• Back in Black: New leader tosses gauntlet for Black Knights

    The new 19th Airlift Wing commander is honored to be back among the Black Knights and call Little Rock Air Force Base his home.Col. Michael Minihan, the 19th AW commander, is on his second assignment here and is excited to witness the Little Rock AFB Combat Airlift legacy in motion."It's truly

  • Kandahar maintainers keep 'heart' of Air Force pumping

    For the Airmen of the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, keeping the aircraft fine-tuned and serviced is serious business. So when an operator reports a problem, the crew chiefs and other maintainers treat it like an emergency room technician

  • 28 Airmen graduate NCO Academy

    Twenty-eight Little Rock Air Force Base technical sergeants graduated Sept. 2 from the NCO Academy at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The graduates were:Lewis Anderson, 19th Component Maintenance SquadronSam Aubry, 19th Logistics Readiness SquadronJesse Bailey, 19th LRSMilton Beaver, 19th Aircraft

  • New 314th leader sets pillars for Center of Excellence foundation

    Five pillars will set the foundation for the C-130 Center of Excellence, its new commander said at his change-of-command ceremony Aug. 20."Mission--standards--partnerships--innovation--focus," said Col. Mark G. Czelusta, 314th Airlift Wing commander. "Let us continue to keep these five simple words

  • Riding the heat wave

    It comes as no surprise that August has been hot, but what may be surprising is just how hot it's been.Little Rock Air Force Base has seen the hottest temperature since July 18, 1986, when the high was 113 degrees.Aug. 3 saw a high of 107 degrees Fahrenheit on the flight line, with the rest of the

  • The results are in: 2010 staff sergeant promotions

    Air Force officials selected 13,518 of 28,510 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 47.41 percent.The average score for those selected was 282.22, with an average time in grade of 1.97 years and an average time in service of 4.55 years. The average score was