Airmen 
and C-130s from the 50th Airlift Squadron at Little Rock AFB, Ark., deployed to Southwest Asia on Thursday, just three days after a tornado wreaked devastation on the base. “My hat’s off to our whole community for the extraordinary work they have done to take care of our deployers and their families while continuing to attend to the urgent needs of airmen and families impacted by Monday night’s tornado,” said Col. Mike Minihan, commander of Little Rock’s 19th Airlift Wing. This contingent is just the first wave of nearly 20 C-130s and 1,000 airmen slated to leave the base for deployments in the next week. “It takes a total team effort to weather a devastating storm and continue our base’s mission to support warfighters without missing a beat. I am proud of our people,” said Minihan. (Little Rock report by Arlo Taylor)
Planning an Air Show Is Hard. At Andrews, It’s Even Harder
Sept. 17, 2025
Joint Base Andrews opened its flightline this month to thousands of civilians, exposing a normally restricted airbase that regularly hosts the president and foreign dignitaries to a curious public eager to see current and historic military aircraft up close and in action.
