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Air Force Chief of Staff to Visit 188th

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The Arkansas Congressional Delegation’s efforts to save the 188th landed the Air Base a high ranking visitor. U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman, together with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), and Tom Cotton (AR-4) announce that the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Mark Welsh III will be visiting the 188th Fighter Wing on…

Arkansas Delegation Responds to the NDAA Conference Report

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U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman, together with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), Mike Ross (AR-4), and Congressman-Elect Tom Cotton (AR-4), released the following statement: “Late last night, the National Defense Authorization Act’s (H.R. 4310) final conference report was released.  Unfortunately, we now know that language which…

Congressman Womack: “Happy Birthday, National Guard!”

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Congressman Steve Womack, a retired Arkansas Army National Guard Colonel, released the following statement on the National Guard’s Birthday: "Today, America’s oldest military branch – the National Guard – celebrates its 376th birthday.  As a proud former guardsman, I am grateful for the Guard’s commitment to being always ready and always there, and wish it a Happy Birthday!”…

Arkansas Delegation Questions the Decision to Eliminate 188th Fighter Wing A-10 Mission

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U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman, together with Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), Mike Ross (AR-4), and Congressman-Elect Tom Cotton (AR-4), released the following statement: “Since February, the Arkansas delegation has repeatedly requested the strategic military analysis, readiness study, and budget analysis that led to the United…

Arkansas Delegation Presses for Answers from U.S. Air Force

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U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman today joined Congressmen Rick Crawford (AR-1), Tim Griffin (AR-2), Steve Womack (AR-3), Mike Ross (AR-4), and Congressman-Elect Tom Cotton (AR-4) to seek answers from U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Welsh about the Air Force’s decision to eliminate the A-10 mission in Fort Smith. In the letter, the delegation expressed frustration about…

Womack Statement on Veterans Day

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“The freedom with which we Americans are so blessed is not free, and on Veterans Day, we pause to honor the men and women in uniform who selflessly and courageously protect that gift.” “I am proud to have served in the United States Army National Guard for thirty years and am tremendously grateful for all those who served before, besides, and after me.  As a United States…

Congressman Womack Celebrates Veterans Day at Tyson Foods

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Congressman Steve Womack was the keynote speaker at Tyson’s 2012 Veterans Day Celebration today. Tyson Foods’ annual Veterans Day event is sponsored by Tyson’s Veterans Business Resource Group for military veterans employed at the company’s corporate offices.  The company is the leading supplier of food to the Defense Commissary Agency and has been helping feed the U.S. military and…

188th Changes Its Leadership

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Online Story HERE By Hicham Raache - Times Record Col. Mark W. Anderson took the reigns of the 188th Fighter Wing during a change-of-command ceremony Saturday, attended by military personnel and political leaders. “You are blessed,” Anderson said to scores of members of the Arkansas Air National Guard’s 188th Fighter Wing in attendance in uniform at the hangar of the Ebbing Air…

Fort Smith May Host a Congressional Field Hearing

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Online Story HERE Michael Tilley - The City Wire A request has been made to conduct a Congressional field hearing in Fort Smith related to U.S. defense budget cuts that would change the mission of the 188th Fighter Wing, according to U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers. Womack teased Saturday night (April 14) during his comments at the Sebastian County Lincoln Day Dinner that the…