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  • Homestead servicemembers satisfy their need for speed

    Airmen from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., participated in the NASCAR Racing Experience in support of the Single Airman Initiative at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., Feb. 23. During the event, Airmen took laps around the Speedway along with a professional racing instructor. The

  • DOD releases criteria for new Distinguished Warfare Medal

    Air Force officials released nomination criteria for the new Distinguished Warfare Medal Feb. 15, following defense officials' announcement of the new decoration days prior.The DWM will be awarded to honor individuals for single acts of extraordinary achievement, not involving acts of valor, that

  • Homestead Airmen repairing F-4 static display

    Airmen from the 482nd Maintenance Squadron at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., are currently performing repairs on an F-4 Phantom II static display. The F-4, which is displayed on U.S. Route 1 in Homestead, Fla., will receive more than 2,000 hours of structural maintenance, repairs, and paint

  • If sequestration triggers, furloughs begin in late April

    If sequestration is triggered next week, unpaid furloughs for civilian Defense Department employees will start in late April, Pentagon officials said here today.Sequestration is a provision in budget law that will trigger major across-the-board spending cuts March 1 unless Congress agrees on an

  • Outdoor Recreation: portal to adventure

    Are you the outdoorsy type? Are you wanting to become the outdoorsy type? Are you wondering what you're going to do over the weekend?Homestead Air Reserve Base's 482nd Force Support Squadron Outdoor Recreation office has you covered.From kayak classes and tours to new bicycles and group riding

  • Homestead ARB holds blood drive March 3

    Homestead Air Reserve Base will hold a blood drive March 3 at the Southern Operations Command South headquarters parking lot from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.The blood drive is open to all DOD ID card holders.For more information or to sign up, call your squadron point of contact:- Capt. Amanda Hacman, 482nd

  • Welsh: Sequestration will 'undermine' readiness

    Unprecedented budget factors have placed the nation's defense strategy in jeopardy, senior Department of Defense leaders told the Senate Armed Services Committee Feb. 12.During his opening remarks, the chief of staff of the Air Force stressed the severity of the current fiscal

  • Safe driving: the easiest way to save a life

    Fastening a seatbelt and adjusting rear-view mirrors are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to safe driving. While the traffic on a typical reserve base is slow, the tenets of safe driving should be practiced at full speed. The typical violations related to driving and include speeding,

  • OPSEC: live by it, die by it

    Keep it hush-hush, on the QT, close to the vest, under wraps, but above all, maintain Operations Security.OPSEC, it's that ubiquitous enemy, constantly looking over your shoulder, constantly trying to peek behind the curtain. But it's also the ally, the precious gem that, when preserved, delivers a