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  • Homestead reservists depart Balad Air Base, Iraq

    With the roar of jet engines, more than 260 reservists from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., departed Balad Air Base, Iraq, Aug. 9, completing 45 days of one of the busiest missions they had ever faced. The 482nd Fighter Wing Airmen, who were assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron

  • Retiree Activities Office serves South Florida veterans

    "Still serving" is the motto of the U.S. Armed Forces veterans volunteering to staff the Homestead Air Reserve Base Retiree Activities Office located in the 482nd Fighter Wing headquarters building. The RAO provides a single point of contact between military retirees, their family members and

  • Homestead reservists return from Iraq

    Over 260 Airmen were greeted with a joyful homecoming reception Monday night as they returned from a deployment to Balad Air Base, Iraq. The Airmen were bused from the flight line to the reception area where hundreds of family members, friends, elected officials and local media representatives

  • Homestead EOD reservist awarded Bronze Star

    Tech. Sgt. Timothy Haffner, 482nd Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal journeyman, was awarded a Bronze Star for heroism upon completion of his six-month deployment to Iraq on June 25. Sergeant Haffner led a team of three EOD technicians who embedded with U.S. Army units in the midst

  • Maintenance group hosts dual ceremony

    Strong family relationships and Air Force mentoring influenced two unit command changes at the 482nd Fighter Wing Aug. 5. Col. T. Glenn Davis, 482nd Fighter Wing Maintenance Group commander, passed the guidons of two subordinate units to lieutenant colonels who both attribute their successes to

  • Recruiting duty for the sharp, committed

    Air Force Reserve Command never stops its search for quality people to join the Air Force team, and part of that effort includes attracting motivated Airmen to serve as Reserve Recruiters. Every Airman is a recruiter in his or her own way. However, representing the Air Force Reserve in uniform,

  • Aviation industry job fair held for Airmen, family members

    Reservists, base employees and family members had the chance to find job opportunities in the aviation industry at a job fair in Heritage Hall here July 14. The Human Resource Development Council invited recruiters from several air cargo and services companies out of Miami International Airport to