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  • Staff Sergeant Alex Asencio reached 300-percent of his goal during his first six months on the job. As of Dec. 18, he has already reached 52-percent of his goal for the entire 2007 fiscal year and is rated as the third best line-recruiter in the Air Force Reserve Command. Sergeant Asencio is a rookie recruiter for the 482nd Fighter Wing here at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Galindo)

    Homestead recruiter recognized for efforts

    "I like to help people realize the opportunities available to them, and help them achieve goals they thought were impossible," said Staff Sergeant Alex Asencio, 482nd Fighter Wing Reserve Recruiter. That attitude is partially responsible for an award he recently received, as a Senior Airman, from both the 10th Air Force and Air Force Reserve
  • 482nd Fighter Wing Commander Col. Randy Falcon (left) speaks with inspection team chief Col. Ian O’ Connell during the out brief Nov. 5 at the Heritage Hall Conference Center. Members of the inspection team and base personnel were present to hear the results. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ray Sarracino)

    Unit Compliance Inspection yields positive results

    Months of preparation, hard work and attention to detail resulted in the 482nd Fighter Wing accomplishing its mission 'by the books' during the Air Force Reserve Command Unit Compliance Inspection held here Oct. 30 to Nov. 5. The team of approximately 70 inspectors from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, arrived Oct. 30 prepared to evaluate how well
  • 482nd Fighter Wing Commander Col. Randy Falcon (left) met with Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Homestead Vice Mayor Steve Losner (right) and Jim Pierce, Chairman of the Homestead/Florida City Chamber of Commerce Nov. 28 at the site of the land clearing. The clearing is expected to improve security for the entrance of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Galindo)

    County clears land for safer, secure base

    County crews have begun clearing land north of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., which will improve security on the property adjacent to the front gate of the military installation. The property, left vacant since Hurricane Andrew, was once base housing for the old Homestead Air Force Base and is now the property of Miami-Dade County. Completely
  • FBI explosives experts and the 482nd Explosive Ordinance Disposal team provided demonstrations of everything from homemade fire starters to high explosives for South Florida crime scene investigators Nov.8 and 9 here at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Galindo)

    Homestead hosts FBI post-blast forensics training

    Many of us may have heard the criticism of the popular television series CSI. There are no magic machines or tests to give immediate answers to crimes the way producers depict events on the show. In reality, it takes more than fancy special effects. Recently, the 482nd Civil Engineering Squadron Explosive Ordinance Disposal team provided the venue
  • Tech. Sgt. George Walker, left, and Tech. Sgt. Luis Velez, structural maintenance technicians from the 482nd Maintenance Group, prepare stencils on an F-16 prior to painting Nov. 4 here at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ray Sarracino)

    Mak-O-ver: Maintainers put showroom finish on F-16s

    For those of us old enough to remember Earl Scheib's promise to repaint any car for $39.95, it seemed like a small amount to put the shine back on your wheels. Although aircraft are not immune from periodic sprucing up, the work required to get a 93rd Fighter Squadron "Mako" F-16 back in showroom condition is a far cry from Scheib's approach. For
  • Khalid Bensitel, an Air Reserve Technician and Senior Airman in the Air Force Reserve, aligns 550-pound strength parachute cords as he prepares the chute for packing. Bensitel is a survival equipment specialist here at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. (Air Force photo by Dan Galindo)

    Precision critical for survival equipment specialists

    Something as small as a single stitch in fabric can determine whether a pilot flies and fights another day. For the specialists at the 482nd Maintenance Group's Survival Equipment Shop here that's why paying attention to every minute detail is so very important. "We have pilots' lives in our hands here," said Frank Saldarriaga, an Air Reserve
  • Tech. Sgt. Adam "Koz" Kosowsky, 482nd AMXS, was named dedicated crew chief for aircraft A-405 during the 482nd Maintenance Group's first annual awards ceremony on Oct. 15. While accepting the miniature tail flash from his commander, Lt. Col. June Groff, Sgt. Kosowsky was greeted by his daughter Alexa who was obviously proud of her dad (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean).

    Maintenance Group recognizes top performers, dedicates crew chiefs

    The 482nd Maintenance Group hosted an awards ceremony Oct. 15 at the base fitness center to recognize top maintenance performers. The ceremony also included the dedication of fourteen Mako F-16 crew chiefs, who will be known from now on as the dedicated crew chiefs for their respective aircraft. Col. T. Glenn Davis, 482nd Maintenance Group
  • Lt. Col. June Groff, new squadron commander of the 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., is focused on fixing and flying jets by doing the right thing, the right way, every time (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bucky Parrish).

    New Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander: Do the right thing, the right way, every time!

    Lt. Col June M. Groff assumed command of the 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here at Homestead Air Reserve Base July 23. Col. Groff takes over from Capt. Hugo Villalobos, who now works full time at U.S. Southern Command in Miami. As squadron commander, Col. Groff is responsible for providing superior support to the 93rd Fighter Squadron's
  • 482nd Fighter Wing Commander Col Randy Falcon swears in six new Air Force Reservists at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., during a mass enlistment ceremony Oct. 5. Enlistees pictured left to right are: Jennifer Kidson, Chris Frank, Charles Moye, Robert Gibson-Pierre, Adriel Brandon and Michael Keane. All of them will be joining the 482nd Fighter Wing as members of the Air Force Reserve in the near future (Air Force photo by Jake Shaw).

    Mass enlistment ceremony shows diversity of Air Force Reserve

    Air Force Reserve recruiters held a mass enlistment ceremony here Oct. 5. The ceremony kicked off the new recruiting year for Air Force Reserve Command's 482nd Fighter Wing. It was part of a nationwide effort in October to boost recruiting throughout the command. Last year the wing recruiters achieved 124 percent of their goal and played a key role

  • Homestead, ARFC recruiters reach milestones

    Air Force Reserve Command and Homestead Air Reserve base, Fla. recruiters both exceeded their recruiting goals for the 2006 recruiting year. On Aug. 31, AFRC Recruiting Service surpassed its target for the sixth year in a row with its 8,001st recruit, while Homestead ARB recruiters earned their best year with 124 percent of their goal since the
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