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  • Children's Dental Health Month: The 3 Fs

    February is National Children's Dental Health Month, and the dental profession is making an extra effort to educate and treat as many children as possible. We focus on children's dental health because many adults have mention their dental problems started when they were a kid. They often wish someone had helped them take care of their teeth a lot
  • Canadian Warrant Officer Blair Smith examines a C-130J flight instruments on a maintenance training tool at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Jan. 30, 2007. Canadian air force representatives recently visited the base to view C-130J operations and training procedures in preparation for the purchase of C-130J's in the near future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Allen)

    Canadians learn C-130J training tactics

    More than a dozen Canadian Air Force officials, aircrew and maintainers made the journey to the Home of the Herk recently to learn about the training programs of Little Rock Air Force Base's newest airlifter, the C-130J. Officials from the Canadian Air Forces Project Management Office and other facets of C-130 programs teamed up with members of the
  • Senior Airman Mubarak Rashid, Fuels Laboratory Technician, 314th Logistics Readiness Squadron, places a seperatory funnel in a Fuel Systems Icing Inhibitor (FSII) shaker to test for for FSII content in the Fuels Laboratory at Little Rock Air Force Base on Jan. 24, 2007. The Fuels Management Flight was recently presented the Roy Bateman Award as the best fuels flight in Air Education and Training Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Allen)

    LRS fuels flight honored with AETC’s top award

    The 314th Logistics Readiness Squadron was recently named Air Education and Training Command's 2006 Roy Bateman Award, recognizing them as the best fuels management operation in the command. The sweet taste of success isn't a first for the 314th LRS. They won the same award in 1999 and again in 2003 - although it was known as the Black Gold Award
  • Brig. Gen. Kip Self, 314th Airlift Wing commander, pins a Bronze Star on Staff Sgt. Lawrence Lipinski, 314th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal, during a ceremony at the base theater Jan. 30. Sergeant Lipinski disarmed more than 60 improvised explosive devices on 170 combat missions during his deployment to Kirkuk, Iraq. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Steele Britton)

    Second Purple Heart and Bronze Star awarded to explosive ordnance disposal heroes

    Two recently deployed Airmen from the 314th Airlift Wing Civil Engineer Squadron received honors in a ceremony here Jan. 30. Staff Sgt. Matthew Patnaude received his second Purple Heart and Staff Sgt. Lawrence Lipinski was awarded the Bronze Star. Both Airmen are 314th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordinance disposal specialists who deployed

  • Seminar hones supervisory skills

    Little Rock mid-tier NCOs are getting an important refresher course to bridge the gap between professional military education opportunities. The NCO Professional Enhancement Seminar is designed for staff sergeants three years out of ALS and technical sergeants who have not attended the NCO Academy. "We are a stepping stone between formal PME
  • Christy Hawking, 10, contributes to Tolleson Elementary School's donation of soccer balls for Djibouti children Jan. 31. Christy has already made a donation of 14 soccer balls to the schools collection box. The school hopes to collect at least one soccer ball per student to "Operation Play," donating more than 300 altogether. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pomeroy)

    "Operation Play" scoring life-saving goals

    The 314th Mission Support Squadron commander wants to make a difference while deployed in support of the Global War on Terror by helping African children get desperately needed vaccinations, but he needs soccer balls to score that goal. Lt. Col. Joe Atkins deployed to the Horn of Africa as a Director of Personnel and is spending his free time
  • Staff Sgt. Andrew Wettstein, 314th Logistics Readiness Squadron, goes over a vehicle inspection with Kathy Atkins, wife of Lt. Col. Joseph Atkins, 314th Mission Support Squadron commander, and their dog, Frankie, at the Auto Hobby Shop Jan. 27. LRS members volunteered their Saturday to inspect vehicles for deployed or deploying Airmen's family members. Another free inspection is 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb.3 at the hobby shop. Contact your sponsor's first sergeant or call 987-6996 for an appointment. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Steele Britton)

    Taking care of the AF family

  • Col. Scott Lockard, 314th Mission Support Group commander, and Jacksonville Mayor Tommy Swaim speak about the shared role between Little Rock Air Force Base and Jacksonville in the Keep Jacksonville Beautiful initiative. The base has been awarded multiple times for its recycling or beautification projects and the new Keep Jacksonville Beautiful Committee will strengthen the relationship between the base and city. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Allen)

    Keeping the community clean

  • 189th AW crew first in Guard to complete Type 1 training on C-130 AMP

    A 154th Training Squadron aircrew in December became the first Guard aircrew to receive Type 1 aircrew training on the C-130 AMP. By completing the two-week course, the crew members are now qualified to climb on board and fly the craft with an instructor aboard. Pilots Majs. Dom Sarnataro, Kevin Tibbett and Scott Sims and a flight engineer, Master
  • Cockpits, like this one in a C-130E, will become a thing of the past when C-130H cargo aircraft receive an avionics upgrade that includes a heads-up display for pilots and more data at their fingertips.

    AMPing up the C-130 fleet

    Members of the Arkansas Air National Guard's 189th Airlift Wing are helping shape the future of C-130 airlift as they advise Air Force contractors in California and systems specialists in Ohio with the development of the C-130 AMP, known in aviation circles as the Avionics Modernization Program. Air Guardsmen have conducted in-depth checklist
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