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  • Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz shakes hands with Jesse, son of Staff Sgt. Eric Bramblett, outside their base house May 4, 2011, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., during a base visit. Sergeant Bramblett, a 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operator and dispatcher, returned from a deployment to Iraq after his house was destroyed by the tornado that hit Little Rock Air Force Base April 25. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank)

    CSAF addresses AF issues, surveys tornado damage at Little Rock

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz visited here May 4 and 5 to meet with Airmen during an all call and base tour.During the all call, General Schwartz discussed several issues, including recent force management actions by the Air Force, the repeal of the law commonly known as Don't Ask-Don't Tell, and Airman resiliency. "Sir, it is my
  • 1st Lt. Daniel Rowland, 50th Airlift Squadron pilot, hugs his wife before he deploys on April 28, 2011, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Airmen and aircraft from the 50th Airlift Squadron “Red Devils” leave for deployment to Southwest Asia. This is the first deployment of Airmen and aircraft from Little Rock Air Force Base following an F-2 tornado that struck the base the evening of April 25 and damaged more than 100 on-base housing units, damaged three C-130 aircraft and blew the roofs off and damaged many buildings in the base's flightline area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jim Araos)

    Team Little Rock Airmen weather storm, ready for deployment

    Airmen and aircraft from the 50th Airlift Squadron "Red Devils" left for deployment to Southwest Asia April 28, 2011. This group is the first of nearly 20 C-130 aircraft and 1,000 Airmen slated to leave for deployments in the next week.This is the first deployment of Airmen and aircraft from Little Rock Air Force Base following an F-2 tornado that
  • Photos taken April 27, 2011, show damage at Little Rock Air Force Base following a tornado. Little Rock AFB sustained damage to aircraft, fire department, buildings along the flightline and more than 100 base housing units after a tornado struck the base at approximately 8 p.m. April 25, 2010. Damage assessments are on-going and all Airmen and families have been accounted for. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank)

    Aerial photography shows damage at Little Rock Air Force Base following tornado

    Little Rock Air Force Base is conducting recovery operations after a tornado hit the base April 25. The tornado damaged more than 100 on-base housing units, damaged three C-130 aircraft and blew the roofs off and damaged many buildings in the base's flightline area. Damage assessments are on-going. All Airmen and families have been accounted for.
  • Effective Jan. 1, a new policy will require the completion of resident Air Force Senior NCO Academy prior to promotion to senior master sergeant. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    Officials change promotion policy regarding senior NCO academy

    Completion of the resident Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy or a sister service equivalent will be required for promotion to senior master sergeant effective Jan. 1, an Air Force personnel official said recently.This policy change supersedes the current policy which requires Air Force SNCO Academy completion for promotion to chief
  • A service flag and mother are powerful symbols in this World War II poster on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. Gasoline and rubber for tires were urgently needed to win the war and give her boy "a chance to get home," in an advertisement by the Office of Defense Transportation in 1944. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

    Families always have been essential to the Air Force

    Although the Air Force is the nation's youngest service, its proud history not only shows the essential contributions of officers or enlisted troops, active-duty members or reservists, but also a history of family commitment. "This importance of family is no more evident than when taking a stroll through the galleries of the National Museum of the
  • Col. C. K. Hyde, 314th Airlift Wing commander, presents Maj. Joe Miller, 314th Airlift Wing chief of plans, with a coin Nov. 13 for his work as a project officer during a recent visit by the Air Education and Training Command civil engineer, Col. Mark Correll. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Chisholm)

    Airman receives coin for outstanding performance

  • Airman Josh Mills, a 714th Training Squadron student; Col. Kirk Lear, 314th Airlift Wing vice commander; Maj. Dennis Higuera, 314th Maintenance Operations Squadron commander; and Maj. Jason Shephard, 48th Airlift Squadron chief of training; represented Little Rock Air Force Base in Camden, Ark., Oct. 17 at the unveiling of a plaque honoring a Doolittle Raider, retired Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Hite. Then-Capt. Hite was co-pilot of a B-25 Mitchell medium bomber nicknamed "Bat Out of Hell," the last of 16 aircraft launched from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet on April 18, 1945, in the United States' first direct attack on the Japanese islands. All 16 aircraft from that mission crash-landed or ditched at sea after the attack, and 11 of 80 crewmembers were lost; many others, including Colonel Hite, were captured. Colonel Hite endured torture and lost half his body weight before being repatriated after 40 months in captivity. He went on to serve in the Korean War and is one of just six living members of the original 80 Doolittle Raiders. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Adam Hallmark)

    Honoring a Doolittle Raider

  • A member of Team Little Rock slings his bowling ball down the lane in hopes of a strike during the base's Combined Federal Campaign bowling tournament fundraiser at the base bowling alley Oct. 23. The CFC fundraising campaign is from Oct. 13 through Nov. 20. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Jim Araos)

    Team Little Rock earns money for the Combined Federal Campaign

  • Senior Airman Ashley Haldeman, 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron electronics environmental systems apprentice, receives the John Levitow Award from base leaders during the Airman Leadership Class 10-1 graduation ceremony Oct. 22 at Hangar 1080. The Levitow Award is presented to the top graduate of each ALS class. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Jim Araos)

    Airman Leadership Class 10-1 graduation ceremony

    19th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Matthew Fullerton Senior Airman Zaceri Clark Senior Airman Michael Coryell Senior Airman Benjamin Summers Senior Airman Jason Hanna Senior Airman Earl Laliberte Senior Airman Aaron Lynch Senior Airman Amanda McDaniel 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Louis Bell Senior Airman Justin

  • Commander's Action Line: Bugged by insect bites

    Question: I have recently moved into base housing after living in Cabot for six months. While living in Cabot, I don't think anyone in my family received mosquito or bug bites. However, since moving into base housing, we cannot seem to keep them off of us. I was wondering if this concern is being addressed or if you could tell me what is being done
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