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  • 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

  • Congratulations to Homestead ARB's recent promotees

    Congratulations to the following Homestead Air Reserve Base Airmen who were recently promoted:- Senior Master Sgt. Carmen Martinez, 482nd Operations Group- Senior Master Sgt. Brian Brown, 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron- Senior Master Sgt. Ivan Suazo, 482nd Maintenance Group- Tech. Sgt. Rietta

  • Enlisted quality force review board to be held in May

    A quality force review board will convene here May 5-16 to consider eligible Airmen for retention, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced recently.The board is one of several fiscal 2014 force management programs that have been or will be implemented to help achieve manpower and force

  • DOD announces recertification of imminent danger areas

    The Defense Department announced the recertification of some locations as imminent danger pay areas while discontinuing that designation for others. A periodic review and recertification was conducted for Imminent Danger Pay (IDP) purposes and was made in coordination with the joint staff, combatant