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  • Homestead defenders nearing completion of 6-month deployment

    (Editor's note: Approximately 40 members of the 482nd Security Forces Squadron are currently deployed to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, where they're maintaining the security of the installation for the thousands of personnel who operate from Kirkuk, Iraq. Maj. Harold Talbert and Staff Sgt. Chris

  • Deployed reservists donate medical equipment to Bulgarian hospital

    Approximately 200 reservists from Homestead Air Reserve Base opened their wallets and raised $2,800 to purchase a new cardiac monitor for the children's ward at local hospital during a recent deployment to Graf-Isnatievo Air Base, Bulgaria. The 482nd Fighter Wing reservists deployed with 10 F-16s to

  • Security Forces host German Air Force Reserve officer

    The director of training for the German Air Force Non-Commissioned Officer Academy visited Homestead Air Reserve Base this week as part of the United States/Germany Reserve Officer Exchange Program. Lt. Col. Christoph Harksen, stationed at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Headquarters,

  • Homestead ARB home to diverse array of wildlife

    Is that an alligator? No, it can't be an alligator. It looks more like an iguana on steroids!In actuality, a 6-foot long Nile Monitor Lizard has taken up residence in the wetlands on Homestead Air Reserve Base. The wayward lizard, affectionately known as "Harbzilla," occasionally basks along the

  • Reservist lauded for representing Air Force at career days

    Hialeah Elementary School administrators recently showed their appreciation to Master Sgt. Richard Rios, 482nd Communications Squadron senior air reserve technician, by presenting him with a plaque for his dedication to their annual Career Day. For the last five years, the City of Hialeah resident

  • Force protection is everybody's business

    Mr. James Mitchell is an affable veteran who is quick to crack a joke or simply "shoot the breeze." But when it comes to preventing a terrorist attack at Homestead Air Reserve Base, he's all business, all the time. Mr. Mitchell, the Homestead Air Reserve Base antiterrorism officer, entered this

  • Mako to Thunderbird: pilot selected for elite air demonstration team

    Maj. Sean Gustafson, 93rd Fighter Squadron pilot, made history after being the first Air Force Reserve pilot chosen to fly on the Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Team' since its inception in 1953. On May 29, the Palmetto Bay resident and Delta Airlines pilot was informed he'll fly the No. 4 slot