Defenders of survival

Master Sgt. Framis Ramos (center), Staff Sgt. Lonnie Robinson (right), and Senior Airman Edward Armit, all of the 482nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment, conduct cockpit familiarization and ejection preparation training in a cockpit simulator at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Mar. 22. Aircrew Flight Equipment is responsible for maintaining aircrew flight equipment such as flight helmets, oxygen masks, parachutes, flotation devices, survival kits, helmet mounted devices, aircrew night vision and other ocular systems, anti-G garments, eye and respiratory protective equipment, chemical biological protective oxygen masks and coveralls, and other types of aircrew chemical defense systems. (U.S. Air Force photos/Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres)

Defenders of survival

Master Sgt. Framis Ramos (right) and Senior Airman Edward Armit, both of the 482nd Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment, help fit Staff Sgt. Lonnie Robinson, 482nd OSS Aircrew Flight Equipment, into an aircrew torso harness before starting training on an aircrew flight equipment virtual trainer, which is used to simulate ejection procedures from an aircraft, at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Mar. 22. Aircrew Flight Equipment is responsible for maintaining aircrew flight equipment such as flight helmets, oxygen masks, parachutes, flotation devices, survival kits, helmet mounted devices, aircrew night vision and other ocular systems, anti-G garments, eye and respiratory protective equipment, chemical biological protective oxygen masks and coveralls, and other types of aircrew chemical defense systems. (U.S. Air Force photos/Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres)

Call for Portraits in Courage 2013 Submissions

Public Affairs is soliciting nominations for the 2013 "Portraits in Courage" program, which highlights compelling stories of our Airmen's excellence, honor, valor, devotion, and sacrifice. PiC 2013 will personify the CSAF vision and focus on our incredible Airmen, Mission and Innovation. The deadline to submit nominations to Public Affairs is April 7 (COB on UTA). Submit your nominations to 482fw.pa@us.af.mil. For more information on submissions or the process, contact Capt. Brooke Davis or Mr. Ross Tweten at 786-415-7330. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Ross Tweten)

Homestead ARB participates in Redland Elementary career day

Master Sgt. Francisco Navarro, Homestead Air Reserve Base honor guard chief, discusses a career in the Air Force with fourth and fifth graders from Redland Elementary School in Homestead, Fla., during the school’s career day March 21. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tim Norton)

Please hold while your party is reached

Senior Airman Sharon Navarro, 482nd Communications Squadron Knowledge Operations Manager, checks for dial tone after connecting a new phone line in the Telephone Central Office at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Mar. 14. The Telephone Central Office hosts all of Homestead ARB's phone lines, alarm circuits, commercial communications lines, and television services. (U.S. Air Force photo/Nicholas Caceres)

Please hold while your party is reached

Senior Airman Sharon Navarro, 482nd Communications Squadron Knowledge Operations Manager, wires telecommunications cable in the Telephone Central Office at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Mar. 14. The Telephone Central Office hosts all of Homestead ARB’s phone lines, alarm circuits, commercial communications lines, and television services. (U.S. Air Force photo/Nicholas Caceres)