• 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

  • AF to convene enhanced selective early retirement board in June

    The Air Force will convene an enhanced selective early retirement board here June 16 to consider eligible officers for early retirement, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today. ESERB, a new authority granted in the fiscal 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, applies to regular,

  • Enlisted quality force review board to be held in May

    A quality force review board will convene here May 5-16 to consider eligible Airmen for retention, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced recently.The board is one of several fiscal 2014 force management programs that have been or will be implemented to help achieve manpower and force

  • The Burden of Service (Part 3)

    After six months of getting by on her own, Heather Drain was ready to welcome her husband, Aaron, back into the family dynamic. During Aaron's deployment to Afghanistan, Heather had become the rock of the family. Day in and day out, she cared for herself and the couple's two young boys with little

  • Bagram Airman gets Christmas Day call from the President

    Staff Sergeant Michael Stevenson received a rare phone call today, as he answered the phone and found out President Barack Obama was on the other end. He was selected by the Air Force and the White House to receive one of the annual calls the President makes to deployed Service members on Christmas