• Air Force ends pilot travel card program

    The Air Force recently decided to transition existing Controlled Spend Account travel cards to an enhanced Government Travel Card by the end of fiscal 2012. "The CSA, a pilot travel card program, provided some enhancements for travelers, but also brought about significant challenges for our most

  • Base officials extend base lake catch and release policy

    Base officials have extended the temporary catch and release fishing policy for both base lakes until further notice.Continuation of the catch and release policy is recommended by the Arkansas Department of Health in March after further testing revealed elevated levels of lead and mercury in the

  • Base implements 100% shred policy

    Thinking about crumpling up that printed out copy of an old policy letter? Have some old recall rosters needing to be tossed, and got the urge to throw them in the trash can? Well don't, especially at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., which has implemented a 100 percent shred policy on base.The new

  • 19th MDG double downs on PEC to win championship

    The 19th Medical Group intramural basketball team defeated the Professional Education Center intramural basketball team, from Camp Robinson, twice Monday night to win the base intramural basketball championship, overcoming early PEC leads in both games to win 54-47 and 59-51. Each team entered the

  • Hurts one, affects all: Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

    What should someone do if they're at a party and they leave their drink to go to the restroom? When they return do they assume the contents in their drink are still the same? When a co-worker is being just a little too friendly at work, does one keep quiet to avoid awkwardness? The answers to these

  • Motorin: Keep safety in your sight

    As the chill of Winter fades, and thoughts of cool weather recede into the nether regions of the cerebral cortex and Spring fever flourishes in the air, many Airmen stop commuting in closed-door, four-wheeled automobiles in exchange for the open-aired freedom of motorcycles. While motorcycle riding

  • Early retirement offered to select enlisted Airmen

    Air Force officials announced an application window for targeted early retirements for enlisted Airmen. Eligible Airmen will have 15-19 years of service in fiscal 2012 and be in the grades of staff sergeant through master sergeant in overmanned career fields.The Temporary Early Retirement Authority

  • AMC's Critical Days of Summer campaign begins May 25

    by Air Mobility Command Safety Office4/4/2012 - SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command's Critical Days of Summer 2012 safety campaign begins at 4 p.m. on May 25 and ends at 7 a.m. on Sept. 4. The objective of the 2012 campaign is to call attention to the tragic loss and/or injury of

  • Pressure during the playoffs

    The 19th Medical Group defeated the 19th Logistic Readiness Squadron Tuesday 61- 45 becoming one of the teams to advance to the championship Monday. The 19th LRS defeated the 489th Engineer Battalion 63- 53 in the game prior. Though a little beat from just playing in a 40-minute game, the 19th LRS