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Leaving in Spirit Only

The Meritorious Service Medal is presented to Chaplain (Lt. Col.) William Chambers by 482nd Fighter Wing Commander Col. Randy Falcon July 14. Chaplain Chambers is leaving the 482nd FW after more than 18 years of service to the wing. Chaplain (Capt.) Vincent Cummings (in the background) officiated the departure ceremony and is assuming the duties of 482nd FW chaplain. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean)

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Lessons learned: EET compiles results, improves base readiness

482nd Services Squadron personnel build up a tent during the Operational Readiness Exercise on March 8-11. Subject matter experts from around the base assisted in designing the training exercise to mirror real world situations Airmen are facing in Iraq and Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Erik Hofmeyer)

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Lessons learned: EET compiles results, improves base readiness

2nd Lt. Robert Lax, 482nd Mission Support Squadron, offers assistance to two Homestead reservists practicing self-aid buddy care during the Operational Readiness Exercise March 8-11. Lieutenant Lax served as a member of the Exercise Evaluation Team, which helped facilitate learning during the exercise that featured realistic war time scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tim Norton)

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Lieutenant Mike Ledger

Lieutenant Mike Ledger, Homestead Air Reserve Base Firefighter proudly displays his 2008 Air Force Reserve Command Civilian Firefighter of the Year award. Along with his substantial education and training, Lt. Ledger is credited with saving an estimated $10 million in equipment when he prevented a fire in his building during a construction remodel at Homestead Air Reserve Base in 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lou Burton)

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Life support

Tech. Sgt. Jorge Carmona, 93rd Fighter Squadron Life Support Specialist, fits Maj. Gen. Alan Poulin with a helmet and breathing tube prior to the general's honorary flight in an F-16 'Mako'. The Life Support section is responsible for all life-saving equipment that pilots carry on their flights (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo by Tech. Sgt. Paul Dean).

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Life Support trains pilots to survive under any condition

HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Fla. -- Master Sgt. Jay Colon (right) and Airman 1st Class Kristina Hewett (center), 93rd Fighter Squadron Life Support technicians, teach 93rd FS pilots how to build and maintain fires in an isolated environment during Combat & Water Survival training on April 12-13. Life Support personnel and a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) instructor also taught lessons on water survival, electronic and visual signaling, building shelter, personal protection, food and water procurement, and camouflage, evasion and navigation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Erik Hofmeyer)

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Little salutes

Master Sgt. Richard Rios, 482nd Communications Squadron senior air reserve technician, salutes with children from the Immaculate Conception Catholic School in Hialeah during “Career Day” on April 22. Each year, the City of Hialeah resident uses personal leave time to represent the Air Force Reserve during career days at public and private schools in the Hialeah area. Sergeant Rios talked about his job and the Air Force, and he explained the meaning of the American Flag. (Courtesy photo)

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Load

Senior Airman Anthony Alvarez, 482nd FW weapons loader, and Staff Sgt. Shane Compton, Detachment 93 weapons loader move a MK-82 bomb to an F-16 during Operation Green Flag. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Lou Burton)

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Load Crew Competition

Senior Airman Anthony Alvarez (left) and Master Sgt. Clinton Noland (right) of the 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, mount the head of a GBU-54 bomb during the 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s quarterly Load Crew Competition at Homestead Air Reserve Base, July 15. The GBU-54 bomb is guided by a GPS configured with a laser seeker.

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Load Crew Competition

Technical Sgt. Carlos Arias and Senior Airman Jose Contreras, 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares an AIM-9X missile to be loaded onto an F-16 while under the eye of evaluator Master Sgt. Roberto Muniz, 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, during the 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s quarterly Load Crew Competition at Homestead Air Reserve Base, July 15. The load crews were evaluated in four areas to determine the winner: dress and personal appearance, toolkit inspection, a general knowledge test, and actual munitions loading to include speed and proficiency.

