23 Jan 2017

Drill: Patience, pain, pride

Flight. Fall in! Brand new Air Force Basic Military Training trainees, not knowing their left foot from right, fumble into one another. A nervous gaggle tries to revive the muscle memory instilled by their first encounter with their military training instructor. A Military Training Instructor shouts a series of facing movements, directing a train

21 Oct 2016

Defenders stay mission ready

Defenders from the 19th Security Forces Squadron conducted force-on-force and riot training Oct. 12-13, 2016, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Force-on-force and riot training are an annual requirement conducted over the course of two days to prepare 19th SFS members for expeditionary and homefront operations.“Security Forces troops are required

14 Oct 2016

Exceptional Family Member Program provides support to Airmen, families

Military families are often asked to leave their homes, schools and friends to go where they are needed. In combination with goodbyes and making moving arrangements, it can be a very stressful time. Recently, a family of three was asked to do just that.  In the middle of an already complicated process this family was faced with the birth of their

5 Oct 2016

Pilot for a day visits Little Rock AFB

Team Little Rock invited a terminally ill Arkansas teenager to experience life as an Airman during the Pilot for a Day program Oct. 3, 2016, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.The Pilot for a Day program, began 26 years ago, varies base to base, but each have the same goal: to give service member’s the chance to be directly involved with the local

16 Aug 2016

One man, three wars, four services

Few Americans can say they served in three major wars, fewer still can say they were a member of four different branches of the U.S. military. However, Ret. U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Robert Earl "Sam" Puckett has achieved both. His journey began in 1943, as a 17-year-old Arkansan who enlisted in the U.S. Navy — little did Puckett know, Uncle Sam

15 Jul 2016

Training mobility Airmen to ‘Return with Honor’

A typical week of work for a survival specialist can include free-falling from the back of a C-130J, dangling from a hoist beneath a helicopter, trekking through woods eating insects or swimming between inflatable life rafts while instructing Airmen. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerrod Mink is a survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist for

3 May 2016

Team Little Rock Squadron earns top marks

The 61st Airlift Squadron was awarded the 2015 General Joseph Smith Trophy for being the most outstanding Airlift Squadron in Air Mobility Command.The 61st AS distinguished itself as the only C-130J squadron with at least nine crews, consisting of 85 percent of their work force, deployed throughout the year. The squadron, also known as the Green

25 Apr 2016

Americans, Australians execute airlift together

U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Army Soldiers worked closely with coalition forces from Australia, New Zealand and Sweden during the Green Flag Little Rock 16-06 exercise April 14-24, 2016, located at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and Ft. Polk, Louisiana. The 34th Combat Training Squadron planned, coordinated and conducted the large-scale

6 Apr 2016

Commentary: Through a survivor's eyes

"Why don't you like sleepovers anymore?" asked a curious girl in my pre-teen dance class.This was a question I was asked frequently, so I gave the response most people wanted to hear, that I don't like being away from home.When I was 16, I offended people when I quickly jerked away and almost bolted out of rooms when they tried to hug me. My

24 Mar 2016

Mobility Airmen march to remember Bataan

This year, approximately 6,600 people participated in the 27th annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Marchers ranged in age from 10 to 98 years old and gathered from across the globe for the challenging event. Among the marchers were two teams of five Air Mobility Airmen from the 19th Logistics Readiness