Arkansas officials to hold news conference in Fort Smith about Ebbing Air National Guard Base
A retired F-16 of the Arkansas Air National Guard is seen near an F-16 statue, Friday, March 17, 2023, at the Ebbing Air National Guard Base in For...

A retired F-16 of the Arkansas Air National Guard is seen near an F-16 statue, Friday, March 17, 2023, at the Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith. (River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Hank Layton) FORT SMITH -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Sen. John Boozman. R-Rogers, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Little Rock, 3rd District Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, and other government leaders are planning to hold a joint news conference at Ebbing Air National Guard Base on Friday. Ebbing, located at Fort Smith Regional Airport, was named the Air Force's preferred location for a pilot training center for the Foreign Military Sales program.