• May is Mental Health Awareness Month

    People are the most important assets of the military. When there are issues going on at home or someone is struggling with something that has happened to them emotionally, a person is less likely to complete the mission correctly. May is National Mental Health Awareness Month and everyone is

  • C-130 maintainers keep the mission going

    Every day, maintainers deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base work round-the-clock to maintain a fleet of combat-ready C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft.Without these highly trained Airmen the C-130 flying mission at Bagram would come to a standstill."Maintenance is everything, a plane cannot fix

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week

    Staff Sgt. Michael Berry, 62nd Airlift Squadron formal training unit instructor loadmaster, strengthened Total Force Integration partnerships by overseeing the completion of seven upgrade training events for a 189th Airlift Wing loadmaster and he also earned the highly coveted title of Master

  • Warrior Send Off

    The 61st Airlift Squadron was filled with Airmen cherishing their final moments with their children, parents, spouses and friends before deploying to Southwest Asia May 4, 2015, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. More than 70 Airmen from the 61st AS were apart of nearly 100 who headed downrange in

  • Deployed Family Dinner

    The quarterly Deployed Family Dinner, sponsored by the Chapel, celebrated the sacrifice of families with a Cinco de Mayo theme, Tuesday at Hangar 1080. The dinner provided an opportunity for spouses of deployed Airmen to meet others in similar situations, foster friendships and get needed support.

  • Celebrating military spouses at The Rock

    Today the Little Rock Air Force Base Airmen and Family Readiness Center will honor the unsung heroes of the military: spouses.The center hosts the 3rd annual Spouse Appreciation Celebration with a vendor bazaar from 5-8 p.m. in the Walters Community Support Center with several businesses showcasing

  • Writing History

    Contractors etched 30 additional names into the High Flight Memorial April 21, 2015, located in Heritage Park at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The High Flight Memorial is dedicated to individuals who lost their lives at Little Rock AFB in either aircraft or missile accidents. This monument was

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week

    In two months, Kelly Kendall, an Air Mobility Command Air Operations Squadron, Detachment 3, equipment specialist, manned acceptance teams on two multi-million dollar training device modifications and was a key member during periodic evaluations on four training devices. Kendall was recognized as

  • Green Flag Little Rock 15-06

    C-130 Aircrew delivered precision airdrops helping Army soldiers sharpen their drop zone security skills.The most recent iteration of GREEN FLAG Little Rock used combat airlift to support the Army's Pathfinder Course.The Pathfinder course is a multi-service advanced three-week-course designed to