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Homestead Air Reserve Base F-16 static display. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ross Tweten)


Homestead ARB and Hurricane Andrew: A look back, a look forward

Homestead Air Reserve Base F-16 static display. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ross Tweten)

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F-16 from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.
A WC-130J Hurricane Hunter sits on the flightline at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, Aug. 27. Members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron out of Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, came to Homestead ARB to gather data on hurricane behaviors by observing Hurricane Erika as it makes its way across the Caribbean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaimi Upthegrove)
An F-22 Raptor from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., takes off Feb. 26 at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., during CHUMEX. The 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead ARB, held a large force exercise, CHUMEX, bringing together multiple units and aircraft for training focused on teamwork and real-world combat scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaimi L. Upthegrove)
Airman 1st Class Kameron Williams, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., assistant dedicated crew chief, performs a general aircraft flight worthiness inspection on an F-22, Mar. 2, during CHUMEX at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. The 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead ARB, held a large force exercise, CHUMEX, bringing together multiple units and aircraft for training focused on teamwork and real-world combat scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaimi L. Upthegrove)
Pilots in both F-16 and F-22 aircraft wait for clearance from the tower to take-off Mar. 2 during CHUMEX at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. The 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead ARB, held a large force exercise, CHUMEX, bringing together multiple units and aircraft for training focused on teamwork and real-world combat scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jaimi L. Upthegrove)
F-16s from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., taxi to the runway at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., in support of Combat Hammer, a weapons system evaluation program used to determine the validity of munitions products and processes, March 18 through 22, 2013. Combat Archer focuses on the air-to-air weapons systems, where Combat Hammer focuses on air-to-ground systems. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lou Burton)
Members of Homestead Air Reserve Base can take advantage of free anti-virus software being offered on the Air Force Portal. Service members can log in to the Air Force Portal and click on the tab labeled “home software use” on the left. In this area, there will be a listing of Air force partners who have agreed to provide software or hardware for free or at a discounted price. Among them is the McAfee Internet Security anti-virus. This is the same anti-virus available and in use throughout the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Ross Tweten)
The sun rises over an F-16 from Homestead at Barksdale AFB during Operation Green Flag, Aug. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Charles White)
Tech. Sgt. Jose Quinones, 482nd Fighter Wing crew chief, recovers an F-16 fighter jet from Lt. Col. Sean Gustafson, 93rd fighter pilot, during Operation Green Flag at Barksdale Air Force Base, LA. Aug. 26. One hundred and sixty two Airmen participated in the joint exercise aimed at training tactical operations to approximately 5,000 Army ground forces. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Tech. Sgt. Lou Burton)
Homestead Air Reserve Base F-16s are receiving avionics systems upgrades, to include the Center Display Unit (pictured). The CDU is a multi-function digital display, akin to a handheld smart tablet. It will be installed to replace the cockpit’s original analog dials, and, while providing the same airspeed, altitude, and aircraft position data, it will also provide additional tactical situational awareness to the pilot. (courtesy photo)
Homestead Air Reserve Base F-16s are receiving avionics systems upgrades, to include the Center Display Unit (pictured). The CDU is a multi-function digital display, akin to a handheld smart tablet. It will be installed to replace the cockpit’s original analog dials, and, while providing the same airspeed, altitude, and aircraft position data, it will also provide additional tactical situational awareness to the pilot. (courtesy photo)
Maj. Robert Lytle, 93rd Fighter Squadron director of operations and F-16 pilot, tests the Helmet Mounted Integrated Targeting unit at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., July 17. HMIT, currently being fielded at Homestead ARB, is an avionics system that gives the pilot the ability to cue a weapon against a target simply by looking at it anywhere in the cockpit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ross Tweten)