Hutchins-Frye ’12 (USAF) graduated with a Master of Arts in Human Resources Management from the metro campus.

Carmen “Caite” Hall ’13, Webster Little Rock assistant area director, attended with her husband, James Hall, a current student in the MBA program. Little Rock area director Kelly Hunt Lyon, who teaches in the Management and Leadership program at the metro campus, represented both staff and faculty.

"We’re proud to continue our long term support," said Hall, site director of the military campus. "Webster has been here half of the base’s life. It’s an exciting time for me to lead our base campus because there is new leadership at the base and new leadership at the University Center.”

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Little Rock Air Force Base turns 60 this Friday

By Greg Rayburn

This Friday marks the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, a milestone that has many in the central Arkansas area remembering its long and successful history.

According to the LRAFB’s Office of History, the base has had many memorable events since its official opening on Oct. 9, 1955. In its historical publication called “Little Rock Air Force Base and the 314th Airlift Wing,” the events preceding the base’s official opening are published in detail.

Over the years, the men and women of the Jacksonville community have developed and cultivated a high level of pride in their local base. This stems from both the base’s unique origins and the important aircraft and missions that have been assigned. From the beginning, Little Rock AFB has played a major role in accomplishing the US Air Force mission, carving out a rich heritage along the way.

In late 1951, after learning of the Air Force’s desire for a new base in the central United States, local leaders sent a letter to the Secretary of the Air Force urging serious consideration of the Little Rock area. The Air Force was warm to the idea, but Congress would not allocate funds to purchase the needed property. In an ambitious move, the local leaders convinced Pentagon officials that funds would be raised locally, then the land would be purchased and donated to the Air Force. In January 1952, the Air Force agreed to the proposal, and local citizens went to work.

“The fund-raising effort was immense, but by the end of September 1952, the Pulaski County Citizens Council (forerunner of today’s Air Base Community Council) had collected almost a million dollars, and the Air Base Committee began buying property from more than 150 private landowners near Jacksonville,” according to the publication. “That same month, the Air Force announced it would build a $31 million jet bomber base on the site. The fund raising and purchase process took nearly 18 months, but the land needed most urgently was purchased first, and construction began on 8 December 1953.”

The Air Force decided to assign the base to Strategic Air Command, and by August 1954, SAC had selected the 70th Reconnaissance Wing as the first assigned organization. The 70 RW flew RB-47 Stratojet aerial reconnaissance aircraft and KC-97 aerial refueling aircraft. SAC also decided to assign the 384th Bombardment Wing to the new base. This wing also flew Stratojets, but they were B-47s in bomber configurations.

As these two wings awaited movement orders, Col. Joseph A. Thomas arrived as the first base commander (4225th Air Base Squadron) in February 1955. His primary duties were to oversee the construction, coordinating with various levels of government. Tragically, barely five months after assuming command, Colonel Thomas died in a crash of the base’s only aircraft, a C-45 assigned for administrative transportation. Before his death, Colonel Thomas was able to oversee the completion of numerous projects, including the gas distribution system, several buildings, and the railroad system. Thomas Avenue and the Thomas Community Activities Center were dedicated in honor of his tireless efforts.

Airmen had begun to arrive at the base in 1954, but no living quarters were available on base yet. Consequently, some airmen lived in temporary quarters at Camp Robinson, while others lived in rooms at the Little Rock YMCA. Some were even housed in the private homes of local citizens. This housing problem would continue for many years.

The 70 RW activated at the not-yet-completed base on 24 January 1955. The 384 BW soon followed, activating on 1 August 1955. On this same date, the 825th Air Division moved to the base and became the first level of higher authority in the chain of command for the two wings. Neither wing had aircraft on the new base yet, but the 70th had the advantage of staging at Lockbourne AFB, Ohio, prior to moving their aircraft in. The 384th, on the other hand, was standing up an alert bomber wing from scratch, with aircrews in the student pipeline and no aircraft yet assigned.

