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  • Driven to serve

    The resume reads more like that of a presidential appointee than a doctor from Miami. A cum laude graduate from medical school; a magna cum laude master's degree in business administration; a score of professional affiliations up and down the Eastern Seaboard; fluently speaks English, French and

  • Celestial Eagle: Historic F-15 anti-satellite mission remembered

    The F-15 test pilot settled into the cockpit of the premier fighter jet in the world at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., awaiting takeoff with a 2,700 pound, 18-foot long missile mounted to the jet's centerline. The mission, dubbed the "Celestial Eagle Flight," called for a nearly vertical ascent to

  • Base hosts Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart Service Academy Day

    The 482nd Fighter Wing hosted the Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart Service Academy Day on Saturday for local high school students interested in attending university-level U.S. Armed Forces service academies. Approximately 15 students and their families met with representatives from the Air Force, Coast Guard,

  • Base support services turned over to contractors

    482nd Fighter Wing reservists performing their annual tour at Homestead Air Reserve Base will notice a significant shakeup in the personnel manning base support services, and they may also see many familiar faces wearing new corporate attire. As of August 1, Satellite Services Inc. employees

  • Revised 'Salute the Flag' policy in legislation

    U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., praised the passage by unanimous consent of his bill (S.1877) clarifying U.S. law to allow veterans and servicemen not in uniform to salute the flag. Current law (U.S. Code Title 4, Chapter 1) states that veterans and servicemen not in uniform should place their hand

  • CBP Air and Marine acquires helicopters for border security mission

    The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Air and Marine, located at Homestead Air Reserve Base, added two AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters to its aircraft fleet recently, strengthening CBP's ability to help secure and protect the nation's borders. The acquisition of these

  • Outdoor Recreation: Good times waiting to happen

    Within minutes, a servicemember, civil service employee or military retiree can walk into the Homestead Air Reserve Base Outdoor Recreation Center, rent camping equipment, fishing poles, kayaks, a gas grill and cooler, and head south for a weekend exploring the Florida Keys. These are just a few of

  • Base strengthens ties with business community

    Homestead Air Reserve Base hosted the Greater Homestead/Florida City Chamber of Commerce Annual Planning Conference in the Heritage Hall Training and Conference Center for the first time Thursday. Sixty Chamber members attended the day-long event to listen to guest speakers, prepare courses of