• Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Nicholas Raines

    Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. Nicholas Raines Unit: 19th Security Forces SquadronDuty title: Security Forces Evaluator Hometown: Wichita Falls, TexasTime in Service: 11 YearsTime at Little Rock: 7 YearsGoals: Join civilian law enforcement agency next year Hobbies: Shooting guns, fishing,

  • Airmen help air and space show soar to success

    The Thunder Over the Rock Air and Space Show runs on augmentee power provided by Team Little Rock Airmen to maintain a secure and enjoyable experience at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Oct. 27-28, 2018.

  • Little Rock AFB hosts Arkansas’ largest STEM Fest

    Little Rock Air Force Base hosted Arkansas’ largest STEM festival in conjunction with the Thunder Over the Rock Air and Space Show, with field trip day Oct. 26 that drew more than 20,000 attendees, over 13,000 of whom were students.

  • Proper procedures for base sponsorship, access

    Sponsors and guests are allowed to enter Little Rock Air Force Base through the Trusted Traveler program by showing one form of identification at an entry control point. However, sponsors cannot bring visitors on the installation without getting a pass. Therefore, guests must be vetted through the

  • CCAF no longer required for promotion

    Due to an update to the enlisted personnel handbook, an associate’s degree from the Community College of the Air Force is no longer required for promotions, however, master sergeants still have to keep education in mind for their enlisted performance reports. While the CCAF itself is no longer

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Senior Airman Zhongliang Chen

    Name and Rank: Senior Airman Zhongliang ChenUnit: 41st Airlift SquadronDuty title: Squadron Aviation Resource ManagementHometown: Shenyang, ChinaTime in service: 2 years, 6 monthsTime at Little Rock: 2 years, 2 monthsGoals: Acceptance into Air Force Band and a Bachelors in Music Hobbies: Playing

  • Air Force extends high year of tenure for E-4s through E-6s

    The Air Force is extending the high year of tenure for senior airmen through technical sergeants beginning Feb. 1, 2019.The memo, signed Oct. 18, 2018, extends the high year of tenure from eight to 10 years for senior airmen, from 15 to 20 years for staff sergeants and from 20 to 22 years for

  • Regulations make air shows safe, fun for crowd, performers

    The much-anticipated Thunder over the Rock Air and Space Show comes to Little Rock Air Force base this weekend, Oct. 27 and 28, but with it comes some safety considerations. As many people will be on the flightline or even attending an airshow for the first time, fun should be had while also

  • Command Post: Safeguarding Team Little Rock 24/7

    Behind the doors of an entrapment, phones are ringing off the hook in the 19th Airlift Wing Command Post. One call is from Airmen at the front gate about an unexpected gate closure, another is from a pilot whose aircraft won’t lower its landing gear in flight, and a third is from a first sergeant

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Airman 1st Class Anthoney Carvalho

    Name and Rank: Airman 1st Class Anthoney CarvalhoUnit: 19th Airlift Wing Command PostDuty title: Junior Emergency Actions ControllerHometown: Bruce, MississippiTime in service: 1 year, 4 monthsTime at Little Rock: 1 yearGoals: Finishing engineer degree, 20-year Air Force career and retire before age