Little Rock AFB Units Little Rock Air Force Base is the home of the 19th Airlift Wing, the host unit which reports to Air Mobility Command. There are also two major associate units located here, the 314th Airlift Wing reports to Air Education and Training Command, and the U.S. Air Force Mobility Weapons School reports to Air Mobility Command. Additionally, the 189th Airlift Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard is located here. The 189th AW also reports to Air Education and Training Command.
19th Airlift WingCommander: Col. Gregory Otey
Command Chief: CMSgt Anthony BrinkleyThe 19th Airlift Wing is the host unit at Little Rock Air Force Base under Air Mobility Command. Directly reporting to 18th Air Force at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, the wing’s mission statement is to deploy mission ready combat airlifters, support AETC training mission and execute combat airlift.
Mission:
Deploy and Train the World's Best C-130 and C-21 Combat Airlifters
Vision:
Team Little Rock: Home of Combat Airlift!
Goals:· Accomplish the Mission ... Safely and Professionally
· Take Care of People
· Take Care of Our Families
· Engage with Our Community
19th Operations GroupCommander: Col. Jeff Hoffer
Group Superintendent: CMSgt James SargentThe 19th Operations Group’s mission is to provide and sustain combatant commands with precise and responsive theater combat aerial delivery. The group trains and develops Airmen to lead the Air Force and innovates and shapes future combat aerial delivery options.
The 19th Operations Group is composed of four flying squadrons—the 41st, 50th, 53rd and 61st Airlift Squadrons. The 41st is the Air Force's first active-duty combat-ready C-130J squadron.These squadrons are operational and deploy throughout the world.
Units
41st Airlift Squadron
50th Airlift Squadron
53rd Airlift Squadron
61st Airlift Squadron
34th Combat Training Squadron
19th Mission Support GroupCommander: Col. George Risse
Group Superintendent: CMSgt Tom QuallsThe 19th Mission Support Group's vision statement is: "A dedicated combat ready mission support team committed to excellence now and in the future." Combat support, anytime, anywhere.
Every base is like a city. The 19th Mission Support Group ties together supply, transportation, contracting, aerial port, security forces, contracting, services and civil engineer functions that keep this 6,128-acre "city" operating.
Units
19th Civil Engineer Squadron
19th Communications Squadron
19th Contracting Squadron
19th Logistics Readiness Squadron
19th Mission Support Squadron
19th Security Forces Squadron
19th Services Squadron
19th Maintenance GroupCommander: Col. Chris Hair
Group Superintendent: CMSgt Kevin InskeepThe 19th Maintenance Group’s mission is to deploy and train the world’s best C-130 maintainers and aircraft. The 19th Maintenance Group’s goal in completing that mission are to deploy mission-ready combat airlifters, support AETC’s training mission with world-class maintenance, generate the best maintained C-130s in order to execute combat airlift, support AMC partners with the world's best T-56 engines and develop world class C-130 Isochronal Inspection process.
Units19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
19th Maintenance Operations Squadron
19th Maintenance Squadron
19th Medical GroupCommander: Col. David Stanczyk
Group Superintendent: CMSgt Bionca LindseyThe 19th Medical Group offers family practice, pediatrics and flight medicine clinics that will provide the bulk of your care. We also have women's health, physical therapy, optometry, life skills, and dental clinics along with a full array of diagnostic services and prevention programs. For specialty medical services not provided in our facility, we have partnered with some of the best doctors and hospitals in the area. We are fortunate to have an outstanding civilian healthcare network and enjoy unparalleled community support. Together, we offer a full spectrum of care. For after hours emergency medical care dial 911 (on or off base). Little Rock Air Force Base does not have an emergency room.
Units:19th Medical Operations Squadron
19th Medical Support Squadron
19th Aerospace Medicine Squadron
19th Medical Group Dental
Operations FlightHours of operation:
7 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
The Dental Flight provides comprehensive general dental service for active duty members of Little Rock Air Force Base. Dental services offered include: preventive dental health procedures, routine fillings, oral surgery, prosthetics (crowns, bridges and removable appliances), periodontics (gum maintenance and surgery), and root canals.
