▁respons ive ▁tact ical ▁air l ift ." ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁ 9 1 3 th ▁Airl ift ▁Group ▁has ▁extensive ▁global ▁reach ▁capabilities , ▁capable ▁of ▁an ▁array ▁of ▁oper ational ▁miss ions . ▁▁ 9 6 th ▁A PS ▁( A ir ▁Force ▁Reserve ) ▁ ▁Little ▁Rock ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁ 9 6 th ▁Aer ial ▁Port ▁Squadron ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Com bat ▁H ogs ". ▁The ▁ 9 6 th ▁is ▁Ark ansas ' s ▁only ▁Air ▁Force ▁Reserve ▁unit ▁which ▁is ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 0 3 rd ▁wing ▁located ▁at ▁Ke es ler ▁A FB , ▁Mississippi . ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁the ▁ 1 4 2 ▁author ized ▁personnel ▁are ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁recognized ▁Aer ial ▁port ▁squad rons ▁in ▁AF RC ▁( A ir ▁Force ▁Reserve ▁Command ). ▁The ▁ 9 6 th ▁aug ments ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁year ly ▁to ▁fill ▁vac an cies ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁A EF ▁( A eros pace ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force ) ▁commit ments . ▁The ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁aer ial ▁port ▁is ▁to ▁provide ▁Cit izen ▁Air men ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁protect ▁its ▁interests ▁through ▁air ▁space ▁and ▁power ▁and ▁to ▁prepare ▁qualified ▁individuals ▁to ▁deploy ▁and ▁perform ▁Aer ial ▁Port ▁Oper ations ▁anywhere , ▁at ▁any ▁time ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Air ▁Force ▁global ▁air l ift ▁operations . R ▁ ▁Based ▁units ▁ ▁F