New shoppette management employs service and merchandise upgrades

The Homestead Army and Air Force Exchange Service Express, or commonly known as the shoppette, continues to evolve, diversify, and streamline its processes as its new management looks to the future. Mr. Michael Connell, the new Homestead Express branch manager, took over not only the Homestead Express but also the Army Southern Command Express, located in their headquarters in Doral, Fla. Connell, who’s served servicemembers and their families with AAFES for nine years, has instituted several changes to the Homestead Express, focusing on shopper needs. With new extended hours, a revamped store layout, and constant diversifying and expanding of merchandise, Homestead Express’ focus is making the store as shopper friendly as possible. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ross Tweten)

New shoppette management employs service and merchandise upgrades

The Homestead Army and Air Force Exchange Service Express, or commonly known as the shoppette, continues to evolve, diversify, and streamline its processes as its new management looks to the future. Mr. Michael Connell, the new Homestead Express branch manager, took over not only the Homestead Express but also the Army Southern Command Express, located in their headquarters in Doral, Fla. Connell, who’s served servicemembers and their families with AAFES for nine years, has instituted several changes to the Homestead Express, focusing on shopper needs. With new extended hours, a revamped store layout, and constant diversifying and expanding of merchandise, Homestead Express’ focus is making the store as shopper friendly as possible.

Homestead ARB’s CATM section sets crosshairs on excellence

Tech. Sgt. Leon Martin, 482nd Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructor, gives instruction to Airmen of the 70th Aerial Port Squadron at Homestead Air Reserve Base’s CATM range, Dec. 1. Airmen are scheduled to qualify within the 90 days prior to a deployment or annually, depending on their job, to stay within Air Force regulations. During an evaluation for the M-4, Airmen must hit the target on 17 of 24 rounds to qualify. All told, Airmen fire 192 rounds, to include both practice and evaluation rounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Gibson)

Homestead ARB’s CATM section sets crosshairs on excellence

Airmen prepare to fire for their M-4 carbine qualification training at Homestead Air Reserve Base’s Combat Arms Training and Maintenance range, Dec. 1. Airmen are scheduled to qualify within the 90 days prior to a deployment or annually, depending on their job, to stay within Air Force regulations. During an evaluation for the M-4, Airmen must hit the target on 17 of 24 rounds to qualify. All told, Airmen fire 192 rounds, to include both practice and evaluation rounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jacob Jimenez)

Homestead ARB’s CATM section sets crosshairs on excellence

Senior Airman Matthew Dickson, 482nd Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructor, teaches a class on the M-4 carbine at Homestead Air Reserve Base’s CATM range, Dec. 1. Airmen are scheduled to qualify within the 90 days prior to a deployment or annually, depending on their job, to stay within Air Force regulations. During an evaluation for the M-4, Airmen must hit the target on 17 of 24 rounds to qualify. All told, Airmen fire 192 rounds, to include both practice and evaluation rounds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jacob Jimenez)

Homestead ARB’s CATM section sets crosshairs on excellence

Homestead Air Reserve Base’s Combat Arms Training and Maintenance range. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Gibson)