• Innovation leads to a Cold Case closure with a silver lining

    Two years ago, Office of Special Investigations Special Agent Patrick Pipkins did, what his Chief of the OSI Cold Case Team called, “some amazing work,” to locate an Air Force deserter who went missing in 1984. At the time of her disappearance it was believed the airman took off with a married man

  • Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine arrives at LRAFB

    Medics at the 19th Medical Group received the first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine here Jan. 13, and inoculations are scheduled to begin Jan. 14. Distribution of the vaccine will follow DoD’s phased priority plan. The first allocation of the vaccine will be used to immunize first

  • Herk Nation, mission partners tackle JFE exercise

    Little Rock launched six C-130J Super Hercules in support of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School’s Joint Forcible Entry exercise at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Dec. 6. The USAF Weapons School teaches graduate-level instructor courses that provide the world's most advanced training in weapons

  • Keeping Airmen safe: 19th OSS AFE upgrades parachutes

    Airmen assigned to the 19th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment shop are receiving and training on a new parachute, the BA-30, to maximize safety and readiness while accelerating the change needed for mission execution in a rapidly changing environment. The handful of AFE Airmen,

  • LRAFB holds Total Force Integration skills competition

    The 19th, 314th and 189th Airlift Wings and 913th Airlift Group participated in a Total Force Integration skills competition on Nov. 12 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas.Hosted by the 314th AW, the competition, referred to as a turkey shoot, contained four phases with the purpose of

  • 19th AW DDRP wins DoD award 2 years in a row

    The office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness announced the 19th Airlift Wing Drug Demand Reduction Program as the winner of the 30th annual Secretary of Defense Community Drug Awareness Award, which is given to one installation from each military branch, making Little

  • GFLR 21-01: testing ground for new capability

    Army and Air Force members participate in a sling load training event during Green Flag Little Rock 21-01 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Oct. 19, 2020. The sling load training exercise was the first in Air Mobility Command history to involve a Polaris MRZR ATV. Previously, this type of

  • AMC leaders visit Herk Nation

    Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, visited Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Oct. 19-20, 2020, as part of their listening tour across AMC installations.Van Ovost and Kruzelnick’s visit showcased mission

  • AMC commander visits LRAFB

    Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, are briefed by Col. John Schutte, 19th Airlift Wing commander, on the health of the wing and the missions of Team Little Rock at Little Rock Air Force Base, AR, Oct. 19, 2020. The