• Keeping the Faith

    When someone hears the word chaplain most often what they think about is preaching, praying and counseling. What some people may not know is there's more to an Air Force Chaplain than the pulpit on Sundays. The chaplain corps supports Airmen at Little Rock Air Force Base in several ways including

  • Editorial Cartoons of Life

    Twenty Five years ago I was a Political Science student at school. I didn't own a computer or a cell phone, the internet was not "invented" yet, and CNN was still in its infancy. For me the news came in a paper at the corner convenience store, and I generally only read the Sunday version to keep up

  • Intramural Basketball: 19th OSS tops 53rd AS

    The 19th Operations Support Squadron's basketball team rebuffed the late-game advances of the 53rd Airlift Squadron's team in an intramural matchup, defeating them 47-45 Feb. 11, 2013, in the Fitness Center gymnasium at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.In an aggressive game featuring scoring swings

  • AF leaders: Sequestration, more budget cuts will be devastating

    Sequestration would leave the Air Force with untrained people, a lack of equipment and be "devastating" to the service, officials said Feb. 7.The warning echoes what Department of Defense officials have stated for months about across-the-board defense cuts, in addition to an ongoing continuing

  • Little Rock Snapshot: A1C Mimi Greasham

    A1C Agoha Q: What is your name and duty title?A1C Greasham A: My name is A1C Mimi Greasham, and I am a 19th Comptroller Squadron financial technician. Q: How long have you been in the Air Force and at Little Rock Air Force Base? A: I've been in the Air Force for a year and seven months, and I've

  • AFRC open house introduces base to amped programs

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. held an open house Feb. 1 to show the Rock that they're still rolling. The open house was held to bring awareness to the new AFRC team over a bowl of chili with a chance to win some prizes as well."With the open house we are

  • Commentary: Act like a Superhero

    I was recently picking up a few items at a local retail chain at lunchtime; everywhere I walked, someone wanted to shake my hand or say, "thank you for your service." It made me proud to be wearing the uniform of the U.S. Air Force.While waiting in the checkout lane, I noticed that a little boy

  • 189th Airman receives Bronze Star

    Tech. Sgt. Will Earnhart, a ground radio communication craftsman at the 189th Communications Flight, was recently awarded the Bronze Star for his work in Afghanistan in 2011.Earnhart deployed with the Arkansas Agricultural Development Team II to Southern Afghanistan in the Zabul Province, one of the

  • 152nd Airlift Wing hosts interfly operations

    The highest point in Nevada is 13,147 feet. The highest in Arkansas is 2,753. Airmen from the Natural State recently visited here for an interfly to help accustom them and their C-130J aircraft to the steep mountains, high altitude and high desert that's so similar to Afghanistan. Throughout