• Nonjudicial punishment for September and October

    During the months of September and October, 2009, members of Little Rock Air Force Base received the following punishments under Article 15, Uniform Code of Military Justice.An airman first class from the 19th Equipment Maintenance Squadron willfully failed to refrain from drinking while under the

  • Stop-loss payments continue, but some no longer eligible

    The fiscal 2010 defense budget extends payments to servicemembers involuntarily extended on active duty under the so-called "Stop Loss" program, but those who received a bonus for voluntarily re-enlisting or extending their service no longer qualify for retroactive stop-loss pay. Defense Department

  • Officials seek 10 enlisted for AFIT degree program

    Air Force Institute of Technology officials are offering 10 noncommissioned officers the opportunity to pursue an advanced science, engineering or management degree at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.Ten NCOs from around the Air Force will be selected in February to attend the Enlisted-to-AFIT

  • Support improves for families with special needs

    Officials are working to boost the resources and support the Defense Department's Exceptional Family Member Program provides to military families with special needs. "Most people are aware of EFMP as a mandatory enrollment program, but we're working to raise awareness of the family support we can

  • Gen. Lew Allen dies

    Gen. Lew Allen Jr., the 10th chief of staff of the Air Force, passed away Jan. 4 in Potomac Falls, Va. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made but burial will be in Arlington Cemetery.General Allen, a West Point graduate, entered the Air Force in 1946 and completed multi-engine flight training

  • Nearly 160 Airmen returned home Christmas Day

    Two-year-old Cassandra Guerra received perhaps the greatest Christmas present ever of her young life when her dad, Airman 1st Class Michael Guerra, a 53rd Airlift Squadron loadmaster, returned home Dec. 25 from a deployment in Iraq.Airman Guerra was one of nearly 160 base Airmen who returned

  • Tops in Blue set for Jan. 14 show

    The U.S. Air Force's Tops in Blue return to perform at Little Rock Air Force Base at 7 p.m. Jan. 14 in the base fitness center's gymnasium.Seating for the show is available on a first-come, first-served basis and the doors open at 6:15 p.m. Because parking at the gym is limited, shuttle buses will

  • Tricare officials expanded benefits and customer service in 2009

    The past year has been a busy one for Tricare officials with the introduction of a new Web-based counseling program and major enhancements to several other Tricare benefits.Introduced last summer, the Tricare Assistance Program uses today's constantly evolving Web-based technologies to bring

  • Three vaccines now available at Tricare network pharmacies

    Tricare beneficiaries can now receive select vaccines with no out-of-pocket expense at retail pharmacies.For the first time, beneficiaries can visit Tricare retail network pharmacies to receive seasonal flu, H1N1 flu and pneumonia vaccines at no cost. This expanded coverage is available to all