Oct. 2, 2023 482d Fighter Wing commander meets with Florida Defense Support Task Force Col. Joshua Padgett, Commander of the 482d Fighter Wing, and other base leadership participated in a two-day meeting with the Florida Defense Support Task Force September 20 and 21, at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida.The primary purpose of this engagement was to provide a detailed briefing to
June 2, 2023 Civil engineers survey their mettle, build esprit de corps during 2-week annual tour Approximately 50 members from the 908th Civil Engineer Squadron came together for more than two weeks of annual training split between Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, and Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, from April 22, 2023, to May 7, 2023. The training covered everything from Air Force
Aug. 24, 2022 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
Aug. 17, 2022 HARB supports DoD Warrior Games with flyover The 482nd Fighter Wing is scheduled to perform a flyover with two of its F-16 Fighting Falcons during the opening ceremony of the Department of Defense Warrior Games in Orlando, Florida, August 19.The Warrior Games is an annual event, first held in 2010, that celebrates the resiliency and dedication
April 14, 2017 Immigrant joins Air Force to give back People have many reasons for joining the military. Some might join to follow a family tradition of military service, while others might join to see the world. Whatever the reason is, people enlist in the military to change their lives and to become a part of something greater than themselves. One
Nov. 15, 2016 Base level cyber squadron takes flight It’s commonly understood that Airmen operate now in a cyber contested environment. Cyber attacks and persistent malware have become so frequent, widespread, and advanced that they now pose a threat to Air Force core missions beyond what national level cyber protection teams can cover and defend
Oct. 5, 2016 Hurricane Matthew forces Homestead jets to relocate Sailors marshal eight F-16 Fighting Falcons from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Oct. 5, 2016 at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. Twelve aircraft relocated here due to Hurricane Matthew's anticipated landfall. The base serves as a safe haven for military aircraft that are in
Oct. 3, 2016 Serving those who serve Good mentors are hard to find. Luckily, there is one here anyone can turn to when they need guidance. It comes as no surprise that she was awarded Air Force Reserve Command’s General Billy J. Boles Mentorship Award.Maj. Roxy Hambleton, the 482nd Force Support Squadron officer in charge of military
Aug. 7, 2016 Homestead in battle to combat Zika Team Homestead is now among the entities combating the Zika Virus that is infecting areas in South Florida.Savannah Hawes, the 482nd Fighter Wing installation public health administrator, is setting out traps to catch mosquitoes around Homestead Air Reserve Base (HARB) and is on the lookout for the
May 18, 2016 Memorial run honors fallen APS Airmen The 70th Aerial Port Squadron participated in the 3rd annual Port Dawg Memorial 5K at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida May 14.Each year members of the Aerial Port community meet on bases and other locations around the world to honor fallen Aerial Porters in a 3.1069-mile run. “Port Dawg is a