• A Stable Relationship

    The riding stables are a valuable benefit at Little Rock Air Force Base. The stables are capable of boarding 45 horses and currently there are 30 or more horses. Active-duty, Guard, Reserve and retirees are all able to take advantage of this program. Members must take care of their horses by keeping

  • Combat Arms

    The mobility mission at Little Rock Air Force Base requires Airmen to be trained and prepared to answer the Nation's call and provide safe and efficient combat airlift capabilities downrange as part of rapid global mobility. In order to provide that support to wartime operations, deployment

  • Unforgiving Arkansas weather

    Arkansas weather can sometimes be relentless, dishing out stifling heat, tornadoes, floods, lightning, high winds and damaging hail during the summer months. Arkansas has many heat and tornado-related weather threats.According to the National Weather Service, heat is one of the most deadly

  • 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.