LRAFB Grand Opening

Grand opening of the Little Rock Air Force Base (Pulaski County); October 1955. Featured are Donald M. Quarles (center, in dark suit); Curtis E. LeMay, commander of Strategic Air Command; and Joe Preston, 825th Air Division commander.

Mixture of white men in military uniforms and other white men and one woman in civilian suits standing at base of airplane

Courtesy of the United States Air Force

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