• 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

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Alescia Paggett

    Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Alescia Paggett   Unit:  314th Maintenance Group   Position:  Plans and Scheduling NCO in charge   Hometown:  Jonesboro, Louisiana   Time on Station/ Time in Service: 13 mos/7 yrs   CORE VALUE: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alescia Paggett, 314th Maintenance

  • H-21B Workhorse: Heritage Park’s newest arrival

    A unique aircraft recently joined Little Rock Air Force Base’s fleet. However, it’s not a C-130J and it won’t be taking off any time soon. The H-21B assault helicopter stands out among the other static displays at Heritage Park. The helicopter is painted bright silver metallic and has two tandem

  • Walk to Inspire

    If someone told you they were going to walk for 24 hours straight, what would you think? “Why?” and “Are you crazy?” are likely responses, especially given it’s in the middle of summer with the heat index rising well above 90F with full humidity.Would your initial thought that this was a ludicrous

  • Archery Club

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Busk, 19th AircraftMaintenance Squadron aircraft hydraulics systems journeyman, will be holding anarchery club meeting at 8 a.m. July 14, 2016, at the Walters CommunitySupport Center on Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.,  to discuss the future of opening up the

  • OSI seeks special agents

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is looking for enlisted Airmen from any career field to cross train as an AFOSI Special Agent.  Applicants should be senior airmen, staff sergeants or technical sergeants and have 3 to 11 years of time in service. AFOSI Det. 327 routinely holds