• Refund or return? Exchange policy offers Little Rock shoppers relief

    Recent industry statistics show that more than $200 billion worth of merchandise is returned to retailers annually. Since returns are ultimately inevitable, the Little Rock Exchange wants to ensure that military shoppers are aware of its hassle-free return policy. "Depending on the product, the

  • Air Force officials increase deployment times

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz announced a change to the air and space expeditionary force rotational baseline from 120 to 179 days for the active component. He said the revised construct will increase predictability and stability for affected Airmen and their families, while

  • 32 Airmen graduate Airman Leadership School

    Thirty-two Team Little Rock Airmen graduated Sept. 9 from the base's Airman Leadership School. Senior Airman Joseph Cross, 19th Component Maintenance Squadron, earned the John Levitow Award. Senior Airman Michael Watkins, 19th Airlift Wing; and Senior Airman Thomas Hagmaier, 19th Force Support

  • Political dos and don'ts during campaign season

    With the 2010 elections coming up, television newscasts and newspaper articles are filled with the latest news about the candidates running for various offices. While exercising a right to vote is the duty of all Americans, military and civilian federal employees should understand the laws and

  • 25 Airmen earn stripes at supplemental promotion board

    Twenty-five Airmen from Team Little Rock were selected for promotion during an Air Force supplemental promotion board.To master sergeant:Evan Hendricks, 41st Airlift SquadronHoward Dunn, 19th Logistics Readiness SquadronRaymond Riley, Jr., 19th Medical Support SquadronJamie Beard, 19th Operations

  • 'Thunder Over the Rock' named Southern Treasure

    It's official! Thunder Over the Rock, the Little Rock Air Force Base's Oct. 9 and 10 Open House and Air Show, was named a Southern Travel Treasure by AAA's magazine, "AAA Southern Traveler."Featured in the September/October 2010 issue of "AAA Southern Traveler," Thunder Over the Rock was selected as

  • A look back at air show tradition

    Little Rock Air Force Base's biannual air show falls on the base's 55th birthday this year.In 1955, Little Rock AFB was in its infancy. Structures were still being built and aircraft squadrons were still being assigned. But on Oct. 9, 1955, the base opened with much more than a ribbon cutting. The

  • Marriage seminar opens lines of communication

    Team Little Rock Airmen and their spouses attended a one-day marriage seminar Aug. 31 where they learned how to strengthen relationships through better communication.The base chapel sponsored the seminar at the Holiday Inn Presidential in Little Rock.The seminar wasn't intended as therapy for

  • Air Force officials award food transformation contract

    Air Force Services Agency officials announced Aug. 31 the competitive award of a contract to conduct food operations at six Air Force installations as part of the Food Transformation Initiative. The new contractor, ARAMARK, will begin FTI operations Oct. 1 at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska,