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  • Base participates in exercise

    Homestead Air Reserve Base has become a simulated war zone, testing its Airmen by creating a deployed location with war-time activities.Friends and neighbors of the base may hear the sound of freedom roaring a little earlier than normal, from simulated attacks, alarm signals, and actual jets

  • Walking for the wounded

    Four Army veterans marched 101 miles from West Palm Beach to Homestead Air Reserve Base on March 12. The four day walk was organized to raise money and awareness for the Wounded Warrior Project. "We have raised a total of $3,500 thus far and people can still donate," said Sgt. Larry Maroto, walk

  • SOCSOUTH breaks ground on future headquarters building

    The ceremony was understated, even subtle -- like a well-planned clandestine operation. Eight shovels in a pile of gravel across the street from the Special Operations South headquarters here, to symbolically begin construction on a new headquarters for the unit. Seven shovels were gold painted and

  • Knights return to Homestead

    The U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights" are back at Homestead ARB for their winter training. For the third straight year, the award winning jump team has come to Homestead to hone their skills and to prepare themselves for the 2012 airshow and competition circuit.Home based out of Ft. Bragg,

  • Air Force Reserve Band to conduct free concert

    The 43-piece United States Air Force Reserve Concert Band will play a free concert at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center on Thursday, January 26, at 8 pm. For DOD I.D. card holders, the 482nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office in Building 360, Room 141 has vouchers to redeem for tickets to

  • Base participates in technology test

    The 482nd Maintenance Group at Homestead ARB is capitalizing on new technology by participating in a 90-day test project. The MXG members are utilizing 40 Apple iPad2's to replace over 900 technical orders. "The Air Force Reserve Command is testing the iPad2 at Homestead ARB along with six other

  • Panetta 'will not tolerate' bullying, hazing

    Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta added a pointed anti-bullying directive to a holiday message sent Dec. 23 to service members around the world."I cannot be more proud of who you are and what you represent as you serve and sacrifice for our great nation," the message read, in part. "With that honor,

  • Travis Chief selected for top Reserve enlisted job

    Chief Master Sgt. Kathleen R. Buckner, the 349th Air Mobility Wing command chief master sergeant, was selected for the Air Force Reserve Command's top enlisted position. Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., chief of the Air Force Reserve and AFRC commander, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., made the

  • 112th Signal Detachment welcomes new commander

    Soldiers assigned to the 112th Signal Detachment hailed the arrival of their new commander, Army Capt. Jason A. Zumek during a change-of-command ceremony here Dec 9.Navy Rear Adm. Thomas L Brown II, the commander of Special Operations Command South presided over the change-of-command ceremony. In

  • Oh dark thirty

    Tech. Sgt. Earlvine Fort, 482nd Force Support Squadron, Col. Donald Lindberg, 482nd Fighter Wing Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Cameron Kirksey, 482nd FW Command Chief, leads the Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Development Course on a run early in the morning, Dec. 13.Col. Elwin Rozyskie, 482nd