WE SERVE THOSE WHO SERVED BEFORE US

“To provide Military Funeral Honors for deserving Veterans, Retirees and Active Duty members on behalf of the President of the United States, the United States Air Force and a grateful nation; in a dignified and professional manner reflecting the dedicated and faithful service rendered by our comrades who have left our side.”

WHAT WE OFFER

The Honor Guard Performs:

Base Reveille/Retreat Ceremonies
Changes of Command
Civic Ceremonies
Induction Ceremonies
Military Funerals
Repatriation Ceremonies
Retirements

Color Guards & Other Civic & Military Ceremonies

Our team performs color guards for functions on Little Rock Air Force Base and the surrounding communities. However, our primary mission is providing military funeral honors. All other functions are secondary and are conducted based on manning availability. Additionally, participation in off-base functions are subject to Department of Defense regulations.

How To Request A Color Guard

Complete the Color Guard Request Form.
Fax the completed form to 501-987-6310 or email 19FSS.FSOH.HonorGuard@us.af.mil
We’ll call you back to confirm the details as soon as we receive your request.
The request will be evaluated for compliance with DoD regulations and scheduled based on availability.

VETERAN FUNERAL HONORS

A veteran is anyone who served honorably in the Air Force but didn’t retire. These members are entitled to a 2- or 3-person team and we will…

Perform a flag fold and presentation
Play Taps

RETIREE FUNERAL HONORS

A retiree is any Air Force member drawing retirement pay. These members are entitled to a 2 or 3 person team.

However, our base makes every effort to send a 5-7 person team that will…

Act as pallbearers if a casket is present
Perform a flag fold and presentation
Perform the three-volley rifle salute
Play Taps

ACTIVE DUTY FULL HONORS

Any member currently serving on active duty at the time of death is entitled to a full honors funeral consisting of a 20-person team.

The team will…

Act as pallbearers
Perform a flag fold and presentation
Perform the three-volley rifle salute
Provide a Color Guard
Play Taps

Military Funeral Honors

We are responsible for providing funeral honors for every Air Force veteran throughout the entire state of Arkansas as well as Shelby and Tipton counties in Tennessee. If you are requesting honors outside our Area of Responsibility, please refer to the military funeral honors directory here. Search for the state and county the service will take place in to find the contact info for the Base Honor Guard that will provide honors.

*Funeral honors can only be rendered once. Please be aware of this when making arrangements.
*The type of honors provided are based on the member’s duty status when they separated from the Air Force.

We operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If you need military honors, please do not hesitate to contact us.

How To Request The Honor Guard

1. Have your servicing funeral director request honors.

2. If you are scheduling a service without the assistance of a funeral home, please follow the next set of instructions:

Complete the Honor Guard Request Form
Fax the completed form to 501-987-6310 or email 19FSS.FSOH.HonorGuard@us.af.mil
We’ll call you back to confirm the details as soon as we receive your request.
We will schedule a team to provide honors after we have confirmed the details of the service.

Military Funeral Honors Info – click here