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  • Environmental Flight hosts 'meeting of the minds'

    The 482nd Mission Support Group Environmental Flight hosted an F-16 Environmental Working Group meeting drawing specialists from around the world to discuss a wide array of environmental and maintenance issues regarding the fighter jet from Jan. 29-31. The conference drew about 50 people, with many

  • Base fitness center dedicated to bona fide American hero

    U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson was showered with proclamations and adoration as the guest of honor during a ceremony renaming the Homestead Air Reserve Base fitness center as the "Sam Johnson Fitness Center" on Feb 4. Servicemembers, elected officials and prominent members of the community filled the

  • Grease Monkeys rally past SOCSOUTH to win championship

    A late inning rally lifted the Grease Monkeys to a 5-4 victory over Special Operations Command South during the Homestead Air Reserve Base championship intramural softball game on Jan. 22. The Grease Monkeys, a hodgepodge of 482nd Maintenance Group and 93rd Fighter Squadron life support personnel,

  • Homestead named as potential candidate for F-35 Lightning II

    Homestead ARB was recently named as one of 16 Air Force Reserve Command sites appearing on the Air Force's "roadmap" for basing weapons systems in the future. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley announced the long-term plan Jan. 16. It projects what Air Force capabilities the nation

  • Base tour inspires JROTC cadets

    Almost every hand in the room rose after an F-16 pilot asked 35 Hialeah High School Air Force Junior ROTC cadets if they wanted to become pilots. The cadets were on a tour of Homestead Air Reserve Base on Jan. 11, taking part in one of two tours the base offers each month for students and community

  • Homestead ARB fuels South Miami-Dade economic growth

    The presence of Homestead Air Reserve base has fueled economic growth in South Miami-Dade County for decades dating back to the Homestead Army Air Field days in the 1940s. And today, the installation's economic impact is becoming increasingly significant. Homestead ARB is South Miami-Dade County's

  • Security Forces take home three command-wide awards

    Three members of the 482nd Security Forces Squadron had quite a surprise after the Air Force Reserve Command announced the command-wide security forces award winners for 2007. They weren't surprised their expertise and accomplishments ranked among the best in the Reserve, but two of the three

  • Wisdom to ease pains of growth

    A group of 45 upwardly mobile Airmen representing almost every section of the 482nd Fighter Wing absorbed information, tips, leadership philosophy and lessons learned during a leadership seminar coordinated by the wing Human Resources Development Council Jan. 4. The Heritage Hall Conference Center