About $207 million was injected into the South Miami-Dade County as a result of Homestead Air Reserve Base’s operations in 2007. Over 600 full-time individuals are affiliated with the 482nd Fighter Wing, and another 1,200 Air Force reservists travel from all over South Florida to attend monthly Unit Training Assemblies. Almost 500 other individuals are employed full-time by U.S. Special Operations Command South, U.S. Coast Guard, Florida Air National Guard, Customs and Border Protection and the FBI. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Tech. Sgt. Ryan Ayers)