Military

Col. Jonathan "Brute" Esparza took command of the 188th Wing at Ebbing Air Force Base in January. He talks about the unit's three missions and what it means to be a citizen airman.

Gen. Wesley Clark discusses his decorated military service, forced retirement from NATO, transition to investment banking and becoming a trusted voice as a CNN analyst after 9/11.

An international military training program begins at Ebbing Air National Guard Base as Finnish Air Force pilots and maintainers arrive in Fort Smith to train on F-35 fighter jets alongside U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard personnel.

Randy Dixon with the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to revisit historic interviews, recorded by Jim Pitcock, that detail Arkansan activity in wartime Vietnam before the fall of Saigon.

The Air Force’s Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble will begin a seven-concert Arkansas swing Saturday. Among the Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble performers is Technical Sergeant Tyler Kennamer, a Fayetteville High School graduate in charge of the Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble, who says the Air Force Band's mission is to honor, inspire and connect.

In late April, the Fort Smith Museum of History, the Darby House and the City of Fort Smith honor the legacy of Fort Smith native General William O. Darby with the Darby Challenge 5K, 10K or half marathon.

Becca Martin-Brown returns to discuss modern events with a deeper history with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams. This week, they speak with Dave Johnson and Gary Guinn about Johnson's book "Midwatch in Verse," plus what the two have in store for the coming months.

Talk Business and Politics' Michael Tilley Joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to discuss headlines from around the Fort Smith area.

Last month, Friends of Palestine NWA protested outside the Momentary in Bentonville, where the Mid-America Aerospace and Defense Summit was taking place. Sophia Nourani interviewed members of Friends of Palestine NWA and key stakeholders about the aerospace and defense industries in Arkansas.

On today's show, state leaders are expanding the production of military and defense manufacturing in the state. Also, a goal of teach every third grader how to swim. Plus, the latest report shows that recycling is on the rise in northwest Arkansas.