Sept. 10 1955, the base was opened to air traffic. In a special ceremony, local leaders and assigned personnel welcomed the arrival of the 70 RW aircraft. These RB-47s included three very special ones: the “Razorback,” “City of Little Rock,” and “City of Jacksonville.” Although this was the

defining moment, these aircraft were actually not the first RB-47s to land at the base. Two aircrews had landed three days prior for a one-night familiarization visit. Visual Omni Range was not yet established for the base, so aircrews flew VOR to Little Rock, then turned north and flew visual for the final stretch. Paint crews, still working on the runway, took a break as the aircraft made their final approach.

On Oct. 9, 1955, the base was officially dedicated. On this day, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Honorable Donald A. Quarles, and General Curtis E. LeMay, SAC Commander, joined about 85,000 visitors in the dedication of the Air Force’s newest base. By that date, 90 buildings were either completed or in the final phase of construction, but the base was far from complete.

The early years of the LRAFB remembered

According to the Little Rock Air Force Base’s Office of History, the base has had many memorable events since its official opening on Oct. 9, 1955. In its historical publication called “Little Rock Air Force Base and the 314th Airlift Wing,” the base’s early days are penned.

On that day, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Donald A. Quarles, and General Curtis E. LeMay, SAC Commander, joined about 85,000 visitors in the dedication of the Air Force’s newest base. By that date, 90 buildings were either completed or in the final phase of construction, but the base was far from complete. Prior to the emergence of U-2 aircraft, the B-47 was the perfect airframe to overfly and photograph potential adversaries. For most of the 1950s, nothing could touch a Stratojet. Surface-to-Air Missiles were in their infancy, Anti-Aircraft Artillery could not reach it, and enemy fighters could not climb to the Stratojet’s altitude. It could virtually fly with impunity.

While the 70 RW was a photographic reconnaissance organization, other RB-47s were equipped with sensitive monitoring equipment and flown right at and sometimes beyond the border into the USSR. This would prompt the Soviets to fire up their defenses, and the RB-47 crew would monitor, record, and bring home the data. This was then used as the basis for effective war plans to be carried out by bomb wings like the 384th. This cat-and-mouse game of testing a potential enemy was extremely perilous. Aircrews were pushing the limits, and many of them were shot from the sky without so much as a peep in the newspapers.

With their aircraft armed, fueled, and ready to go at a moment’s notice. 384th aircrews also commonly participated in REFLEX operations, spending short but continually recurring periods of time at forward locations around the world.

The 384 BW accomplished a truly remarkable feat by being certified combat ready just nine months after receiving its first aircraft. Stringent SAC requirements called for a specified percentage of the crews to be certified in order for the wing to be considered combat ready. Since aircrew members were fresh out of student status, beginning to arrive about the same times the aircraft did, preparing the group to become fully combat ready was a tremendous task. The culture of the organization would accept nothing less than full effort, and when the newly formed wing was mission capable by Sept. 1956, it became the first such SAC wing to do so in such a short time.

By mid-1957, there were over 5,500 military personnel assigned and over 300 civilian employees. This large increase in personnel in such a short time compounded the continuing housing problem, especially for the military members with families. Accordingly, the USAF hired Miles Construction to build 1,535 Capehart family housing units. By 1 May, 1959, all the housing units were either occupied or ready for occupancy.

The 70 RW eventually shifted from a reconnaissance mission to a purely training mission and was redesignated the 70th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing. This training role would prove to be a glimpse at the future of the base. On 2 June 1958, the wing accepted its first group of students and began training them to fly the Stratojet. This continued for over three years, then the wing switched from RB-47 to B-47 aircraft and became the 70th Bombardment Wing. The days of the 70th at Little Rock AFB came to an end on 25 June 1962 when the wing was inactivated. (The 70th exists today as the 70th Intelligence Wing at Fort Meade, Maryland.) Many of the aircrew members remained at the base and transferred to the 384 BW, which was still serving in a bomber alert role. Home Latest News Outdoors That's Life Flavor Front & Center Calendar Photo Galleries

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