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  • SFS, EOD show skills during active shooter exercise

    Gunfire rang out signaling the beginning of a base exercise where nine people were gunned down via simulation using blank rounds by two volunteers acting as disgruntled Airmen during an exercise here July 26.Initial reports let 482nd Security Forces Squadron Airmen know that the gunfire was heard in

  • Aerial port helps send fire truck to Guatemala in humanitarian relief effort

    Airmen from the 70th Aerial Port Squadron and a C-17 Globemaster II flight crew from Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Washington, teamed up to help get a second donated fire truck to a city in Guatemala on July 17.The city of Coral Gables, Florida, donated two fire trucks to their sister city, La Antigua,

  • Wings Over Homestead Open House and Air Show, November 5-6

    After a four year absence, the thunderous roar of the United States Air Force Thunderbird’s F-16 demonstration team will be tearing through the skies over Homestead Air Reserve Base during the 2016 Wings Over Homestead Air Show, Nov. 5 – 6.This year’s event theme is: “Spirit of Flight, Celebrating

  • Key Spouse Program kicks off at Homestead

    The Key Spouse Program has arrived with the help of the 482nd Fighter Wing Key Spouse who was appointed July 8. "The wing is fortunate to have Athena Avendano as the Key Spouse,” said Col. David P. Garfield, the 482nd FW commander. “I’m impressed with her energy and commitment to the program. She is

  • Honor Guard member selected as Military Service Person of the Year

    The Miami Chamber of Commerce selected one of Team Homestead’s finest as a Military Service Person of the Year for their 29th Annual Awards Program and Salute to the Military. Master Sgt. Frank Navarro, the 482nd Fighter Wing Honor Guard superintendent, was among eight other military personnel who

  • 482nd FW to gain new vice commander

    Team Homestead will welcome a new vice commander for the 482nd Fighter Wing July 5.Col. Michael Hernandez, the former 482nd Fighter Wing vice commander, is headed to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, where he will take command of the 325th Fighter Wing as the first Reservist to lead an active duty

  • Commentary-- Memorial Day and Leadership Development

    Late last month we celebrated a day where we remember the people who have died while serving in the country’s armed forces. Memorial Day, which originated in the days after the American Civil War, is celebrated throughout the United States with moments of silence, flags at half-staff, and visits to

  • Boosting Airman morale through recreation

    This summer the Single Airmen Program Initiative and RecOn programs are back at Homestead with deep sea night fishing, scuba diving, high-speed indoor kart racing and art for good events.“The goal of these programs is for Airmen to meet new people who share their interests,” said Alice Fields, the

  • Congress members visit HARB, discuss F-35 potential

    Three members of congress toured the base June 20 to gain a better understanding of its operations, importance to national security, and potential to switch from flying F-16 Fighting Falcons to F-35 Lightning IIs.Congresswomen Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Gwen Graham and Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart came