• Canadians learn C-130J training tactics

    More than a dozen Canadian Air Force officials, aircrew and maintainers made the journey to the Home of the Herk recently to learn about the training programs of Little Rock Air Force Base's newest airlifter, the C-130J. Officials from the Canadian Air Forces Project Management Office and other

  • LRS fuels flight honored with AETC’s top award

    The 314th Logistics Readiness Squadron was recently named Air Education and Training Command's 2006 Roy Bateman Award, recognizing them as the best fuels management operation in the command. The sweet taste of success isn't a first for the 314th LRS. They won the same award in 1999 and again in 2003

  • Seminar hones supervisory skills

    Little Rock mid-tier NCOs are getting an important refresher course to bridge the gap between professional military education opportunities. The NCO Professional Enhancement Seminar is designed for staff sergeants three years out of ALS and technical sergeants who have not attended the NCO Academy.

  • "Operation Play" scoring life-saving goals

    The 314th Mission Support Squadron commander wants to make a difference while deployed in support of the Global War on Terror by helping African children get desperately needed vaccinations, but he needs soccer balls to score that goal. Lt. Col. Joe Atkins deployed to the Horn of Africa as a

  • 189th AW crew first in Guard to complete Type 1 training on C-130 AMP

    A 154th Training Squadron aircrew in December became the first Guard aircrew to receive Type 1 aircrew training on the C-130 AMP. By completing the two-week course, the crew members are now qualified to climb on board and fly the craft with an instructor aboard. Pilots Majs. Dom Sarnataro, Kevin

  • AMPing up the C-130 fleet

    Members of the Arkansas Air National Guard's 189th Airlift Wing are helping shape the future of C-130 airlift as they advise Air Force contractors in California and systems specialists in Ohio with the development of the C-130 AMP, known in aviation circles as the Avionics Modernization Program. Air