News happening around Little Rock Air Force Base

March 11, 2021
Arkansas’ first Space Force enlistee sworn-in

The newest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces marked a major milestone, March 11, as the first enlistee from the state of Arkansas was sworn into the Space Force.
March 9, 2021
Self Hall: Honoring the fallen, connecting Airmen to their history

The 19th Airlift Wing commemorated the renaming of building 714 to “Self Hall” during a dedication ceremony, March 5.
March 9, 2021
Full circle: Little Rock Airman judges hometown’s JROTC drill competition

The ink was still wet on Airman 1st Class James Graves’ high school diploma when he shipped out to Basic Military Training in September of 2019.
March 5, 2021
714th TRS IMSO team recognized as Air Force’s best

The 714th Training Squadron’s International Military Student Office was recognized as the 2020 Air Force IMSO team of the year in the small activities category for their service to more than 50 international students.
March 5, 2021
Combat Airlifter of the Week: Senior Airman Matthew Madson

Senior Airman Matthew Madson, 41st Airlift Squadron instructor loadmaster, is recognized as the Combat Airlifter of the Week.
March 4, 2021
PT test pushed to July, updates to scoring, physical components ahead

When assessments resume, the three-component fitness test (1.5 mile run, 1 minute of pushups and situps) will be reset with scores calculated on a new three component scoring table. In addition, work is underway to separate scoring into five-year age groups as opposed to the previous ten – for
March 3, 2021
714th TRS breaks ground on modernized FuT facility

The 714th Training Squadron broke ground on a Consolidated Fuselage Trainer (FuT) Facility during a ceremony at Little Rock Air Force Base, March 2.
March 3, 2021
Air Force finalizes PT uniform design; will begin production process

This is the first update to the PT uniform in more than 16 years, and more than 150 Airmen participated in testing the uniform.
March 2, 2021
Department of the Air Force to allow shorts for maintainers, updates variety of uniform options

Airmen and Guardians will now have more dress and appearance options with upcoming uniform changes to Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Appearance.
March 1, 2021
After trauma: A story of resilience

Navigating a traumatic event requires a recovery plan unique to the individual. The road of self-care for one Airman means helping others understand help is never too far away.Assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing Judge Advocate Office and currently forward deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of