• Rock Aerial Porters honor fallen comrade

    With synchronized and precise movements, the columns in the flight pivoted around the street corner. After the last column cleared the corner, the flight was stepping in unison, left and right feet gracing the pavement one after the other. With the guide-on held high and the pack of port dogs from

  • 19th LRS lays up a defeat to the 19th CS

    The 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron routed the 19th Communications Squadron with a more than 30-point defeat 73-42, in a one-sided basketball game, Wednesday, March 5, 2013, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The game started off strong for the 19th LRS with a three pointer within the first few

  • Airman's initiative soars

    Airmen are always encouraged to set themselves apart from the group and think outside the "box." They have been told to be innovative, an exemplification of the core values and a true example to the generations that will follow. Senior Airman Yolanda Gabriel, a 19th Comptroller Squadron financial

  • 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,

  • Deployed maintainers keep aircraft aloft in Iraq

    Touted by some as the most versatile aircraft in the Air Force's inventory, the C-130 Hercules can practically do it all. From troop transport, cargo airlift and airdrop to electronic surveillance and aerial attack, this four-turboprop engine airframe is robust, but without the support of aircraft

  • Airman receives Purple Heart

    One Little Rock Air Force Base Airman was honored Oct. 29 at an annual Judge Advocate General's Keystone Leadership Conference in Dallas. Capt. Wendy Kosek, a Little Rock AFB staff judge advocate, received a Purple Heart from Lt. Gen. Jack Rives, Air Force Judge Advocate General, and Maj. Gen.

  • Twin brothers reunite at 380 AEW

    It had been more than three years since they had seen each other, but that was about to change. Staff Sgt. Bryant Preston, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, was at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., when he found out he was deploying to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing here. Shortly after,

  • Injured AMC Airman credits training for saving her life

    It takes a split second for an improvised explosive device to detonate, and knowing what to do and how to react in that split second after the explosion can save a life, as one Little Rock AFB officer recently found out. The training Capt. Wendy Kosek, a 19th Airlift Wing legal officer, received

  • Airman provides critical aid under fire

    Airmen have their training put to the test every day, whether it's by exercise training or real life occurrences. Even when faced with danger, no matter the situation, Airmen will apply their abilities to accomplish their mission. On Aug. 12, Airman 1st Class Destiney Dowdy, a medic with Provincial