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Load Crew Competition

Senior Airman Bryan Jay, 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepares an F-16 to be loaded with an AIM-9X missile, during the 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s quarterly Load Crew Competition at Homestead Air Reserve Base, July 15. The AIM-9X is a supersonic, air-to-air guided missile.

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Load Crew Competition

Senior Airman Antonio Ortega (left), Senior Airman Christian Marrero-Santana (center), and Master Sgt. Nelson Rodriguez (right) of the 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron await the results of their squadron’s quarterly Load Crew Competition after participating in the event at Homestead Air Reserve Base, July 15. They won the competition after competing against two other teams. Ultimately, the winning load crews for each quarter will compete against each other at the end of the year for Homestead Air Reserve Base’s Best Load Crew of the Year title.

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Load Crew Competition

Senior Airman Antonio Ortega (left), Master Sgt. Nelson Rodriguez (center), and Senior Airman Christian Marrero-Santana (right), load a GBU-54 bomb onto an F-16 during the 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s quarterly Load Crew Competition at Homestead Air Reserve Base, July 15. The winning load crews for each quarter will compete against each other at the end of the year for Homestead Air Reserve Base’s Best Load Crew of the Year title.

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Load Crew Competition

Senior Airman Anthony Alvarez, 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, mounts the head of a GBU-54 bomb during the 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s quarterly Load Crew Competition at Homestead Air Reserve Base, July 15. The GBU-54 bomb is guided by a GPS configured with semi-active laser seeker.

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Load Toads square off in load crew competition

Senior Airman Melvin Bazan and Tech. Sgt. Desmond Allen, both of the 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, load a bomb onto an F-16 during the 482nd AMXS’s Quarterly Load Crew Competition at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., April 7. The load crews were evaluated in four areas to determine the winner: dress and personal appearance, tool kit inspection, a general knowledge test, and actual munitions loading to include speed and proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Leo Castellano)

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Load Toads square off in load crew competition

Staff Sgt. Danessa Gali and Airman 1st Class William Ford, both of the 495th Fighter Group, Detachment 93, prepare to load a bomb onto an F-16 during the 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s Quarterly Load Crew Competition at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., April 7. The load crews were evaluated in four areas to determine the winner: dress and personal appearance, tool kit inspection, a general knowledge test, and actual munitions loading to include speed and proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres)

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Load Toads square off in load crew competition

From left: Staff Sgt. Danessa Gali, Airman 1st Class William Ford, and Senior Airman Stephen Hoffler, all of the 495th Fighter Group, Detachment 93, prepare to load a bomb onto an F-16 during the 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s Quarterly Load Crew Competition at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., April 7. The load crews were evaluated in four areas to determine the winner: dress and personal appearance, tool kit inspection, a general knowledge test, and actual munitions loading to include speed and proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Leo Castellano)

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Load Toads square off in load crew competition

From right: Senior Airman Stephen Hoffler and Staff Sgt. Danessa Gali, both of the 495th Fighter Group, Detachment 93, prepare to load a bomb onto an F-16 during the 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s Quarterly Load Crew Competition at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., April 7. The load crews were evaluated in four areas to determine the winner: dress and personal appearance, tool kit inspection, a general knowledge test, and actual munitions loading to include speed and proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Leo Castellano)

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Load Toads square off in load crew competition

Staff Sgt. Danessa Gali, 495th Fighter Group, Detachment 93, loads a bomb onto an F-16 during the 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s Quarterly Load Crew Competition at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., April 7. The load crews were evaluated in four areas to determine the winner: dress and personal appearance, tool kit inspection, a general knowledge test, and actual munitions loading to include speed and proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Caceres)

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Local airman makes it to the big show

Master Sgt. Robert Clark, 482nd Operations Group First Sergeant, earned his spot with the prestigious U.S. Air Force Tops In Blue after attending the Worldwide Talent Search competition at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas in January. Master Sgt. Clark received official notification that he made the team on Feb 16. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ian Carrier)

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