News happening around Little Rock Air Force Base

Feb. 24, 2021
Accelerant for change: 19th AW demonstrates first live-execution of ACE concept during off-station training

Airmen with the 61st Airlift Squadron, 19th Airlift Wing, test expeditionary refueling capabilities during Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 2-21, at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, February 18, 2021.
Feb. 24, 2021
Swimming to the rescue: 19th LRS Airman rescues family

“My babies! My babies!”It was those frantic words that were overheard by an Airman from Little Rock Air Force Base that prompted his immediate response. On June 6, 2020, Staff Sgt. Anthony Feist, a 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle quality assurance evaluator, was enjoying his Saturday
Feb. 23, 2021
LRAFB resumes flight operations after historic snowfall

Little Rock Air Force Base resumed flight operations following historic snowfall that blanketed the Central Arkansas region. The Little Rock area received record-breaking snowfall from a weeklong winter storm, resulting in the snowiest month on record in the area's history.
Feb. 22, 2021
Combat Airlifter of the Week: Rachel Italiano

Rachel Italiano, 19th Contracting Squadron construction team lead, is recognized as the Combat Airlifter of the Week.
Feb. 17, 2021
Ready Warriors: Meet Staff Sgt. Austin Brill

This is the second of eight episodes featuring Little Rock Air Force Base's Ready Warriors series. Episode two features Staff Sgt. Austin Brill, a C-130 hydraulics craftsman assigned to the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.
Feb. 16, 2021
GFLR 21-04: 19th AW’s continued accelerant for change

The 34th Combat Training Squadron held its latest iteration of Green Flag Little Rock at Alexandria International Airport and Fort Polk, Louisiana, Feb. 2-10, supporting the 82nd Airborne Division’s Joint Readiness Training Center rotation.
Feb. 16, 2021
LRAFB administers second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

The 19th Medical Group held its first mass vaccination effort to administer the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to members who received their first inoculation in January.
Feb. 12, 2021
19th AMXS de-ices C-130J after winter storm

Airmen from the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron de-ice C-130J Super Hercules on the flightline at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Feb. 12, 2021.
Feb. 12, 2021
Combat Airlifter of the Week: 1st Lt Hannah Sponseller

1st Lt Hannah Sponseller, 19th Mission Support Group executive officer, is recognized as the Combat Airlifter of the Week.
Feb. 11, 2021
Tour lengths increase for certain first-term overseas assignments

Effective March 1, Airmen and Guardians overseas tour lengths are now 36 months for first-term unaccompanied permanent assignments at certain overseas locations.