Little Rock Air Force Base Airmen Will Help In Iraq And Afghanistan
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Some airmen stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base are headed to Asia to help with US efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The 463rd Airlift Group is to fly supplies and troops in and out
of Afghanistan and Iraq. The unit has completed similar missions
over much of the last two years. Base officials say the airmen are
expected to deploy in late September or early October. They will
work out of the same handful of bases they`ve seen before.
The group returned home May Fifth in a string of C-130s after
more than 18 months of deployment in Asia. The group`s fall mission
is expected to be a 90-day deployment. The 463rd includes about
1,100 airmen and 30 planes. This will be the first 463rd deployment under the new command of Colonel Scott P. Goodwin.
