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  • Homestead Airman & Family Readiness Office 2009 winner

    Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs Dennis M. McCarthy hosted the 2009 Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Awards winners in a ceremony  at the Pentagon April 16.Homestead Air Reserve Base Airman & Family Readiness Office is this year's winner for the Air Force Reserve

  • Air Force fitness program revision rewards excellent Airmen

    Based upon service-wide feedback, Airmen who earn an "excellent" on the new fitness test will now only have to test once a year according to a new revision to the Air Force Fitness Program."We believe this will recognize fitness excellence and serve as an incentive for more Airmen to improve their

  • Security forces return from Iraq

    Twenty-eight Air Force Reservists assigned to the 482nd Security Forces Squadron returned home after completing a six-month deployment to Iraq Members were greeted by extremely happy family and friends Monday night at Miami International Airport.  Among the returning Airmen were five new fathers,

  • Commanders final flight

    Over 150 base personnel, family and friends came out to welcome back Brig. Gen. William "Blaze" Binger after completing his final flight in an F-16 on June 3. As the 482nd Fighter Wing commander taxied the aircraft in one last time, emergency response vehicles from the base and 20 law enforcement

  • Cage Fighter Turns Trainer for Upcoming Boxing Match

    The din of the crowd, the nervous excitement in the pit of his stomach, the adrenaline that washes over him when the cage door slams shut - these are the things one CE member here admits to loving about getting in the ring.Staff Sgt. Vincent Carll, deployed from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.,

  • Base environmental program reigns supreme

    The 482nd Fighter Wing's environmental flight has achieved excellence again! During a brief ceremony, Col. Michael McCully, 482nd Mission Support Group commander, presented flight members the 2009 General Thomas D. White Environmental Quality Award and General Thomas D. White Pollution Prevention

  • Air Force in need of prior service men and women

    The U.S. Air Force has opened positions on active duty for prior service (PS) members in several career fields and will be filling these jobs by the end of fiscal year 2010, and potentially fiscal year 2011.Air Force Recruiting Service reports that 250 PS positions in 90 plus Air Force Specialty

  • Homestead says goodbye to commander

    The Homestead Air Reserve Base family gathered together behind the Falcon's Nest Club to send off their commander and his family in style May 1.Brig. Gen. William B. Binger, Commander, 482nd Fighter Wing, was honored during "Blaze's Backyard Barbecue Farewell".  The event attended by hundereds of

  • Homestead Airmen give back to community

    Life has a way of bringing the unexpected, even with the best laid plans and preparation, the random hand of tragedy can reach out and humble any one of us. Without a helping hand, setbacks can seem nearly impossible to recover from. Members of the Homestead Air Reserve Base Junior Enlisted Council

  • When disaster strikes Airmen should update AFPAAS via new web link

    The Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System (APAAS) has recently integrated a self-assessment reporting system into their website (https://afpaas.af.mil) to help track personnel accountability, and to get emergency aid to military members as quickly as possible during regional