Homestead Air Reserve Base
Homestead Air Reserve Base (IATA: HST, ICAO: KHST, FAA LID: HST) (Homestead ARB), previously known as Homestead Air Force Base (Homestead AFB) is located in Miami–Dade County, Florida to the northeast of the city of Homestead. It is home to the 482nd Fighter Wing (482 FW) of the Air Force Reserve Command's Tenth Air Force (10 AF), as well as the headquarters of Special Operations Command South.
| Homestead Air Reserve Base | |||||||
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| Homestead, Florida in the United States of America | |||||||
An F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 482nd Fighter Wing takes off from Homestead ARB. | |||||||
Homestead ARB Location in the United States Homestead ARB Homestead ARB (the United States) Homestead ARB Homestead ARB (North America) Homestead ARB Homestead ARB (North Atlantic) Homestead ARB Homestead ARB (Caribbean) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 25°29′18″N 080°23′01″W | ||||||
| Type | Air Force Reserve base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||
| Operator | US Air Force (USAF) | ||||||
| Controlled by | Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) | ||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||
| Website | www.homestead.afrc.af.mil | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1942 (as Homestead Army Air Field) | ||||||
| In use | 1942 – present | ||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||
| Current commander | Colonel David M. Castaneda | ||||||
| Garrison | 482d Fighter Wing (host) | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: HST, ICAO: KHST, FAA LID: HST, WMO: 722026 | ||||||
| Elevation | 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) AMSL | ||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||
Much of Homestead Air Force Base was destroyed by Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and subsequently rebuilt.
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