• Little Rock Air Force Cycling Team gears up for 2017

    LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Cyclists from the Air Force Cycling Team surge to the start line. Hands tighten their grip on handle bars. Riders mentally prepare themselves for the long race ahead. For a brief moment, all is still. The horn sounds. An ocean of cyclists pour onto the road,

  • AMC releases further guidance on additional arming programs

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command recently released a policy outlining three programs as options installations commanders can consider to enhance the safety and deter threats to AMC personnel. The programs are the Security Forces Staff Arming, Unit Marshal Program, and Law

  • Crew chief, C-130E part ways

      Although thousands of U.S. Air Force aircraft are maintained and operated by Airmen, certain aircrafts leave lasting impressions.Crew chiefs are the individuals who are essential in the upkeep and maintenance of aircraft, so it’s no surprise that they would be prone to remember certain

  • Little Rock remembers Pearl Harbor

    Hundreds gathered in the cold Wednesday, at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum in North Little Rock, Ark., for the “Arkansas Remembers Pearl Harbor Ceremony,” commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.A moment of silence was observed at 11:55, the local time of the attack.

  • A&FRC & Operation Homefront work together to ensure resilience

    The Airmen and Family Readiness Center serves as a support system for Airmen and their families, retired military members and Department of Defense civilians to reduce hardships yearlong by providing free proactive, preventive and remedial services.The holidays in particular can be a stressful time

  • Turkey Shoot: Combat Airlift Competition

    Aircraft from the 19th Airlift Wing, 314th Airlift Wing, 189th Airlift Wing and 913th Airlift Group squared off in a friendly competition to outscore their opponents by performing the air mobility exercise the fastest and most accurate.

  • Last C-130E leaves Little Rock AFB

    After more than 52 years in service, the last C-130E, Tail No. 9815, departed Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, on a flatbed truck to Vandenberg Airport in Evansville, Indiana. It will be used to train law enforcement, Homeland Security personnel and firefighters to practice real-world

  • Navajo Airman reminds community ‘We’re still here’

    Today’s U.S. Air Force operates with a small, but highly skilled, work force. Less than one percent of the U.S. population volunteers to enlist or commission in the military. Statistics show 19.1 percent of those service members are women, and only 0.6 percent of all service members are Native

  • 375th AES forward deploys to LRAFB for aeromedical evacuation excercise

    In order to continue providingelite care during crises, members from the 375th Aeromedical EvacuationSquadron stationed at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, forward deployed to LittleRock Air Force Base, Arkansas, to establish an aeromedical staging location Nov.6, 2016, to exercise their preparedness