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AIRCRAFT FIRE TRAINING

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue firefighters extinguish a fire at the Aircraft Fire Training Facility at Homestead Air Reserve Base, June 29. The event, part of a two-week series of training, was conducted at the Aircraft Fire Training Facility here on base. The facility simulates a realistic aircraft and can be used for a number of scenarios including liquid fire, cabin fire and engine fire. By conducting the training at Homestead, M.D.F.R. saved a quarter of a million dollars, as opposed to traveling to Dallas, where they had gone in the past. (USAF photo/Mr. Ian Carrier)

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AIRCRAFT FIRE TRAINING

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue firefighters extinguish a fire at the Aircraft Fire Training Facility at Homestead Air Reserve Base, June 29. The event, part of a two-week series of training, was conducted at the Aircraft Fire Training Facility here on base. The facility simulates a realistic aircraft and can be used for a number of scenarios including liquid fire, cabin fire and engine fire. By conducting the training at Homestead, M.D.F.R. saved a quarter of a million dollars, as opposed to traveling to Dallas, where they had gone in the past. (USAF photo/Mr. Ian Carrier)

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AIRCRAFT FIRE TRAINING

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Homestead Air Reserve base firefighters extinguish a mock aircraft fire at the Aircraft Fire Training Facility at Homestead ARB, June 29. The event, part of a two-week series of training, was conducted at the Aircraft Fire Training Facility here on base. The facility simulates a realistic aircraft and can be used for a number of scenarios including liquid fire, cabin fire and engine fire. By conducting the training at Homestead, M.D.F.R. saved a quarter of a million dollars, as opposed to traveling to Dallas, where they had gone in the past. (USAF photo/Mr. Ian Carrier)

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AIRCRAFT FIRE TRAINING

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue firefighters extinguish a mock engine fire at the Aircraft Fire Training Facility at Homestead Air Reserve Base, June 29. The event, part of a two-week series of training, was conducted at the Aircraft Fire Training Facility here on base. The facility simulates a realistic aircraft and can be used for a number of scenarios including liquid fire, cabin fire and engine fire. By conducting the training at Homestead, M.D.F.R. saved a quarter of a million dollars, as opposed to traveling to Dallas, where they had gone in the past. (USAF photo/Mr. Ian Carrier)

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July Mako Maintainer

Col. Donald Lindberg, 482nd Fighter Wing commander and Mr. Willie Eutsey, a 482nd Force Support Squadron civilian, conduct pre-flight inspections on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Homestead Air Reserve Base, June 28, 2011. Mr. Eutsey is July's Mako Maintainer. The Mako Maintainer program gives Homestead ARB civilians who would not normally see flightline activity a chance to work with a crew chief to prepare a jet for launch. The program serves to instill in members that they are part of the team, and reward them for outstanding job performance. Mr. Eutsey works at the Falcon's Nest Club on base. While departing the flightline, he smiled and said "I want one, I want to fly one." (US Air Force photo/Mr. Ian Carrier)

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4th OF JULY 2011

2011 Independance Day celebration

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C-17 TRAINING

Members of the 70th Aerial Port Squadron work with members of the F.B.I. and a C-17 crew from Travis AFB while conducting training at Homestead ARB, Saturday, June 5, 2011. A variety of vehicles were loaded, including a boat, a HMMWV and a sport utility vehicle. Crews must be versed in a variety of equipment to address needs of multiple stateside and deployed missions. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lionel Castellano)

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AMBUSH

During a Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE), an aggressor hides in cover while members of the 482d Fighter Wing practice reacting to a attack on their convoy. The four-day exercise is designed to prepare the wing for an upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection to be conducted next year. Exercises like this test the unit's ability to deploy to remote sites and operate in hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo - Tech Sgt. Lionel Castellano)

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Hurricane season officially starts on June 1. (Photo courtesy NASA)

Get ready for hurricane season

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New incoming command chief selected

Incoming 482nd Fighter Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Cameron B. Kirksey. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Mission Complete

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami are welcomed home at Homestead ARB, Fla., after completing a 180-day mission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on May 13, 2011.

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Eagle Eyes

Eagle Eyes Image (U.S. Air Force graphic)

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Grenade Range

CAPE Enviornmental workers scan a 20 acre area that was once a grenade range, Thanks to an aggressive Air Force campaign to have all Major Commands investigate potential munitions sites and make sure they are properly cleared out, Homestead ARB is at the forefront of this task ."Our clean up here is actually a pilot study for the Air Force," saidsaid Michael Andrejko, 482nd Civil Engineering Restoration Program Manager. "In the end, our hope for this space is to ensure the property is safe. The ultimate goal is for the land to be used with no restrictions. "

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Grenade Range

Homestead Air Reserve Base is in the process of cleaning up a 20 acrea area that was once used as a grenade range. A specialized team from CAPE enviornmental have been clearing the area. "We have found old signs outlining the border of the suspected range boundries," said said Richard Norton, Sr. Unexploded Ordnance Supervisor for CAPE Environmental.

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Helping Honduran children

Airmen from the 482 Logistics Readiness Squadron at Homestead Air Reserve Base gave monetary support to help more than two hundred and fifty children in Honduras recieve school supplies and a fun filled day of activities and games. "This event gave joy and hope to the children in Siguatepeque, that due to the remote areas of living and scarce resources, rarely get to enjoy these luxuries," said Staff Sgt. Yolanda Ramirez, 482 LRS.

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Sony Ericcson Open

At the ending note of the national anthem, the 93rd Fighter Squadron provided a well timed flyover of four F-16's. The ceremony, televised to millions of viewers, enthralled a crowd of 14,000 people. As the fifth largest tennis tournament in the world, the Sony Ericsson Open showcases the top worlds men's and women's professional tennis players within the beautiful grounds of the Tennis Center at Crandon Park. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Lou Burton, 482nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

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Sony Ericcson Open

At the ending note of the national anthem, the 93rd Fighter Squadron provided a well timed flyover of four F-16's. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Lou Burton, 482nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

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Sony Ericcson Open

The Homestead Air Reserve Base honor guard gave a brilliant display of colors during the national anthem which was sung by Leah Partridge, an internationally renowned opera sensation and star of the opera Cyrano. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Lou Burton, 482nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

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Sony Ericcson Open

Colonel David Davis, Vice-Commander of the 482nd Fighter Wing, along with players Mr. Novak Djokovic and Mr. Rafael Nadal pose for a photo after Col. Davis made the game opening coin toss on April 2. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Lou Burton, 482nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs)

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