Photo by John Oldham/Arkansas Nation Guard Public Affairs Office
The Arkansas National Guard will conduct flyovers across the state in the days leading up to Independence Day as part of the celebration of America’s 250th birthday.
Weather permitting, C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 189th Airlift Wing and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the 77th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade will fly over select Arkansas communities June 29 through July 2. Mountain Home is among the scheduled flyover locations.
Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Officer Col. Joel Lynch says the flyovers are intended to showcase military aviation while celebrating the nation’s semiquincentennial…