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Damaged instrument landing system repaired in record time at JBSA-Randolph
September 29, 2022 — On Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, an off-base civilian driver had a medical emergency, drove their vehicle through the Northwest perimeter fence at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph and damaged the 33 Left localizer shelter. The localizer provides pilots with precision fly left and fly right indications to ensure landing occurs on the runway centerline... MORE

Members from the RAWS and 502nd Civil Engineering team worked tirelessly to fix the damaged localizer shelter in record time resulting in zero missed training sorties.

Instrument Landing System ensures safe arrival in any weather
January 10, 2019 — In times of inclement weather in San Antonio, pilots from the 12th Flying Training Wing find themselves in similar predicaments. Thick clouds and heavy precipitation can render pilots virtually blind, creating an extremely stressful situation especially as they approach to land at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph... MORE

A T-38C Talon lands at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Oct. 2, 2017. The 12th Flying Training Wing employs the T-38C to teach pilot instructor training students, test pilots, and introduction to fighter fundamentals students.