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  • Homestead ARB Honors 9/11 With Memorial Events

    On the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Homestead Air Reserve Base and Special Operations Command South held solemn tributes to honor the lives lost and the heroes who answered the call that day.

  • Florida ANG Command Team visits Detachment 1 at Homestead ARB

    The Florida Air National Guard Command Team, led by Brig. Gen. Richard L. Coffey III, visited the 125th Fighter Wing’s Detachment 1 at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, Aug. 11, 2025. The visit included a mission briefing, Q&A session, tour of facilities, and recognition of three Airmen for

  • MSST USCG Birthday

    At sunset, the chase begins. Spray flies as U.S. Coast Guard boats slice through Biscayne Bay, their engines roaring in pursuit of a simulated hostile vessel. This high-intensity Non-Compliant Vessel Pursuit (NCVP) training isn’t just routine; it’s a testament to how strategic integration and

  • From Enlisted to Officer: Air Force Academy Brings Opportunity to Homestead

    On March 27, 2025, 2nd Lt. Brandon Lindner and 2nd Lt. Adriana E. Funes from the U.S. Air Force Academy visited Homestead Air Reserve Base to speak with enlisted Airmen about the Leaders Encouraging Airman Development (LEAD) Program, a unique pathway that helps outstanding enlisted members pursue a

  • HARB member takes first place in Air Force art contest

    Recently, it was announced that the 482d Fighter Wing’s own Ms. Linda Zorichak took first place in the 2023 Air Force Art Contest.Zorichak, who serves as a unit program coordinator for the 93rd Fighter Squadron, won in the “Adult, Accomplished, 3D” category. This category is for artists who are over

  • AFRC, 10th Air Force leaders visit HARB

    Lt. Gen. John P. Healy, Chief of the Air Force Reserve and Air Force Reserve Command Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Israel Nuñez, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the Air Force Reserve and Command Chief Master Sgt. of AFRC, visited Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, Oct. 14 and 15. Brig.

  • Wings Over Homestead sees record turnout

    Spanning over April 1 and 2, the estimated 140,000 visitors from all over the world had their senses excited by sights, smells, and sounds of aircraft from the last 80 years of aviation at the 2023 Wings Over Homestead Air Show at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida.The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

  • Hurricane Andrew’s 30th anniversary

    Built in 1942, Homestead Army Airfield was destroyed three years later, on Sept. 15, 1945, by a hurricane with winds of 145 miles per hour.HAAF was officially abandoned three months later. In the three years it was open, the airfield trained hundreds of Air Force pilots who then went on to fly the

  • HARB member places second in DAF art contest

    The Air Force Services Center recently announced the winners of this year’s Air Force Art Contest. More than 2,240 pieces of art submitted from over 1,600 participants of all ages who used a variety of media. After the month-long contest closed March 31, a team of judges evaluated each entrant’s