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  • How did we lose this young Airman?

    She was an Airman Leadership School distinguished graduate, earned staff sergeant her first time testing, received all 5s on her enlisted performance reports and took part in two deployments. Clearly she was a high-performing Airman.But, in her words, the Air Force had made it clear it didn't want

  • 2014 CFC drive is underway

    The 482nd Fighter Wing recently kicked off its annual Combined Federal Campaign; the world's largest and most successful workplace giving campaign. Since the first campaign in 1964, federal employees have donated more than $7 billion for the charities and causes that are near and dear to them. 

  • Thanksgiving Day brunch

    The 482nd Force Support Squadron will host a Thanksgiving Day Brunch at the Homestead ARB Community Activity Center from 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., on Nov. 27.Come savor traditional Thanksgiving dishes including roasted turkey, baked ham, prime rib, mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, salad bar,

  • Base gears up for 2014 Car Show

    Dozens of rare and exotic cars will be showcased on the Homestead Air Reserve Base flight line adjacent to base operations Nov. 21 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.The show will feature the following cars:2015 Supercharged Corvette Stingray2015 Dodge Viper2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat2015 Jaguar F Type2015

  • Secretary praises, thanks veterans, service members

    Every year, we set aside Veterans Day to honor all the men and women who've served our country in uniform. We celebrate veterans from generations past. We welcome a new generation of veterans home from war. And we thank our future veterans, still serving at home and abroad.They are securing our

  • Outstanding contributions result in national award

    A member of the 482nd Fighter Wing at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, was selected as the Recruiter Service Personnel Support Person of the Year at the Recruit National Awards Banquet.Master Sgt. Jennifer Trimble, chief of career development for 482nd Force Support Squadron here, was recognized

  • Base to host commissary case lot sale and bazaar

    Homestead ARB will host a Defense Commissary Agency case lot sale and vendor bazaar in the old Base Exchange Shoppette, across the street from the base, on Nov. 6-8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The case lot sale features truckloads of merchandise which will be available to purchase on-site.The event,

  • Base pioneers emergency communications kits, joint exercise

    For the first time ever, the 482nd Communications Squadron pioneered a joint base recovery exercise designed to shape the way  Communications Squadrons throughout the Air Force Reserve respond during emergencies."We're really proud to be the first base to plan and hold a joint base recovery

  • CY15A RSSB Invitation to Apply

    The CY15A Reserve School Selection Board will convene Feb. 2, 2015 at the Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo.Both the Invitation to Apply and RSSB Application can be found on myPers  located under the red "News Alert" tab or on the vPC-GR Dashboard under the "Actions Request"

  • Taking a stand: Help win the fight against sexual assault

    Just as Airmen broke the sound barrier and pioneered new paths to space, Airmen will pioneer new ways to prevent sexual assault in the Air Force.Preventing this crime is not easy; if it were, you, America's Airmen, would already have eliminated it from our force. As we begin this new fiscal year, I