• Have You Heard of FTI?

    The Air Force has been meeting the dining needs of Airmen and their families for more than 60 years through dining facilities, clubs and snack bars. However, times have changed and our needs have shifted.Research conducted by Air Force officials indicated Airmen desired more menu variety and

  • Catch and Release Policy in place until further testing is complete

    The catch and release policy for fishing at both base lakes will continueuntil further notice as part of continued testing by base and stateofficials.The Arkansas Department of Health advises two years of sampling to drawdefinitive conclusions and recommendations for lifting the catch and

  • 'Rodeo' competition canceled

    This year's gathering of the Mobility Air Force's biennial Rodeo readiness competition has been canceled.Gen. Paul Selva, Air Mobility Command commander, decided this week to cancel the competition because of budget shortfalls."Given the fiscal uncertainty and current budget cuts, this was the right

  • Airman with the Right Stuff wins award

    Staff Sgt. Juan Roman, a 19th Contracting Squadron contracting specialist, won the fiscal year 2012 AQC Annual Contracting and Right Stuff Award.Roman led a seven member team to a $10 million end of fiscal year, with 70 percent of his team having less than two years experience. The team went on to

  • 80-year-old Silver Star recipient still serves on the Rock

    While "old folks," as he calls them, are known to reminisce, there's no tongue clicking or sighing when Parnell Fisher tells his stories. People throughout Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., know him as a fixture at the Auto Hobby Shop on base. However, many of them may not know that they're having

  • Are you ready for the CUI?

    The 314th Airlift Wing just went through a Consolidated Unit Inspection (otherwise known as a CUI) in December 2012. The results were "Excellent" across the board in every unit. That grade just proved to the rest of the world what I already knew...the 314th Airlift Wing has outstanding maintainers

  • Sequestration's uncertainty clouds LRAFB

    Our base, the Air Force and Department of Defense are currently experiencing the effects of sequestration. There is no doubt that the 9 percent budget cut across all DOD programs will affect our mission and you. This week I want to talk to you about getting through times of uncertainty. In order to

  • Air Force suspends military tuition assistance

    In the wake of sequestration, the Air Force officially suspended military tuition assistance March 11.Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley announced the Air Force has officially suspended military TA for the remainder of fiscal 2013. The program will continue to be evaluated to determine the

  • Little Rock Snapshot: Capt. Jacob Johnson

    Little Rock Snapshot- Capt. Jacob JohnsonStaff Sgt. Jessica ConditQ: SSgt Condit: What is your rank, full name and duty title?A: Capt. Johnson: I'm Captain Jacob Riley Johnson, and a duty title I'm the permanent party flight commander and also a pilot.Q: Do you like being a pilot?A: Yeah! It's not