Friday, June 20, 2014

On the cover
Senior Airman Jacob Vanderhalf, a 61st Airlift Squadron loadmaster, slides a Container Delivery System bundle June 16 at Little Rock Air Force Base. Three base squadrons conducted the first-ever Extracted Container Delivery System airdrops to support the Green Flag Little Rock exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Clark)

Combat Airlifter
of the Week
Airman 1st Class Vincent Williams, a 62nd Airlift Squadron aviation resource manager apprentice, sorts through training accomplishment reports June 17 at Little Rock Air Force Base. TAR’s are used by aircrew to log flight events such as takeoffs, landings and many other procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


The sun rises over the flightline June 16 at Little Rock Air Force Base, which is the home of combat airlift with more than 80 C-130s assigned. . (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Clark)

LRAFB supports Green Flag exercise

Three base squadrons conducted the first-ever Extracted Container Delivery System (XCDS) airdrops during the Green Flag Little Rock exercise June 16, 2014. Crews from the 34th Combat Training Squadron, 41st Airlift Squadron and 61st AS exercised techniques and tactics to employ combat airlift’s newest air delivery system during a capabilities demonstration at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Multiple construction projects affect base traffic

Little Rock Air Force Base will undergo three elements of cosmetic modifications enhancing the quality of work and life on base starting mid-June. “I want to make sure that all members of Team Little Rock and visitors to the base are aware of the improvements we are making,” said Col. Patrick Rhatigan, 19th Airlift Wing commander.

‘Nobody asks for this’

Editor’s note: The name of the victim in this article has been changed for the protection of the individual’s privacy as well as the privacy and integrity of the case. Be mindful that no two sexual assault stories are the same.
Rebecca woke up with the memories of last night scattered in her mind. The details of what happened were obscured. After drinking at a friend’s dorm, she could only recall little details. Stepping outside for fresh air, being unwittingly put into her “friend’s” bed, being too incapacitated to resist her “friend’s” sexual advances, fading to black. When the details were pieced back together, the obscure picture gained clarity: she had been sexually assaulted.

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