News

June 1, 2020
LRAFB C-130s enable Army paratrooper operations

As training environments across the Department of Defense adjust operations to fit a new abnormal, Little Rock Air Force Base continues to provide agile combat airlift support in a world influenced by the outbreak of COVID-19.
June 1, 2020
Dobbins nurses return home from COVID-19 frontlines

For the last couple months, thousands of medical personnel from Air Force Reserve Command have been working alongside their military and civilian counterparts in the U.S. Army North-led Joint Forces Land Component Command (JFLCC), which has been assisting state and local governments across the
May 29, 2020
U.S. Transportation Command assisted Americans stranded abroad – due to heightened COVID-19 travel restrictions – return stateside

Since its formation on March 27, 2020, the U.S. Transportation Command’s Repatriation Coordination Cell organized the stateside return of more than 3,900 Americans stranded abroad due to tightened COVID-19 travel limitations imposed by numerous countries.
May 22, 2020
Fitness testing suspended until Oct. 1

The change, which is an update from the original June 1 resume date, is effective immediately.
May 14, 2020
A lucky flight in the fight: Aircrew receives combat medal

There are many varieties of threats for aircraft involved in aiding ground troops in deployed environments. One main example of these threats can include taking fire from advancing enemy forces in the area of responsibility.This became a reality for one 39th Airlift Squadron aircrew while deployed
May 11, 2020
4/12 initiative culminates in 19th AW deployment

The 61st Airlift Squadron, along with service members from other 19th Airlift Wing units, recently completed the first iteration of a new 4/12 deployment initiative.
May 6, 2020
USTRANSCOM takes action to protect military families moving during COVID-19

U.S. Transportation Command announced increased safety measures designed to protect Department of Defense members and their families during household goods moves taking place during the global outbreak of coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) that will go into effect immediately.
April 23, 2020
More than 770 AF Reservists called up providing medical support

More than 150 additional Air Force Reserve medical specialists were mobilized in the latest Air Force Reserve call-up in support of COVID-19 relief efforts with most Reservists set to assist medical staff in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
April 22, 2020
LRAFB C-130s load HIMARS, train with Army

Personnel from the 61st Airlift Squadron and U.S. Army personnel from the 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, collaborated in a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) Joint Load Training exercise April 16-17, 2020, located at both Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and Fort
April 22, 2020
AFLCMC led team delivers isolation container prototype for testing

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. (AFLCMC) – The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s, Air Force CBRN Defense Systems Branch (AFLCMC/WNU) partnered with the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (JPEO CBRND), along with many other organizations