• E-cigarettes: What’s the Risk?

    In August of 2010 the state of Arkansas began enforcing the "Clean Air on Campus Act". This law banned all smoking on state funded college campuses. As adjunct faculty I began seeing students using something new as a result of the ban. The new device was an electronic cigarette.The electronic

  • Drug Demand Reduction Program keeps the base clean

    Have you ever been called into your first sergeant's office and received a sheet of paper to report to the Little Rock Air Force Base Drug Demand Reduction office? The Little Rock AFB Drug Demand Reduction Program selects random individuals for a urinalysis drug test. The test provides the base

  • Honoring a legacy of freedom

    Monday, Jan. 20, commemorates the day to honor a man who had a voice. The voice of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King's speeches and visions inspired the nation to stand strong for what was right and paved the way for civil rights advocates to walk down. King dedicated his life to fight inequality

  • C-130H, End of an Era in Afghanistan

    All good things don't necessarily need to come to an end; sometimes they are just replaced by something even better.Such is the case with the venerable C-130H model aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The C-130 has been around since the Vietnam War, forming the backbone of the U.S. Air Force's

  • Slideshow: AMC commander visits LRAFB

    Gen. Paul Selva, Air Mobility Command commander, visited Little Rock Air Force Base Jan. 7-8, 2014. Throughout his visit the general got a first-hand look at the mission, Airman and partners of Team Little Rock. Click here for a slideshow of the general's visit.

  • A cut above the rest

    The meat market at the Commissary is a vital part of Little Rock Air Force Base. A team of nine people are responsible for cutting, trimming and packaging a vast amount of meat each day. Every week thousands of pounds of beef and pork are processed. National Beef and Tyson supply the majority of the

  • Active Duty, Reserve get rolling with joint intiative

    The 50th Airlift Squadron and the 22nd Air Force, Detachment 1, have united to support a joint initiative to merge into a combat coded C130H squadron. With Det. 1's flying experience and the Red Devil's heritage and deployment knowledge, all parties are geared up and making the necessary adjustments