• Operation Market Garden honored 73 years later: Jump to remember

    Freedom isn't free; the price isn't paid by one country alone. Allied troops wearing different uniforms, originating from different countries were transported on a C-47. Sitting shoulder to shoulder, they prepared to jump from side doors of the aircraft into the unknown. Confident their mission

  • Little Rock AFB hosts 39th annual retiree appreciation day

    Little Rock Air Force Base Retiree Activities Office will host the 39th annual Team Little Rock Retiree Appreciation Day event honoring Arkansas' military retirees in the Walters Community Center Sept. 23, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Senior Airman Tyeisha Lewis

    Name and Rank: Senior Airman Tyeisha Lewis Unit: 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron Duty title: Vehicle Fleet Management and Analysis Journeyman Hometown: Augusta, Georgia Time in service: 3 Years and 6 Months Time at Little Rock: 3 Years Goals: Graduate with BA in Child Psychology Hobbies: Reading

  • 70 years of air power: One family's service

    The need for unified airpower forged the foundation for the Air Force during World War II. Since its conception, Airmen have served in every major conflict and war requiring air support. This history is shared by one family in particular, the Thomases.

  • 61st Airlift Squadron Airmen deploy

    Airmen from the 61st Airlift Squadron deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to support current overseas contingency operations. The Airmen, attached to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, will aid Operation Resolute Support and Operation Freedom Sentinel as the primary inter-theater airlift

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Tiffany Santiago

    Rank and name: Staff Sgt. Tiffany SantiagoUnit:  19th Medical Operations SquadronPosition: Mental Health Clinic NCO in chargeHometown: Albers, IllinoisTime on Station: 16 Aug., 2016Time in Service: 24 November, 2008Hobbies: Spending time with her kidsGoals: Obtain Masters in Social Work. Core Value:

  • Little Rock AFB accepts military aircraft in response to Hurricane Irma

    Little Rock Air Force Base is receiving various aircraft and their crews assigned to multiple military installations along the east coast in preparation for Hurricane Irma, Sept. 9, 2017.Personnel from Hurlburt Field, Florida, along with U-28As, CV-22 Ospreys, MC-130H Combat Talon II’s and other