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  • Uruguayan air force pilots visit Homestead

    Five members of the Uruguay air force visited Homestead Air Reserve Base, July 26-28, where they received briefings and orientation flights with the 93rd Fighter Squadron.According to Uruguayan air force Col. Sergio Gonzalez, Commander, 2nd Air Brigade, the pilots came to Homestead by invitation

  • Firefighters host kids summer camp

    Over 50 kids and adults from the Greater Miami-Dade County YWCA summer camp program toured the Homestead ARB fire station on July 27. The group was treated to demonstrations of the various crash and structural firefighting equipment the base operates. Tours of the base are conducted by the 482nd

  • BRIEF: New fitness program rules now in effect for IRs

    The new Air Force Instruction 36-2905 Fitness Program, is now in effect, and all Individual Reservists are advised to review and prepare for its requirements.In addition to the new AFI, the following revisions apply to IRs.1.  Airmen who earn "Excellent" scores, 90 or above, when testing in all four

  • New site offers legal assistance

    Next time clients need a will, power of attorney or just have a legal question, they can visit the new Air Force Legal Assistance Web site at https://aflegalassistance.law.af.mil.  The Web site is designed for active duty and reserve component members, retirees and dependents. Officials created the

  • Outreach 'essential' to suicide prevention, official says

    Preventing suicide among servicemembers and veterans calls for comprehensive education and communication, the director of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury said here July 14.Testifying before the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Army Col. Robert

  • Reserve board seeks nominations for in-residence schools

    The annual Air Force Reserve Developmental Education Designation Board will convene at the Air Reserve Personnel Center here in November to select Reserve officers for in-residence developmental education schools for the 2011-2012 academic year.The board will select qualified Airmen to attend

  • 482nd E.O.D. assists Miami Police

    So often when life's tragedies occur, it's the little things that consume the loved ones who are left to take care of the deceased's affairs. Arrangements must be made, flowers have to be bought, debts have to be paid and, in one case, explosives had to be dealt with.Recently when a 62 year-old man

  • Makos get new commander

    During a brief ceremony in building 404, Lt. Col. Michael B. Hohman assumed command of the 93rd Fighter Squadron "Makos" from Lt. Col. David W. Smith on July 10. Col. Ross R. Anderson, 482nd Operations Group commander officiated the ceremony. Lt. Col. Hohman is a 21 year veteran of the Air Force and

  • 482nd Fighter Wing gains new commander

    Col. Donald R. Lindberg assumed command of the 482nd Fighter Wing from Brig. Gen. William B. Binger, inside hanger 200 on July 10.Maj. Gen. Frank J. Padilla, 10th Air Force commander, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, transferred the flag of command to Col. Lindberg.Numerous

  • Air Force's new 'virtual Finance' takes customers out of waiting line

    The Air Force's new "virtual Finance" is giving work time back to Airmen and civilians by providing a host of secure financial services that customers can access with a mouse click.Replacing the "Money - Finance Central" page on the Air Force Portal, the virtual finance page was developed with a