• Charter school ready for takeoff at base

    Local families have a new educational option with the recent approval of a charter school located on Little Rock Air Force Base. The Arkansas Board of Education in a 7-0 vote Jan. 14 cleared the way for Lighthouse Academies to open a new middle school on the base and to expand its existing

  • NORMAL OPERATIONS FOR LRAFB JAN 21.

    As of 5:30 a.m. Jan. 21, the 19th Airlift Wing and 314th Airlift Wing commanders have directed normal operations for Little Rock Air Force Base. Use extreme caution while driving.

  • Expect normal reporting Jan. 21

    As of 5:15 p.m. Jan. 20, expect normal reporting for Little Rock Air Force Base on Jan. 21. Use extreme caution while driving and do not take any unnecessary risks. The next update will be at 6 a.m. Jan. 21. Call 987-HERC(4372) or 987-HERK(4375) for the latest reporting status.

  • 314th AMXS: Pride in the name of mission excellence

    The crew chief shivers as he stands in the flightline on this cold January day. He watches the C-130 Hercules as it takes to the sky and says he remembers all the work he and his team recently completed on that very aircraft."That's my airplane and it's the best one around," he said.It's that level

  • Early dismissal for Team Little Rock

    As of 11:45 a.m. Jan. 20, 2011, the 19 AW and 314 AW commanders have authorized an early dismissal per unit commanders' discretion. Mission-essential personnel will be recalled by their chain of command. Liberal leave policy is authorized for civilians. Take no unnecessary risks and use extreme

  • Student training keeps 48th hopping

    As C-130J Super Hercules aircraft hop around the countryside of Afghanistan almost daily delivering supplies and troops to the forward operating bases, it's easy to see why the 48th Airlift Squadron's "Hoppers" feel such a vested interest in the fight: They've been training the Air Force's C-130J