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Train like you fight: Combat Archer challenges Airmen with real-world scenarios

Maj. Jay Rodriguez, 482nd Maintenance Squadron commander at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., watches Airman board a C-17 here about to depart for Combat Archer Jan. 23. Combat Archer, held at the 53rd Weapons Evaluations Group at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., is an air-to-air weapons systems evaluation program that gives pilots, maintainers, and munitions specialists a chance to practice real-world combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jaimi L. Upthegrove)

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Fire Department garners two command-level awards

Fire protection specialists from the 482nd Mission Support Group Civil Engineering Flight at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., demonstrate their skills putting out an aircraft fire for a congressional staff delegation that visited the base Nov. 11. The 482nd MSG/CEF was selected as the Air Force Reserve Command’s Department of Defense Fire Department of the Year in the medium category.

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Golden Knights

The U.S. Army parachute team, the Golden Knights, will be conducting early morning, nighttime operations over and around Homestead Air Reserve Base Tuesday through Thursday starting at 4 a.m. Residents should expect to see lights descending in the skies over the base. The team will be using flares and other illumination devices as part of their training operations. (U.S. Army photo)

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Annual Awards Banquet

The Homestead/Florida City Military Affairs Committee is set honor our military and civilian personnel of the year at the 16th Annual Awards Banquet, April 11, at the Community Activities Center. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

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Col. Funk promoted

The Chief of the Air Force Reserve, Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, announced today the president has nominated Col. Chris G. Funk for appointment to the rank of brigadier general. Funk is currently serving as Commander, 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Miami Hurricanes

The University of Miami Men's Basketball Team is hosting "Team Homestead", an Atlantic Coast Conference game versus the Clemson Tigers on Sunday Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Bank United Center, Coral Gables, Fla. Tickets will be given out to full time base personnel on Thursday Feb. 5 at 11:30 a.m. at the Community Activity Center. Tickets will be given out to all others on Saturday Feb. 7 at 11:30 a.m. at the CAC. Point of contact is: SMSgt Michael Johnson 305-338-5680.

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Night with the Canes 2

(Courtesy graphic)

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Tandem jump

Sgt. 1st Class Jon Ewald, tandem instructor with the U.S. Army Parachute Team: The Golden Knights, and Maj. Brooke Cortez, 482nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs chief conduct a tandem jump high over Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., on Jan. 29. The Golden Knights are conducting their sixth straight year of winter training at Homestead ARB. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Trey Martin)

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Tandem jump

Sgt. 1st Class Jon Ewald, tandem instructor with the U.S. Army Parachute Team: The Golden Knights, and Maj. Brooke Cortez, 482nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs chief, prepare to land after a tandem jump at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., on Jan. 29. The Golden Knights are conducting their sixth straight year of winter training at Homestead ARB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tim Norton)

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Tandem jump

Sgt. 1st Class Jon Ewald, tandem instructor with the U.S. Army Parachute Team: The Golden Knights, gives some pre-jump instruction to Maj. Brooke Cortez, 482nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs chief, prior to a tandem jump at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., on Jan. 29. The Golden Knights are conducting their sixth straight year of winter training at Homestead ARB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tim Norton)

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Golden Knights tandem

Sgt. 1st Class Jon Ewald, tandem instructor with the U.S. Army Parachute Team: The Golden Knights, gives a thumbs-up with Maj. Brooke Cortez, 482nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs chief, after a successful tandem jump at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., on Jan. 29. The Golden Knights are conducting their sixth straight year of winter training at Homestead ARB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tim Norton)

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AF Reserve announced Media Contest winners

Public Affairs Master Badge

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JROTC cadets get a glimpse of military life

A Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet from South Dade High School waits for instructions from a service member assigned to Special Operations Command South before rappelling down a 50-foot tower Jan. 22 during a two-day mentorship event hosted by SOCSOUTH at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. The event is part of an on ongoing effort by SOCSOUTH to strengthen ties with the residents of Miami-Dade County. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite)

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JROTC cadets get a glimpse of military life

A U.S. Air Force explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) specialist displays examples of improvised explosive devices to high school students Jan. 22 during a two-day mentorship event as part of Special Operations Command South’s Military Assistance Program on Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. Participating units included service members from the 482nd Civil Engineer Squadron and EOD flight, the U.S. Coast Guard’s Maritime Safety Security Team Miami, and police officers with the Homestead Police Canine (K-9) Unit. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite)

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JROTC cadets get a glimpse of military life

U.S. service members assigned to Special Operations Command South observe and provide support for a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet from South Dade High School as the cadet rappels down a 50-foot tower Jan. 22 during a two-day mentorship event as part of Special Operations Command South’s Military Assistance Program on Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. The program, or SOCMAP as it is more commonly known, was started by SOCSOUTH in an ongoing effort to strengthen ties with the residents of Miami-Dade County. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite)

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JROTC cadets get a glimpse of military life

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Special Operations Command South prepares a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet from South Dade High School to rappel from a 50-foot tower Jan. 22 during a two-day mentorship event hosted by SOCSOUTH at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. Other participating units during the event included service members from the 482nd Civil Engineer Squadron and EOD flight, the U.S. Coast Guard’s Maritime Safety Security Team Miami, and police officers with the Homestead Police Canine (K-9) Unit. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite)

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JROTC cadets get a glimpse of military life

U.S. Air Force members with the 482nd Civil Engineer Squadron and EOD flight interact with Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from South Dade High School on Jan. 22 during Special Operations Command South’s Military Assistance Program on Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. The program enables military personnel to work with students and help them develop into productive citizens within their community. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite)

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JROTC cadets get a glimpse of military life

Police officers with the Homestead Police Canine (K-9) Unit demonstrate their service dogs’ obedience and protection drills to high school students Jan. 22 during a two-day mentorship event as part of Special Operations Command South’s Military Assistance Program on Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. The program, or SOCMAP as it is more commonly known, was started by SOCSOUTH in an ongoing effort to strengthen ties with the residents of Miami-Dade County. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Osvaldo Equite)

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JROTC cadets get a glimpse of military life

A Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet from South Dade High School tries to breach a door open while working with a U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety Security Team member Jan. 22 during a two-day mentorship event as part of Special Operations Command South’s Military Assistance Program on Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. More than 180 cadets from Homestead High and South Dade High Schools participated in the event where the cadets got to see a local police dog demonstration, they interacted with members of the base’s explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) team and their equipment, and they observed an U.S. Air Force maintenance crew work on F-16 Falcon aircrafts. (U.S. Army photo by Staff. Agt. Osvaldo Equite)

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JROTC cadets get a glimpse of military life

Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from Homestead High School observe as police officers with the Homestead Police Canine (K-9) Unit demonstrate their service dogs’ obedience and protection drills Jan. 22 during a two-day mentorship event as part of Special Operations Command South’s Military Assistance Program on Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. The program, or SOCMAP as it is more commonly known, was started by SOCSOUTH in an ongoing effort to strengthen ties with the residents of Miami-Dade County. (U.S. Army photo by Staff. Agt. Osvaldo Equite)

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