Generally, routine appointments are available within 10 duty days. Some dental specialty services require more coordination and therefore may not be available in the 10-day window. Some services are not available within six months of projected separation or retirement. Routine annual appointments for examinations and dental cleanings can be made through the unit health monitor or scheduler, or by calling the 19th Dental Flight at 987-7304 or 987-7331.
Emergency dental care appointments are available from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. by calling the appointment desk listed above. During this appointment the dental problem will be evaluated, and, if necessary, prompt treatment provided.
In some cases, non-urgent treatment may be scheduled at a later date, so the clinic can preplan the proper resources to meet the member's dental needs. On non-duty days or after normal duty hours access to emergency care to relieve severe pain, control bleeding or treat swelling caused by infection can be obtained by calling the primary care manager on duty. On Saturdays, emergency dental care is also available by reporting to the family practice clinic during their Saturday hours.
All non-active-duty beneficiaries can be given emergency dental care that is necessary to relieve immediate pain and suffering. Many dental insurance programs, to include the Family Member Dental Plan, the Retiree Dental Plan and the Reserve Dental Plan (all administered by Concordia Dental Plans, 1-800-866-8499), provide for emergency service visits. If the patient has a civilian dentist, it is usually best that they be contacted first to ensure continuity.
19th Medical Group
Pharmacy Services
Hours of operation:Normal hours of operation for the main pharmacy are 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday. The pharmacy is closed on weekends and federal holidays.
New prescriptions: New prescriptions may be brought to the pharmacy between 7:30 - 11:30 a.m. and 1 - 4 p.m. We will no longer take civilian prescriptions between 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. The pharmacy accepts both military and civilian prescriptions for eligible beneficiaries. New prescriptions will be filled for any item on the pharmacy formulary. Copies of our formulary are available for both patients and prescribers on the internet at www.littlerock.af.mil. A hard copy prescription with the physician's hand-written signature is required for all new prescriptions. No electronic signatures will be accepted. Telephone and faxed prescriptions and renewal requests are not accepted. Drug information and patient education are available from the pharmacy staff upon request.
Refilled prescriptions: All refills are processed through the automated telephone refill system and may be picked up 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Patients with touch-tone or rotary dial telephones may use this system by calling (501) 987-7457 or the toll-free number (877) 329-5762. Patients may request refills when they have taken 75 percent of their prescription. Refills will be kept for five duty days once phoned in. Patients with original prescriptions from other military pharmacies with refills remaining may bring the original container to the pharmacy to have the remaining refills transferred to this facility. Please allow three duty days to transfer prescriptions from other military pharmacies.
24-hour drop off: For individuals who are unable to wait for their medication, they are able to fill out a request form at the refill pharmacy counter to leave prescriptions to be filled. The prescriptions will be ready for pick-up the following day after 8 a.m. This also applies for individuals seen here in the clinic. Prescriptions must be picked up by 4:30 p.m. the day following drop-off.
Quantity and Refill Limitations: Physicians may prescribe up to a 90-day supply of all maintenance medications with refills for up to one year, except for controlled substances. Controlled substances or narcotics may be filled for up to a 30-day supply with no refills.
Picking up prescriptions: Anyone who is picking up a prescription for someone other than him- or herself, except for their dependent children under 18 years of age, must be in possession of the patient's military ID card, or a photocopy of both the front and back of the ID. Parents or legal guardians must pick up prescriptions for their dependent children under 18 years of age. If the child has a different last name and sponsor's social security number than the parent picking up the prescription, the child's military ID card is helpful to validate eligibility.
Options other than the base pharmacy: If your medication is not available at the base pharmacy, you have the following options to obtain the medication that you need:
• Please ask if we have a similar medication to the one prescribed by your provider. If we do, you may contact your provider. They may call the pharmacy to authorize us to make a change to the original prescription. We must have the original on hand to make the change.
