• Fly-away security teams stay vigilant for mission-critical assets

    Rifle at the ready, eyes watchful and wary, sweat beads form on the brow and trickle down the chin, exhaust fumes and gritty sand fill the nose, words can barely be heard over the whine of engines, yet the airmen of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron's Fly-Away Security Teams maintain

  • Couponing makes cents

    The art of couponing has expanded in the last few years from just clipping one or two coupons out of the Sunday paper to coupon clubs being formed, television shows being produced and shoppers actually making money when they purchase groceries.Here at the Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., fellow

  • Commentary: What I Respect and Admire About Airmen

    It seems to me that we spend a lot of time in our wing talking about mentoring. If we're spending as much time mentoring as we are talking about it, then we must be doing one awesome job. I have a feeling that isn't necessarily so. As a good mentor, we have a responsibility to our subordinates to

  • 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