• Combat Airlifter of the Week

    Senior Master Sgt. Shawn Payne, 913th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment superintendent, was selected as the Combat Airlifter of the Week Jan 12, 2015, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Payne, a Eugene, Ore., native, integrated the AFE shop with active

  • Rivals repeat pre-season game

    The heat was on Monday night despite the 30 degree weather outside, as the 19th Maintenance Group and the 19th Force Support Squadron faced each other once again on the court. The game would be an unexpected repeat of their previous match up during the pre-season game."The pre-season game against

  • Israeli air force training

    Maj. Kevin Coughlin, 48th Airlift Squadron flight commander and instructor pilot, review flight plans Nov. 20, 2014, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Coughlin spent time training Israeli aircrew on the Coordinated Aircraft Positioning (CAP) system and Station Keeping

  • Basic ethics rules on receiving gifts from outside sources

    With the holiday season recently behind us, many of you (hopefully, most of you) have received gifts. As fun as giving and receiving gifts can be, all federal employees, military and civilian, must be aware of the ethics rules on gifts from outside sources. The Standards of Ethical Conduct for

  • Little Rock AFB tax assistance

    Tax season is upon us! The 19th Airlift Wing's Legal Office Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program provides electronic filing services free of charge. Although the tax center does not handle complicated returns, most 1040, 1040a and 1040EZ forms with attachments can be filed at the base tax

  • Little Rock's downrange black-letter beast

    A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's Aircraft Maintenance Unit waves the American flag as a C-130J taxis to the runway in Black Letter Initial status Nov. 12, 2014 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The aircraft was named

  • High hoops for a great basketball season

    Team Little Rock, it's that time again to hang the cleats up and take the sneakers down.Intramural basketball season starts Monday at Little Rock Air Force Base.Sixteen teams have signed up and are ready to represent their units and take the trophy from the two-year reigning champs from Camp

  • "The only disability in life is a bad attitude"

     Continuously smiling, laughing and going out of his way to help people is what John Perry is most known for. He speaks college football as a second language and is said to be arguably the biggest University of Alabama fan.You can find Perry, an Army and Air Force Exchange Services Base Exchange

  • Reenergize before returning

    Getting back to the everyday grind at work can be tough, and the consequences of being tired and trying to perform at 100 percent is quite challenging.After a lengthy holiday break with family and friends, remember to spend some time on yourself.According to the National Institute for Occupational

  • Maintaining munitions with the 19th MXS

    Most people wouldn't think a C-130 cargo plane maintenance squadron would have team of Airmen responsible for assembling, inspecting and storing munitions. But the 19th MXS munitions flight does just that. A team of approximately 20 Airmen works with weapons and ammunition on more than 80 acres of