12
Record-breaking snow and ice storms swept across Arkansas, Feb. 14-20, dropping a grand total of 20.3 inches of snow and surpassing January 1918 as the snowiest month in Little Rock history.
The historic storms left roads un-drivable and, out of an abundance of caution, inevitably led to Little Rock Air Force Base moving into a mission-essential personnel only status due to unsafe conditions across central Arkansas.
With unprecedented amounts of snow and ice creating potential problems with maintaining airlift operations, Airmen from the 19th Operations Group, 19th Maintenance Group, and 19th Mission Support Group worked tirelessly before, during, and after the storm to plan, maintain, and restore essential operations — safeguarding Team Little Rock’s airlift capabilities and infrastructure.