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  • 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

  • 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