Sept. 24, 2014 Duke Field member to compete at 2014 Warrior Games A member of the 919th Special Operations Wing is one of the first U.S. Special Operations Command female to compete this year in the 5th annual Warrior Games competition.Kimberley Hernandez, a quality assurance civilian with the 919th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, said she is very
Sept. 24, 2014 Homestead sets standards for cyber readiness Members of Team Homestead applied flexibility and focus to blaze through a challenging Command Cyber Readiness Inspection Aug. 4-8.The CCRI is a triennial inspection conducted by the Defense Information Systems Agency to assess the compliance status and operational readiness of Homestead's
Sept. 24, 2014 Deployed Reservist receives 2014 Sijan Award A few months ago, Maj. Chad Carlton was excited as he stood in the deployment line to catch his flight to Afghanistan. Carlton's wing commander, Col. Hubie Hegtvedt, shook hands with each Reservist from the 442d Fighter Wing as they departed, but he paused as he shook Carlton's hand."You look too
Sept. 9, 2014 Air Force revamps AEF The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a
Aug. 22, 2014 Ribbon Cutting Luncheon marks opening of three facilities at Homestead Two brand-new facilities and the newly renovated Sam Johnson Fitness Center were officially opened during a ribbon cutting event Aug. 20 at Homestead Air Reserve Base. Members of the community and base tenant units came to the Community Activity Center to mark the occasion. Congresswoman Ileana
Aug. 21, 2014 Reserve maintainers putting peddling to good use Staying in shape is a core requirement for the Air Force. For some, the requirement comes easy. For others, it can be a challenge.But for some members of the 920th Rescue Wing's Maintenance Squadron, it's just like riding a bike. Literally.The MXS started a cycling club in 2011, and it has members
Aug. 21, 2014 Deployed Reservists talk war and baseball with congresswoman It was almost midnight Tuesday, August 19, in Bagram when a room full of deployed Airman from the 442d Fighter Wing took a phone call from Missouri Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler.Lt. Col. Bryan Stone, 303d Air Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Commander, casually mentioned, at the start of the