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  • Airmen receive NJP in November

    During the month of November, the following members of Little Rock Air Force Base received nonjudicial punishment under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice. 314th Maintenance Squadron A senior airman failed to follow the proper technical order procedures. The member received forfeiture of $300 pay and 30 days extra duty. An airman basic
  • Lorianne Powers, wife of Lt. Col. John Powers, and Gina Lockard, wife of Col. Scott Lockard, sort donated cookies for dorm residents as part of Operation Cookie Drop Wednesday. The operation helps spread holiday cheer by providing Airmen in the dorms with a taste of home for the holidays. Photo by Airman Vanessa Dale

    Spreading holiday cheer ... and cookies

  • Air traffic controllers say goodbye to old technology

    In line with Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century initiative, air traffic controllers will say goodbye to a 50-year-old technology Dec. 15, freeing up manpower and saving the Air Force thousands each year. The Precision Approach Radar, or PAR, was developed around World War II to help guide planes to their landing strip on runways during
  • Senior Airman Stephen Bryant (left), a 61st Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and Airman 1st Class Denton Lester, a 463rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, update the numbers on the LRAFB Contribution to Convoy Reduction in Iraq sign Dec. 12 to 4,455 trucks and buses reduced by airlift. The sign outiside the 463rd Airlift Group headquarters building tracks the number of trucks and buses by airlifting people and equipment instead of dangerous convoy missions. Photo by Airman 1st Class Christine Clark

    Reducing the risks

  • A student fills in a monthly cash flow worksheet while attending Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University class hosted by the Little Rock Air Force Base chapel. The program is currently offered quarterly and is designed to teach Airmen and their families how to manage their finances. Photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pomeroy

    Creating peace of mind ... and money

  • Leaders discuss AF deployments, personnel cuts, border patrol

    More than 200 retired Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines gathered Dec. 8 at the consolidated club here to get a first hand update on today's military. The retirees received updates on the Arkansas Army National Guard from Maj. Gen. Ron Chastain, Ark. adjutant general, the Air National Guard by Col. Dwight Balch, 189th Airlift Wing commander, and

  • Base's oldest aircraft are GONE!

    Editors note: This is part one of a three part series. A war hero, credited with saving the lives of Little Rock Airmen overseas in Somalia over a decade ago, was retired after 34 years of service here recently. Aircraft 37-888, a C-130E, made its final journey off the Little Rock AFB flightline on its way to Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. to be placed
  • Master Sgt. Clayton "Buddy" Johnson, 314th Communications Squadron base equipment control officer, practices his music in his office. Sergeant Johnson has been practicing an hour before and after work to hone his chops for the Tops In Blue performance group. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Arlo Taylor

    Tooting his own horn: NCO sets sights for the 'Tops'

    A Little Rock NCO will be tooting his own horn in 2007 with the Tops In Blue, the Air Force's Premier Entertainment ensemble. Master Sgt. Clayton "Buddy" Johnson, a 314th Communications Squadron base equipment control officer, was chosen as a trombonist with the ensemble. Since being selected for the team, Sergeant Johnson has been honing his chops
  • Airman First Class Mathew McCarter, 463rd Maintenance Operations Squadron, securely fastens a bolt on a T56 engine quick engine change kit on Dec. 6. The squadron recently had three Airmen receive no defects on a recent Logistics Standardization Evaluation Program inspection conducted by the Air Mobility Command Inspector General. Photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Allen

    Into his work

  • 463rd Airlift Group shows AMC excellence

    Despite deployed members, a busy schedule and other commitments the members of the 463rd Airlift Group were able to show Air Mobility Command Inspector General representatives that their unit is excellent when it comes to doing its job. AMC IG representatives came to Little Rock Air Force Base Nov. 15-20 to inspect the unit during not one, but two
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