• Biomedical Sciences Corps 50th Anniversary

    The Air Force recognizes the achievements of the men and women who comprise the Biomedical Sciences Corps (BSC) by designating Jan. 26 - 30, 2015, as BSC Appreciation Week. This year is noteworthy as it marks the 50th Anniversary of the Biomedical Sciences Corps."The Biomedical Sciences Corps

  • Base conducts Innovation and Improvements Facebook Town Hall

    Col. Patrick Rhatigan, 19th Airlift Wing and installation commander, hosted Little Rock Air Force Base's 2015 Innovation and Improvements Facebook Town Hall Jan. 13 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.Team Little Rock community members virtually attended the event, addressing issues on topics such as modernization

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week

    Senior Master Sgt. Shawn Payne, 913th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment superintendent, was selected as the Combat Airlifter of the Week Jan 12, 2015, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Payne, a Eugene, Ore., native, integrated the AFE shop with active

  • Rivals repeat pre-season game

    The heat was on Monday night despite the 30 degree weather outside, as the 19th Maintenance Group and the 19th Force Support Squadron faced each other once again on the court. The game would be an unexpected repeat of their previous match up during the pre-season game."The pre-season game against

  • Israeli air force training

    Maj. Kevin Coughlin, 48th Airlift Squadron flight commander and instructor pilot, review flight plans Nov. 20, 2014, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Coughlin spent time training Israeli aircrew on the Coordinated Aircraft Positioning (CAP) system and Station Keeping

  • Basic ethics rules on receiving gifts from outside sources

    With the holiday season recently behind us, many of you (hopefully, most of you) have received gifts. As fun as giving and receiving gifts can be, all federal employees, military and civilian, must be aware of the ethics rules on gifts from outside sources. The Standards of Ethical Conduct for

  • Cinder blocks and steel

    Tucked away in the back of the Security Forces Squadron building, surrounded by steel and concrete in a small room with one-way windows and cold steel doors, is where Staff Sgt. Thomas Hodges, the 19th SFS noncommissioned officer-in-charge of confinement, spends his work day.Hodges is responsible

  • Little Rock AFB tax assistance

    Tax season is upon us! The 19th Airlift Wing's Legal Office Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program provides electronic filing services free of charge. Although the tax center does not handle complicated returns, most 1040, 1040a and 1040EZ forms with attachments can be filed at the base tax

  • Little Rock's downrange black-letter beast

    A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's Aircraft Maintenance Unit waves the American flag as a C-130J taxis to the runway in Black Letter Initial status Nov. 12, 2014 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The aircraft was named

  • Air Force eReaders turn the page in library program

    The Little Rock Air Force Base library has initiated the eReader program, offering tablets to active-duty military service members. (Courtesy Photo) (Courtesy photo)    The Little Rock Air Force Base library received 10 AERO U.S. Air Force eReader tablets Dec. 1, as part