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  • Bring the HEET!

    It's 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, September 11, 2011. It's been a long Unit Training Assembly weekend filled with flu shots, Computer Based Training, meetings, and a 6:00 a.m. mandatory physical training call. Everyone in the 482nd Communications Squadron is finishing up all of their training paperwork and

  • Memories of 9/11, why I serve

    On this 10th anniversary of one of the greatest tragedies in American history, many of us will remember where we were at the moment the first plane hit the tower. We can remember exactly our first thoughts, and most importantly how we felt when we realized what had happened and how it would change

  • Base donates food to local shelter

    "If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one." ~Mother Theresa In a commitment to community outreach, Homestead Air Reserve Base participated in the Feds Feed Families Food Drive and was able to donate over 955 pounds of food and diapers to the Homestead Community Partnership for the

  • Donating the past

    World War II played a big part in shaping the state of Florida. This rich history is memorialized in many stories, family histories, and photographs. On Friday, August 18, a framed photo of the U.S. Army Air Force Band taken in the summer of 1943 was donated to the Homestead Air Reserve Base on

  • Slow Down for School Zones

    The time of year has rolled around again when the streets are filled with yellow busses and children excited to start a new school year.During the summer, we get used to the quicker commutes and the ease of travel without a bus stopping in front of us every few blocks. We get used to certain routes

  • Emily brings the 482nd Comm Squadron mission into focus

    The recent development of Tropical Storm Emily reminds all of us of the threat this season brings. Hurricane preparedness is a part of daily life in Florida as well as any number of natural and manmade disasters such as a terrorist attack. As incomprehensibly tragic as the devastations of Andrew and

  • Wired for war

    Providing vital communication capabilities to the 301st Fighter Wing is the job of the 301st Communication Flight. The flight exercised their collective skills August 8 through 12 in preparation for the wing's Operational Readiness Inspection scheduled to begin at the end of February 2012.During the

  • Airmen need a family care plan

    Being a parent or guardian is a great responsibility. The rewards are great, but so are the challenges for today's Airmen. As an Air Force member, work sometimes extends beyond the 9 to 5 shift and it is not only important, but necessary, to have a plan in place in case of a sudden call to duty for

  • Reservists partner with Homestead Job Corps to clean up community

    Air Force Reservists and civilian employees from Homestead Air Reserve Base partnered with Homestead Job Corps to assist in a community road-side clean up on July 28. Thirty two people from both organizations paired up to pick up trash along Southwest 288th Street, starting at Southwest 137th Avenue

  • Air base supports federal food drive

    Homestead Air Reserve Base is participating in the Office of Personnel Management's Third Annual "Feds Feed Families" Food Drive. The food drive has begun and will run until Aug. 23. Drop off locations are located at the Sam Johnson Fitness Center; Building 360, room 141; the base fire department