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  • Ardent Forge exercise tests Airmen’s ability to survive, operate

    More than 300 members of the 482nd Fighter Wing conducted a readiness exercise April 4-5.The exercise was held at various locations throughout the base but was primarily at a “tent city” behind the parachute tower.For two days Airmen simulated being in a deployed combat environment, with a variety

  • Reserve and defense leaders testify on duty status reform

    Reserve component and defense leaders discussed the Department of Defense’s Duty Status Reform proposal with lawmakers March 27 at a hearing in front of the House Armed Services Committee’s military personnel subcommittee.

  • HQ ARPC reduces retirement order processing time

    Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center concentrated efforts during the month of February to reduce the inventory of retirement applications for Guard and Reserve members turning 60 years of age.

  • Air Force Reserve expands hiring authority to recruit, maintain readiness

    To meet the needs of America’s national security requirements, the Air Force Reserve Command is expanding the direct hiring authority to recruit Air Reserve Technician maintenance personnel when and where they are needed.“Direct Hire Authority (DHA) enables DoD to recruit and appoint qualified

  • Motorcycle Safety Training: What AF riders need to know

    Training season for motorcyclists is just around the corner, and as training gets into full swing, it may be helpful to shed some light on the Air Force’s training requirements, as well as what the proper acronyms are for the Motorcycle Safety Foundation courses. I’d also like to dispel some

  • Scobee highlights Air Force Reserve success on Capitol Hill

    Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, chief of Air Force Reserve and Air Force Reserve Command commander, testified on the status of the Reserve and the fiscal year 2020 budget request before the U.S. House Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee, March 26, on Capitol Hill.  Counterparts from the

  • Airman’s American Dream is military success story

    Nothing happens to the infrastructure at Homestead Air Reserve Base without the work, insight, and coordination of the engineers from the 482nd Mission Support Group’s Civil Engineer Squadron.From roads to buildings, when something needs to be constructed on an Air Force installation, it needs to be

  • Wing honors its best

    The 482nd Fighter Wing and the South Dade Military Affairs Committee honored the wing’s “best of the best" during the 20th Annual Awards Ceremony on March 2, 2019. Over 150 military and civilian personnel from the base were on hand to celebrate the 2018 annual winners at the Homestead Community