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  • Air Force leaders issue Memorial Day message

    WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III send the following Memorial Day message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force and their families:On May 30, 1868, the first official Memorial Day observance was held at Arlington

  • Former Homestead reservist and police officer laid to rest

    Carl Patrick, a retired Air Force reservist and Miami Police officer was laid to rest at Dade Memorial Park in Opa-locka, Florida on May 17. Members of the Homestead Air Base Honor Guard took part in the funeral ceremony and presented Patrick's 86-year old mother Lucille a folded American flag.

  • Newly renovated fitness center scheduled to open soon

    The newly renovated Sam Johnson Fitness Center is scheduled to open May 27 from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Both centers will be closed to move the equipment from the current fitness center to the newly renovated fitness center from May 19-26. The track and outside equipment will remain available for use

  • Members return from deployment, reunite with families

    Early in the morning, dozens of family members eagerly awaited the return of their loved ones at the Sam Johnson Fitness Center May 9. Over 200 personnel from the 482nd Fighter Wing and the 301st Fighter Wing arrived here after completing a joint, eight month deployment to Afghanistan.During their

  • Squadron honors fallen with memorial run

    The 70th Aerial Port Squadron held a Port Dawg 5K as an inaugural memorial to honor fallen members of Aerial Port Squadrons around the world on the track behind the Sam Johnson Fitness Center here May 4. In late 2012 through 2013, 13 Air Force Aerial Porters or Port Dawgs died throughout the Air

  • Base holds first-ever 'Spring Bazaar' event

    More than 40 local businesses and vendors ventured out to the base for the first-ever Spring Bazaar May 2-3.     The bazaar, put together through the efforts of the 482nd Force Support Squadron, was held in the newly renovated Sam Johnson Fitness Center here. The Fitness Center, which is almost

  • Team Homestead announces new mission, vision statements

    In February, we held a Strategic Planning and Enterprise Value Stream Analysis event. At the event, we discussed issues/concerns that affect Team Homestead. The Tenant Units were also invited, and this allowed for a cohesive review of our mission and vision statements.As we face increasing fiscally

  • Volunteers spring to support clean-up event

    Volunteers from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, recently supported a "Spring Workday" clean-up community event at Campbell Drive K-8 Center in Homestead, Florida.Armed with shovels and rakes, more than 12 volunteers from Team Homestead helped clean-up the school April 26."Taking the time to

  • Spring Bazaar

    A Spring Bazaar is being held at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, where over 50 vendors and local businesses have come together in the Sam Johnson Fitness Center for guests to browse their wares and educate themselves on various services.     When: May 2-3    Where: Sam Johnson Fitness

  • Sunshades protect Airmen, aircraft

    Flight line temperatures can easily reach over 100 degrees in the summer sun, which can spell trouble for aircraft maintainers who have to work in the extreme heat daily. For those on the flight line, sunshades make a world of difference.New sunshades were recently installed on the flight line to