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  • Homestead Air Reserve Base honors fallen friend

    "Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amid joy." -Arthur Helps.In honor of a fallen friend; Mr. Kevin Louis O'Neal, the 482nd Fighter Wing dedicated the base civil engineering conference room to the engineering flight member on Sept 10.On Nov 10, 2009 Mr. O'Neal was

  • Homestead Air Reserve Base, Coast Guard conduct pilot survival training

    Pilots assigned to the 93rd Fighter Squadron at Homestead Air Reserve Base participated in required combat and water survival and rescue training Sep. 11-12. During the first day of training, conducted on base, several stations were set up round-robin style. Pilots were instructed on the use of

  • Services "brews-up" coffee and hair care

    Col. Donald R. Lindberg, 482nd Fighter Wing commander officially opened the Blazin Beans Coffee Shop and the newly renovated Hair Care Center on Sep. 12. The Wi-Fi powered coffee shop offers a variety of Starbucks brewed coffee and beverages, assorted cakes and pastries and limited sandwiches in the

  • Combat Survival Training: Day 1

    Pilots from the 93rd Fighter Squadron, Homestead Air Reserve Base, took part in the first day of survival training, Sep. 11.

  • Homestead-based service members honor victims of 9/11

    Special Operations Command South, along with members of the U.S. Coast Guard and the 482nd Fighter Wing set aside time to pay respect and honor the victims of 9/11 during a memorial service held outside SOCSOUTH headquarters on Sept. 10. During the ceremony Brig. Gen. Hector Pagan, the commanding

  • First Inaugural Joint Uniform Military Prep Program Ball

    Members of the 482nd Fighter Wing took part in the First Inaugural Joint Uniform Military Prep Program Ball at the Homestead Job Corps Center, Homestead, Fl., Sep. 8. The J.U.M.P. mission is to recruit and develop employable young men and women to become leaders and good citizens while at the

  • Base helps scouts earn merit badge

    Over 50 Boy Scouts from South Florida converged on Homestead Air Reserve Base to participate in the Aviation Merit Badge program Aug. 28.  The all-day program is packed full of academics that teach the scouts the different kinds and uses of aircraft; explains the operation of piston, turboprop, and

  • Civil Engineering Airmen home from Iraq

    Miami International Airport terminal H played host in welcoming 20 Airmen from a six-month deployment from Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. Thirteen Airmen from Homestead Air Reserve base arrived Aug. 27 and seven returned Aug. 28. Family, friends, and travelers roared into applause as the Airmen exited their

  • Time running out to apply for Stop Loss Special Pay

    The 2009 War Supplemental Appropriations Act established Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay (RSLSP), providing $500 for each month/partial month served in stop loss status. Service members, veterans, and beneficiaries of servicemembers whose service was involuntarily extended under Stop Loss between

  • Keeping social networks free-speech friendly

    So, you think Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are just for fun and games? Think again. Since Department of Defense officials authorized military personnel to use these sites, social networking has become serious business. With every new freedom comes new boundaries and more opportunities to get into