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Your assignment to Little Rock Air Force Base
brings one overwhelming added bonus … Arkansas.
You’ll be living in the most supportive community in the
Air Force; the base community council is the 2010 winner
of the highly coveted Abilene Trophy, the Air Mobility
Command’s Community Support Award. In addition, the
base is almost exactly in the center of a state that is filled
with wonderful scenery, outdoor adventure, culture,
history and some of the friendliest folks you’re likely to
meet anywhere. It just doesn’t get any better than this.
Consider just a few things you can do on a Saturday,
or on a long weekend. Hot Springs National Park and the
city by the same name are less than two hours away.
Branson, Mo., with its dozens of affordable liveentertainment
theaters; a theme park; and everything else
48 Local Area Outside the Gate
Photo: Old Grist Mill
Located in North Little Rock, the Old Mill address
is Lakeshore Drive & Fairway Avenue. The mill is
famous for its cinematic debut in “Gone With the
Wind.” The Old Mill is a replica of grist mills that
were so vital to early Arkansans.
you can imagine is just beyond the state line, about a
three-hour drive to the northwest. Along the way, the
beauty of the Ozark Mountains will keep the kids and your
other passengers enthralled as you drive. Try visiting
Branson in November for a taste of what the locals call an
“Ozark Mountain Christmas.”
Do you like to fish? The world record brown trout came
out of Arkansas’ Little Red River. It pushed into second
place the previous record from the North Fork River. We’re
talking about trout in the 35-pound range. If that’s not
enough, how about bass, including several major
tournaments with big-money prizes, land-locked stripers
up to 40 pounds, catfish, brook trout, rainbows and
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