• 19th Airlift Wing wins historical Doolittle Award

    The 19th Airlift Wing will be presented the James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle Award Oct. 8, 2014, at 4 p.m. at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Virginia.The Doolittle Award is presented by the Air Force Historical Foundation (AFHF) to a U.S. Air Force unit for significant contributions to airpower

  • JA: Too Legit To Acquit

    The base's legal team of six military attorneys, one civilian attorney, eight paralegals and three civilian support staff members, sees nearly 1,600 clients per year on a number of legal issues. Their areas of expertise span military justice, civil law, claims, environmental law, ethics and

  • NEWS BRIEFS: 19 Sep 14

    The following are news briefs from the Sept. 19 publication of the Combat Airlifter.Facebook Town Hall Sept. 23Facebook Town Hall Tuesday on Medical Clinic. Col. Patrick Rhatigan, 19th Airlift Wing and istallation commander, will be hosting a town hall from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, via the

  • Snapshot: Col. Dryjanski, 314th AW/CC

    Q: How long have you been in the military?A: I entered the Air Force Academy in June of 1988. It's been a little while here. It has been 26 years and counting since I raised my right hand and took the oath.Q: If you could change careers and do anything else within the Air Force, what would you

  • Does Strength Training Hurt Kids?

    No!  Nothing could be further from the truth.  Guidelines published by the National Strength and Conditioning Association in 2009 state it is beneficial not only for sports participation but also for general health and well-being. According to an article in Clinical Sports Medicine, kids (ages 7 and

  • Duty to Intervene: Social Media

    September marks Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide prevention remains a community responsibility 24/7/365, and we all have a duty to intervene. But how does that relate to social media?Recent studies have shown that 79 percent of young adults have been exposed to suicide-related content through the

  • The Eyes and Ears of Little Rock AFB

    Inside a secure building, surrounded by locked doors and blank walls with no windows, is where the 19th Airlift Wing command post emergency action controllers find themselves. Computer monitors at every desk, a constant ringing of phones, and voices from communication radios are some of the things

  • The 50th's Final Tail Flash

    The Air Force has depended on the 50th Airlift Squadron at Little Rock Air Force Base to produce combat airlift with the C-130H3 model, since the mid-90's.The members of 50th AS have used the H3s to accomplish a variety of missions together, such as missions to Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq and

  • Through Airman's eyes: One family's deployment

    Spending their last few moments together on the couch, Ashley Smith, wife of Senior Airman Nathan Smith, sits on her husband's lap and quietly sheds a tear as she buries her head into his shoulder. Bags of deployment gear are scattered around the living room, and the couple's one-month notice of