• Black Knights take off for JPMRC 24-01

    The 19th Airlift Wing is participating in the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) 24-01 training exercise in Hawaii, Oct. 27-Nov.13, 2023. Participating in this exercise will sharpen Mobility Airmen’s readiness to distribute the Joint Force and ensure strategic deterrence in any

  • AMC Civic Leaders, command team visit Herk Nation

    Fifteen Air Mobility Command Civic Leaders visited Little Rock Air Force Base, Sept. 18-20, 2023, to learn more about the mission and how Team Little Rock supports the largest C-130 fleet in the world.

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Maj. Austin Merkel

    Maj. Austin Merkel, Detachment 3 Air Mobility Command Air Operations Squadron simulator certification instructor pilot, is recognized as the Combat Airlifter of the Week October 18, 2021.

  • 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

  • GFLR 21-01: testing ground for new capability

    Army and Air Force members participate in a sling load training event during Green Flag Little Rock 21-01 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Oct. 19, 2020. The sling load training exercise was the first in Air Mobility Command history to involve a Polaris MRZR ATV. Previously, this type of

  • First female pilot of Niger trains at LRAFB

    Capt. Ouma Laouali, the first female pilot in the Nigerien air force, recently accomplished the next step in her pilot career April 22, 2020, by completing her training to become a C-130 Hercules pilot in the C-130 Formal Training Unit’s six-month international pilot training program here at Little

  • 19th FSS nominated for 2020 Hennessy Award

    Little Rock Air Force Base’s food service program has been announced as a finalist for the 2020 John L. Hennessy Food Service Excellence Trophy — an annual award presented to the best food service program in the United States Air Force.

  • Taking care of Airmen, Developing leaders

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Brill, 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft hydraulics craftsman, took on the responsibility of bringing about subtle changes in the squadron that not only boosted individual morale for the Airmen on his shift, but brought them together as a unit and enhanced