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November 03, 2021
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MRHS victim of security incident
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Limited portion of network impacted
Early Sunday morning, the Mena Regional Health System (MRHS) Facebook page announced its phones were down, sparking rumors across social media. Unannounced was that the hospital’s computer systems were also down. MRHS and Jay Quebedeaux, CEO FACHE, released a statement just prior to going to press stating: “Mena Regional Health System is investigating a recent security incident that impacted a limited portion of our network. Upon learning of the incident, we immediately engaged third-party cyber security experts to contain the incident and commence
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stakeholders for their patience as we prepare to bring the impacted systems back online, safely and securely. As always we are committed to best serving the people of our community.”
WWII Berlin Airlift C-54 flies after touch-up and blessing By Trey Youngdahl
Peters Sets Record
a thorough investigation. Although our review is ongoing, we have no evidence at this time that the event had any impact on patient information. We thank our valued patients and
Mena was the host of a historic WWII-era Douglas C-54 that was successfully refurbished by Crider Aircraft painting and returned to the skies. The Douglas C-54 Skymaster is a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II and the Korean War. The C-54 Skymaster was derived from a civilian airliner, the Douglas DC-4. Besides transport of cargo, the C-54 also carried presidents, prime ministers, and military staff. Dozens of variants of
the C-54 were employed in a wide variety of non-combat roles such as air-sea rescue, scientific and military research, and missile tracking and recovery. This plane was most commonly used during the Berlin Airlift, and it hauled coal and food supplies to West Berlin. After the Korean War this model continued to be used for military and civilian uses by more than 30 countries. These models were also one of the first aircraft to carry the President of the United States, the first being President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II (Wikipedia).
This particular C-54 was flown in the Berlin Airlift. The Berlin Airlift was a military operation enacted when the soviet union cut off food and supplies to West Berlin during WWII. Several C-54s like this one flew from bases in England and western Germany with a massive airlift of food, water, and medicine to the citizens of the besieged city. Tim Choppa, owner of the plane, is the president of the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation (BAHF). The organization was founded in an effort to honor and share the story of the Ber-
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