Over 300 Homestead reservists deploy in support of OIF
Brig. Gen. Thomas Coon, 10th Air Force commander (far left), Mayor Lynda Bell and Col. William Binger, 482nd FW commander, community leaders and wing leadership show their appreciation to approximately 150 Homestead reservists en route to a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on Jan. 6. The 482nd Fighter Wing reservists belong to a larger deployment package involving more than 300 reservists to both Balad Air Base and Kirkuk Air Base in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tim Norton)