• New 314 AW command chief focuses on Airmen

    The chief master sergeant sat in her office and sipped coffee on this cold January day. She spoke with a gentle tone that gave no indication of her experience as a basic military training instructor at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.Chief Master Sgt. Andrea Gates, the 314th Airlift Wing's newest

  • 19th EMS pays the tab

    0-0-1-3 is an equation that just adds up. For members of the 19th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, it has merely been one factor helping to solve a greater problem. "As of [Jan. 14,] our unit has been 387 days DUI free" said Maj. Jeffrey Burdette, 19th EMS commander. "That's about 550 Airmen, NCOs,

  • New DVD helps children deal with deployment

    Defense and USO officials joined military families at the U.S. Navy Memorial here March 31 to celebrate the launch of a new DVD created to help military children cope with a parent's deployment."With You All the Way" - a joint effort by the Defense Department, USO and the Trevor Romain Co. - offers

  • Keeping your smile safe: The importance of using mouthguards

    If someone lost one or two front teeth, they probably wouldn't smile much. Face-to-face conversations would be uncomfortable. It wouldn't be easy pronouncing certain words. And how about chewing pizza or an apple? Until someone's teeth are gone, they might not miss them. Teens and adults experience

  • Understanding intelligence oversight

    Everyone has contact with intelligence every time they deploy, whether it be a pre-deployment brief or filling out an isolated personnel report. Many have the misconception that the intelligence community has the authority to gather personal information on anyone for any reason. This is not the

  • Little Rock Airman called a "hero"

    Tech. Sgt. Mary Cruz had been called a stellar performer since her arrival in Afghanistan, but on July 19, she took that to a new level. Now the independent duty medical technician, deployed from the 19th Medical Group, is being called a hero. On July 19, a Russian-owned Mi-8 civilian helicopter

  • Thinking, drinking responsibly

    In the past two months, volunteers from Airman Against Drunk Driving have saved 26 Team Little Rock members from the dangers of drinking and driving. The purpose of the program is to prevent alcohol-related driving incidents by offering military ID card holders a free ride home, without fear of

  • Team Little Rock Airmen compete at RODEO 2009

    Little Rock Air Force Base Combat Airlifters are testing their skills against the world's best at the Air Mobility Command's RODEO competition at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. that ends Friday. Teams from both the 19th Airlift Wing and the 314th Airlift Wing are showing why Little Rock AFB is the

  • DoD offers adoption expense assistance to servicemembers

    Family has always been important within the ranks of the military and the Department of Defense is there to help those who seek to adopt children. The Adoption Expense Reimbursement Program offers active-duty members a reimbursement of up to $2,000 per adopted child and a maximum of $5,000 in any