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Congratulations, Good Luck!

The special function room of the enlisted club burst at the seams for the assumption of command ceremony for Capt. Christy Shaw Nov. 3. Many of the guests waited in a long line to congratulate the new commander of the 482nd Fighter Wing Mission Support Squadron. Lt. Col. Tom Davis, chief of public affairs for the wing, was one of those offering congratulations and well wishes. (Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean)

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Colors Signal Leadership Change

The 482nd Fighter Wing Honor Guard retires the colors during the assumption of command ceremony hosted by the 482nd FW Mission Support Squadron Nov. 3. Capt. Christy Shaw (left, rear) assumed command of the squadron. She is flanked by the squadron first sergeant, Master Sgt. Anthony Servian. Senior Airman Tara Austin is leaving the picture on the left; Senior Airman Scott Sendtko is the honor guard Airman in the center; Tech Sgt. Consuelo Santiago is on the right. (Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean)

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Taking Command

The guidon for the 482nd Fighter Wing Mission Support Squadron is passed to Capt. Christy Shaw during an assumption of command ceremony Nov. 3. Special Assistant to the Commander Col. Dennis Daley passed the guidon; the squadron executive officer, Capt. Grace Mickles, served as master of ceremony and the squadron first sergeant, Senior Master Sgt. Anthony Servian is in the center. Capt. Shaw served as executive officer to the 482nd Fighter Wing Maintenance Group before accepting her first command assignment. (Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean)

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New Commander Offers Inspiration

Addressing distinguished guests, family, friends and Airmen of the 482nd Fighter Wing, Capt. Christy Shaw speaks during her assumption of command ceremony Nov. 3. Capt. Shaw, who began her Air Force career in the enlisted force, thanked her family for their support, 482nd Fighter Wing Commander Col. Randy Falcon for the opportunity to command, and promised Airmen assigned to the squadron that she would make duty at Homestead worth the sacrifice. (Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean)

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Homestead Airmen featured during Dolphins halftime show

The Air Force Academy Band marches onto the field during the Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots halftime show on Oct. 21. The band requested support from Homestead Air Reserve Base for the halftime show, and the invitation was extended to servicemembers from U.S. Southern Command Headquarters, the Coast Guard and University of Miami Air Force ROTC. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Tom Davis)

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Homestead Airmen featured during Dolphins halftime show

The Air Force Academy Band member aligns the formation of servicemembers from Homestead Air Reserve Base, U.S. Southern Command Headquarters, Coast Guard and University of Miami Air Force ROTC during the Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots halftime show on Oct. 21. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Tom Davis)

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Reservist rides waves, saves swimmers

Tech. Sgt. Richard Petty, 482nd Communications Squadron ground radio technician, saved two swimmers caught in a rip current off of Miami Beach by paddling out on his surfboard, throwing them a life preserver, and paddled back to shore while towing in the exhausted swimmers holding on to the preserver. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Erik Hofmeyer)

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From Cali to Miami: Maintenance group commander assumes command

Noting their high level of team spirit and dedication to excellence, the new commander of the 482nd Fighter Wing Maintenance Group, Col. M.J. Giddings Jr. talks to Airmen at his assumption of command ceremony Oct. 14. The colonel also thanked family and friends attending the ceremony as well as offering gratitude to 482nd Fighter Wing Commander Col. Randy Falcon for the leadership opportunity. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean)

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From Cali to Miami: Maintenance group commander assumes command

Col. Randy Falcon, commander of the 482nd Fighter Wing, accepts the guidon of the 482nd Maintenance Group from Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Stickley, chief enlisted manager of the 482nd Fighter Wing Maintenance Group. The guidon, and command of the maintenance group, then passed to Col. M.J. Giddings Jr. in an assumption of command ceremony Oct. 14. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean)

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From Cali to Miami: Maintenance group commander assumes command

Airmen assigned to the 482nd Fighter Wing Maintenance Group render the first salute to their new commander Oct. 14. Col. M.J. Giddings Jr., previously commander of the 940th Maintenance Group, 940th Air Refueling Wing, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., assumed command of a group he said displays the highest levels of integrity and teamwork. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean)

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Hurricanes host pre-game mass enlistment

University of Miami football players run onto the field minutes before opening kickoff against Georgia Tech on Saturday. Nine new Homestead reservists raised their right hand and took the oath of enlistment into the Air Force Reserve on the Orange Bowl field during the game’s pre-game festivities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Erik Hofmeyer)

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Hurricanes host pre-game mass enlistment

1st Lt. Katherine Easevoli, 482nd Fighter Wing executive officer, leads the oath of enlistment with nine Homestead reservists on the Orange Bowl field during the pre-game festivities of the University of Miami vs. Georgia Tech football game on Saturday. The 482nd Fighter Wing Recruiting Office sponsored the event, which also included a flyover by 93rd Fighter Squadron pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Erik Hofmeyer)

