• Crazy, hazy days: summer safety tips

    As summer approaches and temperatures rise, many will gravitate to participating in outdoors activities; remember to consider the risks that come with heat. Heat exhaustion and heatstroke are the most serious of all heat-related illnesses. Both are preventable by being aware of the risks and

  • Little Rock AFB committed to environmental stewardship

    Similar to money in a stock market, trees are a vitalresource in the environment. That’s why environmental organizations place aheavy investment in taking care of these green giants. Little Rock Air Force Base was recognized by the Arbor DayFoundation as a 2016 Tree City USA community for its

  • 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

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Senior Master Sgt. Takesha Williams

    Name and Rank: Senior Master Sgt. Takesha Williams                             Unit:  913th Airlift Group   Position/Duty Title: 3A Functional Manager Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma            Time in Service: 24.4 years                  Time at Little Rock:  5.5 years Goals:  Continue to mentor

  • JROTC Expo opens doors for future military opportunity

    LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. – Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets attended an expo hosted by Team Little Rock April 20, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. Amongst the crowd of teenagers stood a young man with a different story. Outwardly, Braedyn Durant looked no different

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Senior Airman Matthew Thomas

    Name and Rank: Senior Airman Matthew ThomasUnit: 314th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronDuty title: hydraulic systems journeymanHometown: Orlando, Florida Time in service:  Three yearsTime at Little Rock:  Two years and six monthsGoals: Completing my Community College of the Air Force degreeHobbies:

  • Supporting sexual assault survivors

    Sexual Assault Awareness Month brings attention to the options available to those affected by conduct that falls short of the standards expected of individuals in uniform. A U.S. Air Force priority is taking care of Airmen and families, and wingmen are responsible for assisting a survivor in

  • Arkansas tax exemption for military spouses

    U.S. Military members are afforded many benefitsduring their careers.  Free college,affordable healthcare, free services for family members, and tax breaks are afew such benefits.  While taxes may notbe the first thing that jumps to mind, it is just one of the items spouses cantake advantage of.An

  • 19th Airlift Wing supports Peru flood relief

    At the request of the Government of Peru, two U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., flew to Lima, Peru, on April 4 to support ongoing U.S. disaster assistance to communities devastated by floods resulting from torrential rainfall in the country’s northern