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  • U.S. Air Force Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, Air Mobility Command commander, presents a ceremonial C-130J key to U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. James Kowalski, 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-130J crew chief, June 20, 2016, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The final C-130J completed the H-model to J-model transition for the 19th Airlift Wing’s fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Harry Brexel)

    Little Rock AFB modernizes fleet with final C-130J

    A brand new C-130J aircraft delivered to Little Rock Air Force Base June 20, 2016, marks the beginning of a modern legacy of global reach capabilities. With this aircraft delivery, which is the final C-130J to arrive from the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Georgia, the 19th Airlift Wing is now the third and largest U.S. Air Force active-duty

  • Black Knights deliver Combat Airlift at Swift Response ‘16

    Two 19th Airlift Wing C-130Js and crews from the 41st and 61st Airlift Squadrons participated in Exercise Swift Response ’16, one of the premier military crisis response training events in the world for multinational airborne forces.   The exercise included more than 5,000 Soldiers and Airmen from Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the

  • C-130J carries on Herculean legacy

    Six decades have passed since the C-130 aircraft was introduced to the United States Air Force in 1950.  The aircraft, now known as the workhorse of the U.S. Air Force, has remained the longest continuously produced military aircraft, marking it the fifth aircraft to achieve 50 years of consecutive service. Its remarkable life span is due to its
  • Paratroopers from the U.S., France and Germany participate in a D-Day remembrance jump June 5, 2016 at Sainte Mere- Eglise, France. More than 380 service members from Europe and affliated D-Day historical units participated in the 72nd anniversary as part of Joint Task Force D-Day 72. Members of the 314th Airlift Wing were part of the Task Force, based in Sainte Mere-Eglise, which supported events across Normandy, from May 30 - June 6 to commemorate the selfless actions by all the allies on D-Day that continue to resonate 72 years later. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mercedes Taylor)

    Little Rock AFB airlift squadrons participate in 72nd D-Day anniversary events

    In commemoration of the 72nd Anniversary of D-Day, U.S. Airmen from the 48th Airlift Squadron and 62nd Airlift Squadron of the 314th Airlift Wing from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, transported on June 5, 2016, more than 60 U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg, N.C., and the 173rd Airborne Brigade from
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