• Airman earns $10,000 through IDEA program

    In these tough economic times, workers around the nation struggle to find ways to earn extra income simply to make ends meet. Through the Innovative Development through Employee Awareness, or IDEA, Program, an Airman from Little Rock Air Force Base turned a good idea into an extra $10,000. Tech Sgt.

  • Airman selected as Thunderbird flight surgeon

    When the United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, "Thunderbirds" announced officer selections for the 2010 demonstration season, a Little Rock Air Force Base captain was just what the doctor ordered ... literally. Capt. (Dr.) Thomas Bowden, 62nd Airlift Squadron flight surgeon, was picked

  • Knowing safety ABCs earns free food

    The 19th Airlift Wing Safety Office's Operation Always Be Careful continues in conjunction with the 101 Critical Days of Summer, which runs through Labor Day weekend.Ground safety personnel will visit base housing and other public areas looking out for people who wear helmets while riding bicycles,

  • Air Traffic Control soars above the competition

    The 19th Operation Support Squadron Air Traffic Control was selected as the Air Mobility Command's Air Traffic Control Facility of the Year. "The award is given to an Air Traffic Control team at a particular unit that has made a notable contribution to the quality, safety or procedural development

  • Vehicle Management Flight breaks 20 year record

    Ten years ago, the collective efforts of a small vehicle maintenance flight broke the Little Rock Air Force Base vehicle maintenance record by keeping an astounding 95.4 percent of all base vehicles in service for a period of one month. Back in 1999, nobody had seen anything like it. In the 10 years

  • Base prepares for environmental audit

    The Air Mobility Command Audit Team visits Tuesday to Thursday to audit the Little Rock Air Force Base's Environmental Management System. An external audit is one of the International Organization for Standardization 14001 checklist items needed to attain conformance to ISO standards, as required by