• Tech Sergeant selectees announced

    The Air Force selected 8,446 staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant. Selectees represent 23.55 percent of the 35,863 eligible. Team Little Rock leadership recently congratulated the 121 active-duty staff sergeants selected at Little Rock Air Force Base."Congratulations to each and every

  • Men’s Health Month

    Each June, a congressional health education program is promoted to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.Screenings, health fairs, media appearances and other health education activities are held to raise

  • Be Smart During Summer Swelter

    Airmen can often find themselves exposed to the risks of heat injury. Risks include high temperatures and humidity, strenuous physical activity, personal acclimatization and attire or personal protective equipment.To stay safe, Airmen can monitor fellow wingmen for symptoms such as impaired motor

  • Stay cool in the base pool

    The base pool is finally open after months of renovations. A new liner was installed in both the kiddie pool and the main pool along with new pumps. The pool is open Tuesday through Sunday from noon to 7 p.m. Free lap swimming is also available Wednesday and Friday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The cost

  • Unlocking Memories

    It started out as a normal Friday. Jane Utley, a 19th Contracting Squadron procurement analyst, picked up the base newspaper as she headed to her office. She sat down at her desk and began flipping through the pages of the Combat Airlifter while enjoying her cup of coffee. All of a sudden, she saw a

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week

    Tech. Sgt. Aazita Afshari, 913th Airlift Group non-commissioned officer in charge records management, simultaneously managed two additional full time vacant Air Force specialty code positions. She was hand selected for non-commissioned officer academy in residency in July by the unit commander.

  • Combat Airlifter of the Week

    SSgt Jonathan Sanders, 314th Operations Group client skills technician, consistently provides excellent service to the 314th Airlift Wing to include: the commander, vice commander, and command chief. He keeps the Wing connected and up to date with all matters IT; from the Blackberry/iPhone

  • Forging new international partnerships

    Contingency training with coalition partners is nothing new to Little Rock Air Force Base Airmen. However, the GREEN FLAG 15-07 exercise that recently took place fostered international partnerships like no other.More than 50 Airmen from across Little Rock AFB participated in the exercise. The

  • Moms with Strollers Running Club

     "After having a baby, getting back into being physically fit was difficult," said Tech. Sgt. Erika Reese, 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron production control and analysis noncommissioned officer in charge. "You need to have something there that will motivate you."Reese decided to start the Moms

  • Black Knights welcome new commander

    The 19th Airlift Wing and Little Rock Air Force Base welcomed their new commander, Col. Charles Brown Jr., during a change of command ceremony May 27.The ceremony's presiding officer, Lt. Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, 18th Air Force commander, accepted the wing's guidon from Col. Patrick Rhatigan and