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Marine Corps: Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful)
Coast Guard: Semper Paratus (Always Ready)
Navy: Semper Fortis (Always Courageous)
Air Force: Aim High...Fly-Fight-Win
Army: This We'll Defend
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Artifact Friday: Aeronca L-3 Grasshopper
With the rapid innovations being made in flight during the early to mid-20 th century, it’s not wonder that the US government was going...
John Townsend
Nov 1, 20242 min read
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Artifact Friday: Boeing Stearman Model 75 (PT-17)
In the mid 1930’s, the world was heating up as nations postured for another war. Despite aiming for neutrality and isolationism, the...
John Townsend
Oct 18, 20242 min read
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Artifact Friday: Fan
Artifacts can be defined in many ways.
John Townsend
Oct 11, 20241 min read
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Artifact Friday: S.E.5
Suspended in the corner of the White Hangar is one of the earliest fighter aircraft developed. With the onset of the Great War,...
John Townsend
Oct 11, 20242 min read
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Artifact Friday: Arkansas Airman Magazine
Arkansas has a long history of aviation since the first flight in the state in 1910. With that flight, a community a community and...
John Townsend
Oct 4, 20242 min read
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Artifact Friday: Richard Nixon Portrait
For this Artifact Friday, we draw attention to yesterday which marked the sixty-fourth year since the first-ever presidential debate held...
John Townsend
Sep 27, 20242 min read
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Artifact Friday: Curtiss-Wright Junior
Among the oldest aircraft in our collection is the Curtiss-Wright CW-1 Junior. The Junior was to be an affordable aircraft, roughly the...
John Townsend
Sep 20, 20242 min read
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Artifact Friday: M114 155mm Howitzer
Since the invention of gunpowder, militaries of the world have utilized cannons to strike at fortifications and large enemy...
John Townsend
Sep 13, 20241 min read
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Artifact Friday: Lee-Enfield SMLE Mk III
Of all the empires the world has seen, only one has held territory in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia, the Pacific...
John Townsend
Aug 23, 20242 min read
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Artifact Friday: Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche
This week we have a new temporary addition to our collection. A beautiful white, black and red Twin Comanche currently occupies a space...
John Townsend
Aug 16, 20242 min read
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Artifact Friday: Chester Poole's Purple Heart
“Let it be known that he who wears the military order of the Purple Heart has given of his blood in the defense of his homeland and shall...
John Townsend
Aug 9, 20242 min read
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That’s All, Brother
Courtesy of That's All Brother and David M. Barrera This weekend is a very special one for the Arkansas Air an Military Museum as we have...
John Townsend
Aug 2, 20242 min read
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