• After dangerous births, TLR parents are grateful for the little things

    Having children for the first time can be one of the most exciting moments in a couple's life. Giving birth to twins overseas at 24 weeks, (five and a half months), was not the excitement Travis and Katie Alton were looking for. In order for adequate care to be provided to their newborns, the Alton

  • Outdoor Rec Unlocks Natural State for Airmen

    Tired of hearing there is nothing to do at Little Rock Air Force Base? Take the complainers to a 19th Force Support Squadron Outdoor Recreation adventure. Airmen can enjoy free outdoor activities such as rock climbing, kayaking, even skydiving and more. Outdoor Rec rents equipment to explore beauty

  • TLR Airmen Lend a Helping Hand

    As the tornadoes ravaged Oklahoma, Staff Sgt. Creighton Cope, a 19th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control watch supervisor, was already looking for a way to lend a helping hand. The deadly F5 twister that ripped through central Oklahoma, causing close to 13,000 homes to be disintegrated

  • LRAFB SAPR Stand-Down Day: Inculcating a Zero-Tolerance Culture

    The base is scheduled to conduct a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Stand-Down Day June 28.The Secretary of Defense and top Air Force leaders have mandated this day, which is required for all Airmen, and will include four interactive commander's calls, a Street-Smart presentation and

  • The Burden of Service (Part 1)

    Lugging his bags to the curb, contemplating innumerable what ifs, Tech. Sgt. Aaron Drain pauses for a moment and reassures his wife Heather that everything will be all right. Holding back her tears, she whispers softly that she loves him. As midnight approaches, one of the military's oldest rituals

  • Deployed vehicle management flight keeps mission rolling

    The 451st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Management Flight works around-the-clock to ensure all vehicles assigned to the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing are mission ready.The vehicle flight consists of approximately 40 military personnel andcivilian contractors who provide

  • DEAMS begins pre-deployment activities at 4 AMC bases

    Senior Air Force leadership has approved the start of pre-deployment activities in preparation for implementing the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System at four Air Mobility Command bases. A final decision from DOD's Milestone Decision Authority to deploy the system on Oct. 1 at Dover

  • AETC Commander Tours, Praises the Rock

    The Commander and Command Chief of Air Education and Training Command toured Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., June 18 - 19, and talked to Airmen personally and in mass about contemporary issues and challenges in the Air Force.At the end of their visit Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr. and Chief Master Sgt.

  • Little Rock Family Housing converts to resident paid electricity

    Col. Brian Robinson, the 19th Airlift Wing commander, held a town hall meeting June 20 in Herc Hall to address Little Rock Air Force Base housing residents' questions concerning the conversion to resident paid electricity.The new system is designed to ultimately conserve energy and possibly save the

  • Could you be the next AMC Icon?

    Air Mobility Command is searching for the next AMC Icon. The AMC Icon program is loosely based around the hit TV program, American Idol. All AMC installations will conduct base level talent shows during July and August. Local contestants compete for $1,000 in cash prizes. The top finishing Air Force