Civil Air Patrol returns to Blytheville with new leadership

The Arkansas Wing of the Civil Air Patrol marked a new chapter in its history with a change of command ceremony at the ...
NEA Town Courier

Civil Air Patrol squadron finds new home at Blytheville Aeroplex

After a tornado destroyed its Jonesboro base, the Civil Air Patrol’s 120th Composite Squadron has a new headquarters and ...
KAIT

New Cold War museum coming to Blytheville

BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) -The National Cold War Center continues to take shape at the old Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, and it’s getting a boost from a national entity. “You have a battleground ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

OPINION | REX NELSON: An underutilized asset

It wasn't an accident earlier this year when the Arkansas Aerospace & Defense Alliance met for the first time in northeast Arkansas. The Arkansas Aeroplex--once Eaker Air Force Base--between ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

OPINION | REX NELSON: From bombers to businesses

Blytheville Air Force Base was a busy place during the Cold War. "The 97th Bombardment Wing was placed on airborne alert Oct. 22, 1962, when it was discovered that nuclear missile silos were being ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

OPINION | REX NELSON: The nuclear triad

Students from the Gosnell School District are crowded inside a building at the former Eaker Air Force Base (earlier known as Blytheville Air Force Base). Joseph Alley, exhibition manager and ...