• Air Force wounded warrior rides from coast to coast

    A combat controller, who last year was laying in a hospital fighting for his life, is now riding his bicycle across America as part of his rehabilitation and to inspire other wounded warriors.Along with 19 of his teammates, including one from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Staff Sgt. Marc

  • Information assurance scholarship available to officers, civilians

    Officers and civilians have until Jan. 31 to apply for the Information Assurance Scholarship Program, a special developmental education program available for the 2011 academic year. The program pays the full cost of tuition, select fees and required books for graduate degrees in subjects such as

  • Four Little Rock aircrews take part in largest ever JFEX formation

    Four Little Rock Air Force Base aircrews took part in the largest formation ever assembled for a Joint Forcible Entry Exercise June 22 and 23 at Pope Air Force Base and Fort Bragg, N.C.The herculean formation of 18 Air Force cargo airplanes featuring 10 C-130s and eight C-17s from various Air Force

  • Services work to learn more about brain ailments, suicides

    Post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury and suicides among servicemembers are interrelated problems requiring holistic prevention methods and more scientific study, military leaders told a Senate panel June 22."The reality is, the study of the brain is an emerging science, and there still is

  • Base now Facebook friendly

    "I'm a fan." That's what the base's public affairs staff hopes military members on base and supporters outside the base's gates will say to the base's June 18 launch of its Facebook page.The page offers base leaders a new avenue to connect and communicate with Airmen and their families as well as

  • Commander's Action Line: Surcharges at dining hall

    Question: Based on information I have read, retirees shouldn't be charged a surcharge for eating at the dining hall under the test program. Am I wrong? I enjoy eating at the dining hall on weekends, but the 30-percent surcharge I was charged is a bit much.Answer: You're referring to the Food

  • Herculean effort: 777th EAMU lifts maintenance to a new level

    Airlift is the lifeblood for most operations, especially when cargo has to get somewhere fast. For rapid airlift to work as advertised, maintenance cannot be an issue.The 777th Expeditionary Airlift Maintenance Unit with a small fleet of C-130 Hercules cargo planes push more than 950 sorties a

  • Former historian makes history

    A former 19th Airlift Wing historian made history when he coordinated the arrangement of the 19th AW historic hallway.Chris Hunkel, now a 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs specialist, won the 2010 Air Force Heritage Award for the hallway display at the 19th AW headquarters building. "[This award]