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Homestead Air Reserve Base

Homestead, United States

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Homestead Air Reserve Base

Homestead, United States

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Historic Florida air reserve base with dual military-civilian use.

Opened

1942

Location

Homestead, United States

Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST/KHST) is a United States Air Force Reserve installation located in Homestead, Florida, approximately 35 miles southwest of Miami. It serves as the home of the 482nd Fighter Wing, which operates the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The base was severely damaged by Hurricane Andrew in August 1992, one of the most destructive hurricanes in U.S. history, which virtually destroyed the installation. It was subsequently rebuilt and converted from an active-duty base to an Air Force Reserve installation in 1994. A portion of the airfield is shared with the Miami Executive Airport area, and the facility supports both military training operations and limited general aviation activities. The base plays a strategic role in air defense and drug interdiction operations in the southeastern United States and Caribbean region.

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The base is accessible primarily by private vehicle via U.S. Highway 1 and Florida's Turnpike, with limited public transit options in the surrounding Homestead area.

Notable facts

›Home of the 482nd Fighter Wing flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
›Nearly completely destroyed by Hurricane Andrew in August 1992.
›Converted from active-duty Air Force to Air Force Reserve in 1994 after hurricane reconstruction.
›Supports drug interdiction and air defense missions in the Caribbean corridor.
›Originally established during World War II as a training facility.

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Homestead Air Reserve Base, previously known as Homestead Air Force Base is located in Miami–Dade County, Florida, to the northeast of the city of Homestead. It is home to the 482nd Fighter Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command's Tenth Air Force, as well as the headquarters of Special Operations Command South.

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