• Herk Nation honors POW/MIA with 24-hour run, retreat ceremony

    Team Little Rock members carried a POW/MIA flag for 24 consecutive hours during remembrance run at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Sept. 19, 2024. The run was followed by a retreat ceremony dedicated to the nation’s former prisoners of war and those service members who are still missing in

  • Let’s Go: Herk Nation welcomes AMC command team

    “Let’s Go,” said Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander.This is Minihan’s multi-faceted mantra, which he characterized as a warrior’s creed that signifies his appreciation of service to Mobility Airmen; a contract between Airmen and their mission; and a glimpse into the future of

  • 19th MXS sheet metal repairs keep C-130J mission ready

    Staff Sgt. Austin Oliver, 19th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural craftsman, right, shows Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Brown, 19th MXS, two completed pieces of sheet metal at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, Aug. 31, 2021. Airmen from the sheet metal shop, can cut, trim, bend, notch, polish or form

  • SERE: Preparing aircrew like their life depends on it

    With the largest C-130J Super Hercules fleet in the Air Force, Little Rock Air Force Base is home to a multitude of aircrew and personnel who, in the event of a downed aircraft, run the risk of isolation in austere or hostile environments.To facilitate readiness for such a scenario, Survival,

  • 19th AW commander shares leadership focus with Black Knights

    “There is a great quote out there that says ‘courage doesn’t always roar, sometimes courage is the quiet voice saying I will try again tomorrow,’” said Col. Angela Ochoa, 19th Airlift Wing and installation commander. “At the end of every day, I remind myself that tomorrow’s a new day and I get to

  • Black Knights move at speed of war

    Team Little Rock will have nearly 500 Airmen deployed around the world by the end of January 2019 from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. While Little Rock Airmen deploy as full units containing hundreds of personnel on a regular basis in support of various missions overseas, they also go

  • 61st Airlift Squadron Airmen deploy

    Airmen from the 61st Airlift Squadron deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to support current overseas contingency operations. The Airmen, attached to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, will aid Operation Resolute Support and Operation Freedom Sentinel as the primary inter-theater airlift