• Air Guard recapitalization, training on command chief’s mind

    The Air National Guard is committed to the Air Force's goals of winning the war on terror, taking care of Airmen and recapitalizing the Air Force, the Air Guard's top enlisted leader said here in an interview Oct. 21. The biggest difference is the organization is taking a different approach for

  • Base teen earns two congressional medals

    Alana Brunke a sophomore at North Pulaski High School, was honored with two Congressional Medals by Congressman Vic Snyder. Alana and her parents, Niki Brunke and retired Tech. Sgt. Alan Brunke, 314th Maintenance Squadron, visited Congressman Snyder's office in Little Rock where the Congressman and

  • 189th AW deploys to Camp Warlord for annual training

    War skills and ancillary training were the focus of the 189th Airlift Wing's annual training session June 3-11 as its members prepare for Air Expeditionary Force deployments later this year. About 200 members deployed to Camp Warlord June 3-4 and spent the night in the camp's field conditions,

  • Base C-130J goes Hollywood

    It's their war, our world. The word is out. "Transformers" the movie will be hitting the big screen in the summer of 2007. This projected summer blockbuster, directed by Michael Bay, produced by Steven Spielberg, and starring a list of familiar faces such as Josh Duhamel from "Las Vegas," Michael

  • A changing enemy: Camp Warlord preps Airmen for real world

    Camp Warlord, Little Rock Air Force Base's combat training facility, has changed its tactics to adapt to an ever-changing enemy. The training allows Airmen to complete all required deployment readiness training and prepares them for the challenges they will face in aerospace expeditionary force

  • AETC civic leaders visit 'The Rock'

    Twenty-six civic leaders from every major Air Education and Training Command unit around the country will call Little Rock AFB home Monday and Tuesday as they experience life as a Little Rock Airman. The semi-annual business meeting is a Headquarters Air Education and Training Command sponsored

  • Medical group tackles provider shortage

    Deployments, permanent changes of stations and separations are a normal part of military life, but Little Rock Air Force Base members will now have to get used to the changes in a way that affects how they are seen at the 314th Medical Group. As of next week, the base will be short manned in the

  • Airmen render assistance in road-side accident

    In the hot Arkansas sun the pavement of Highway 67/167 radiated mirage-like waves undulating in the scorching air. A white mini van sat motionless its transformed shape of crunched metal, spun around to face the traffic as a plume of dust rose from the debris. On that day, July 11, a small crowd of

  • Inspection rescheduled for 2008

    With one phone call to Brig. Gen. Kip Self, 314th Airlift Wing commander, Air Education and Training Command officials rescheduled the wing's Operational Readiness Inspection to match up with the 463rd Airlift Group's inspection, set to take place in April 2008. "I was notified Friday that the AETC

  • Inspection rescheduled for 2008

    With one phone call to Brig. Gen. Kip Self, 314th Airlift Wing commander, Air Education and Training Command officials rescheduled the wing's Operational Readiness Inspection to match up with the 463rd Airlift Group's inspection, set to take place in April 2008. "I was notified Friday that the AETC