• 4th of July holiday hours

    Base Closures and Hours of OperationsThe 19th and 314th Airlift Wing offices will be closed Thursday, July 2, for Air Mobility Command and Air Education and Training Command Family Days, and Friday, July 3, in observance of the Independence Day holiday*.This includes the 19th Medical Group clinic

  • Iron Swap

    As a C-130 departed Little Rock Air Force Base June 9, destined for Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, members from the 61st Airlift Squadron, 41st AS and 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron begin the third iron swap mission this year."An iron swap is taking a plane from down range that is experiencing

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Senior Airman Teyler-Symone Williams

    Senior Airman Teyler-Symone Williams, a 19th Airlift Wing administrator, is a phenomenal contributor to the front office staff. She has taken charge of the Director of Staff government purchase card account, liaisons with Wing Staff Agencies Resource Advisor and DS to get funds squared away and puts

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Nathan Smith

    Staff Sgt. Nathan Smith, 61st Airlift Squadron, squadron aviation resource management assistant non-commissioned officer in-charge, ensured the flight safety of more than 450 aircrew members throughout his three-year tour at Little Rock Air Force Base. Smith leads the squadron aviation resource

  • Delivering Afghanistan's fourth C-130H

    A crew of Airmen stand in front of an Afghan Air Force C-130H June 9, 2015, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The team delivered Afghanistan's fourth C-130H aircraft from the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Harry Brexel)   Since 2013, Airmen

  • Standing up airdrop capabilities to Iraq

    Capt. Peter Gac, a 48th Airlift Squadron C-130J pilot instructor/evaluator, has deployed multiple times throughout his Air Force career. His most recent assignment to Iraq, however, was unlike any other previous experience."I wasn't quite sure what to expect," Gac said. "But I knew it would be a

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Robert Pilon

    Col. Charles Brown Jr., 19th Airlift Wing commander, congratulates Staff Sgt. Robert Pilon, an Air Force Legal Operations Agency Area Defense Council paralegal, for his selection as Combat Airlifter of the Week June 15, 2015, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Pilon

  • When going away gifts go too far

     Although quite common, PCS and retirement gifts require careful attention to the ethics rules to ensure a kind gesture doesn't turn into a legal headache.  After all, people are more likely to appreciate gifts they can legally keep!The general rule is that federal employees - both uniformed and