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    Air traffic control: Keeping Herk Nation airspace safe

    Team Little Rock sends out aircraft every day supporting a variety of missions around the local area and across the globe. The 19th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controllers take care of maneuvering aircraft within the airspace and flight line to ensure all Airmen in the air and on the ground remain safe.
  • an Airmen poses for a photo in supply

    IPE supervisor sets standard for Airmen

    To an average person, managing a supply warehouse worth nearly $9 million of individual protective equipment, as well as securing and deploying an armory worth $2.1 million, and supervising 14 Airmen every day would be seemingly impossible – but not for one Airman.
  • A man instructs Airmen.

    Ready Warriors: Defenders train first-term Airmen as augmentees

    The 19th Security Forces Squadron has trained approximately 180 Airmen as security forces augmentees at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas since the course began in December 2018.
  • A man stands in front of a C-130J

    34th CTS Airman trains next generation

    The C-130J Super Hercules was built to perform tactical combat airlift while flying and landing in austere environments. Moving and dropping pallets doesn’t seem to be too daunting until loadmasters have to squeeze uniquely shaped cargo into the back of a C-130, at which point it can seem almost impossible without the correct training and techniques.
  • A man stands in front of a C-130J.

    19th AMXS Airman extinguishes fire, prevents injuries, saves assets

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Quincy Brayton, 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, walked onto the flight line to begin his shift under the night sky not knowing the events that would soon unfold.
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    Keeping up with aircrew safety: 19th OSS AFE

    Pilots and loadmasters are some of the first Airmen who come to mind when thinking about the safe execution of agile combat airlift. The 19th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment Flight is responsible for maintaining all in-flight safety equipment, ensuring aircrew are properly trained in the event of an emergency.
  • A C-130J flies overhead.

    AETC recognizes 62nd AS as top ops squadron

    The 62nd Airlift Squadron received Air Education and Training Command’s Top Operations Squadron for 2018 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, earlier this year.
  • A woman puts on a protective mask.

    Staying ready: 19th CES emergency management train Black Knights

    Exercising readiness for emergency situations so Airmen can stay prepared and learn their role when it comes to installation attacks or natural disasters is a high priority at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. The 19th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management flight verifies each unit’s accomplishments so the mission can continue safely, and effectively, regardless of the environment.
  • A woman in the Airman Battle Uniform stands in front of a sign.

    Combat Airlifter of the Week: Tech. Sgt. Brittney Jones

    Name and Rank: Tech. Sgt. Brittney JonesUnit: 913th Maintenance Squadron Command Support StaffDuty title: Personnel specialist Hometown: North Little Rock, ArkansasTime in service: 10 years, 9 monthsTime at Little Rock: 6 years, 4 monthsGoals: Complete a degree in psychology and use the knowledge learned to become an effective senior NCOHobbies:
  • A man wearing the Airman Battle Uniform washes a truck.

    Combat Airlifter of the Week: Staff Sgt. Joshua Samons

    Name and Rank: Staff Sgt. Joshua SamonsUnit: 189th Logistics Readiness SquadronDuty title: Ground transportation specialistHometown: Cabot, ArkansasTime in service: 6 yearsTime at Little Rock: 5 yearsGoals: Continue to gain rank and start a business and work for himselfHobbies: Working out, enjoying time with friends and fixing up the houseAir
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