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  • 482nd cop medals in Air Force shooting competition

    Master Sgt. Stephen Hodges, 482nd Security Forces Squadron, recently earned recognition for his marksmanship skills in the Excellence in Competition Rifle Match at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Shooters in rank from Airman Basic to Colonel, and even an Airman from the Australian Royal Air

  • South Florida soldiers return from Afghanistan

    Twenty-one soldiers of the 930th Army Liaison Team returned here March 22 after a year-long deployment to Afghanistan. That morning, dozens of family members eagerly waited at the compound of the Florida Army National Guard's 50th Area Support Group for the return of their loved ones. Families

  • Bilateral training prepares Airmen for combat

    One hundred fifty Airmen and 14 CF-18 Hornets from the Canadian Air Force's 410th Tactical Fighter Squadron recently completed a three-week Dissimilar Aircraft Combat Training exercise here at Homestead Air Reserve Base. The bilateral training ran from Feb. 19 to March 9 and was the last air-to-air

  • Fitness Center upgrades, offers more

    If you've been to the fitness center recently, it's not likely you've missed it. A shiny, new basketball court is one of several upgrades and additions aimed at improving your workout experience. Hurricane Wilma is partly to "thank" for the three and half month project to replace the former,

  • “Mako” returns to Homestead to share success

    Surrounded by people who'd traveled from as far away as Nebraska, a Mako pilot and commander returned March 3 to the place he credits with providing the atmosphere of possibilities and potential necessary for earning entry into flag officer ranks. Jon R. Shasteen, who was promoted to brigadier

  • 5K Run salutes, benefits military

    Blue skies and perfect weather greeted runners participating in the 5th Annual Tribute to the Military 5K Fun Run Sunday, February 25. All branches of the service were represented in the run which drew more than 770 runners and their supporters. Race organizers estimate the crowd at more than three

  • New Reserve Command Chief visits Homestead

    In his first day on the job, Command Chief Master Sergeant Troy McIntosh held his first enlisted Airmen's call here March 7 at Homestead Air Reserve Base. Chief McIntosh replaces Air Force Reserve Command's former Command Chief Master Sergeant Jackson Winsett who is retiring after more than 30 years

  • RED MAN training teaches skills, teamwork

    In most schools, classroom participants are expected to behave. At Homestead, one group of students not only fought with their instructors, but it was encouraged. Twenty-five security forces Airmen took part in Unarmed Defensive Tactics training here Feb. 10. The class taught skills such as law

  • Riehl takes command of Civil Engineer Squadron

    Maj. William S. Riehl, III, assumed command of the 482nd Civil Engineer Squadron in a ceremony here February 11. Col. Dennis Daley, 482nd Mission Support Group commander, presided over the ceremony. Major Riehl takes over from Lt. Col. Mark Wolfe, who is retiring after commanding the civil engineers

  • Air Force Reservist wins Teacher of the Year

    Modestly understating the accomplishment, a schoolteacher-Citizen Airman assigned here is looking toward future challenges, savoring inspirational words of her peers and integrating Air Force Reserve skills into a continuing drive for excellence after earning accolades. Senior Airman Patricia