• Your medication may be available through the TRICARE Mail Order Pharmacy Program (TMOP). Active duty patients may obtain prescriptions from TMOP at no cost. There is a $9 co-pay for each name-brand prescription and a $3 co-pay for each generic prescription for up to a 90-day supply as written by your provider.
The TMOP and Network pharmacy benefit is available to Medicare-eligible retirees and their family members. The TMOP formulary contains most FDA approved oral and topical prescription medications. Several classes of medications are excluded such as drugs for weight control, smoking cessation, vaccines, etc. The TMOP formulary is available online at http://pec.ha.osd.mil/TMOP/TMOPhome.htm. Information packets on the TMOP are available through the TRICARE Service Center.
If you need a medication for an acute illness (antibiotics, pain medications, etc.) you may choose to use a TRICARE Network Pharmacy. Co-pays at a network pharmacy are currently $9 for name-brand medications and $3 for generic medications for up to a 30-day supply as written by your provider. There is no co-pay for active duty members.
Patients with private insurance that pays for medications may not use the TMOP or network pharmacy benefit. For more information, call (501) 987-7446.
314th Airlift WingCommander: Col. Charles K. Hyde
Command Chief: CMSgt Richard TurcotteThe 314th Airlift Wing under Air Education and Training Command is the center of excellence for C-130 aircrew training and houses the largest training fleet of C-130s in the world.
Directly reporting to 19th Air Force at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, the 314th Airlift Wing is composed of two C-130 flying squadrons—the 48th and 62nd Airlift Squadrons. It is the premier C-130 training base in the Department of Defense, training C-130 crew members from all branches of the service and the U.S. Coast Guard, as well as students from 28 allied nations.
Students receive training in all five C-130 crew positions—pilot, copilot, navigator, flight engineer and loadmaster. The wing is also responsible for C-21 pilot training, which is accomplished by the 45th Airlift Squadron, a tenant unit located at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.
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314th Operations GroupCommander: Col. Patrick Mordente
Group Superintendent: CMSgt Randy PatrickThe 314th Operations Group is a united team of diverse professionals providing the best training, airpower support and functional expertise for the 314th Airlift Wing mission through personal commitment to excellence. The 314th Operations Group mission is to train world-class, combat capable aircrews to sustain global airlift operations. The 314th Operations Group vision is to develop combat leaders of all ranks, support the warfighter, and develop world's premier C-130 and C-21 centers of excellence.
Units
48th Airlift Squadron
62nd Airlift Squadron
714th Training Squadron
45th Airlift Squadron (Keesler AFB)
314th Maintenance GroupCommander: Col. Don Wilhite
Group Superintendent: CMSgt David FlebotteThe 314th Maintenance Group provides direct support for the wing's primary mission forces, an AMC operational group and the Mobility Weapons School. The group’s mission includes direct sortie production, aircraft equipment support, aircraft preventive maintenance and inspections, component repair, maintenance training, and health of the fleet management. The group mission statement is: “Supporting the United States Air Force and worldwide C-130 community by providing the highest quality aircraft maintenance for aircrew initial qualification and continuation training." The group is composed of a command staff element and two reporting squadrons; 314th Maintenance Operations Squadron and 314th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.
Units314th Maintenance Operations Squadron
314th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
189th Airlift Wing (ANG)Commander: Col. Jim Summers
Command Chief: CMSgt Stephen ArnoldWe invite you to discover the 189th's heritage, mission and opportunities available. Established in 1917 as the 154th Observation Squadron, we were federally recognized in 1925. Since then we have had many missions and participated in numerous major conflicts, resulting in our becoming the most decorated Air National Guard unit in the country.
The Arkansas Air National Guard's 189th Airlift Wing is located on Little Rock Air Force Base and is aligned in the standard combat wing organization with the 189th AW headquarters staff, 189th Operations Group, 189th Maintenance Group, 189th Mission Support Group and the 189th Medical Group.
