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BAFB To Benefit From Approved Defense Spending Bill

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DEFENSE SPENDING BILL APPROVED:    The Associate Press reports -- The U.S. House of Representatives approved a Defense Spending Bill yesterday which is good news for military personnel and their families as they can expect to receive a boost in their paychecks. Also in the works are a planned make-over for the aging B-52 Bomber  and  Barksdale Air Force Base will also benefit. 

The Defense Spending Bill affect all military bases and facilities  throughout   Arkansas,  Texas, and 

B-52 BOMBER UPGRADE - Defense spending bill will help update aging B-52 bombers of the USAF.
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B-52 BOMBER UPGRADE - Defense spending bill will help update aging B-52 bombers of the USAF.

Louisiana.  A USA Today report also  reveals Louisiana has eight military bases and defense spending  here accounts for $7.7 billion dollars of annual economic activity and has more than 77,000 jobs.    -The bill does not fund President Donald Trump's request for a new "Space Force" as an independent military service branch, but authorizes a military parade Trump wants in Washington in November.

DEFENSE SPENDING BILL APPROVED: The Associate Press reports -- The U.S. House of Representatives approved a Defense Spending Bill yesterday which is good news for military personnel and their families as they can expect to receive a boost in their paychecks.

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Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' experience to Red River Radio having started out as a radio news reporter and moving into television journalism as a newsmagazine producer / host, talk-show moderator, programming director and managing producer and news director / anchor for commercial, public broadcasting and educational television. He has more recently worked in advertising, marketing and public relations as a writer, video producer and media consultant. In pursuit of higher learning, Chuck studied Mass Communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.