• One man, three wars, four services

    Few Americans can say they served in three major wars, fewer still can say they were a member of four different branches of the U.S. military. However, Ret. U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Robert Earl "Sam" Puckett has achieved both. His journey began in 1943, as a 17-year-old Arkansan who enlisted in

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Master Sgt. Narda Spurgeon

    Rank/Name:  Master Sgt. Narda Spurgeon  Unit: 19th Airlift Wing Judge Advocate Position:  Law Office Superintendent Hometown:  Manchester, Jamaica Time on Station/ Time in Service:  11 months/ 17 years, 3 months Hobbies/Goals:  I enjoy cooking, reading and spending time with family. I plan to

  • Team Little Rock goes back to school

    LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Operation Homefront's Back-to-School Brigade returned to base in collaboration with the Little Rock Spouses’ Club to give away school supplies for military children Aug. 5, at the Walters Community Support Center on base. The event was for Defense Enrollment

  • Vehicle Maintenance keeps Combat Airlift moving

    The 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle management flight plays a key role in keeping Little Rock Air Force Base mission ready by maintaining vehicles for both ground and air operations. “The mission of the shop is to provide services for base operations, with more than 438 vehicles assigned

  • Handcrafting dental readiness

    Whenever U.S. Air Force combat airlifters need dental work, they often count on a small team of specialists at the 19th Medical Group Clinic. The unit works behind-the-scenes crafting unique dental prostheses as part of the 19th Aerospace Medicine Squadron dental laboratory element. They assist

  • 41st Airlift Squadron takes on the Last Frontier

    The 41st Airlift Squadron loaded four C-130Js with approximately 100 Team Little Rock Airmen, including pilots, loadmasters, maintainers, aircrew flight equipment and intelligence personnel for a week of deployment training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Not only does the 49th state

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Senior Master Sgt. James Cohea

    NAME: Senior Master Sgt. James Cohea UNIT: 913th Operations Support Squadron POSITION: 913th OSS superintendent HOMETOWN: Cabot, Arkansas TIME ON STATION/ TIME IN SERVICE: 3.8 years / 18.5 yearsCORE VALUE: Cohea exemplifies the core value of Integrity First. He represents the highest level of

  • Black Cats deliver air power during Artic Anvil

    The 41st Airlift Squadron is conducting mountainous terrain training in Alaska and supporting Exercise Artic Anvil. Airmen from the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron went on the training exercise to provide support to ensure the C-130Js are airworthy and safe. Arctic Anvil is an integrated

  • Little Rock AFB implements new meal card regulation

    Changes to the dining facilities meal card regulations are in full effect as of May 2016, and have sparked an array of questions from meal card holders. The Air Force Services Agency introduced a new food service operation, referred to as the Food Transformation Initiative, beginning in 2010.

  • Training mobility Airmen to ‘Return with Honor’

    A typical week of work for a survival specialist can include free-falling from the back of a C-130J, dangling from a hoist beneath a helicopter, trekking through woods eating insects or swimming between inflatable life rafts while instructing Airmen. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerrod Mink is a