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  • Commander releases AF Reserve Vision update

    The chief of the Air Force Reserve has released an update to the Air Force Reserve Vision and Guiding Principles document.The Air Force Reserve 2015 Vision Update is intended as a companion document to the 2013 Air Force Reserve Vision and Guiding Principles, according to Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson,

  • Happy birthday Air Force

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody released a tri-signature letter in anticipation of the Air Force's 68th birthday Sept. 18.To read the letter, click here.

  • Wing receives new commander during change of command ceremony

    Col. David P. Garfield assumed command of the 482nd Fighter Wing from Brig. Gen. Christian G. Funk during change-of-command ceremony Sept. 13.Maj. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, 10th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony and transferred the 482nd Fighter Wing guidon from Funk to Garfield."General

  • SOCSOUTH remembers 14th anniversary of 9/11 with relay run

    To commemorate the 14th anniversary of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, more than 80 service members assigned to Special Operations Command South honored the memory of the tragic event with a 140-mile relay run Sept. 10-11.Chaplain (Capt.) Jaffet Duquela, SOCSOUTH chaplain, who ran 10 miles,

  • New website streamlines volunteering

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa has received approval from the Air Force Personnel Center and Air Staff to pilot a new volunteer program website before it goes live Air Force wide.The new website application makes it simpler for active-duty members and civilians to post, search and log

  • TRICARE beneficiaries being targeted by fraudulent secret shopper offer

    The Defense Health Agency, Office of Program Integrity (DHA-PI) has received a significant number of return envelopes from mailings by a bogus organization. In the letter they identify themselves as TRICARE SURVEY INC., to TRICARE beneficiaries across the country and are attempting to solicit

  • Hurricane Hunters to fly into Tropical Storm Erika from Homestead ARB

    The U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters are operating out of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, flying WC-130J Hurricane Hunters into Tropical Storm Erika in support of the National Hurricane Center in Miami.The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew four missions into TS Erika out of

  • Wing conducts night flying operations

    The 482nd Fighter Wing began late afternoon and evening flying operations Aug. 24 and will continue these training missions until Sept. 17.Residents should expect to see increased activity around the base lasting until approximately 10 p.m.If you have any questions please feel call the 482nd Fighter

  • Reserve members obtain records sooner via website

    As most service members would attest to, waiting for records is tedious when the delay can be up to 14 business days. With that in mind, the Air Reserve Personnel Center here began referring customers to the new eBenefits website, an automated records retrieval portal managed by the Department of