(On this weeks cover)
U.S. Air Force photo

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Bowie, 447th Logistics Readiness Squadron customer service center,inspects a vehicle being turned in for maintenance. The vehicle maintenance flight is responsible for maintaining more than 400 vehicles on Sather Air Base, Iraq. Sgt. Bowie is deployed from the 314th Logistics Readiness Squadron.

(Top Story Pic)
Sherwood Mayor and retired Lt. Col. Dan Stedman presents 2nd Lt. Kelly George, Miss Arkansas USA, a proclamation declaring March 19-24 as "Miss Arkansas USA Kelly George Week" March 1. During her send-off event March 1, 2nd Lt. George was presented with a key to the city of Sherwood by Mayor Stedman.

Top Stories

Little Rock Air Force Base


March 9, 2007

Award named for fallen loadmaster
An Air Force Reserve Airman on Feb. 28 was the first to receive the Professional Loadmaster Association’s Senior Master Sgt. Philip J. Stickney Basic Loadmaster Top Graduate award as the top loadmaster graduate from the Arkansas Air National Guard’s Enlisted Aircrew Academic School. read more...

DOD implements Anthrax vaccine immunization program
CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Maj. Gen. William D. Wofford assumes command of the 10,200-member strong Arkansas National Guard at a 1 p.m. ceremony March 3. read more...

AFAF drive takes off, continues through April 13
Air Force members can show their “Commitment to Caring” by donating to the Air Force Assistance Fund Drive that continues through April 13. read more...

Lieutenant has stylish send-off
Friends, co-workers and supporters of Miss Arkansas USA, 2nd. Lt. Kelly George, gathered to send her off to Hollywood to compete in the Miss USA pageant in style with a party March 1 at the Consolidated Club. read more...

Briefs

March 9, 2007 Issue
This weeks current news briefs and important events happening around LRAFB. read more...

Movies

LRAFB shows movies through AAFES. For more information on this service please call 987-6461. Adults are $3.50, 12 and under are $1.75. To see what movies are playing this week click on this link...

Commentary

Keeping a positive attitude in changing times
I recently had a young Airman ask me how he could continue to maintain a positive outlook regarding his career with all of the personnel and budget cuts that are taking place in the Air Force. read more...