• Gates expresses confidence in continued Manas access

    The Defense secretary expressed confidence April 14 that political upheaval in Kyrgyzstan won't cause the United States to lose use of an air base that's critical to supplying operations in Afghanistan.Secretary Robert M. Gates told reporters traveling with him to Peru he has no reason to believe

  • Mrs. Obama, Dr. Biden praise military children

    The wives of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden paid tribute to military children, honoring their strength and sacrifice, in a Month of the Military Child video message posted on the White House Web site."As a grateful nation, it is our sacred responsibility to stand by our military

  • Team Little Rock says goodbye to Sergeant Hunt

    Team Little Rock said goodbye to one of its own Thursday when Staff Sgt. Myron Hunt, 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron, was memorialized at a funeral at the base chapel here. "Myron's loss is a reminder to us of how precious life is," said Lt. Col. John Winkler, 19th LRS commander. "Despite the loss

  • Base telephone operators hang up after 28 plus years of service

    Little Rock Air Force Base will be saying good-bye to two 19th Communications Squadron employees after Air Mobility Command centralized base operator functions to Travis Air Force Base, Calif.Many callers have become accustomed to the gentle voices of 19th CS switchboard Operators Seven and Four.

  • AMC Telephone Operators consolidated at Travis AFB

    The 19th Communications Squadron announced recent changes to telephone operator systems here. As of April 14, calls to 987-1110 will be answered by an operator at Travis Air Force Base. In an effort to drive down the cost associated with maintaining operators on each installation, Air Mobility

  • 314th AW reopens remodeled HQ

    The 314th Airlift Wing hosted a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newly remodeled headquarters building April 9. The building was dedicated in honor of Maj. Gen. Clayton Stiles, the World War II commander of the 314th Troop Carrier Group, from which the 314th Airlift Wing traces its

  • Base 1st Sgts honor one of their own

    This year, the Little Rock Air Force Base's First Sergeants' Council established a scholarship fund in Master Sgt. Tracy Cisco's honor. The Master Sgt. Tracy Lane Cisco Memorial Scholarship Fund will award four grants each year to base Airmen in the ranks of E1 through E4. Two scholarships will be