• Wally's Java Opens July 31

    >>Wally's Java celebrates its grand opening at 10 a.m. July 31 at the Col. Kenneth A. Walters Community Support Center.Wally's takes on Walters' nickname and offers fresh brewed coffee tea, pastries and fruit smoothies."Wally's Java will be a great place for Team Little Rock," said Christine

  • Snapshot: Col. Charles Brown

    (Editor's note: 19th Airlift Wing and installation commander Col. Charles Brown talked about his vision, goals and plans for the wing in an interview July 15 with Senior Airman Scott Poe and Tech. Sgt. Jason Armstrong, 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs. An edited transcript follows:)Q. How did it

  • Commitment, pride, discipline: Staples of the profession

    These three words (commitment, pride, discipline) are staples of our military profession, but do we actually understand and live them each day?As Airman, we must exhibit these in every facet of what we do. Without them, there is nothing setting us apart from the rest of society.Commitment. Our

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Senior Airman Mark Carroll

    Name:Senior Airman Mark CarrollDuty Title:19th Logistics Readiness Squadron aircraft services element memberHometown: Prattville, AlabamaTIME IN SERVICE:6 yearsTIME ON STATION:3 yearsSenior Airman Mark Carroll plays a critical role in loading the airdrop assets that provide 63% of the Department of

  • Singles bowl free Mondays

    On a quiet Monday night a ball moves swiftly down the shiny yellow lane, and a noise like 10 champagne bottles popping at once suddenly breaks the silence of the base bowling center.The Strike Zone Bowling Center now offers free bowling for single active duty members, enlisted and officers, on

  • Construction ahead

    (Vandenberg Boulevard will be under construction from 25 July to 28 July. Heavy delays should be expected.) Little Rock Air Force Base is currently undergoing one of the largest construction projects in the base's history. The $108 million runway upgrade is a well-known

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Tech. Sgt. Andrew Strazzinski

    Tech. Sgt. Andrew Strazzinski is an important team member who processed all awards for the 19th Operations Group from June 2014 to July 2015. His hard work yielded three Air Mobility Command-level awards for the group. Strazzinski was also involved in standardizing criteria and editing products for

  • Wildlife Biologist helps keep airfield and pilots safe

    Little Rock Air Force Base pilots invest a lot of time in flight training assessing and mitigating risks they will face delivering beans and bullets to warfighters downrange.One of the biggest risks aircrews face, no matter where they are flying, are the risks of bird strikes. Bird strikes are just

  • Congratulations Master Sgt. Selects

    Sixty-nine Team Little Rock technical sergeants were selected for promotion to master sergeant Thursday. Overall, he Air Force selected 5,301 technical sergeants, 22.4 percent of the 23,619 eligible, for promotion to master sergeant during the 2015 E7 promotion cycle.This is the first master