News happening around Little Rock Air Force Base

March 27, 2024
Spray mission's future soars in test flight

A C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, sprays water during a low pass at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, as part of a flight test of the 910th Airlift Wing's unique electronic modular aerial spray system, March 25, 2024. The flight test was performed to
Sept. 21, 2021
Rally in the Rockies: Day 3 Joint Forcible Entry

A C-130J Super Hercules takes off on a dirt landing zone near Guernsey, Wyoming, after picking up U.S. Soldiers who conducted Joint Forcible Entry training, Sept. 15, 2021. The training event was part of a weeklong exercise, Rally in the Rockies 2021, which incorporated personnel across the joint
Sept. 15, 2021
Rally in the Rockies 2021: Day 1

Personnel conducted a high altitude, low opening jump during Rally in the Rockies 2021 exercise, Sept. 13, 2021, Guernsey, Wyo. HALO jumps are typically employed when stealth is necessary to infiltrate enemy territory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ashley Walker)
Sept. 13, 2021
Air Force Reserve demonstrates strategic depth of combat airlift on Wyoming highway during training exercise

Air Force Reserve Command kicked off a week-long exercise, Rally in the Rockies 2021, by landing a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the highway near Rawlins, Wyoming, Sept. 13. The highway closed early in the morning to ensure the aircrew could safely practice recovering personnel without access
July 21, 2021
New Beginnings: A Reservist’s journey from Ghana to the U.S.

When Akorfa Eyram Akua Domey was six years old, she said goodbye to her dad as he left Ghana for the United States. She didn’t know that 12 years would pass before she would see him again.
July 14, 2021
Little Rock Reserve maintainers assist Keesler with WC-130J repair

Maintaining aircraft for 10 WC-130J Super Hercules is no easy task, especially when that job is to repair an aircraft after a destructive fire.
July 12, 2021
Leading the Way: First Reserve unit to use C-130J upgrade

Airmen in the 913th Airlift Group at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, were part of the first Reserve unit to be trained on the Block 8.1 upgrade for the C-130J Super Hercules.
May 12, 2021
Empowered Airmen accelerate change across Air Force

Innovation and a forward-looking mindset have long been key aspects of Air Force culture. Today, Airmen worldwide continue to exemplify these traits as they find innovative ways to implement new programs and processes to accelerate change in support of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown,
April 19, 2021
In tents: Intense deployment readiness training

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 913th Force Support Squadron build up an Alaska tent during the 4-day unit training assembly, April 8, 2021, a Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. The tent is commonly used during deployments and the training was one of many sessions that took place to ensure
Aug. 26, 2020
LRAFB reserve group proves distributed operations combat airlift concept

Air Force Reserve Airmen from 913th Airlift Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas planned and participated in a combat airlift distributed operations training event near Charleston West Virginia, Aug. 22-26.