Little Rock AFB  Military and Family Support Center

The Federal Voting Assistance Program ensures that service members, their eligible family members and overseas citizens have the tools and resources to register to vote and request an absentee ballot, regardless of their state of residence.

The voting assistance guide is a reference guide for everything you need to know about absentee voting in all 50 states, the U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. The VAG is available online. Select your state to find your local election office’s contact information. Voting forms are also available online.

The installation's voting assistance office is located in the Airman and Family Readiness Center, located in Building 940, 940 Arnold Drive, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. Business hours are Monday and Wednesday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Service members and eligible family members have access to voting information, forms, a computer, a fax machine, a scanner, FVAP materials and more to help assist with voting registration and absentee voting.

Military and Family Support Centers are part of the network of agencies, programs, services and partnerships which supports the overall well-being of military families. Military and Family Support Centers provide information, education and support programs to help balance the demands of military life. The Military and Family Support Center should be one of your first stops once you arrive at a new installation to connect with key programs, services and support systems.

• Deployment support provides information, education and support to assist you and your family during all phases of the deployment cycle.
• Relocation assistance provides an array of services during the relocation process to meet your moving needs.
• Personal financial management provides information, education and one-on-one financial counseling to assist you and your family in maintaining your financial readiness.
• Employment assistance offers comprehensive information, tools and resources to support career exploration, education, training and licensing, career connections and employment readiness.
• Scholarship opportunities include the My Career Advancement Account Scholarship Program, a workforce development program that provides up to $4,000 of financial assistance to eligible military spouses who are pursuing a license, certification or associate degree in a portable career field and occupation.
• Personal and family life education provides information and education to assist you and your family in developing resilience skills that can help as you navigate your mobile military lives.
• Information and referral can assist you in identifying and clarifying needs to determine appropriate forms of assistance and in locating services and programs available both on and off your installation.
• The transition assistance program prepares separating, retiring and demobilizing service members and their families with the information, skills and knowledge necessary for a successful transition from military to civilian life.

Military and Family Support Centers may provide other programs such as the following:

• Exceptional Family Member Program
• Family Advocacy Program
• New Parent Support Program

These services may vary by location and installation. Find your specific center on MilitaryINSTALLATIONS.

The base's Welcome Center, Library and the Airmen & Family Readiness Center are all located in the Walters Community Support Center Building 940.  This facility was named in honor of the late Col. Ken Walters, former 19 Mission Support Group deputy commander.

Installation Specific Information

The Welcome Center is a one-stop-shop for all new active duty members and dependents and civilian employees PCSing to LRAFB. The Welcome Center houses representatives from TMO, Finance, MPF, the School Liaison Officer and MFLC all ready to assist members and their family members with a smooth transition. The Welcome Center hours are Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The Airman and Family Readiness Center serves as a one-stop information and referral center and is the cornerstone of the Little Rock family support system, helping Airmen and their families enhance their readiness and quality of life. Hours of operation are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m and Tuesday 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The base Library offers a Children's Room, Young Adult Room and two study rooms.  Computers with Internet access, DVDs & Blu-rays, music CDs, audiobooks and games are all offered along with other services such as materials 'holds', renewals and e-Library resources.  Hours of operation are Monday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Closed Sunday.

Fitness Center 
The new multi-million dollar wellness and fitness facility earned AMC Fitness Center of the Year in 2015. It offers more than 34 classes a week and houses sports courts, a running track, weight room, fitness rooms and a parent workout room where children are welcome, as well as a dining facility for healthy snacks before or after your workout.

The Base Pool, the Bowling Center and Chapel
All three facilities have been on the base since the beginning. They have been renovated and upgraded, but the structure and purpose remain the same - spiritual and recreational relief. 

Heritage Park 
Each aircraft on display in Heritage Park has been an airframe supported throughout the 60-year history here at LRAFB. The base has been under a few different major commands - Strategic Air Command, Military Airlift Command, Air Combat Command, Air Education and Training Command and now back to Air Mobility Command. The missions have also varied from a bombardment wing, a reconnaissance mission, the missile wing and a rescue mission and airlift.