33-529: LRF may refer to: LRF, the FAA and IATA codes for Little Rock Air Force Base LRF, a filetype variant of the Broad Band eBook format. Laser rangefinder , a distance sensor used in robotics Lambrakis Research Foundation , a Greek non-profit foundation whose activity is mainly focused on education, lifelong learning and culture Laogai Research Foundation ,
66-516: A TAC-gained unit to a SAC-gained unit when it converted to the KC-135 Stratotanker and was redesignated the 189th Air Refueling Group (189 ARG), becoming one of the first Air National Guard units to be assigned to Strategic Air Command with a concomitant requirement to maintain a 24-hour alert force at Little Rock as well as deployments to support worldwide tanker task forces. On 18 September 1980, an airman conducting maintenance on
99-548: A USAF Titan II missile at Little Rock Air Force Base's Launch Complex 374-7 in Southside (Van Buren County), just north of Damascus, Arkansas , dropped a socket which fell impacting the rocket's first stage fuel tank resulting in a leak. In response, evacuations were made in the area. The leaking fuel exploded on 19 September. The force of the blast resulted in the W53 nuclear warhead being hurled about 100 feet (30 m) from
132-533: A parent unit based at another location. Air Mobility Command (AMC) Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) Air National Guard (ANG) Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Air Combat Command (ACC) Further reading 189th Airlift Wing The 189th Airlift Wing (189 AW) is a unit of the Arkansas Air National Guard , stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base , Arkansas. If activated to federal service, it
165-544: A research and advocacy organization founded by Chinese human rights activist Harry Wu Local Resilience Forum , a type of UK government civil contingencies organization Location Retrieval Function , a functional entity in the LTE network Land Rover Freelander Light Rock Fishing , a style of angling pioneered in Japan Little Rubber Feet , II industry acronym, the small pieces of rubber found on
198-491: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Little Rock Air Force Base Little Rock Air Force Base ( IATA : LRF , ICAO : KLRF , FAA LID : LRF ) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Little Rock, Arkansas . The facility covers 6,217 acres (2,516 ha) with a resident population of over 3,300 and working population of approximately 7,200. Little Rock AFB
231-607: Is gained by the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command . The 154th Training Squadron, assigned to the Wings 189th Operations Group, is a descendant organization of the World War I 154th Aero Squadron , established on 8 December 1917. It was reformed on 24 October 1925, as the 154th Observation Squadron , and is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of
264-750: Is the home of the 19th Airlift Wing , the host unit. There are also two major associate units located here, the 314th Airlift Wing reports to Air Education and Training Command, and the C-130 division of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School reports to Air Combat Command. Additionally, the 189th Airlift Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard is located here. The 189th AW also reports to Air Education and Training Command. Flying and notable non-flying units are based at Little Rock Air Force Base. Units marked GSU are Geographically Separate Units, which, although based at Little Rock, are subordinate to
297-608: Is the primary C-130 Hercules training base for the Department of Defense , training C-130 pilots, navigators, flight engineers, and loadmasters from all branches of the US military in tactical airlift and aerial delivery. It is home to C-130H and C-130J aircraft, as well as the C-130 Center of Excellence (i.e., schools for C-130H and C-130J crews). The host unit at Little Rock AFB is the 19th Airlift Wing (19 AW), assigned to
330-800: The 308th Strategic Missile Wing (308 SMW) as the host organization for Little Rock AFB's Titan II missile operations, with the first of the Titan II missiles installed at a site in Searcy, Arkansas in February 1963. In September 1964, the 384th Bomb Wing inactivated following the retirement of the B-47 from front-line service in SAC. That same year, SAC's 43d Bombardment Wing transferred from Carswell AFB , Texas with its B-58 Hustler supersonic aircraft. The 43d Bomb Wing would continue to operate at Little Rock until
363-558: The Air Mobility Command's 18th Air Force . The wing provides the Department of Defense the largest C-130 Hercules transport fleet in the world, supplying humanitarian airlift relief to victims of disasters, as well as airdropping supplies and troops into the heart of contingency operations in hostile areas. Other organizations at Little Rock AFB include the 189th Airlift Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard , and
