• 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

  • Taking back their health

    We want to introduce you to Airmen who’ve taken backtheir health through physical training and eating right.  Men and women who’ve overcome physicaladversity and used it to make themselves stronger.  One such Airman is Master Sgt. Jeff Clouse,19th Medical Operations Support SquadronWhathappened that

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Jonah Woods

    Name: Jonah WoodsUnit: 19th Operations Support Squadron Position:  Airspace Manager/ AirTraffic controller/ assault zone operationsHometown: Cypress, TexasTimeon Station/ Time in Service: 9 years/24 years Hobbies/Goals:Outdooractivities such as boating and fishing, hunting, Core Value: "You could

  • Handcrafting dental readiness

    Whenever U.S. Air Force combat airlifters need dental work, they often count on a small team of specialists at the 19th Medical Group Clinic. The unit works behind-the-scenes crafting unique dental prostheses as part of the 19th Aerospace Medicine Squadron dental laboratory element. They assist

  • 41st Airlift Squadron takes on the Last Frontier

    The 41st Airlift Squadron loaded four C-130Js with approximately 100 Team Little Rock Airmen, including pilots, loadmasters, maintainers, aircrew flight equipment and intelligence personnel for a week of deployment training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Not only does the 49th state

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Senior Master Sgt. James Cohea

    NAME: Senior Master Sgt. James Cohea UNIT: 913th Operations Support Squadron POSITION: 913th OSS superintendent HOMETOWN: Cabot, Arkansas TIME ON STATION/ TIME IN SERVICE: 3.8 years / 18.5 yearsCORE VALUE: Cohea exemplifies the core value of Integrity First. He represents the highest level of