• Leave en route policy change benefits Airmen

    Some Airmen will now have the opportunity to take leave en route within the continental United States when they return home, or redeploy, from the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. This change can save Airmen significant time and travel-associated costs, as well as provide them an

  • Commander's Action Line: Submitting ideas for facilities on base

    Question: If someone has an idea or suggestion for a facility on base, how would they go about submitting their idea? Is there a number to call, e-mail address, etc.?Answer: Thank you for your interest in making our base a great place to live, work and play. I appreciate you leaning forward to

  • New DVD helps children deal with deployment

    Defense and USO officials joined military families at the U.S. Navy Memorial here March 31 to celebrate the launch of a new DVD created to help military children cope with a parent's deployment."With You All the Way" - a joint effort by the Defense Department, USO and the Trevor Romain Co. - offers

  • Keeping your smile safe: The importance of using mouthguards

    If someone lost one or two front teeth, they probably wouldn't smile much. Face-to-face conversations would be uncomfortable. It wouldn't be easy pronouncing certain words. And how about chewing pizza or an apple? Until someone's teeth are gone, they might not miss them. Teens and adults experience

  • Understanding intelligence oversight

    Everyone has contact with intelligence every time they deploy, whether it be a pre-deployment brief or filling out an isolated personnel report. Many have the misconception that the intelligence community has the authority to gather personal information on anyone for any reason. This is not the

  • Seventeen Airmen graduate NCO Academy

    Seventeen Team Little Rock technical sergeants graduated April 1 from the NCO Academy at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. They are:Tech. Sgt. Jason Alder, 373rd Training Squadron Detachment 4Tech. Sgt. Danny Beaurivage, 19th Logistics Readiness SquadronTech. Sgt. Randy Cowardin, 19th Maintenance

  • Team Little Rock NCO to compete for 12 Outstanding

    An Airman from the 19th Civil Engineer Squadron will compete for the chance to represent Air Mobility Command during the Air Force 12 Outstanding Airmen Competition at the command's Outstanding Airmen and First Sergeant of the Year banquet April 8.Staff Sgt. Derrick C. Victor, a 19 CES explosive