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  • President and first lady stop at base

    President Obama and the first lady made a brief stop at Homestead ARB prior to departing for Coral Reef High School in Miami, Fla., on March 7.  Over 100 base personnel and local citizens greeted the Obama's before they boarded a Marine helicopter for Coral Reef H.S. The president was in town to

  • Surveys to help improve unit

    Members of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., and their spouses, are encouraged to complete a Unit Effectiveness Inspection Survey in order to highlight the good and the bad within their unit. The survey is part of the new Air Force Inspection System to get an overall idea of base performance. The

  • New inspection program transforms process, saves time, money

    The Air Force is implementing a new inspection program, which will impact Homestead Air Reserve Base. The new Air Force Inspection System process began here in August 2013 and will culminate in a Capstone Event this summer. "This new process puts more responsibility in the wing's hands and lets us

  • Getting the word back home has never been easier

    The Joint Hometown News Service launched a new online submission system Feb. 17, making it easier for service members and Department of Defense civilians to publicize achievements such as promotions and decorations, to their local media outlets.The new hometown news release submission program is now

  • Hagel Outlines Budget Reducing Troop Strength, Force Structure

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has proposed cuts in military spending that include further reductions in troop strength and force structure in every military service in the coming year as part of an effort to prioritize U.S. strategic interests in the face of reduced resources after more than a

  • Electronic cigarette use increasing among Airmen

    Electronic cigarette use is becoming a popular alternative to traditional cigarettes, but the upward trend is becoming a concern for health care providers. The battery-operated products, known as e-cigarettes, are designed to deliver nicotine, flavor, and other chemicals as a vapor that is inhaled

  • Team Homestead Appreciation Day features Miami Marlins, free lunch

    The Team Homestead Appreciation Day featured a free lunch, compliments of the Miami Marlins baseball team, and an autograph signing session at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Feb. 13.Also headlining the event was a U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. The Blackhawk

  • Homestead ARB welcomes members home

    Leadership, families, friends, and co-workers gathered to welcome home 37 service members of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., who had been deployed Feb. 10. Family members held signs as the bus pulled up, full of service members coming home from deployment. Hugs were given and tears were shed as

  • Prayer Breakfast brings together community, military

    Members of Homestead Air Reserve Base met in the Community Activity Center to hear the prayer message from guest speaker, Navy Captain Ronnie King, command chaplain for U. S. Southern Command in Doral, Fla., as a part of the Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 9. The Prayer Breakfast was facilitated by the

  • Emergency Management, more than just CBRNE training

    The 482nd Civil Engineering Squadron's Emergency Management Flight at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., conducted their annually required hazardous materials exercise here Feb. 8., with help from the Homestead ARB Fire Department. The EM flight does not provide HAZMAT services for Homestead ARB, but