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  • 482nd Fighter Wing deploys to support wartime operations

    More than 300 Airmen from Homestead Air Reserve Base deployed to Southwest Asia and Europe in support of contingency operations in January. While deployed, reservists from the 482nd Fighter Wing, along with active duty Airmen from the 495th Fighter Group 93rd Detachment, will provide aircraft

  • Telling the story

    Lightning flashes deep in the clouds as rain thunders down on the roofs of buildings and creates large puddles on the ground. The electricity zapping through the air is the only natural light source in that area as the moonlight is blocked by the dark clouds above. Time goes on, dawn approaches and

  • The Golden Knights are back at Homestead

    For the fifth straight year, the award winning jump team has come to Homestead ARB, their official winter training site, to hone their skills in preparation for the 2014 air show and competition circuit.As the "Official Ambassadors of the Army," the Golden Knights perform spectacular live parachute

  • Air Force leaders commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. birthday

    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 issued the following message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force: As America commemorates the federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we

  • FW members promoted to Colonel

    Congratulations to the following five members assigned to the 482nd Fighter Wing who were recently selected for promotion to the rank of Colonel. - Lt. Col. David Biggs, 482nd Logistics Readiness Squadron- Lt. Col. Jeffrey Davies, 482nd Fighter Wing- Lt. Col. Eliza Knutson, 482nd Fighter Wing- Lt.

  • Military OneSource offers free tax services

    If it hasn't arrived yet, your 2013 W-2 wage and tax statement likely is on its way, and with it the countdown toward the April 15 tax filing deadline. As preparations begin for the upcoming tax season, military families are being offered a free service to ensure they can meet that deadline from

  • Congratulations to recent quarterly award winners

    Congratulations to the following 482nd Fighter Wing quarterly award winners for the months of October through December 2013: - Company Grade Officer: Capt. Hendrikus S. Vanderveldt, 482nd Medical Squadron - Senior non-commissioned officer: Master Sgt. Larry D. Bradley, 70th Aerial Port Squadron -

  • 482nd Fighter Wing vice commander retires after 30 years of service

    After more than 30 years of military service, Col. David Davis, 482nd Fighter Wing vice commander, retired Jan. 11. The ceremony was presided over by Col. Donald Lindberg, 10th Air Force vice commander, and Col. Chris Funk, 482nd FW commander. Many community leaders attended the ceremony, including

  • New SecAF to Airmen: With change comes opportunity

    The Air Force's most senior leader gave insight into her life and shared career advice with Airmen across the Air Force during her first town hall Jan. 9. Speaking from the Pentagon auditorium, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James spoke about her 32 years of defense experience, passing on