• Air Force experiences record breaking vehicle safety results

    During the Thanksgiving-to-New Year's time frame, the Air Force broke historical trends with the lowest number of personal motor vehicle fatalities with only one and the lowest number of PMV-4 (car) fatalities with zero. It was also the first time in 13 years that the Air Force didn't have a single

  • Preparing for the Unit Compliance Inspection

    (Editor's Note - This is the first in a series of articles of information about upcoming exercises and inspections on Little Rock Air Force Base.)A unit compliance inspection is one of the single most significant inspections a base can receive. According to Air Mobility Command Instruction 90-201,

  • Nonjudicial punishment for September and October

    During the months of September and October, 2009, members of Little Rock Air Force Base received the following punishments under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice.An airman first class from the 19th Equipment Maintenance Squadron willfully failed to refrain from drinking while under the

  • Stop-loss payments continue, but some no longer eligible

    The fiscal 2010 defense budget extends payments to servicemembers involuntarily extended on active duty under the so-called "Stop Loss" program, but those who received a bonus for voluntarily re-enlisting or extending their service no longer qualify for retroactive stop-loss pay. Defense Department

  • Officials seek 10 enlisted for AFIT degree program

    Air Force Institute of Technology officials are offering 10 noncommissioned officers the opportunity to pursue an advanced science, engineering or management degree at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.Ten NCOs from around the Air Force will be selected in February to attend the Enlisted-to-AFIT

  • Support improves for families with special needs

    Officials are working to boost the resources and support the Defense Department's Exceptional Family Member Program provides to military families with special needs. "Most people are aware of EFMP as a mandatory enrollment program, but we're working to raise awareness of the family support we can

  • Gen. Lew Allen dies

    Gen. Lew Allen Jr., the 10th chief of staff of the Air Force, passed away Jan. 4 in Potomac Falls, Va. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made but burial will be in Arlington Cemetery.General Allen, a West Point graduate, entered the Air Force in 1946 and completed multi-engine flight training

  • Nearly 160 Airmen returned home Christmas Day

    Two-year-old Cassandra Guerra received perhaps the greatest Christmas present ever of her young life when her dad, Airman 1st Class Michael Guerra, a 53rd Airlift Squadron loadmaster, returned home Dec. 25 from a deployment in Iraq.Airman Guerra was one of nearly 160 base Airmen who returned

  • Tops in Blue set for Jan. 14 show

    The U.S. Air Force's Tops in Blue return to perform at Little Rock Air Force Base at 7 p.m. Jan. 14 in the base fitness center's gymnasium.Seating for the show is available on a first-come, first-served basis and the doors open at 6:15 p.m. Because parking at the gym is limited, shuttle buses will