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  • Lt. Col. Ross Anderson assumes command of the 482nd OG

    Lt. Col. Ross R. Anderson assumed command of the 482nd Operations Group during a ceremony at the Heritage Hall Conference Center on July 13. The new commander arrives at Homestead Air Reserve Base after serving as the deputy operations group commander at the 301st Fighter Wing, Naval Air Station,

  • Homestead Services launch revamped Web site

    Homestead Services have launched their revamped Web site - www.Homestead-Services.com -serving as a gateway to the facilities, programs, and events offered at Homestead Air Reserve Base. "The site shows almost everything we have to offer base personnel and military retirees in the area," said

  • Mako flyovers: An Independence Day tradition

    On this Independence Day, a handful of 482 FW maintainers and pilots will be taking a large chunk of time away from family and friends to put on their uniforms and come to work. The 4-ship formation of Mako F-16s will be flying back-to-back-to-back flyovers for Independence Day celebrations in Key

  • Meet the new recruiter

    (Editor's note: The 482nd Fighter Wing's recruiting efforts extend throughout Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe Counties in search of the Citizen Airmen of tomorrow. The wing operates offices at Homestead ARB and in the Cities of Doral, Lauderhill and Hialeah. We'd like to introduce Staff Sgt. Horace

  • Homestead defenders nearing completion of 6-month deployment

    (Editor's note: Approximately 40 members of the 482nd Security Forces Squadron are currently deployed to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, where they're maintaining the security of the installation for the thousands of personnel who operate from Kirkuk, Iraq. Maj. Harold Talbert and Staff Sgt. Chris

  • Deployed reservists donate medical equipment to Bulgarian hospital

    Approximately 200 reservists from Homestead Air Reserve Base opened their wallets and raised $2,800 to purchase a new cardiac monitor for the children's ward at local hospital during a recent deployment to Graf-Isnatievo Air Base, Bulgaria. The 482nd Fighter Wing reservists deployed with 10 F-16s to

  • Security Forces host German Air Force Reserve officer

    The director of training for the German Air Force Non-Commissioned Officer Academy visited Homestead Air Reserve Base this week as part of the United States/Germany Reserve Officer Exchange Program. Lt. Col. Christoph Harksen, stationed at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Headquarters,

  • Homestead ARB home to diverse array of wildlife

    Is that an alligator? No, it can't be an alligator. It looks more like an iguana on steroids!In actuality, a 6-foot long Nile Monitor Lizard has taken up residence in the wetlands on Homestead Air Reserve Base. The wayward lizard, affectionately known as "Harbzilla," occasionally basks along the