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#1732781111826396-782: The C-130 for all branches of the military. The unit operates the C-130 Tactical Airlift Instructor School, where aircrew instructors are trained to they can return to their units and keep members combat ready. The wing also operates the Air National Guard Enlisted Aircrew Academic School, which provides entry-level training for C-130 loadmasters before they are sent to the 314th Airlift Wing for mission qualification training. The school also provides entry-level flight engineer training. In recent years
429-543: The RB-47 Stratojet and KC-97 Stratofreighter . In 1960, the Air Force announced that Little Rock Air Force Base would house 18 Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles located throughout the state of Arkansas. In 1961, the 70 RW was redesignated as the 70th Bombardment Wing (Medium) and converted to the B-47, but was inactivated the following year before being declared combat-ready. In September 1962,
462-505: The September 11, 2001 attacks , the 463 AG has supported both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom until the 463 AG was inactivated on 1 October 2008. In its 50-year history, Little Rock Air Force Base has been operated by six Air Force Major Commands (MAJCOMs): SAC, TAC, MAC, AMC, ACC, and AETC. These represent every possible MAJCOM a continental U.S.-based operational flying base could have been assigned to except for
495-478: The 154th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron of the Arkansas Air National Guard relocated to Little Rock AFB and reorganized as the 189th Tactical Reconnaissance Group (189 TRG). In October 1962, the 384th Bomb Wing deployed 11 Boeing B-47 Stratojet aircraft to civilian municipal airports around the nation for dispersal alert purposes during the Cuban Missile Crisis . Also in 1962, SAC established
528-714: The 189th Operations Group's 223rd Cyberspace Operations Squadron has been designated as the USAF Mission Defense Team Formal Training Unit qualifying Cyberspace Defenders on Defensive Cyberspace Operations Weapon system and tactics, as well as providing Specialized Cyberwarfare courses such as the Intelligence Support to Mission Defense Teams Course, Advanced Host Analysis, Advanced Network Analysis, Tactical Cyber Mission Planning, and ICS/SCADA Analysis training. The 189th Airlift Wing structure: Established in 1962 when
561-421: The 189th flew 123 mission sorties in support of Desert Shield/Desert Storm without affecting the unit's day-to-day aircrew training mission. On 16 April 1992, the 189th Tactical Airlift Group was officially redesignated as the 189th Airlift Group, and the 154th Tactical Airlift Training Squadron was redesignated as the 154th Training Squadron, Arkansas Air National Guard. On 1 October 1995, the 189th Airlift Group
594-452: The 1970s the base went through significant changes, with the first C-130 Hercules aircraft arriving in March 1970. On 31 March 1970, Little Rock Air Force Base officially transferred from SAC to Tactical Air Command (TAC), with TAC's 314th Tactical Airlift Wing (314 TAW) taking over host wing responsibilities. Although SAC's 308 SMW and its Titan II ICBMs continued to be a major tenant,
627-418: The 1991 Gulf War , the 314 TAW's two operational C-130 squadrons and the 189 TAG's C-130 squadron supported operations from both the middle east and European theaters. Later that year, the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing was redesignated as the 314th Airlift Wing (314 AW), and following the disestablishment of MAC in 1992, the base and the 314 AW were transferred to the new Air Mobility Command (AMC). The 189 TAG
660-548: The 314 AW's primary training mission as the Formal Training Unit (FTU) for C-130s, the base and the 314 AW were transferred to the Air Education and Training Command ( AETC ), and the base's two operational Regular Air Force C-130 squadrons were organized under the 463d Airlift Group , an AMC unit. From the mid-1990s to the late 1990s, the 314 AW and the 463 AG supported the air war over Serbia and since
693-660: The Arkansas ANG 154th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron was expanded to a Group when elements of the 123d Air Base Group were added. In June 1965, the group became the first Air National Guard organization to be equipped with RF-101 aircraft. As a result of the Pueblo Crises, the 189th was recalled to active duty in January 1968. In July of that year, the 154th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (augmented) deployed from Little Rock AFB to Itazuke, Japan. On 1 January 1976,
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#1732781111826726-869: The B-58s were withdrawn from operational service in January 1970. In June 1965, Little Rock's 189 TRG became the first Air National Guard unit to operate the RF-101 Voodoo and by December, had assumed the RF-101 Replacement Training Unit (RTU) mission for the entire Air Force. The same year, the base and associated flying units also participated in various relief efforts such as a tornado that ripped through Conway, Arkansas in April and Hurricane Betsy in Louisiana in September. In
