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  • Building with a purpose

    Homestead Air Reserve Base has updated its infrastructure by building a critical bridge that will allow security forces and other quick response personnel the ability to by-pass base traffic in the event of an emergency. Construction began in April and within three weeks, the project has resulted in

  • Air Force-wide social media access begins

    Air Force officials began a two-week phased opening April 26 of access to social media sites Air Force-wide. Air Force Reserve Command will get access beginning May 1.Pacific Air Forces bases gained access to social media sites earlier in April, serving as the test-bed prior to the Air Force-wide

  • Reservists graduate from development class

    Twenty-one Air Force reservists graduated from the Noncommissioned Officer Leadership and Development course at Homestead Air Reserve Base on April 23."The course objective is to heighten the student's awareness of dynamics of supervision and leadership in the workplace," said class leader Technical

  • Earth Day and beyond

    Earth Day was founded to bring a level of consciousness for better care of our limited resources on earth. Homestead Air Reserve Base has taken this ideal into practice, and not dedicated to only one specific day; the recycling center is paving the way for a greener base every day.Homestead ARB

  • Reservist mentors kids

    Each year, Miami-Dade County schools asks professionals from the community to spend a day talking to kids about their jobs, life experiences and to present a variety of interesting and exciting career opportunities. For 120 fourth and fifth grade students at Irving and Beatrice Peskoe elementary

  • Communications has new commander

    Capt. Katherine A. Easevoli assumed command of the 482nd Communications Squadron from Maj. Richard C. Ropac during a rainy morning change-of-command ceremony at Homestead ARB on April 11. Col. Michael J. McCully, 482nd Mission Support Group commander officiated the ceremony.Prior to assuming

  • Reservists participate in tennis tournament

    During a beautiful sunny South Florida day, Reservists from Homestead Air Reserve Base participated in pre-match ceremonies prior to the women's final of the Sony Ericsson Open Tennis Tournament, April 3.Before a capacity crowd of 14,000 and a national television audience in the millions, Brig. Gen.

  • AAFES chief enlisted advisor visits Homestead

    The Senior Enlisted Leader to the Commanding General for Army and Air Force Exchange Service visited Homestead Air Reserve Base, March 31. Chief Master Sgt. Jeffry Helm met with wing leadership and Airmen to discuss future plans and inspected the current AAFES facility.By 2013, the Homestead BX/PX

  • Pentagon officials change 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' enforcement

    The Defense secretary announced changes to the Pentagon's regulation on homosexuals serving in the military that he said make the Defense Department's enforcement of the so-called "Don't ask, don't tell" law "fairer and more appropriate" March 25 here. Secretary Robert M. Gates announced Feb. 2 he'd