• Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Sean Quintero

    Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. Sean QuinteroUnit: 154th Training SquadronDuty title: C-130H loadmaster instructorHometown: Stanford, MontanaTime in service: 9 yearsTime at Little Rock: 2 yearsGoals: Become an officer and fly for the Air ForceHobbies: Flying, Hunting, Snowboarding and HikingAir Force Core

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Master Sgt. James Perdicaris

    Name and Rank: Master Sgt. James PerdicarisUnit: 19 Airlift Wing Inspector GeneralDuty title: Wing inspection team managerHometown: Jacksonville, ArkansasTime in service: 17 yearsTime at Little Rock: 9 yearsGoals: Achieve Project Management Professional CertificationHobbies: Spending time with his

  • 34th CTS Airman trains next generation

    The C-130J Super Hercules was built to perform tactical combat airlift while flying and landing in austere environments. Moving and dropping pallets doesn’t seem to be too daunting until loadmasters have to squeeze uniquely shaped cargo into the back of a C-130, at which point it can seem almost

  • Combat Airlift of the Week: 1st Lt. Eric Coffie

    Name and Rank: 1st Lt. Eric Coffie  Unit: 19th Medical GroupDuty title: Executive officerHometown: Tema, GhanaTime in service: 9 yearsTime at Little Rock: 2 years, 6 monthsGoals: Earn a doctorate degreeHobbies: Working out, playing soccer, and outdoor activitiesAir Force Core Value portrayed:

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. James Roberts

    Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. James RobertsUnit: 19th Logistics Readiness SquadronDuty title: Fuels preventative maintenance supervisorHometown: Texarkana, TexasTime in service: 5 years, 9 monthsTime at Little Rock: 5 years, 6 monthsGoals: Earn a Bachelor of Science, rank up to chief master sergeant

  • Keeping up with aircrew safety: 19th OSS AFE

    Pilots and loadmasters are some of the first Airmen who come to mind when thinking about the safe execution of agile combat airlift. The 19th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment Flight is responsible for maintaining all in-flight safety equipment, ensuring aircrew are properly

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Airman 1st Class Justin Hilliard

    Name and Rank: Airman 1st Class Justin HilliardUnit: 61st Airlift SquadronDuty title: C-130J loadmasterHometown: Ithica, New YorkTime in service: 1 year, 5 monthsTime at Little Rock: 1 yearGoals: Reach the rank of chief and retire at 25 yearsHobbies: Cars and racingAir Force Core Value portrayed:

  • AETC recognizes 62nd AS as top ops squadron

    The 62nd Airlift Squadron received Air Education and Training Command’s Top Operations Squadron for 2018 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, earlier this year.