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  • Base food drive helps fight homelessness

    During the annual Feds Feed Families food drive, Homestead Air Reserve Base peronnel raised more than 1,300 pounds of food and diapers, which the base donated to the Chapman Partnership, a local organization helping to combat homelessness in South Florida, Aug. 30. "We donated canned food, dry

  • HARB holds voter registration drive

    Homestead Air Reserve Base hosts a voter registration drive at the Falcon's Nest Club, Sept. 7 and 8.Members of the Miami-Dade County Department of Elections will be on base to register any Florida resident to vote in any county they reside. Elections officials will register voters with any

  • Marlins come to Homestead

    The Miami Marlins Energy Team and Billy the Marlin visited Homestead Air Reserve Base's Blazin Beans coffee shop to support servicemembers, Aug. 18. Their third time visiting HARB, the Miami Marlin's Energy Team handed out free game tickets and fan paraphernalia such as water bottles, bags and

  • Homestead holds annual individual ready reserve muster

    Homestead Air Reserve Base hosted its annual muster for members of the Air Force Individual Ready Reserve, Aug. 17.Each year, IRR members within a 150-mile radius of the base assemble on base to verify their mobilization readiness and accountability. The muster had 60 IRR members participate and

  • Homestead ARB and Hurricane Andrew: A look back, a look forward

    On Aug. 24, 1992, Homestead Air Force Base was forever altered. Like much of the surrounding communities, Homestead AFB received the full fury of a category 5 hurricane named Andrew, leaving it in complete ruin.But 20 years later, Homestead Air Reserve Base continues to look to the future, growing

  • Hurricane preparedness

    As tropical storm Issac moves towards South Florida, the 482nd Fighter Wing and its tenant units are making preparations for a possible hurricane.Base personnel continues to monitor the storm. The base is scheduled to operate at normal hours on Monday. Should the storm gain strength and pose hazard,

  • South Florida has new health care recruiter

    From neurologists to podiatrists, the Air Force Reserve is always looking for health professionals who specialize in everything from head to toe.For those individuals interested in a health profession and a career in the Air Force Reserve, Master Sgt. Angel "Ernie" Sacarello can fill your

  • Base establishes new training flight

    Homestead Air Reserve Base's Development and Training Flight (DTF) hosted 24 potential airmen who have enlisted in the Air Force Reserve but have not received training, during the unit training assembly, Aug. 11.The DTF is designed to prepare airmen for basic military training and the Air Education

  • Base maintains history while training Airmen

    Flight; it is the typical mode of transportation for the Air Force's many jets. However, Airmen from the 482nd Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron transported an F-4 Phantom II by truck after they removed the static display from its pedestal on U.S. Route 1 for scheduled maintenance repairs. "The F-4

  • Commissary sale at Homestead Air Reserve Base

    Commissary patrons attending the Guard-Reserve on-site sale at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., can order their products online now and pick them up during the event.The Defense Commissary Agency sponsors this event to bring substantial savings on groceries to geographically remote military