• What awaits in the darkness

    Screeching tires. Loud screams. Exploding glass. Thoughts of confusion filled my mind. I could not begin to take in what had just happened.Two days after Christmas, my girlfriend, Brittany, and I were coming back from having dinner with my mom when the unimaginable happened. We were on an interstate

  • On base incident

    The base is on lockdown as of 11:45 a.m. this morning in the interest of protecting all base members and resources from a suspicious individual.Emergency personnel are responding to the scene. For safety purposes, base gates are closed at this time. Further details will be provided as they become

  • Pest management won’t bug out when the critters come out

    The 19th Civil Engineer Squadron pest management flight keeps vermin in check. They kill bedbugs, roaches, mice, rats, ants, wasps and more. Raccoons, skunks, opossums and other animals are caught in live traps and then released off base to a wildlife management area. Some wildlife is sent to a

  • Serving the Environment

    As Airmen, we serve our country, but we also serve our environment. At Little Rock Air Force Base, one of the ways we do that is by recycling.Recycling has many advantages. One of those advantages is minimizing the amount of waste we keep from filling up landfills.Another advantage is the money we

  • High Octane Recognition

    The 19th Logistics Fuels Management Flight has been recognized for their high-octane performance by being named the Air Force's best.The award, the 2013 American Petroleum Institute Award, evaluated the team's accomplishments on and off duty, including innovative management and also how the flight

  • The eye experts

    The 19th Aerospace Medicine Squadron optometry clinic is a one stop shop for eye care needs. The team of five ensures proper vision correction with glasses or contact lenses, as well as diagnoses, treats and manages ocular disease and provides surgical co-management. More than 140 patients are seen

  • One man’s trash is another’s intel

    Dumpster diving is not just for raccoons and opossums. There are real-world "rats" around scurrying through trash cans looking for any information they can use to cause trouble and damage our mission.To combat these unsavory enemy efforts, base operation security experts conduct their own random

  • Area Defense Counsel: Airmen defending Airmen

    If you found yourself in legal trouble without a lawyer, would you know where to turn?There is an Office of the Area Defense Counsel at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The purpose of that office is to support and defend active-duty Airmen accused of a crime. "We are here to help Airmen," said Staff

  • Tales from Hangar 250

    The 314th Maintenance Group partners with the 19th MXG, 189th MXG and 913th Maintenance Squadron, that will be activating Sunday, in order to maintain the world's largest training fleet of C-130 aircraft. These Airmen sustain the maintenance of more than 20 aircraft, ensuring they are mission ready.