• Boil Water Noticed Issued for Little Rock Air Force Base

    The water main has been repaired for on-base facilities, however a precautionary boil notice has been issued for all affected consumers.NOTICE: Until further notice, a precautionary boil water notice has been issued for military family housing, the base exchange, commissary, lakeside shoppette,

  • Opportunity provides nurse assistant training to spouses

    The Air Force Aid Society Spouse Employment Training Program has granted the Little Rock Air Force Base Airman & Family Readiness Center additional funding to provide 15 fully paid slots to attend the Arkansas Nursing Assistant Academy.In early 2015, the A&FRC had ten slots to the academy that

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Maj. Sara Kershaw

    Col. Craig Drescher, 913th Airlift Group commander, congratulates Maj. Sara Kershaw, 327th Airlift Squadron executive officer, for her selection as Combat Airlifter of the Week July 7, 2015, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Kershaw, a Lakewood Colo., native, tracks,

  • Base C-130J's flex muscle at exercise

    The 41st, 61st and 48th Airlift Squadrons delivered Herculean muscle to Operation Dragon Spear Aug. 6. Dragon Spear was one of the most complex joint-training exercises in over a decade. The Joint Force Exercise at the U.S. Army's National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., included over 1,500

  • Financial problems can affect your career

    "Since 1 January 2014, I've had 30 members that have had their security clearances suspended, revoked and denied.  Out of these, 99 percent have been for financial issues," says Pamela Bowman, Personnel Security Program Manager of Little Rock Air Force Base.  In addition to losing job security, the

  • Black Letter Aircraft

    It happens less frequently than a blue moon, and is rarer than a no-hitter in Major League Baseball, but black-letter initials do happen, and the 913th Airlift Group's Maintenance Squadron made sure it did Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at the Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.A black-letter initial is just

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Ryan Maxey

    Staff Sgt. Ryan Maxey, a 41st Airlift Squadron C-130J loadmaster and unit deployment manager, stands in front of a C-130 J August 3, 2015, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Maxey was recognized as Combat Airlifter of the Week for excelling as a loadmaster and aiding fellow

  • Back-to-School Brigade set for Aug. 7

    Operation Homefront's Back-to-School Brigade returns to give away school supplies for military children from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. August 7, at the Walters Community Support Center.The event is for DEERS enrolled military children who will be in kindergarden through 12th grade this school year.

  • Deployed Family Dinner set for Aug. 4

    The quarterly Deployed Family Dinner, sponsored by the Chapel, celebrates the sacrifice of families while their loved one is downrange. The next DFD is Tuesday, Aug.4, in Hangar 1080 with a picnic theme.The DFD provides a forum for spouses to network and glean from the many different resources