Students get up close and personal with Homestead ARB’s environmental attractions

Students from Homestead, Fla.’s Air Base Elementary Green Team gather around a solar panel while Mr. Tim Driscoll, Homestead Air Reserve Base environmental protection specialist, demonstrates how the base utilizes solar power to students during an environmental tour at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., May 13. The environmental tour was conducted as an educational experience for the Green Team in conjunction with Earth Day. The team includes more than 25 children, from grades three through five, who are part of the environmentally focused school club. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres)

Students get up close and personal with Homestead ARB’s environmental attractions

Dr. Michael Andrejko, Homestead Air Reserve Base Environmental Flight natural resources program manager, demonstrates the planting process to students from Homestead, Fla.’s Air Base Elementary Green Team during an environmental tour at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., May 13. The environmental tour was conducted as an educational experience for the Green Team in conjunction with Earth Day. The team includes more than 25 children, from grades three through five, who are part of the environmentally focused school club. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres)

Understanding world of federal contracts

Senior Airman Jordan Zipper, 482nd Fighter Wing contracting specialist, provides an in-depth briefing to explain the complicated process of federal government contracts to more than 40 business owners at the main branch of the Community Bank of Florida in Homestead, Fla., May 14. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tim Norton)

Attacking and extinguishing

A mock aircraft is set ablaze prior to members of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.’s Fire Department beginning aircraft live fire training at Homestead ARB May 15. Fires can heat up the mock aircraft to approximately 1,200 degrees. The aircraft live fire training consists of responding to the fire, setting up on the aircraft, deploying hose lines, and attacking and extinguishing the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres)

Attacking and extinguishing

Members of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.’s Fire Department extinguish a fire outside the burning fuselage of a mock aircraft during aircraft live fire training at Homestead ARB May 15. Fires can heat up the mock aircraft to approximately 1,200 degrees. The aircraft live fire training consists of responding to the fire, setting up on the aircraft, deploying hose lines, and attacking and extinguishing the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres)

Attacking and extinguishing

Members of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.’s Fire Department extinguish a fire outside the burning fuselage of a mock aircraft during aircraft live fire training at Homestead ARB May 15. Fires can heat up the mock aircraft to approximately 1,200 degrees. The aircraft live fire training consists of responding to the fire, setting up on the aircraft, deploying hose lines, and attacking and extinguishing the fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres)