Jan. 22, 2010 Feeding the masses The normally quiet base at Homestead has suddenly become the eye of the storm for the United States military humanitarian relief efforts during Operation Unified Response. The sudden influx of personnel coming on and off base as well as the constant stream of evacuees being in-processed here has led
Jan. 21, 2010 Homestead Air Reserve Base offers respite for Haiti earthquake victims Since the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti Jan. 12, this Reserve base has turned into a staging point where Air Force Airmen are delivering earthquake victims to reunite with relatives and loved ones. The base, located approximately 25 miles southwest of Miami, has become a hub of
Jan. 20, 2010 March C-17s return from Haiti missions Two C-17 Globemaster IIIs from the 729th Airlift Squadron returned to March Air Reserve Base Jan. 18 after flying earthquake relief missions to Port-au-Prince. By mid-afternoon Jan. 18, Airmen from the 452nd Maintenance Group had regenerated the C-17s and new 729th AS crews were in the air for
Jan. 20, 2010 Peterson-based AF Reservists join in Haiti relief efforts Two Air Force Reserve aircraft and aircrews assigned to the Colorado-based 302nd Airlift Wing received short-notice orders over the weekend to airlift evacuees out of Haiti and deliver needed supplies to the earthquake-stricken Caribbean nation.The C-130 Hercules aircraft were re-routed from
Jan. 20, 2010 Band performs winter concert tour The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve begins its 10-day annual winter concert tour Jan. 28."Every year the concert band tours different places in southern Georgia and Florida," said Maj. Don Schofield, Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve commander.This year the band added three new cities -
Jan. 20, 2010 Processing the evacuated As planes continue to leave Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., full of relief supplies bound for Haiti, a great number of planes return full of evacuees coming home to the United States. These people, many of them U.S. citizens or residents, must go through evacuation in-processing at Homestead
Jan. 19, 2010 Reservist's load supplies for Haiti relief When the call went out for volunteers to help with the Haitian relief effort at Homestead Air Reserve Base; a handful of Reserve aerial port specialist raised their hands. Aerial Ports are responsible for all management and movement of cargo and passengers transported in the military airlift system.
Jan. 19, 2010 Total-Force Airmen to the rescue in Afghanistan "Scramble, Scramble, Scramble!" U.S. Airmen from the 66th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron are in full sprint mode, a controlled chaos that feels like a mad dash at a Black Friday sale where video-game consoles are flying off the shelves for $1. It's a Category-A evacuation, which means a person is in