• Keeping students safe during the school year

    As summer rolls around, children and teens are in transition from the summer heat into the cool classrooms.Little Rock Air Force Base does its part to keep students safe at all times during the school year. "There are two schools on base," said Jeff Bardsley, 19th Security Forces chief of plans and

  • In the thick of it: 34th Combat Training Squadron

    Recently, I was able to witness one of the combat exercises that the 34th Combat Training Squadron conducts at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Ft. Polk, Louisiana.The mission of the 34th CTS is to provide tailored joint mobility training to produce combat-ready Airmen and Soldiers. The

  • Air Force Recruiters

    The U.S. Air Force requires a steady flow of highly qualified and motivated young men and women to perform a multitude of jobs. Recruiters are the Airmen responsible for assuring the enlistment of those young men and women. Right down the street from Little Rock Air Force Base are two, active-duty

  • Base conducted summer Facebook Town Hall

    Col. Patrick Rhatigan, 19th Airlift Wing and installation commander, hosted Little Rock Air Force Base's third Facebook town hall July 22 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.Dozens of Team Little Rock community members attended the event, addressing issues on the topic of construction and base infrastructure.

  • How to NOT skewer your grilling plans

    With more Americans lighting up their grills than ever before, it's important to remember the key to a successful cookout is safety. There are certain measures of precaution that must be taken in order to enjoy a hot summer night around the barbecue. Accidents happen every year, leaving people

  • Airmen kept safe from hazards by BEE flight

    Whether home or downrange, the mission of the BEEs, bioenvironmental engineers, is the same, to keep Airmen safe from a swarm of hazards and enable them to accomplish the mission.The 19th Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental engineering flight mission identifies and analyzes chemical,

  • Breaking the silence: freedom after six-year sexual assault

    If you know her or have ever been around her for a few moments, you know she is neither silent nor shy. She's a people person.She greets everyone with a smile and a loud and confident voice, introducing herself, "Cynde Maddox, Public Affairs specialist." Her distinctive voice and almost 20 years of