In addition, the wing provides support to five geographically separated units: the Arkansas Air National Guard headquarters, the 123rd Intelligence Squadron and the 154th Weather Flight on Little Rock AFB, the 223rd Combat Communications Squadron in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center at Camp Joseph T. Robinson in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
Mission: The mission of the 189 AW is to train C-130 aircrew instructor candidates to become instructors in their respective crew positions, so that they may return to their units and help keep their unit members combat ready. In addition, the wing operates the Air National Guard Enlisted Aircrew Academic School, which trains all the Air Force's C-130 entry-level load masters before they are sent across base to the 314th Airlift Wing for initial and mission qualification training. Additionally, the academic school is one of two flight engineer schools to provide entry-level flight engineer training for Air Force flight engineers.
Unit history: The 189 AW is a direct descendant of the Arkansas National Guard's 154th Observation Squadron, which was formed Oct. 24, 1925, at Little Rock Municipal Airport in Little Rock, Ark. The 154th Observation Squadron was ordered to active duty in 1940 and saw action during World War II in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and England. It was re-designated the 154th Fighter Squadron on its return to inactive status after the war.
The squadron again was ordered to active duty in October 1950 for the Korean conflict, flying combat missions out of Itazuke Air Base, Japan, and Taegu, Korea, as part of the 136th Fighter Group. The squadron returned to inactive status in the spring of 1952 and was re-designated the 154th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. The squadron moved from Adams Field to Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, Arkansas, in September 1962, and reorganized as the 189th Tactical Reconnaissance Group one month later when elements of the 123rd Air Base Group were added.
In June 1965, the group became the first Air National Guard organization to be equipped with RF-101 aircraft. As a result of the Pueblo Crises, the 189th was recalled to active duty in January 1968. In July of that year, the 154th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (augmented) deployed from Little Rock AFB to Itazuke, Japan. In December, the squadron was released from active duty and returned to inactive status at Little Rock AFB and assumed the RF-101 Replacement Training Unit mission from the active Air Force.
On Jan. 1, 1976, the unit was designated as the 189th Air Refueling Group and converted to a KC-135 air-to-air refueling mission, becoming one of the first Air National Guard units to be assigned to the Strategic Air Command as a gaining command deployed from Little Rock AFB to Itazuke, Japan. In December, the squadron was released from active duty and returned to inactive status at Little Rock AFB and assumed the RF-101 Replacement Training Unit mission from the active Air Force.
As an integral part of SAC under "Total Force," the 189th ARG maintained an around-the-clock ALPHA Alert, participated in European, Alaskan and Pacific Tanker Task Forces, and supported world-wide temporary tanker task forces performing in-flight refueling of all types of aircraft as assigned by the Strategic Air Command.
On Oct. 1, 1986, the unit was re-designated as the 189th Tactical Airlift Group and converted to the C-130 aircraft. The mission squadron was re-designated as the 154th Tactical Airlift Training Squadron and assumed a proportionate share of initial aircrew qualification training, from the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB. Student training actually began Sept. 25, 1986.
During Operations Deert Shield and Desert Storm, 135 members were activated and served in both stateside and overseas locations. Aircrews from the 189th flew 123 mission sorties in support of the two operations without affecting the unit's day-to-day aircrew training mission.
The 154th Training Squadron is one of the most highly decorated Air National Guard units in the nation boasting 16 battle streamers on the wing organizational flag.
On Apr. 16, 1992, the 189th Tactical Airlift Group was officially re-designated as the 189th Airlift Group, and the 154th Tactical Airlift Training Squadron was re-designated as the 154th Training Squadron. On Oct. 1, 1995, the 189th Airlift Group was designated as the 189th Airlift Wing.
The 189 AW was the first Air National Guard unit in the country to be located on an active duty Air Force base flying the same type aircraft as its active duty counterpart and performing the same day-to-day mission.
The 189th Airlift Wing has also played a role in current operations since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The wing sent 30 volunteers to perform state active duty at Little Rock National Airport for the airport security mission, beginning Oct. 4, 2001, and ending May 31, 2002. Then, on Oct. 16, 2001, the wing's entire security forces squadron was mobilized for two years. Security forces members spent time at multiple overseas locations and two stateside locations providing air base ground defense. Since Sep. 11, the wing has deployed more than 500 members to support Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Noble Eagle and other operations around the world.
