• Pentagon announces reduction in TLR civilian furlough days

    Hundreds of thousands of Defense Department civilian employees who have had to take a weekly unpaid day off from work since July 8 are getting some relief, as the total number of furlough days has been reduced from 11 to six, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today.Here is the complete text of

  • Hit & Run

    Struck by a car and left for dead, Senior Master Sgt. Maurice Milstead was experiencing every cyclist's nightmare scenario. On February 14, 2012, the 19th Equipment Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight superintendent, set off to work like any other morning. He woke up around 4:30 a.m., made his

  • Photo Essay-Major Accident Response Exercise

    Team Little Rock demonstrated its first responder capabilities during a major accident response exercise July 24, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.The MARE gave an opportunity for TLR emergency response personnel to test readiness during a simulated disaster and evaluate emergency

  • Aircraft parts store supplies maintainers

    Airmen on the flight hear an alert on the radio, there is an aircraft coming in with an inflight emergency, a part is broken on a C-130 Hercules aircraft; maintainers scurry to the flight line but when they check their supply kit the parts they need are not present. That's when maintainers rely on

  • CMSAF visits the Rock

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody visited with Team Little Rock Airmen during a trip to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., July 16 and 17. Cody attended numerous briefs and talked with Airmen on a personal level, holding several face-to-face question and answer sessions with all ranks.

  • The ROCK gets HOT

    Have you ever wondered what it means when you get the computer-generated, mission-essential statement of the heat index and why it's important? Well here is some "Did you know...?" to help you understand why!Arkansas is No. 6 in the top hottest states during the summer. In 2012, Arkansas had a high

  • Base snuffs 83 smoking areas

    Base officials have approved a plan to help curb smoking and decrease tobacco use across the installation.Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., is decreasing the number of designated tobacco areas on base from 172 to 89 beginning Monday through August 30. The changeover process has been approved for

  • Black Nights Welcome New Commander

    Col. Patrick Rhatigan became commander of the 19th Airlift Wing during a change of command ceremony July 9, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.Rhatigan assumed command from Col. Brian Robinson in a ceremony officiated by Lt. Gen. Darren McDew, 18th Air Force Commander."This is a very special

  • New Special Victims Counsel Program in place

    The Air Force is piloting a new Special Victims' Counsel program and Little Rock Air Force Base is on board. A Special Victims' Counsel is a furtherance of the legal assistance program, a lawyer specifically assigned to represent victims of sexual assault.The SVC Program provides advice to develop