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Golf tournament raises funds for military appreciation programs

Staff Sgt. Justin Rickles (second from left), 482nd FW Security Forces Squadron, teamed with Dmitri Sandler, Manny Lara and Steve Bateman (not pictured) to win the Greater Homestead/Florida City Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee Golf Tournament. Sharon Wilson (left), Combank Mortgage Company president and MAC chairwoman, and Susan Neuman (right) present trophies to the winning team. Altogether, 30 golfers from the 482nd Fighter Wing, U.S. Southern Command and the Florida Air National Guard played alongside civic and business leaders in the 38th annual tournament at the Redland Golf and Country Club on Friday. The tournament is the biggest single fundraising event for the Military Affairs Committee, and proceeds go toward military appreciation programs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tim Norton)

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Volunteer Recieves Award

Col. Rob Polumbo, 482nd Fighter Wing Vice Commander presents retired U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. John Ingram the 2007 Retiree Activities Office Volunteer of the Year Award during a ceremony at the Homestead Air Reserve Base Exchange, Sept. 28, 2007. In 1979, Ingram retired from the U.S. Coast Guard with over 30 years of service. He continued his service to the military as a volunteer with the American Red Cross working at the Homestead Air Force Base hospital. Today, Lt. Cmdr. Ingram is approaching his 28th year of volunteering with the RAO at Homestead ARB, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tim Norton)

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Releif supplies for Nicaragua

Air transportation specialists from the 482nd Mission Support Group’s 70th Aerial Port Squadron loaded 25,000 pounds of United States Agency for International Development relief supplies on a U.S. Air Force C-130 destined for Nicaragua in the early morning hours on Sept. 8. The airlift mission was part of a broader United States Southern Command operation to address the humanitarian needs in communities affected by Hurricane Felix, and the relief supplies consisted of 140 rolls of plastic sheeting, hygiene kits capable of supporting a family of five for up to two weeks and wool blankets. The Air Force Reserve air transportation specialists are responsible for inspecting, documenting, packaging, and loading and unloading cargo on aircraft. They regularly deploy in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom and to augment other aerial port squadrons throughout the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Deployed reservists in good hands

Maj. (Dr.) Philip Lozman (pictured), 482nd Medical Squadron flight surgeon, deployed to Balad Air Base, Iraq, along with Master Sgt. Paul Steszewski, Tech. Sgt. Deanna Walker and Tech. Sgt. Errol Johnson, 482nd MDS aerospace medical technicians, as a squadron medical element. The team deployed with the reservists from Homestead Air Reserve Base to care for their health and treat minor injuries. The team also devoted their spare time to volunteer in the Air Force Theater Hospital. (Courtesy photo)

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Psychiatrist joins Homestead ARB medical staff

Maj. (Dr.) Gabriela Cora talks to Senior Airman Latasha Chambers, 482nd Medical Squadron during her in-processing Aug. 4. Dr. Cora will fill a 4-year old need for a psychiatrist on the medical staff of the 482nd Fighter Wing at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean)

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Celestial Eagle: Historic F-15 anti-satellite mission remembered

Capt. Todd Pearson, 390th Fighter Squadron pilot from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, is assisted by Staff Sgt. Aaron Hartley, a Florida Air National Guard 125th Fighter Wing, Detachment 1, crew chief during the Celestial Eagle Remembrance Flight at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. Captain Pearson’s father, retired Maj. Gen. Doug Pearson, flew the exact same F-15, now assigned to the 125th FW, exactly 22 years prior while accomplishing the only successful satellite kill by an aircraft launched missile in history. Sergeant Hartley came up with the idea while researching the history of the F-15s assigned to the 125th FW. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Erik Hofmeyer)

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Celestial Eagle: Historic F-15 anti-satellite mission remembered

Capt. Todd Pearson, 390th Fighter Squadron pilot from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, performs pre-flight checks on an F-15A at the Florida Air National Guard 125th Fighter Wing located at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., during the Celestial Eagle Remembrance Flight on Sept. 13. Captain Pearson’s father, retired Maj. Gen. Doug Pearson, flew the exact same F-15, now assigned to the 125th FW, exactly 22 years prior while accomplishing the only successful satellite kill by an aircraft launched missile in history. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Erik Hofmeyer)

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Celestial Eagle: Historic F-15 anti-satellite mission remembered

Retired Maj. Gen. Doug Pearson (left) and Capt. Todd Pearson (right), 390th Fighter Squadron pilot from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, joke around before Captain Pearson took off on the Celestial Eagle remembrance flight Sept. 13 at Homestead Air Reserve Base. General Pearson flew the exact same F-15, now assigned to the Florida Air National Guard 125th Fighter Wing, exactly 22 years prior while accomplishing the only successful satellite kill by an aircraft launched missile in history. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Erik Hofmeyer)

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