Homestead Air Reserve Base Profile: Homestead Air Reserve Base Events (2) November 10-12, 1972: Hijackers Threaten to Crash a Plane into a Nuclear Facility in ‘the Most Chilling Domestic Hijacking in US History’ 1972-11-10 Before September 11, 2001: Fighters Regularly Launch within Minutes of Scramble Order in Response to Suspicious Aircraft 2001-09-11