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  • From the Top: Passing the Torch

    The ending of any assignment is bittersweet, and the end of this one is no different. As I prepare to transition into the next phase with my family, I am excited but also a bit sad. We have accomplished so much together over the last four years, and it will be hard to leave the incredible people and

  • Quest for zero

    Many of you compare the start of the summer not just as the Memorial Day Weekend, but the start of the “101 Critical Days of Summer.”  Over the past year, the Air Force Occupational Safety world introduced our new year-round slogan “Quest for Zero.”  Although the Critical Days of Summer represents a

  • Weathering the storm

    It is Hurricane Preparedness week and emergency managers across the nation are urging people to be prepared for the upcoming hurricane season.Hurricane season starts on June 1 and ends Nov. 30.Experts at the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration are expecting an average season, which will

  • Memorial run honors fallen APS Airmen

    The 70th Aerial Port Squadron participated in the 3rd annual Port Dawg Memorial 5K at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida May 14.Each year members of the Aerial Port community meet on bases and other locations around the world to honor fallen Aerial Porters in a 3.1069-mile run. “Port Dawg is a

  • Let the healing begin: Invictus Games kick off

    The thudding noise of helicopter blades cut through the air, bright-colored lights sliced through smoke and fans cheered to honor the more than 500 military competitors from 15 nations who gathered at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, on May 8 to compete in Invictus Games

  • Goldfein nominated as 21st CSAF

    Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced April 26 that the president has nominated Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein to be the 21st chief of staff of the Air Force, succeeding Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, who has served in the position since 2012.

  • Sexual assault reporting options: restricted, unrestricted

    Victims of sexual assault seeking help may not know who they can talk to or what resources are available.Sexual assault victims have two reporting options: restricted and unrestricted.“I stress the importance of understanding restricted and unrestricted reporting because I don’t want a victim’s case

  • AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

  • Homestead ARB among four candidate bases for F-35

    Air Force officials announced April 12 that Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona; Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida; Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas; and Whiteman AFB, Missouri, are candidate bases for the first Reserve-led F-35A Lightning II location.

  • Reservists send firetruck to Guatemala for humanitarian relief

    Team Homestead Reservists from the 70th Aerial Port Squadron teamed up with the 300th Airlift Squadron out of Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, to deliver a firetruck to La Antigua, Guatemala April, 2.The firetruck was donated by the City of Coral Gables, Florida, and flown in on a C-17