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  • Dropping bombs, making history at Combat Hammer

    Airmen from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., showcased their talent and skills at Combat Hammer, a weapons system evaluation program used to determine the validity of munitions products and processes, March 18 through 22. In the process, the 160 Airmen helped make history by doing something no

  • AF Community Assessment Survey kicking off March 29

    The 2013 Air Force Community Assessment survey begins March 29 and ends May 13 here at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.The survey will provide base and Air Force leaders with actionable community-level data to adjust to ongoing changes in the lives and wellness of Air Force members, their families,

  • Congress reviews reserve forces equipment needs

    Senior Army and Air Force leaders for the Reserve and National Guard were on Capitol Hill to testify March 19 and answer questions about updating and replacing their combat-worn equipment.Chairman Michael Turner, R-Ohio, and Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., led the hearing at the House Armed Services

  • Defenders of survival

    482nd Operations Support Squadron 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

  • 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

  • Homestead F-16s drop bombs at WSEP

    482nd Fighter Wing F-16s recently traveled from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., for a week-long, air-to-ground weapons system evaluation program called Combat Hammer. Combat Hammer, run by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is used to evaluate the effectiveness and

  • Homestead Airmen participate in Redland Elementary career day

    Master Sgt. Francisco Navarro, Homestead Air Reserve Base honor guard chief, recently discussed 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)

  • Partner nation officers visit Homestead ARB

    Capt. Albert Roper (right), a pilot with the 495th Fighter Group, Detachment 93, discusses the finer points of the F-16 with a group of foreign officers at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., March 19. The officers, participating in U.S. Southern Command's Partner Nation Liaison Officer program, are

  • Please hold while your party is reached

    Senior Airman Sharon Navarro, 482nd Communications Squadron Knowledge Operations Manager, conducts various types of maintenance 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,

  • Combat Hammer: sharpening aim while saving dollars

    Keeping accountability for dollars spent when discussing topics like freedom can be difficult to assess, but for 160 Airmen from the 482nd Fighter Wing deployed to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., they are playing a part in doing just that. The Airmen are supporting Combat Hammer, a weapons system