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Constitutional/open/Celebrate Act 746 Walk in Russelville, Arkansas Two separate open carry/ constitutional carry, or celebrate Act 746 walks, took place in Arkansas last Saturday, 15 March.   One of the walks was in Russelville, the second was in Mountain Home.   Both walks were peaceful and relatively uneventful, as has come to be the norm.  No one was arrested and a good time was had.  From Arkansascarry.com: The Russellvile open carry celebration walk on March 15th, 2014 was another huge success. The Russellville police department was very easy to work with and Fat Daddy's BBQ did an excellent job feeding all of...

An inspirational painting that referenced a Bible verse has been removed from a dining hall at Mountain Home Air Force Base after an anti-religion group filed a complaint. The painting featured a medieval crusader and referenced Matthew 5:9, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”

U.S. to host Saudi warplane training at Idaho base WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force plans to host Saudi air combat training. The Air Force has selected a preferred site for the training of the Royal Saudi Air Force over the next decade. The training, expected to take place in Mountain Home, Idaho, would focus on the new Saudi fleet of F-15 fighter-jets. "Saudi Arabia is a valuable long-term U.S. partner in the Gulf," Heidi Grant, a deputy Air Force undersecretary, said. "Facilitating the modernization of Royal Saudi Air Force aircraft, as well as providing enhanced air crew and maintenance...

Mountain Home AFB may get Saudi training squadron Friday, December 3, 2010 Mountain Home News Mountain Home Air Force Base is believed to be on a list of bases being considered to support an F-15 training squadron from the Royal Saudi Air Force, the Mountain Home News has learned. Saudi Arabia is in the midst of purchasing $60 billion worth of arms from the United States, including 84 F-15S fighter-bombers and upgrades to 70 other F-15s already in its inventory. As part of the package, the Saudi government is looking at acquiring basing rights for a "desert environment" training squadron...