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  • SOCSOUTH Welcomes new senior enlisted advisor

    Special Operations Command South held a change of responsibility ceremony for departing Command Sgt. Maj. Donald A. White Sr. and for incoming Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas E. Wall, Feb. 28.White has served at SOCSOUTH for more than three years, and more than 32 years in the Army. His troops were upset

  • Senior NCOs seek superior leadership

    Forty five senior non-commissioned officers received their certificates of graduation from the Senior NCO Leadership Course, Feb. 11. The popular leadership course attracted twenty four of the graduates from other bases."The course was two full days and provided the senior NCOs the opportunity to

  • Hair care center offers excellent service for great rates

    No need to fret over Air Force Instruction 36-2903, the base hair care center is open and ready to help Airmen and other military members stay within regulations, six days a week. "We specialize in military haircuts and we know what the standards are," said Ms. Elda Careaga, 482nd Fighter Wing

  • MAC set to host annual awards banquet

    For the thirteenth year in a row the Homestead/Florida City Military Affairs Committee is set to honor the 2011Team Homestead Military and Civilian Personnel of the Year at the Falcons Nest Club on Mar. 24. Members from the 482nd Fighter Wing, Special Operations Command South, U.S. Coast Guard

  • Base to conduct local exercise

    During the weekend of Feb. 25-26, Homestead Air Reserve Base will be in exercise mode. This is only an exercise in preparation for an upcoming inspection. The local community should expect more activity, noise and aircraft flying around the base during these days.The base will repeat this

  • Canadian Air Force flys south

    Air force units from Canada, Oklahoma and Florida converged at Homestead ARB to participate in an international air-to-air exercise from Feb. 1 to Feb. 17. Representing the Canadian Air Force flying F-18s was the 425th Tactical Fighter Squadron assigned at Bagotville Quebec.  Also from Canada flying

  • Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders visit troops

    The Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders visited Homestead Air Reserve Base to jump with the U.S. Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, and to show their support for the troops, Feb. 9."This is our third year jumping with the Golden Knights," said Ms. Jamie Quadrozzi, special event coordinator for the

  • Force structure changes affect 14 states

    The Air Force plans to retire 82 Air Force Reserve Command aircraft and make other changes in the command in the next few years, according to Pentagon officials Feb. 3. States impacted are Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, North

  • Stenner: 2012 will be a dynamic year

    Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command and chief of the Air Force Reserve discusses the dynamics of 2012 in his quarterly video message. Other topics include the upcoming force structure announcements and the implications for the command. It concludes with a unit

  • Set-up for success

    Citizen Airmen from the 482nd Fighter Wing began their second in a series of Operational Readiness Exercise's here on Jan. 28.The ORE is to prepare the base for an upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection scheduled later in the year. The ORI is a major inspection mandated by the Active Duty Air