Herk Nation, mission partners tackle JFE exercise

Little Rock launched six C-130J Super Hercules in support of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School’s Joint Forcible Entry exercise at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Dec. 6. The USAF Weapons School teaches graduate-level instructor courses that provide the world's most advanced training in weapons

Combat Airlifter of the Week: Tech. Sgt. Kelly Vasel

Vasel championed the wing disease management plan and acted as the liaison for communication in the medical field about COVID-19 which led to less than a one percent COVID-19 positive rate allowing the mission to continue.

19AW hosts Deployed Family Dinner

The 19th Airlift Wing and Little Rock AFB Airman & Family Readiness Center hosted a Deployed Family Dinner Dec. 9, 2020. LRAFB provided families of deployed members an opportunity to connect with leadership and helping agencies and also provided them with dinner for the evening.

Trout release into base lake

Annual DoD housing survey opens for tenant feedback Dec. 8

The annual survey provides Air Force housing officials, installation leaders and project owners feedback to shape the evolution of improvements that advance the Air Force housing portfolio that is provided to service members and their families.

Department of the Air Force moves Physical Fitness Assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently

To ensure social distancing practices remain in place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to give Airmen and Space Professionals time to prepare, testing was delayed from October to January and is now further delayed to April.

LRAFB conducts vapor purge test

Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Lily Park

Park was instrumental in the execution of the newly implemented Loadmaster Next Generation Instructor Flight program.

Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staf Sgt. Akilah Hall

Hall coordinated three wing-wide blood drives, enlisted 10 volunteers, recruited 120 donors and collected 120 life savings units.

Keeping Airmen safe: 19th OSS AFE upgrades parachutes

Airmen assigned to the 19th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment shop are receiving and training on a new parachute, the BA-30, to maximize safety and readiness while accelerating the change needed for mission execution in a rapidly changing environment. The handful of AFE Airmen,