• Full-throttle Airman

    When Staff Sgt. Joshua Ayers, a 19th Maintenance Squadron unit security manager, pulls up to the gate at the starting line with his 2008 Yamaha, he takes as many deep breathes as he can to focus and calm down before the gate drops. Instantly he's full throttle heading into the first turn, where he

  • Happy 60th Anniversary to the Herk!

    The C-130 Hercules reaches a major milestone Aug. 23 marking the 60th anniversary of its first flight at Burbank, California, in 1954. According to a Lockheed Martin press release, to date, more than 2,500 C-130s have been ordered and/or delivered to 63 nations. Plus, it has the longest, continuous

  • 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

  • Preserving health with immunizations

    Staying current on immunization requirements is one of the most important things a person can do to prevent an illness. Even though there may be a slight pain, immunization shots are a small price to pay for a lifetime of preventative health. At Little Rock Air Force Base, the immunization clinic

  • 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

  • "I'm a U.S. citizen and a U.S. Airman...wow"

    Senior Airman Regina Ahiable, a 19th Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, came to the United States with a plan: leave the country and family whom she loved and embark on an opportunity that could afford her the chance to make a huge difference in her community.Ahiable was born

  • Watching the skies

    The control tower plays a vital part in Little Rock Air Force Base's mission of delivering premiere C-130 airlift and installation excellence. Air traffic controllers work in a high-intensity environment communicating with incoming and outgoing aircraft to complete their mission. The 19th Operations

  • TLR Airmen can check out the base library

    The Little Rock Air Force Base Library has been open to its Airmen since 1956. The base library functions as a media center with computers, books, magazines, video games and movies available to Airmen and their families. Airmen can also check out College Level Examination Program books to earn their

  • 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

  • The Natural Resources Man in his Natural Habitat

    Roaming through the woods, checking out the vegetation and wildlife on base, or hanging out on top of building 450 watching the Interior Least Terns, are a couple places you may find James Popham.Popham, the 19th Civil Engineer Squadron natural resources manager, has been a roving ambassador for the