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With soaring temperatures and heat illnesses, every Airman should be a wingman
July 8, 2009 — With the South Texas summer's soaring temperatures, medical officials are encouraging Team Randolph Airmen to watch for heat-related illnesses, especially heat stroke and heat exhaustion - and to... MORE

Web site gives customers one-stop for A&FRC information
July 7, 2009 — The Airman and Family Readiness Center offers many services that are detailed on their official Web site located at www.randolphfamilies.com.According to the site, the A&FRF "helps individuals and... MORE

A&FRF program offers counseling services, support for military families
July 7, 2009 — The Department of Defense recently established a free Military and Family Life Consultant program that provides non-medical, short term, situational problem solving counseling services to all military... MORE

12th MDG offers food safety tips
July 7, 2009 — Warm weather is in full gear, and this means more cook-outs! With so much fun around us, sometimes we forget basic food handling practices, which could cause a food borne illness. Food borne illnesses... MORE

AETC claims Randolph's 2009 intramural volleyball title
July 7, 2009 — After a grueling five matches in a 24-hour period, Air Education and Training Command A2/3/10 emerged last week as the 2009 Randolph intramural volleyball champions. The AETC team lost 25-20, 25-19 to... MORE

Comedy Night comes to Parr O'Club July 17
July 7, 2009 — The Parr O'Club will soon host another out-of-the-box entertainment event, this one to bring a little humor to the lives of Airmen, their spouses and their children. Two comedians will perform... MORE

Poster showing consequences of drinking and driving takes first place in safety contest
July 6, 2009 — The dramatic image of a child whose parents have died in an accident involving drunken driving earned first place in the 12th Flying Training Wing Safety Office's first safety poster contest. The... MORE

Technical sergeant selects prepare for leadership
July 2, 2009 — Team Lackland Airmen selected for promotion to technical sergeant had an opportunity to learn about leadership while experiencing what it means to be an Airman during the inaugural technical sergeant... MORE

Team Lackland Airmen selected for promotion to technical sergeant pose for a group photo during the technical sergeant summit June 25. (U.S. Air Force photo/Alan Boedeker)

Joint Base San Antonio moves closer toward implementation
July 2, 2009 — Representatives from the Office of the Secretary of Defense and participating branches of the service met to finalize the way ahead for Randolph, Lackland and Fort Sam Houston during a joint basing... MORE

Lackland officers selected for promotion
July 2, 2009 — The 2009A Line of the Air Force, Biomedical Science Corps and Nurse Corps Central Selection boards selected 466 lieutenant colonels, 92 majors and 271 captains for promotion June 24. The boards... MORE

CSAF visits Lackland
July 2, 2009 — MORE

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz meets with Defense Language Institute English Language Center students during his visit to Lackland June 26. From left to right, the students are Lt. Michael Onalaja, Nigeria; Lt. Juan Pina Duluc, Dominican Republic; and Lts. Emre Vuran and Unal Karahan, Turkey. (U.S. Air Force photo/Robbin Cresswell)

Team Randolph's environmental management system conforms to AF standards
July 1, 2009 — A recent certification audit of the Randolph Air Force Base's environmental management system, or EMS, said it conforms to Air Force standards for management of hazardous waste six months before... MORE

Are you a fan of Randolph Air Force Base?
June 30, 2009 — Social media has seemingly leaped to the forefront in today's information age. Sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn and blogs have become valuable resources to share information and... MORE

Team Randolph's 435th FTS teaches surface attack tactics to future A-10 pilots
June 29, 2009 — For the first time on Randolph Air Force Base, the 435th Fighter Training Squadron is teaching future A-10 pilots the basics of surface attack tactics. During a new piece of the Introduction to... MORE

Lt. Col. Roger Suro, a full-time Reserve instructor pilot attached to the 435th Fighter Training Squadron, diagrams a surface tactics sortie on a training room board. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

Youth Programs to host four summer mini-camps
June 29, 2009 — Today is the deadline to sign up for Claymation Camp, the first of four summer mini-camps offered by the 12th Force Support Squadron's Youth Programs division. During the months of July and August,... MORE

AFMA welcomes new commander
June 29, 2009 — The members of the Air Force Manpower Agency here welcomed their new commander, Col. Brian S. Norman, during a change of command ceremony Tuesday at the Parr O'Club. As the new commander, Colonel... MORE

Col. Brian Norman, incoming Air Force Manpower Agency commander, takes the agency's guidon from Brig. Gen. Sharon Dunbar, Director of Manpower, Organization and Resources, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services in Washington D.C., during a change of command ceremony June 30 at the Parr O'Club. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)

World Wide Bowling event coming to Randolph Bowling Center
June 26, 2009 — Children interested in competing in this year's free World Wide Bowling competition must register by July 11 at the Randolph Youth Center. An Air Force Services event that allows the children of... MORE

Randolph's stimulus monies to modernize aging facilities, boost local economy
June 26, 2009 — The 12th Contracting Squadron recently awarded 14 contracts worth about $12.6 million in American Reinvestment and Recovery Act "stimulus" dollars for 15 of 20 planned projects designed to repair and... MORE

MSS, SVD merge to form 12th Force Support Squadron
June 26, 2009 — MORE

Col. Alan Lake, 12th Mission Support Group commander, and Terrye Heagerty, new 12th Force Support Squadron commander, stand at-the-ready as the new 12th FSS flag is unfurled for the first time during a ceremony June 26. The 12th Services Squadron and 12th Mission Support Squadron merged to form the new squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Don Lindsey)

Theatre renovation nears completion
June 26, 2009 — The movie theatre renovation that began in January is scheduled for completion in mid-July. "The contractor is supposed to be finished on July 10," said John Hamby, 12th MIssion Support Squadron Civil... MORE

Arturo Nino, a contractor with Converse Painting, places a final coat on the theatre seats June 26. Officials expect renovations on the theatre to wrap up in mid-July. (U.S. Air Force photo by Don Lindsey)