• This Memorial Day remember those who served and make safety a priority

    Each and every day of service you give to our Nation, you are honoring the men and women who have given their lives in defense of freedom. With the Memorial Day weekend upon us, please pause a moment to reflect on those who came before us. Courageous men and women whose selfless devotion secured the

  • Guidelines and rules for owning weapons on base

    A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.These words, found in the second amendment of the U.S. constitution, part of the original Bill of Rights, are familiar to many Americans. According to a

  • Pain equals gain for the MDG volleyball team

    The 19th Medical Group overcame a loss 25-19, and an injury to defeat the 189th Airlift Wing two out of three matches Tuesday 25-20 and 15-14, during a volleyball playoff game.The MDG, who's rated second overall, lost the first game, but when the team lost one of their starters, due to an ankle

  • New, lighter ABU available in June

    The new, Rip-stop Airman Battle Uniform (RABU), featuring a lighter nylon-cotton blend, will be available to Airmen at 16 U.S. bases and through AAFES online starting in June.The wear policy for the light-weight RABUs will be exactly the same as for the ABUs. The only difference between the ABU and

  • 19th SFS honors responders during National Police Week

    National Police Week is designated as a week to honor and celebrate the service of policemen. For the 19th Security Forces Squadron at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., it also gave them an opportunity to remember their fallen and the sacrifices made by not only service members, but all first

  • Welsh nominated as next CSAF

    Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta announced May 10 that the president has nominated Gen. Mark A. Welsh III to be the next chief of staff of the Air Force, succeeding Gen. Norton Schwartz, who has served in the position since August 2008."I'm tremendously honored and deeply humbled by the nomination

  • 'Pink slime' products to be permanently removed from commissary shelves

    In recent weeks, "pink slime" oozed from the headlines.While commissary officials assure customers that the lean finely textured beef antibacterial process has been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration for decades, the officials made the decision