• American public sends more than $8 million in support to military families

    In just five short years, contributions to "Help Our Troops Call Home" have surpassed the $8 million mark. Since its inception in April, 2004, as a way the American public could provide an avenue for deployed Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Marines to stay connected to loved ones back home, the Army &

  • 314th to host inaugural 'Trash Hauler's Ball'

    From the outside looking in, one might think it to be a party for sanitation workers, but the 314th Airlift Wing's inaugural "Trash Hauler's Ball" is a celebration of the C-130's reputation of carrying whatever it takes to get the mission accomplished. "It's a camaraderie event for 314th [Airlift

  • Widow of World War II Prisoner of War receives medal

    Base leaders presented the widow of a World War II flying ace the Prisoner of War Medal posthumously Sept. 9 at Trinity Village Medical Center in Pine Bluff. Mildred Louise Meroney was presented the POW medal for retired Air Force Col. Virgil Meroney. Colonel Meroney was a World War II ace with nine

  • Team Little Rock an AMC Installation Excellence Award finalist

    Team Little Rock is one of three finalists for Air Mobility Command's nomination for The Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award, Col. Greg Otey, 19th Airlift Wing commander, announced Sept. 3. The base will host an inspection team comprised of five colonels from AMC Oct. 4-6. During this

  • SecAF delivers 'State of the Air Force' speech at AFA

    The Secretary of the Air Force outlined the service's priorities during a keynote address at the 2009 Air Force Association Air & Space Conference Monday. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley said he credited Airmen for the service's significant milestone achievements, including the

  • Number removal from ID cards continues

    In response to an increasing awareness of the growing need to protect the safety of service members, retirees and their families' identity information, the Department of Defense is beginning to remove Social Security numbers from identification cards. The removal is being done in phases as computer

  • C-130 WIC lifted Combat Airlift to new heights

    Five of the original cadre members of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School's initial C-130 Weapons Instructor Course came together Friday to attend the retirement of a fellow 29th Weapons Squadron comrade. Colonels Glen Downing, Kevin Jackson, Kirk Lear, Greg Otey and John Rutkowski sat down to reflect

  • Little Rock AFB NCO academy graduates

    Seventeen Team Little Rock NCOs graduated Sept. 10 from the NCO Academy at Keesler AFB, Miss. They are: 19th Airlift Wing 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Tech. Sgt. Matthew Kauffman Tech. Sgt. Orville Moody Tech. Sgt. Michael O'Donnell 19th Force Support Squadron Tech. Sgt. Ong Chaisouang 19th

  • Department of Defense employee wins outstanding award

    A Little Rock Air Force Base civilian has won the Outstanding U.S. Air Force Aircrew Flight Equipment Civilian of the Year Award, Category II, and will be presented the award in October at a training review board in San Diego. David Reeves, 19th Operations Support Squadron training specialist, was