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  • AF to every Airman: Tell us your story

    Air Force leaders want Airmen to share their stories with the world and designed the 2014 American Airman Video Contest with that purpose in mind."Every Airman has a story -- and smartphone technology now allows those Airmen to share those stories to a wider audience than ever before," said Air

  • Wing's newest Lieutenant Colonel

    Congratulations to Maj. Shelly Frank, 482nd Fighter Wing active duty staff judge advocate, who was recently selected for promotion to Lieutenant Colonel. 

  • Base hosts 4th of July celebration

    Homestead Air Reserve Base will host a free 4th of July celebration in front of the Heritage Hall Conference Center, building 404, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The free celebration features a fireworks show (scheduled for 8:30 p.m.), live music, amusement rides, and food and beverages available for

  • Base presents 2014 UFC Fit Tour

    On Monday June 23, the base and the Air Force Reserve Command will host the 2014 UFC Fit Tour at the Sam Johnson Fitness Center. Come out and meet 2013 Mixed Martial Art's Trainer of the Year Mike Dolce and Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Robbie Lawler as they put on a fitness workshop from

  • AF Reserve announces senior leadership changes

    Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, has announced the following senior leader actions. Maj. Gen. Mark A. Kyle, 22nd Air Force commander, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, will be reassigned as director of Air, Space and Information

  • Airmen save money by preventing FOD

    Foreign object damage, known as FOD, is a virus that plagues the Air Force costing precious time and money to repair equipment inadvertently damaged.Defined is any damage to an aircraft that can be attributed to a foreign object that may or may not degrade its ability to safely perform the mission,

  • Airmen receive CCAF degrees

    During a graduation ceremony in the Sam Johnson Fitness Center, 51 Air Force enlisted members received associate degrees from the Community College of the Air Force on June 8.The degrees were presented by Col. Chris Funk, 482nd Fighter Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Katdo Robinson, 482nd FW

  • AF to implement new feedback process July 1

    During the past year, Air Force leaders have been shaping a new and more comprehensive Air Force evaluation system for officers and enlisted Airmen.The new system is designed to better meet the needs of the Air Force and Airmen, differentiate more effectively between good and great performers, and

  • Security Forces train to face active shooter situation

    In the event of an active shooter, many people's first instinct is to run away to stay safe. Instead, the men and women of the 482nd Security Forces Squadron here are trained to put themselves in harm's way to neutralize the target, protect innocent bystanders, and aid the injured.The danger of

  • Fitness center receives $4.5 million facelift, reopens at Homestead

    After $4.5 million in renovations, the Sam Johnson Fitness Center, which is named after the highly decorated Air Force fighter pilot who flew combat missions in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars and spent nearly seven years as a Prisoner of War in Hanoi, reopened here May 27.The renovations to the