188th Deploys To Afghanistan

Approximately 275 airmen with the 188th Fighter Wing departed Fort Smith, Ark., July 2, for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The airmen will be deployed approximately thre More

Approximately 275 airmen with the 188th Fighter Wing departed Fort Smith, Ark., July 2, for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The airmen will be deployed approximately thre More

Maj. Gen. William Wofford, adjutant general for the Arkansas National Guard, shakes hands with 188th Fighter Wing airmen prior to departing Fort Smith, Ark., on a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, July 2, 2012. Approxim More

Approximately 275 airmen with the 188th Fighter Wing departed Fort Smith, Ark., July 2, for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The airmen will be deployed approximately thre More

Approximately 275 airmen with the 188th Fighter Wing departed Fort Smith, Ark., July 2, for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The airmen will be deployed approximately thre More

Approximately 275 airmen with the 188th Fighter Wing departed Fort Smith, Ark., July 2, for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The airmen will be deployed approximately thre More

Airman 1st Class Devin Flaspohler with the 188th Maintenance Squadron embraces a loved one prior to departing Fort Smith, Ark., on a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, July 2, 2012. Flaspohler was one of approximately 27 More

Approximately 275 airmen with the 188th Fighter Wing departed Fort Smith, Ark., July 2, for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The airmen will be deployed approximately thre More

Approximately 275 Airmen with the 188th Fighter Wing departed Fort Smith July 2 for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Airmen will be deployed approximately three months. More

Approximately 275 airmen with the 188th Fighter Wing departed Fort Smith, Ark., July 2, for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The airmen will be deployed approximately thre More

Approximately 275 airmen with the 188th Fighter Wing departed Fort Smith, Ark., July 2, for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The airmen will be deployed approximately thre More

Approximately 275 airmen with the 188th Fighter Wing departed Fort Smith, Ark., July 2, for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The airmen will be deployed approximately thre More

Approximately 275 airmen with the 188th Fighter Wing departed Fort Smith, Ark., July 2, for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The airmen will be deployed approximately thre More

An Airman with the 188th Fighter Wing hugs a family member prior to departing Fort Smith, Ark., on a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 July 2, 2012. Approximately 275 airmen with the 188th departed Fort Smith, Ark., for More

Approximately 275 airmen with the 188th Fighter Wing departed Fort Smith, Ark., July 2, for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The airmen will be deployed approximately thre More

Approximately 275 airmen with the 188th Fighter Wing departed Fort Smith, Ark., July 2, for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The airmen will be deployed approximately thre More

Approximately 275 airmen with the 188th Fighter Wing departed Fort Smith, Ark., July 2, for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The airmen will be deployed approximately thre More

Approximately 275 airmen with the 188th Fighter Wing departed Fort Smith, Ark., July 2, for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The airmen will be deployed approximately thre More

Approximately 275 airmen with the 188th Fighter Wing departed Fort Smith, Ark., July 2, for Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The airmen will be deployed approximately thre More

Family members of 188th Fighter Wing airmen await the departure of a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, July 2, 2012. Approximately 275 airmen with the 188th departed Fort Smith for Afghanistan in support of Operation En More

Arkansas National Guard leadership shakes hands with 188th Fighter Wing Airmen as they board a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, July 2, 2012. Approximately 275 airmen with the 188th departed Fort Smith for Afghanistan More

Family members of 188th Fighter Wing airmen await the departure of a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, July 2, 2012. Approximately 275 airmen with the 188th departed Fort Smith for Afghanistan in support of Operation En More