759-652: The C-130 division of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. All of these organizations fly the C-130 Hercules. Little Rock Air Force Base is the fourth largest employer in the state of Arkansas, with a local economic impact of $ 813.6 million. Little Rock Air Force Base was authorized in 1953 and construction began on 6 November 1953. The base opened on 24 January 1955 with 6,100 acres donated by landowners, valued at $ 1.2 million in 1952. Communications and several storage buildings, JATO facility, ordnance igloos, track and loading platform were completed by 30 June 1955, and
792-609: The Strategic Air Command. On 1 October 1986, the unit was redesignated as the 189th Tactical Airlift Group and converted to the C-130 aircraft. The mission squadron was redesignated as the 154th Tactical Airlift Training Squadron and assumed a proportionate share of initial aircrew qualification training, from the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB. Student training began on 25 September 1986. During Desert Shield/Desert Storm, 135 members were activated and served in both CONUS and OCONUS locations. Aircrews from
825-658: The United States Army National Guard formed before World War II . "Mission of the 189th Airlift Wing:189th Airlift Wing: We are mission ready citizen airmen, providing premier training to the C-130 and cyber enterprises, capitalizing on partnerships to support the State and defend the Nation." The 189th Airlift Wing provides training in various mission sets for USAF, USSF, and International Military Partners. The 189th AW provides aircrew training for
858-505: The base was opened to limited air traffic on 9 September 1955. The base headquarters facility was accepted 31 January 1956, and all runways and other operational concrete areas were completed by January 1957. The base was officially activated by Strategic Air Command (SAC) on 1 August 1955, hosting SAC's 384th Bombardment Wing (384 BW) flying the Boeing B-47E Stratojet , and the 70th Reconnaissance Wing (70 RW) flying
891-493: The base's primary mission became C-130 tactical airlift operations and training, with two operational C-130 squadrons assigned and two C-130 training squadrons assigned. In 1974, following the divestiture of C-130 tactical airlift aircraft from TAC, both the 314 TAW and Little Rock AFB transferred from TAC control to that of the Military Airlift Command (MAC). On 1 January 1976, the 189 TRG transferred being
924-587: The bottom of IT equipment Federation of Swedish Farmers -- in Swedish, Lantbrukarnas Riksförbund Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title LRF . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LRF&oldid=1015150561 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
957-512: The former Air Defense Command / Aerospace Defense Command (ADC), Air Force Systems Command (AFSC), and the current Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC). In 2012, First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Little Rock base to mark the second anniversary of the Let's Move initiative. References for history introduction, major commands and major units Little Rock Air Force Base
990-418: The launch complex's entry gate; its safety features operated correctly and prevented any loss of radioactive material. An Air Force airman was killed and the launch complex was destroyed. On 1 October 1986, the 189 ARG saw yet another mission change when it was redesignated as the 189th Tactical Airlift Group (189 TAG) and converted to the C-130 aircraft, with transfer of operational claimancy to MAC. During
1023-618: The unit was designated as the 189th Air Refueling Group, Arkansas Air National Guard, and converted to a KC-135 air-to-air refueling mission, and became one of the first Air National Guard units to be assigned to the Strategic Air Command as a gaining command. As an integral part of SAC under "Total Force," the 189th ARG maintained an around-the-clock ALPHA Alert, participated in European, Alaskan and Pacific Tanker Task Forces, and supported worldwide temporary tanker task forces performing in-flight refueling of all types of aircraft as assigned by
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1056-438: Was also redesignated as the 189th Airlift Group (189 AG) the same year, followed by redesignation as the 189th Airlift Wing (189 AW) in 1995. In 1993, the base and the 314 AW transferred to Air Combat Command (ACC) , as part the U.S. Air Force's decision to transfer continental U.S.-based C-130s from AMC to ACC. In 1997, the U.S. Air Force reversed this decision, returning most C-130 airlift back to AMC claimancy. However, given
1089-509: Was designated as the 189th Airlift Wing. The 189th AW was the first Air National Guard unit in the country to be located on an active duty Air Force base flying the same type aircraft as its active duty counterpart, and performing the same day-to-day mission. The 189th Airlift Wing transitioned from the C-130E to the C-130H aircraft during 2010. That same year the 189th Airlift Wing was selected as
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