Senate confirms Barrett to be Air Force secretary

The 85 to 7 vote makes Barbara Barrett the third consecutive woman confirmed to lead the Air Force and its 685,000 total force Airmen. Barrett replaces Heather Wilson who resigned in May. Undersecretary Matthew Donovan served as acting secretary in the interim.

Alternate gate for UTA

AFRC restructures the enlisted grade force

On October 1, more than 3,500 enlisted Reserve Citizen Airmen will see upgrades to their grade authorizations.MAJCOM senior enlisted leaders and other key members reviewed, evaluated and restructured the enlisted grade authorizations as part of the Enlisted Grade Council, established in 2016. The

The couple that runs together

A Homestead Air Reserve Base couple set a goal to make an active lifestyle a priority and this goal culminated in the completion of their first marathon this month.Tech. Sgt. Chase Provencher, a Radar Technician with the 482nd Maintenance Squadron and his wife, Magda Gelves-Provencher, competed in

Reserve readiness for today and the future

The reemergence of long-term strategic and great-power competition necessitates that the Air Force Reserve grows its capabilities to meet the demands of the future operating environment while integrating with Air Education Training Command and the Air National Guard.

AFH1 phone app available now on Apple and Google Play

The AFH1 app includes the “The Air Force Handbook 1,” and study guide, as well as Air Force Instruction 36-2618, The Enlisted Force Structure, known as the “The Little Brown Book.” There is also access to the “The Little Blue Book” which focuses on the profession of arms. Other tools such as flash

Continued support for The Bahamas

HARB provides support to The Bahamas

Citizen Airmen, civilians and contractors from Homestead Air Reserve Base are supporting U.S. Northern Command, federal agencies and other non-governmental organizations to provide assistance to the relief efforts in The Bahamas.The base quickly shifted from preparing for dangerous Hurricane Dorian,

HARB is All Clear

Homestead Air Reserve Base is currently all clear. Employees should report to work as normal.

US Space Command establishment ceremony launches new era of space superiority capabilities

The USSPACECOM establishment will accelerate the United States’ space capabilities to address rapidly evolving threats to U.S. space assets and the importance of deterring potential adversaries from putting critical U.S. space systems at risk.