• Jet Fuel Storage: Fill to Fly

    The 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight works daily to ensure eight flying squadrons achieve their mission objectives at Little Rock Air Force Base. Without petrol or Airmen refuelers, the Little Rock AFB flightline would be nothing more than an oversized parking lot. Before

  • Air Force training helps Little Rock Airman rescue former troop

    Maj. Christopher Button, a 19th Medical Operations Squadron mental health psychologist, stands with Raul Ochoa Jr., and Linda Valley in October 2014. Valley and Button aided in rescuing Ochoa after he passed out from a heart attack in their Jacksonville, Ark., neighborhood.

  • Shut up and color: how a 3-year-old saved me from cancer

    In 1991, he was on top of the world, in the prime of his life and the healthiest he'd ever been.Then 24-year-old "buck" Sgt. Jimmy Ku, a crew chief stationed at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, was six years into his Air Force career as well as a year into his marriage and new role as stepfather to

  • 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