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  • MAC honors Homestead's best

    The Homestead/Florida City Military Affairs Committee once again honored military and civilians assigned to Homestead ARB at the 13th Annual Awards Banquet held at the Falcon's Nest Club on Mar 24. Recognized were members of the 482nd Fighter Wing, Special Operations Command South, U.S. Coast Guard

  • 70th APS welcomes new commander

    During a brief ceremony, Maj. David C. Lionberger IV, assumed command of the 70th Aerial Port Squadron on Mar. 24. Col. Elwin A. Rozyskie Jr., Commander, 482nd Mission Support Group officiated the ceremony.Prior to arriving at Homestead, Lionberger was the Chief of Logistics Readiness Plans for 10th

  • Prime BEEF unit hones their skills

    The 482nd Civil Engineer Squadron Prime Base Engineering and Emergency Force members began construction of a new pavilion Mar. 22.  The pavilion is being built to provide the personnel with hands-on training and a recreational space to hold retirements, ceremonies, picnics, and other events. "Once

  • Base fitness center remodel brings in millions to Homestead

    What do you do when you are rated the best?  You improve, because being the best means staying ahead of the curve. Homestead ARB's 5-star fitness center, is slated to do just that. Plans have been approved for a $4.5 million renovation of the Sam Johnson Fitness Center in May. The facility upgrades

  • Community bands together to keep streets clean

    A group of approximately 50 Airmen and civilian employees from Homestead ARB and students from Homestead's Job Corps Center, met and picked up over 150 pounds of trash along10 blocks of southwest 288th street  in support of Adopt-A-Highway early Thursday morning, Mar. 22.The Adopt-A-Highway program

  • Commentary: Never saw this coming - Lessons learned in trying times

    I had the world by the tail: U. S. Air Force Academy graduate, Air Force pilot, six-time commander, 30-year Air Force career, and two stars; fit, healthy and strong. But subtle problems appeared out of nowhere: occasional vertigo, mild persistent headaches, cognitive challenges, having to stop

  • SOCSOUTH senior enlisted advisor retires after 33 years

    Command Sgt. Maj. Donald A. White Sr., Special Operations Command South senior enlisted advisor retired from the U.S. Army during a retirement ceremony at Homestead-Miami Speedway March 16. White served in the Army for 33 years, most of his career was spent in U.S. Army Special Forces. During the

  • Fire department gets technology advance

    Homestead ARB Fire Department's firefighters trained on the new P-34 rapid intervention vehicle, Mar. 20. The department added the two P-34 RIVs to the fleet in February.P-34 RIVs implement Ultra High Pressure technology. The stations older vehicles, the P-19s and P-23s, are equipped with low

  • Maj. Gen. James F. Jackson nominated for chief of Air Force Reserve Command

    Maj. Gen. James F. Jackson has been nominated for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and for assignment as chief of Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.Jackson's nomination by the president was announced