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  • Airmen spread Christmas joy at homeless shelter

    Twenty Airmen from Homestead Air Reserve Base delivered gifts and holiday cheer to more than 130 children at a local homeless shelter Dec. 3. The Airmen, part of the 482nd Medical Squadron's Junior Enlisted Council, were escorted by Santa who arrived at Community Partnership for Homeless on a

  • Homestead recruiter recognized for efforts

    "I like to help people realize the opportunities available to them, and help them achieve goals they thought were impossible," said Staff Sergeant Alex Asencio, 482nd Fighter Wing Reserve Recruiter. That attitude is partially responsible for an award he recently received, as a Senior Airman, from

  • Unit Compliance Inspection yields positive results

    Months of preparation, hard work and attention to detail resulted in the 482nd Fighter Wing accomplishing its mission 'by the books' during the Air Force Reserve Command Unit Compliance Inspection held here Oct. 30 to Nov. 5. The team of approximately 70 inspectors from Robins Air Force Base,

  • County clears land for safer, secure base

    County crews have begun clearing land north of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., which will improve security on the property adjacent to the front gate of the military installation. The property, left vacant since Hurricane Andrew, was once base housing for the old Homestead Air Force Base and is

  • Homestead hosts FBI post-blast forensics training

    Many of us may have heard the criticism of the popular television series CSI. There are no magic machines or tests to give immediate answers to crimes the way producers depict events on the show. In reality, it takes more than fancy special effects. Recently, the 482nd Civil Engineering Squadron

  • Mak-O-ver: Maintainers put showroom finish on F-16s

    For those of us old enough to remember Earl Scheib's promise to repaint any car for $39.95, it seemed like a small amount to put the shine back on your wheels. Although aircraft are not immune from periodic sprucing up, the work required to get a 93rd Fighter Squadron "Mako" F-16 back in showroom

  • Precision critical for survival equipment specialists

    Something as small as a single stitch in fabric can determine whether a pilot flies and fights another day. For the specialists at the 482nd Maintenance Group's Survival Equipment Shop here that's why paying attention to every minute detail is so very important. "We have pilots' lives in our hands

  • Maintenance Group recognizes top performers, dedicates crew chiefs

    The 482nd Maintenance Group hosted an awards ceremony Oct. 15 at the base fitness center to recognize top maintenance performers. The ceremony also included the dedication of fourteen Mako F-16 crew chiefs, who will be known from now on as the dedicated crew chiefs for their respective aircraft.