Maintenance tech ratchets up huge savings

The Air Force is changing the way it repairs C-130 propeller blades at a regional maintenance depot after a DOD civilian working with the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group identified process improvements that will enhance mission readiness and could save more than $850,000 annually in

21 Little Rock Airmen punished under Article 15

During the month of August and September, 21 Airmen were punished under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice.An airman from the 53rd Airlift Squadron was AWOL for six days and made unauthorized purchases with his government travel card. The member received a reduction to the rank of airman

Officials tout Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits

With more than 260,000 students attending about 6,000 colleges and universities this fall under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, officials are continuing an active outreach effort to ensure current military members and veterans don't miss out on the new program's education benefits.Participation is up

Trick or Treat: Halloween Safety

A parade of costumed children hopped up on candy will be prowling the streets of base housing in search of Halloween treats from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31.Halloween is a fun tradition, but the nights excitement can cause children to forget to be careful. Surprisingly, the major dangers of the holiday

Family care plan change addresses custody questions

A recent change in Defense Department policy highlights why servicemembers and deployable civilians, who also are custodial parents, may want to seek legal help in arranging their children's care during deployment.DOD Instruction 1342.19, "Family Care Plans," was revised in May to require such plans

A shot for good health

33rd LRAFB Military Retiree Appreciation Day to feature more than 80 vendors and C-130 static visit

Team Little Rock is comprised of approximately 49,000 Airmen, government civilians, family members and retirees. More than half of those who make up that team are the nearly 34,000 local military retirees the base proudly services. The base will take the opportunity to say, "thank you for making a

Grab a bag, help a Little Rock family in need

Commissary shoppers will see special brown paper bags of food near the front entrance at least once a month, but these aren't grab bags to take home.The bags of food are part of a new program to help Team Little Rock families in need."The program is Airmen Helping Airmen and the purpose is to help

Combat Airlifter of the Week – Staff Sgt. Jesse Morey

15 Airmen graduate NCO Academy

Fifteen technical sergeants from Little Rock Air Force Base graduated Oct. 19 from the NCO Academy at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The graduates were:Julius Brown, 61st Airlift SquadronWilisa Hayes, 61st ASDavid Hendrickson, 61st ASDavid Churchill, 19th Maintenance GroupPeter Dimaggio, 19th