Photo essay: Canine root canal at Scott AFB

Jack, a 375th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, undergoes root canal surgery at the 375th Dental Squadron clinic April 21, 2011, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. His handler, Staff Sgt. Andrew Kolis, was by his side the whole time.Click here for slideshow.

Little Rock Airmen weather storm, ready for deployment

Airmen and aircraft from the 50th Airlift Squadron "Red Devils" left for deployment to Southwest Asia on 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

Photo: 'Red hot' training at Little Rock AFB

Arkansas Air National Guard wing called out for tornado damage

Fifty three Airmen from the Arkansas Air National Guard's 189th Airlift Wing Rapid Augmentation Team Charlie deployed April 26 to Vilonia in Faulkner County to help residents recover from tornado damage.RAT Charlie is one of three 50-person teams comprised of drill-status Guardsmen. It's a volunteer

Energy efficiency efforts within DOD helping many customers, including AMC

In the week leading up to Earth Day on April 22, many efforts across the Department of Defense were highlighted. Some of those efforts are helping Air Mobility Command's efforts as well.In an April 13 news report by American Forces Press Service, "green initiatives" at places like Fort Bragg, N.C.,

Scott AFB logistics readiness squadron earns top awards

The 375th Logistics Readiness Squadron was named the Air Force Non-flying Logistics Readiness Squadron of the Year for 2010.This comes as a result of some other accomplishments to include being one of two LRS squadrons out of 19 in Air Mobility Command to receive an "Outstanding" on the Logistics

Photo essay: Aerial photography shows damage at Little Rock AFB 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.

DOD: NATO sees momentum gain in protecting Libyans

NATO has gained momentum in the last few days in Libya, British Defense Secretary Liam Fox said at the Pentagon April 26.At a news conference, Secretary Fox thanked the United States for adding Predator drones to the skies over Libya."We've seen some progress on the ground in Misrata, and it seems

Photos: Little Rock Family Fest welcomes spring

Aerial porters make history, unload cargo for all of Iraq

When a runway closed in Turkey, officials scrambled to find another way to get supplies to U.S. forces in Iraq.The answer was quite simple; the Federal Aviation Administration-approved flightline at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, which is the only place in country that can land civilian US flagged