• Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Mason Creager

    Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. Mason A. Creager Unit: 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Duty title: Electrical and Environmental Craftsman Hometown: Springfield, Ohio Time in service: 11 years Time at Little Rock: 5 years Goals: Complete his Accounting BS degree and his A&P license Hobbies: Metal

  • Viewing the Solar Eclipse: 5 Things to Know

    A perfect lineup of the sun, moon and Earth will be visible across North America for the first time in 38 years on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.  One of the grandest and most fleeting natural spectacles known to humanity, this total solar eclipse is predicted to be the most viewed ever.  Here are five

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Master Sgt. Wesley Bonin

    Rank/Name: Master Sgt. Wesley Bonin   Unit:  913th Operations Support Squadron Position/Duty Title: Survival Evasion Resistance Escape (SERE) Specialist Hometown:  Kaplan, LA Time in Service: 19 years Time at Little Rock: 3 years Goals: To be a great husband and father   Hobbies: Hiking and

  • Fleet services: Keeping C-130s from causing stink

    Imagine the smell of a porta-potty: strong, distinct and likely repulsive. Being 12,000 feet in the air in a small, cramped aircraft only serves to amplify that rancid smell. The 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fleet Services Airmen are in charge of the unenviable task of waste removal. "Picture

  • Fuel: Lifeblood of aircraft

    Senior Airman Stefan Stephenson-Shipp, 19th Maintenance Squadron fuel systems journeyman, inspects a C-130J auxiliary tank Aug. 14, 2017, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The auxiliary tank can hold up to 500 pounds of fuel and is located on the wing of the C-130J. Stephenson-Shipp ensured there

  • 19th Airlift Wing celebrates 69 years of service

    Through its humble beginnings as an observation group in 1927 to the world’s mightiest C-130 tactical airlift wing in the world, this year marks the 19th Airlift Wing’s 69th birthday – one filled with many honors, awards and historical milestones. When the U.S. Army Air Corps established the 19th

  • Mobility Guardian: Mission success

    Air Mobility Command’s largest exercise, Mobility Guardian, officially came to a close Aug. 12, 2017. Team Little Rock Airmen returned home after working alongside approximately 3,500 U.S. service members from across the command as well as international partners. Mobility Air Force aircrews flew

  • One person, seven skillsets

    From the flightline to dining facility, Airmen are diligently working to become experts in their specific career fields, however, a select few at the 19th Medical Group are challenged to go above and beyond and become proficient in more than seven skillsets. Independent duty medical technicians

  • Tempering anger with Family Advocacy class

    A kettle sits on a stove top. Wisps of steam slowly escape the spout, producing a low-pitched hiss. Suddenly, steam starts billowing out and all that can be heard is a whistle as the water in the kettle has reached a boiling point. Feeling this way because of anger may be a sign that it needs to be

  • Safe school year start

    Many families experience a frantic scramble while preparing for the start of the school year. However, it’s important to remember that accidents around the home can occur at any moment. Planning ahead before an accident or emergency can occur is a crucial part of staying safe. Simple measures such