F-16C Fighting Falcon of the 482nd Fighter Wing[note 1]
Active
1952; 1952–1957; 1981–present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Type
Wing
Role
Fighter
Size
2,500 personnel
Part of
Air Force Reserve Command
Garrison/HQ
Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Commanders
Commander
Col David M. Castaneda
Vice Commander
Col Adam Meyers
Command Chief
CCM Adelaide Schrowang
Insignia
482nd Fighter52 Wing emblem (approved 1989)[1]
Tail code
FM
Aircraft flown
Fighter
F-16C and F-16D Fighting Falcon
Military unit
The 482nd Fighter Wing (482 FW) is an Air Reserve Component (ARC) unit of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the Tenth Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), stationed at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida. If mobilized to active duty, the 482 FW is operationally gained by the Air Combat Command (ACC).
The 482 FW is the "host wing" for Homestead Air Reserve Base, maintaining and operating the installation located near the southern end of the Florida peninsula, about 25 miles south of Miami. It is a combat coded unit which provides F-16C and F-16D (Block 30) Fighting Falcon multirole fighter aircraft, along with mission ready pilots and support personnel, for short-notice worldwide deployment. The 482 FW has more than 2,500 personnel, including more than 1,700 Traditional Reservists (TR). There are also more than 240 officers and airmen who are full-time reservists as Air Reserve Technicians (ART), further augmented by more than 250 full-time civilians.[2]
The 482 FW is also home to the 367th Fighter Squadron (367 FS), an active duty Regular Air Force F-16 unit assigned to ACC, but integrating with the 482 FW under the Total Force Integration (TFI) concept. The 367 FS has more than 170 active duty members assigned, to include pilots, operational support personnel, and aircraft maintenance personnel.[2]
In addition to its flying mission, the 482 FW also provides the United States Department of Defense with a fully functional air base with ready access to a strategic staging location on the rim of the Caribbean Basin. Contingency and training operations for both the United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) can be mounted from Homestead ARB.
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^Endicott, Judy G. (28 December 2007). "Factsheet 482 Fighter Wing (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
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