News happening around Little Rock Air Force Base

May 3, 2021
Exercise Mobility Guardian begins May 15 to advance Air Mobility Command capabilities

Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021, the Air Force’s largest and longest exercise ensuring readiness to move military personnel and equipment in combat operations, is scheduled to begin at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, on May 15.
May 3, 2021
Combat Airlifter of the Week: Maj. Kimberly Novak

Maj. Kimberly Novak, Air Mobility Command Air Operations Squadron Detachment 3 Chief of C-130H and C-130J Simulator Certifications, is recognized as the Combat Airlifter of the Week.
April 29, 2021
DAF kicks off 2021 Fall Prevention Focus

For the eighth year, the Department of the Air Force is partnering with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration during the National Safety Stand-Down to prevent falls being held May 3-7.
April 29, 2021
19th AW accelerates Multi-Capable Airmen training across MAF

The 19th Airlift Wing recently became the first wing to send a contingent of Airmen through the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center’s Multi-Capable Airmen Expeditionary Skills Training course at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.
April 27, 2021
Air Force updates guidance for name changes in official record

Effectively immediately, spaces between compound names are allowed when accomplishing name changes in MilPDS.
April 27, 2021
Total Force leaders discuss MAF’s future at 2021 Phoenix Rally

Total Force Air Mobility Command leaders met physically and virtually to discuss the Command’s focus on the high-end fight at the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, New Jersey, April 20-22, for AMC’s first in-person Phoenix Rally since October 2019.
April 26, 2021
Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Matthew Sanders

Staff Sgt. Matthew Sanders, 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron flight support supervisor, is recognized as the Combat Airlifter of the Week.
April 22, 2021
Air Force rewrites basic doctrine, focuses on mission command, airpower evolution

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. recently signed perhaps the most sweeping change of Air Force basic doctrine in the service’s history, marking a major milestone in the service’s strategic approach to “Accelerate Change or Lose.”
April 22, 2021
Developing Self: Airman’s Foundational Competencies Category

The Air Force has identified 24 Airman’s foundational competencies for all Airmen, these competencies are universally applicable to all Airmen and are categorized into four groups: Developing Self, Developing Others, Developing Ideas and Developing Organizations. Developing Self includes the
April 21, 2021
LRAFB unveils new Herk Werks innovation lab

The 19th Airlift Wing opened its new “Herk Werks” innovation lab during a ribbon-cutting ceremony, April 16.The newly completed Herk Werks space is now available to Team Little Rock Airmen, and is intended for Airmen who have an innovative idea to make their work centers operate more efficiently.