• The Reel Standard: Base Maintainer Master of Two Lines

    A ripple on the water breaks the calm of a serene mountain morning. For a brief moment life seems to stop and take notice as man and nature acknowledge the other's presence on the line. Master Sgt. Jeff Wade, the 19th Maintenance Group quality assurance chief inspector, is in his element. A standout

  • Combat 'Roos have new commander

    Lt. Col. Jason Terry assumed command of the 52nd Airlift Squadron from Lt. Col. Patrick Schlichenmeyer during a Change of Command ceremony May 31 here. Terry, a master navigator, was previously the 52nd AS director of operations."To the men and women of the 52nd, it is going to continue to be my

  • TLR Participates in Operation Joint Forcible Entry

    Little Rock Air Force Base participated and provided aircraft for a joint force exercise with Army units May 31 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Little Rock was one of more than 10 bases that joined with the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team out of Fort Bragg, N.C., for the exercise.

  • Little Rock Snapshot: Senior Master Sgt. Melissa Spurling

    Airman 1st Class Kaylee Clark: Q: Could you please state your rank, full name and duty title?Senior Master Sgt. Melissa Spurling: A: Senior Master Sgt. Melissa J. Spurling military personnel section superintendent Q: Where are you from?A: Sioux Falls, Texas.Q: How long have you been at the rock? And

  • Spurling Animal Shelter

    Fifteen years ago Samson, a Yorkie, found a home in San Antonio, Texas. The home was that of Senior Master Sgt. Melissa Spurling. Seeing Samson, she fell in love. Samson was the first animal adopted by Spurling, driving her devotion and love for animals. Living in San Antonio, she could not go

  • CAF Social Pillar: TLR Rocks Special Olympics

    "Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt." The Harding University football stadium echoed with the above words as thousands of athletes and their supporters flocked to Searcy, Ark., to compete in the Arkansas Summer Special Olympics May 23 - 25. Among the competitors was a

  • Team Little Rock Honors Peace Officers During Police Week

    On May 4, 1963 President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week of May 15 each year occurs as Police Week. Little Rock did its part in honoring peace officers by holding events around the base throughout the week to raise

  • Off-Duty: Paranormal Airman

    When the sun sets and a full moon rises on a eerie spring night, and all you can hear is the hiss of the wind blowing on the leaves and the muffled sounds of passing cars echoing off the grave stones in an old Confederate cemetery, most people would be afraid. For Staff Sgt. Justin Rangel, a 345th