Hundreds of people apply for Lockheed Martin jobs in Fort Smith [Video]

PEOPLE WE TALKED TO SAY IT’S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. A SPOKESPERSON FOR LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS SAYS THEY’RE LOOKING TO HIRE MORE THAN 80 PEOPLE WHO WILL BE WORKING ON SITE HERE AT THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE IN FORT SMITH AND ONCE HIRED, THEY’LL GET TO WORK SOON, BECAUSE THE FIRST FIGHTER JETS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HERE IN ABOUT FIVE MONTHS. <> “Joined the Navy when I was 18. I did nine years as a F-18 Super Hornet maintainer.” KEN SLATER IS AN AVIATION STRUCTURAL MECHANIC, BUT SINCE RETURNING HOME TO MULDROW, HE’S BEEN WORKING A FEW PART TIME JOBS. <> “I got a job offer at Tinker (Air Force Base), but Tinker is two hours away and I was like, nope I want to be at home. I’ve been away for almost a decade, I want to be home. And then Lockheed Martin …