• A group of first and second-grade students from the Atala Montessori School for Creative Expression toured Homestead Air Reserve Base, May 18. • Among the many stops on a tour of Homestead ARB, participants may also visit security forces, explosive ordnance disposal, the air traffic control tower, the engine shop, and various tenant units of the base. Tours are typically booked two months in advance.
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1st Lt. Daniel Lint, 93rd Fighter Squadron pilot, answers questions about the F-16 Fighting Falcon from first and second-grade students from the Atala Montessori School for Creative Expression during a tour of Homestead Air Reserve Base, May 18. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ross Tweten)
Mr. Kevin Whitley, 482nd Fighter Wing fire department, assists first and second-grade students from the Atala Montessori School for Creative Expression with donning a fire protectant suit at the base fire station during a tour of Homestead Air Reserve Base, May 18. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ross Tweten)
Capt. Albert Roper, 93rd Fighter Squadron pilot, answers questions about being a pilot from first and second-grade students from the Atala Montessori School for Creative Expression during a tour of Homestead Air Reserve Base, May 18. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ross Tweten)
5/23/2012 - HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. -- A group of first and second-grade students from the Atala Montessori School for Creative Expression toured Homestead ARB, May 18.
During the tour, the students received an interactive briefing from an F-16 fighter pilot, viewed an F-16 fighter jet up close, visited the base fire department, and watched a group of F-16 fighter jets take off.
Among the many stops on a tour of Homestead ARB, participants may also visit security forces, explosive ordnance disposal, the air traffic control tower, the jet engine shop, and various tenant units of the base. Tours are typically booked two months in advance.
For more information about tours of Homestead ARB, call the 482nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs office at (786) 415-7330.
