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  • Cub Scouts Pack 170 plant a fruit tree April 19, 2017, near the Jacksonville Lighthouse Charter School: Flightline Upper Academy on Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Installation leadership continually partners with the community to maintain and plant its growing population of urban trees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Taylor)

    LRAFB plants seeds for future generations

    Team Little Rock celebrated Earth Day with an expo and a tree-planting ceremony April 20-21, 2017, at the Jacksonville Lighthouse Charter School: Flightline Upper Academy and Arnold Drive Elementary. The expo included environmental agency booths from the U.S. Forestry Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission,
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lance Hendricks, 19th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department firefighter, responds to a simulated aircraft crash site during a major accident response inspection March 30, 2017, at the Jacksonville Fire Department Training Center, Ark. The goal of the exercise was to evaluate Team Little Rock’s response to an aircraft mishap. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Sommer Giron)

    Little Rock AFB hosts exercise, prepares to sustain combat airlift

    Team Little Rock recently concluded a major accident response inspection March 30, 2017, near Little Rock Air Force Base. The goal of the day-long exercise was to test the host unit’s capabilities of responding to an aircraft mishap. The event was evaluated by the 19th Airlift Wing Inspector General. During the exercise, a downed-aircraft tested
  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force commander, presents a ceremonial C-130J key to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Shields, 314th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-130J crew chief, Feb. 27, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Hecker delivered the 14th and final C-130J to the 314th Airlift Wing fleet, completing the transition from the H- to J-model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kevin Sommer Giron)

    Q&A: 19th Air Force commander delivers final C-130J

    The largest C-130 base in the world recently marked the end of a transition that first began 13 years ago. The 314th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base received its final, new C-130J aircraft from a Lockheed Martin facility, Feb. 27, 2017. The 19th Air Force commander delivered the C-130J; and spoke about the future of the 314th AW and its
  • Senior Airman Borden Moody, a 189th Maintenance Group crew chief, issues tools to a C-130H aircraft maintainer Feb. 22, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The sortie support flight is responsible for more than 14,000 pieces of individual equipment necessary to successfully carry out the 189th Airlift Wing's mission. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Condit)

    Combat Airlifter of the Week: Senior Airman Borden Moody

    Rankand Name: Senior Airman Borden Moody     Unit: 189th Aircraft MaintenanceSquadron  GuardStatus: Technician JobTitle: Sortie Support/ AircraftMechanic Hometown: Cabot, Arkansas Timeon Station: 2 years Timein Service: 6 years 6 monthsFamily: wife Ashley, daughter Paisley and son Chantry Hobbies: Bee keeping Goals: To progress as far as he can
  • Canteens, boots and binders rest on the mat of the 19th Security Forces Squadron’s version of the “House of Pain,” Feb. 15, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The “House of Pain” is a nickname of the Air Mobility Command’s Phoenix Raven Qualification Course at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Little Rock AFB Ravens prepared and trained three other 19th Security Forces Squadron Airmen to prepare for the physically intensive three-week, 12-hour-a-day course that covers subjects such as cross-cultural awareness, airfield survey techniques, explosive ordnance awareness, aircraft searches and self-defense techniques. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Senior Airman Harry Brexel)

    Ravens spread wings to secure C-130s worldwide

    The U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command currently operates a fleet of more than 1,100 aircraft, yet only a small number of elite security forces Airmen are responsible for defending and protecting those aircraft and aircrews in locations across the globe. The Airmen are known as “Phoenix Ravens” and Little Rock Air Force Base is currently home
  • Royal Canadian Air Force Cpl. Julien Simard, 436 Transport Squadron loadmaster, enters a C-130J during a pre-flight check Feb. 10, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Two aircraft and approximately 70 personnel from the RCAF came to Little Rock AFB to participate in Green Flag Little Rock 17-04. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Taylor)

    GREEN FLAG 17-04: Simulations for real world situations

    The 34th Combat Training Squadron executed Green Flag Little Rock 17-04, Feb. 9 – 19, 2017, one of Air Mobility Command’s largest exercises where a variety of real scenario-based routines were executed. Team Little Rock partnered with multiple units within Air Mobility Command for training simulations staged at Little Rock Air Force Base and
  • Royal Canadian Air Force Cpl. Julien Simard, 436 Transport Squadron loadmaster, enters a C-130J during a pre-flight check Feb. 10, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Two aircraft and approximately 70 personnel from the RCAF came to Little Rock AFB to participate in Green Flag Little Rock 17-04. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Taylor)

    US-led exercise offers unique Royal Canadian Air Force unique training opportunities

    The 34th Combat Training Squadron worked closely with the Royal Canadian Air Force during Green Flag Little Rock 17-04 Feb. 9 -19, 2017, while staged at Little Rock Air Force Base and Alexandria, Louisiana. GFLR, one of Air Mobility Command’s largest rotational exercises, is an opportunity for U.S. forces to collaborate with coalition forces. In
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Kyle Gauthier, 61st Airlift Squadron C-130J pilot and flight commander, reviews a preflight checklist Feb. 3, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. His shoulder patch indicates the C-130J Block 8.1 system upgrade and expansion. Gauthier, along with a team of 19th Airlift Wing Airmen, conducted Air Mobility Command’s first C-130J flight with the upgrade. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Harry Brexel)

    Little Rock Airmen first to test C-130J upgrade

    A team of U.S. Air Force Airmen conducted a C-130J training flight on Feb. 3, 2017, unlike any other at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The flight was the first in the Air Mobility Command conducted on an upgraded C-130J that featured an intricate suite of software and hardware improvements known as Block 8.1. In November 2016, Lockheed Martin
  • A U.S. Air Force Airman marshals the first C-130J to land March 19, 2004, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Little Rock AFB is home to the Center of Excellence, the world’s premiere C-130 training school, and is known as the Home of Combat Airlift. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Little Rock AFB celebrates AETC’s 75th anniversary

    For 75 years, the Air Education and Training Command has trained the world’s greatest Airmen. The major command trained countless U.S. Air Force Airmen in multiple wings and installations around the world, including the 314th Airlift Wing based at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. “Our mission is to train the best C-130 aircrews in the world,”
  • U.S. Air Force Airman Karliepatricia Shamer, 19th Maintenance Squadron munitions storage crew member, transports and stores ammunition on a weekly basis Dec. 13, 2016, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. A team of 19 Airmen inspect and store ammunition on more than 80 acres of land on Little Rock AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Grace Nichols)

    Munitions shop hits target on preparation

    Guarded by a tall gate, filled with underground bunkers and hiding in the back recesses of the base, the 19th Maintenance Squadron munitions flight on Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, is a secluded area but vital to Combat Airlift. From inspections to storage, the flight ensures bullets hit their targets by providing ammunition to the 19th
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