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  • Staff Sgt. John Caputo belts out a James Brown tune during a concert at Community Partnership for Homeless in Homestead, Fla. The band played a total of nine performances during a three day period in Miami-Dade County focused on thanking the community for their continued support of the Air Force Reserve. Sergeant Caputo is a trombone player with the Band of the Air Force Reserve from Robins Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Julie Briden-Garcia)

    Air Force Reserve Band spreads goodwill

    The Band of the Air Force Reserve performed a Band Strike Package at Homestead Air Reserve Base from 18-20 May as part of the Air Force Reserve’s Community Outreach program. The Band – comprised of three separate ensembles – performed at nine separate venues around Miami-Dade County, focused on thanking the local community and employers for
  • Residents of the Miami, Fla Veterans Administration Retirement Facility spent part of Armed Forces Day afternoon enjoying patriotic music played by the Air Force Reserve Band's Brass Quintet ensemble. Some of the residents took time to have a photo taken with the band. The Band of the Air Force Reserve performed nine times in South Florida as part of a community outreach project. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean)

    Airmen thank veterans on Armed Forces Day

    The room quickly flushed with residents as patriotic music drew them from other parts of the Miami Florida Veterans Administration Retirement Facility May 20. The Air Force Reserve Band Brass Quintet—touring the South Florida area as part of Military Appreciation Month, and hosted by the 482nd Fighter Wing here—soon had a couple of dozen happy
  • Master Sgt. John Frank, 482nd Security Forces Squadron, stands watch at the Opa Locka airport during the 2006 Ft. Lauderdale Air and Sea Show. More than 25 maintainers and 15 Security Forces members of Homestead ARB helped make the event a success by providing security and support each day of the show for Air Force Reserve, Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard aircraft (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ray Sarracino).

    Air-Sea Show bigger, better than ever

    Deafening noises, huge crowds and bright sunshine combined to make Fort Lauderdale Beach the place to be during the 12th annual Air-Sea Show. More than a million people turned out over the three days of the event to enjoy the show. The cast of performers read like a “who’s who” of the elite aviation community. From the Navy’s aerial demonstration
  • Air Force Reserve Col. Randy Falcon, right, Commander of the 482d Fighter Wing, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, receives the Golden Baton award from Sergeant First Class Paul Sachs, Team Leader of the Golden Knights. The Golden Knights are the Army's premier parachute demonstration team and perform at events worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt Ray Sarracino)

    Wing Commander receives prestigious Golden Baton award

    Members of the U.S. Army’s Golden Knights parachute demonstration team dropped by Opa Locka airport May 4 to deliver their Golden Baton award to the 482nd Fighter Wing Commander, Col. Randy Falcon. The team presented the award after a demonstration jump at events coinciding with the annual Air-Sea Show in Fort Lauderdale. After the presentation

  • Companies commit to pro-Guard and Reserve policies

    As the role of the Guard and Reserve in worldwide operations continues to grow, the support of families and employers of today’s Minutemen becomes even more important.Eight employers were recognized by the Employee Support of the Guard and Reserve organization at a ceremony here Thursday. Each company was presented with the ESGR Above and Beyond
  • The offensive and defensive presence of Services center Anthony Brown was key to the outcome of the 2006 basketball intramural championship. Brown scored 26 points in the championship and had several blocks on the defensive end of the court, like this one where he blocked an attempted lay-up by Nighthawks forward Dexter Porrata (Air Force Reserve photo by Jake Shaw).

    Basketball season ends bitter-sweet for Nighthawks

    The 2006 intramural basketball season ended April 18 with a disappointing loss for the Homestead ARB Nighthawks, who were defeated in consecutive games by the Homestead ARB Services team. The Nighthawks were favored to win because they had the best regular season record, and they beat the Services team three of out four games prior to the playoffs.
  • Lt.Col. Tracy Hunt soaks outgoing 482nd Fighter Wing Vice Commander Col. David Lint after his final flight here at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. on April 7. Col. Lint leaves Homestead after nearly 15 years flying with the 93rd Fighter Squadron Makos. He is now assigned to Reserve Affairs at the Pentagon under the directorate of Air Force Reserve Commander Lt. Gen. John Bradley. (Air Force Reserve photo by Lisa Macias)

    Vice commander gets a hose down

  • Airmen from the 482nd Fighter Wing move F-16 Fighting Falcons into position for a scene in the Warner Brothers television pilot "Mercy Reef" at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., on Monday, March 27, 2006. Dozens of Airmen volunteered as extras for the show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lisa M. Macias)

    Air Force Reserve goes Hollywood

    Unseasonably chilly weather greeted hundreds of cast, crew and extras from a proposed WB Network series as they converged on Homestead Air Reserve Base for a marathon day of filming. They were there to work on scenes for the pilot episode of “Mercy Reef,” a science-fiction themed program that could appear on the network as early as fall 2006,
  • Members of the 482nd Fighter Wing played “victim” as Post-Attack Recon teams evacuated the wounded for triage while wearing biological and chemical agent protective gear. Here Tech. Sgt. Rueal Butler, 482nd Services Squadron, receives self aid buddy care from a PAR team member (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Jake Shaw)

    Post-Attack Recon teams clear the way

    BOOM – you hear an explosion and people scatter amid cries from wounded Airmen. Your first instinct is to help, but you have to wait until someone gives you the ‘all clear’ to go outside. It can be confusing in the aftermath of a chemical, biological, or missile attack, so the Air Force Reserve uses post-attack reconnaissance teams to let you know

  • Environmental stewardship now every unit's responsibility

    The 482nd Civil Engineering Environmental Flight recently implemented a program that makes environmental stewardship an active part of every unit’s overall mission. The environmental management system program, mandated by Presidential Executive order and Air Force directives, aims to ensure that units on base are aware of their responsibilities and
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