• Cost of a DUI part 5: The heart of the matter

    (Editor's note: This is the final part of a series on how DUIs impact Airmen and the mission.)"My worst nightmare came true that night in June when a state trooper came to our door at 3 a.m. and told us that our daughter and her fiancé had been killed in a horrible automobile collision."That was

  • 130 base Airmen promoted to E-6

    Air Force officials selected 8,545 of 34,257 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant for a selection rate of 24.94 percent."Congratulations to all of our newly selected tech sergeants," said Col. Mike Minihan, 19th Airlift Wing commander. "No matter which wing you're in or what

  • Causing a Buzz

    Everyone has probably heard the legends of Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill and John Henry and their amazing feats.Unlike those mythical figures, Team Little Rock's Jerry Lee Horne Jr. is the real deal. In his two years at Little Rock Air Force Base, he has carved a legend of his own. Actually, he's created

  • Airmen graduate Airman Leadership School

    Thirty-one Team Little Rock Airmen graduated June 10 from the base's Airman Leadership School. Senior Airman Kyle Sommerfeldt, 314th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, earned the John Levitow Award. Senior Airman Michael Guerra, 53rd Airlift Squadron; and Senior Airman Brian Strube, 314th AMXS; were

  • Six Airmen promoted to lieutenant colonel

    Six Little Rock majors were promoted to lieutenant colonel June 14, 2011. Team Little Rock congratulates the following members:19th Airlift WingGeoffrey Romanowicz19th Force Support SquadronVeronica Anteola19th Maintenance Operations SquadronJason Jones314th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronJustin

  • 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