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  • Civil Engineers rack up awards

    Civil Engineers from Homestead Air Reserve Base recently received several prestigious Air Force Reserve Command awards. The awards honor outstanding performance in several unit categories. Among the flights that received unit awards: the base fire department and environmental flight. The base fire

  • Civil Engineer culminates long career with prestigious award

    As civil servants and military members, most employees at Homestead Air Reserve Base have moved around a lot during their careers, seeing the world and serving their country. But there are others who've stayed in one place for years, becoming the go-to person for every task imaginable and earning

  • Reservists deploy to support Global War on Terrorism

    Approximately 100 Air Force reservists from the 482nd Fighter Wing departed Homestead Air Reserve Base June 22 enroute to Southwest Asia to support combat operations in the region. The deployment marks the second time in the past 18 months that the South Florida reservists have supported Department

  • Master Sergeants retire in dual ceremony

    Master Sergeants Tammy Mobley and Danielle Lintz retired in a dual ceremony here June 9 after serving more than 20 years each in the Air Force and Air Force Reserve. Both were members of the 482nd Operations group, working for more than seven years together as traditional reservists. "We are great

  • UTA lodging reservations now by call-in automation

    A June trial run of the Automated Lodging Reservation System will be followed by the scheduled real-time use of an automated room reservation system beginning with reservations for the August unit training assembly. The sign-up rosters for July lodging represent the end of a laborious method of

  • Uniform officials warn Airmen about knockoff ABUs

    Commercial manufacturers have begun to advertise sale of the new Airman Battle Uniform at various online Web sites. Air Force officials warn Airmen these uniforms are not the authorized items provided by the Air Force's official source, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, and may not meet the

  • Changes in works for Air Force PT uniform

    The Air Force uniform board is working to resolve Airmen's issues with the Air Force physical training uniform, which became mandatory for wear in Fall 2006. The board has received nearly 500 inputs from Airmen including suggestions on ways to improve the uniform, and some of those changes are in

  • Tricare officials: be prepared for hurricane season

    With meteorologists predicting another active Atlantic hurricane season, Tricare officials are urging beneficiaries to prepare now before a hurricane causes evacuations or limits access to health care. The Atlantic storm season is underway and hurricanes and typhoons at home and abroad may affect

  • Rules restrict posting of images, words online

    Many Airmen like to log onto Internet social sites to keep in touch with friends, meet new ones and vent frustrations. However, if they use offensive language and images on MySpace.com, Facebook.com and other sites, they could face disciplinary actions for opening a virtual Pandora's Box. One