• Air Base's economic impact down 5% due to slowing MILCON

    The Economic Impact Analysis report for FY2006, highlighting the Air Base's economic impact on the Central Arkansas economy, is now available. Click here to download the entire report.The Economic Impact Analysis provides information on the estimated economic effect a base/installment/activity has

  • Chapel Sponsors “Growing Marriage” Seminar

    People may turn to their religion for a variety of reasons - spiritual guidance, seeking personal help, and often times, relationship counseling. The base chapel is working to provide relationship help in a one-stop shopping venue for members of Team Little Rock. Author, marriage counselor and

  • Building a better border

    More than 30 members of the Arkansas Air National Guard's 189th Civil Engineering Squadron and other members from around the 189th Airlift Wing helped secure America's southern border with Mexico during a two-week deployment March 31-April 14. Members welded fence into place three feet from the

  • Guard's flight safety program on auto pilot

    For the sixth time in seven years, the Arkansas Air National Guard's 189th Airlift Wing was named the recipient of the Air Force's annual flight safety award. The unit previously earned the award in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005. Air Force officials recently announced the wing won for 2006. While

  • Officer takes pride in taking care of deployers

    Captain Sharonda Graham, 314th Logistics Readiness Squadron, has been named the Air Education and Training Command Readiness Officer of the Year. Captain Graham's supports the Little Rock Air Force Base mission by making sure that all airmen are prepared for deployments by supplying them with

  • New combat squadron stands up at Little Rock

    LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark.(AFPN)-- The 41st Airlift Squadron became the newest members of the 463rd Airlift Group here in a ceremony April 6 as they added a new accomplishment to their resume--being named the first active-duty combat C-130J squadron in the Air Force. The Black Cats bring a

  • Wealth of financial advice available

    Financial readiness is a key to mission readiness that most Airmen don't realize until they have a problem. There are a number of programs on base to help military people get on the right foot financially, especially young Airmen who are starting their careers. "We all have financial questions, but

  • Vaccine to prevent cervical cancer now available

    Cervical cancer is a deadly disease, killing 4,500 women in the United States each year. Screening for cervical cancer by Pap smear has long been standard procedure and has drastically reduced cervical cancer cases. However, it is the discovery of the Human Papilomavirus and its connection to