• Joint force exercise prepares airmen, soldiers for contingency operations

    Green Flag Little Rock 16-09 kicked off Aug. 18, 2016, withapproximately 750 U.S. Army airborne infantry soldiers jumping from severalC-130Js and C-17 Globemaster IIIs in the dead of night to seize and secure anassault zone. This event, referred to as Hit Night, marked the beginningof GFLR 16-09.

  • Taking back their health

    Heather Baxter works as a captain in the 19th ForceSupport Squadron civilian personnel flight through the week and serves as a captainon the weekend in the Air National Guard. She is another person who’s transformedher body and her health with diet and exercise.So Heather, what made you decide to

  • Little Rock AFB hosts Arkansas Military Expo

    The free family-friendly Arkansas Military Expo is coming to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. scheduled for September 17, 2016. Team Little Rock will be opening our gates to welcome our community partners on the anniversary of the U.S Air Force. “We are going to bring all facets of our military, our

  • Improved security measures implemented at base ECP

    Little Rock Air Force Base is implementing an Air Force-widerequirement of the REAL ID Act to its installation access policies beginning Sept.15, 2016. The act establishes minimum security standards for licenseissue and production. Additionally, it prohibits federal agencies fromaccepting driver’s

  • Training squadron receives extraordinary achievement

    Service members assigned to the 314th Maintenance Squadron wererecognized for an accomplishment not often witnessed in the aircraftmaintenance world Aug. 11, 2016, at Little Rock Air Force Base.This achievement, commonly known as a Black-Letter Initial,occurs when an aircraft flies with zero minor

  • One man, three wars, four services

    Few Americans can say they served in three major wars, fewer still can say they were a member of four different branches of the U.S. military. However, Ret. U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Robert Earl "Sam" Puckett has achieved both. His journey began in 1943, as a 17-year-old Arkansan who enlisted in

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Master Sgt. Narda Spurgeon

    Rank/Name:  Master Sgt. Narda Spurgeon  Unit: 19th Airlift Wing Judge Advocate Position:  Law Office Superintendent Hometown:  Manchester, Jamaica Time on Station/ Time in Service:  11 months/ 17 years, 3 months Hobbies/Goals:  I enjoy cooking, reading and spending time with family. I plan to

  • Team Little Rock goes back to school

    LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Operation Homefront's Back-to-School Brigade returned to base in collaboration with the Little Rock Spouses’ Club to give away school supplies for military children Aug. 5, at the Walters Community Support Center on base. The event was for Defense Enrollment

  • Vehicle Maintenance keeps Combat Airlift moving

    The 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle management flight plays a key role in keeping Little Rock Air Force Base mission ready by maintaining vehicles for both ground and air operations. “The mission of the shop is to provide services for base operations, with more than 438 vehicles assigned

  • Taking back their health

    (Editor’s note: Chandra Erskine, wife of Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Erksine, former chief enlisted manager for the 19th Mission Support Group, no longer lives at Little Rock Air Force Base, but the lifestyle changes she made while here helps her pursue a healthier future.) We asked Erskine if she