• Cost of a DUI part 4: Emotional toll

    (Editor's note: This is part four of a series on how DUIs impact Airmen and the mission.)"It's not just losing a stripe."Airman Johnson (not her real name and rank), a member of the 19th Mission Support Group, is coming to terms with the emotional cost of being charged with driving under the

  • World War II 19th Bombardment Group chaplain honored

    On Sunday, May 26, Chaplain (1st Lt.) Joseph Verbis Lafleur was inducted into the Louisiana Military Hall of Fame here. Chaplain Lafleur's brief military career was spent entirely with the 19th Bombardment Group in New Mexico and the Phillippines before and during World War II. The young Catholic

  • 23 Airmen graduate NCO Academy

    Twenty-three technical sergeants from Little Rock Air Force Base graduated May 26 from the NCO Academy at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The graduates were:19th Operations Support SquadronTerrance Miller19th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronRaul Alafa John Kiser John Shipp19th Component Maintenance

  • Cost of a DUI part 3: Career impact

    (Editor's note: This is part three of a series on how DUIs impact Airmen and the mission.)"I'm affecting myself, my finances, my career and my future in the Air Force."This is what Airmen like Airman Johnson (not her real name and rank) is realizing after being charged with driving under the

  • IDEAs make cents

    America was built from great ideas. Someone's thoughts, opinions and strategies have brought Americans from the telephone pole to cell phones that send e-mails and play movies.In the Air Force, the Innovative Development through Employee Awareness or IDEA program is a way to take those thoughts and

  • 314th MOS becomes numbered flight

    The 314th Maintenance Operations Squadron gained a new name and a new commander June 1, 2011, during a re-designation ceremony at Hangar 1080.During the ceremony, Maj. Dennis Higuera, outgoing 314th MOS commander, relinquished command of the squadron by handing the squadron flag to Col. Steven Weld,