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Marine Corps: Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful)
Coast Guard: Semper Paratus (Always Ready)
Navy: Semper Fortis (Always Courageous)
Air Force: Aim High...Fly-Fight-Win
Army: This We'll Defend
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Santa Drop 2023 Recap
Just WOW! Saturday December 2nd truly blew AAMM Staff away. In past years, this event has always happened but has always been postponed...
Laci Prince
Dec 7, 20231 min read
Artifact Friday: A-4 Skyhawk
Happy Black Friday everyone! It is the day when Americans find great deals on store items nationwide! So in honor of the deals of the...
cartwrighth.aamm
Nov 24, 20232 min read
Artifact Friday: Behind the Mask
For months stores have been stocking shelves with masks, costumes, and candy for Halloween! October is full of events and parties whose...
frontdeskaamm
Oct 27, 20232 min read
Artifact Friday: The Stinson S Junior
Happy Friday! We are posting today about one of the prettiest aircraft in our collection, Stinson S Junior! Stinson Aircraft Company was...
cartwrighth.aamm
Oct 20, 20232 min read
Artifact Friday: DGA 18K
The Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP) started in the 1930s training college students to fly. This program grew larger and faster...
cartwrighth.aamm
Sep 29, 20231 min read
Artifact Friday: Portable Surgical Suction Apparatus
Did you know that the phrase, “Bugging out” was first used with the Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals? Why? Because they had to pick up and...
cartwrighth.aamm
Sep 22, 20232 min read
Artifact Friday: M43 Field Jacket
It is #ArtifactFriday! Shortly after the US entered World War Two, a number of problems arose with the standard army uniform, namely in...
directoraamm
Mar 9, 20232 min read
Artifact Friday: NWU Type 1
Happy Women’s History Month! For our Artifact Friday today, we are going to do something a little different today and talk about women’s...
directoraamm
Mar 3, 20233 min read
"Bo's Blog"
James Allen “Bo” Swearingen II 1977-2010 James Allen Swearingen was born on June 11, 1977. From a very young age, his Mom-Jannie- could...
directoraamm
Feb 23, 20232 min read
Artifact Friday: Vietnam War Souvenir Jacket
#TGIAF or thank goodness it's artifact Friday! This week we are featuring our Vietnam War Souvenir Jacket. It was brought back by a U.S....
Laci Prince
Feb 23, 20231 min read
Artifact Friday: The Adrian Helmet
It is time for another #ArtifactFriday! This week we are covering the cover called an Adrian Helmet. The Adrian Helmet, though a French...
Laci Prince
Feb 17, 20232 min read
Pearl Harbor: 81 Years Later
Eighty-one years ago today, the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Army Air Corps bases in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii were unexpectedly...
directoraamm
Dec 7, 20223 min read
Sergeant Reckless and the Marines
November 10 marks the birthday of the United States Marine Corps. This branch has boasted the protection of America by land, air, and sea...
directoraamm
Nov 10, 20222 min read
Girl Scouts of America
To celebrate today's Girl Scouts event at the Arkansas Air and Military Museum we have compiled a brief history of the organization! The...
directoraamm
Nov 5, 20222 min read
Artifact Friday: The Ford Victoria
Happy Friday afternoon folks! We are going to talk about an artifact that seems to go largely unnoticed in our historic White Hangar! Get...
directoraamm
Oct 14, 20222 min read
Artifact of the Week: Merchant Marine Patch
Happy Tuesday Everyone! This patch was created by Walt Disney Studios in Burbank California, in July of 1944. Made for the Merchant...
directoraamm
Oct 11, 20221 min read
Artifact Friday: Zeppelin Photo
“We won’t come back till it's over over there!”...sang the traveling soldiers of World War One. Many of these boys had never traveled far...
directoraamm
Sep 9, 20222 min read
Arkansans Behind the Flag: Robert G. "Bob" Abb
Born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin at the beginning of the “Roaring Twenties”, Robert G. “Bob” Abb was destined to make his mark on...
directoraamm
Aug 13, 20222 min read
Artifact Friday: Insect Repellant
Those pesky bugs that annoy us on hot sweet summer nights can be rejected by insect repellant thanks to the US military in World War II....
directoraamm
Apr 15, 20222 min read
Artifact Friday: Sunburn Prevention
Skin is sensitive and as we approach the sunnier seasons an important subject is sunscreen. While the history of protecting one’s skin...
directoraamm
Apr 1, 20222 min read
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