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LtC, Maj promotions announced
March 24, 2009 — Congratulations to the following Team Randolph major who was recently selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel: James Brantingham Congratulations to the following Team Randolph captains who were... MORE

TRAC tourney benefits AFAF
March 24, 2009 — MORE

Golfers rev up to tee off at the Team Randolph Airman's Council Air Force Assistance Fund Golf Tournament on March 20. The TRAC sponsored the tourney to raise funds for AFAF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Steve White)

Sexual Assault Awareness month kick-off event serves as annual training requirement
March 24, 2009 — April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and to kick off the observance, the Randolph Sexual Assault Response coordinator will host an aerial demonstration and briefing April 1 at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m... MORE

Team Randolph kicks off Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Drug violence prompts Mexico travel restrictions
March 23, 2009 — With violence from drug cartels growing in Mexico, the 12th Flying Training Wing has restricted travel to the country. "The welfare and safety of our personnel are a top priority," said 12th FTW... MORE

Randolph area child care providers needed
March 23, 2009 — Most people do not directly relate the Air Force mission with child care. But nearly all military parents can attest that the availability of professional child care is one of the most important... MORE

TRAC donates to local Boysville
March 20, 2009 — MORE

Airman 1st Class Jonathan Hunter (left), Team Randolph Airman's Council president, and Senior Airman Carrie Faz, TRAC treasurer, present a check to Lenna Baxter, CEO of Boysville. The TRAC raised $200 and gave a $100 donation from the A+ Educational Organization to Boysville March 16. (Courtesy photo)

Emergency response
March 19, 2009 — MORE

Staff Sgt. Shaun O'Dell (left) and Airman 1st Class Brandon Ruebsamen use a Drager Civil Defense Simultest Kit to perform sampling for a simulated suspected chemical warfare agent during a major accident response exercise March 16. The training exercise tested the 37th Training Wing and the 59th Medical Wing on their ability to respond to a major incident. Sergeant O'Dell and Airman Ruebsamen are both with the 37th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Bioenvironmental Engineering. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Conservation efforts equal big rebate
March 19, 2009 — Lackland is the recipient of the largest rebate ever awarded by CPS Energy, a win-win situation for the base and the city-owned utility. In a ceremonial presentation March 17 at 37th Training Wing... MORE

3/17/2009 - CPS Energy representatives John Saenz and Milton Lee present Brig. Gen. Len. Patrick, 37th Training Wing commander, with a rebate check March 17. The rebate is the largest ever awarded by CPS Energy and will be credited toward next month's bill. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Lackland officers selected for promotion
March 19, 2009 — The 2008D Chaplain, 2008C Line of the Air Force-Judge Advocate and 2008C LAF/LAF-J central selection boards selected 32 Lackland officers for promotion. Congratulations to those selected: 37th... MORE

Lackland Airmen earn AETC awards
March 19, 2009 — Congratulations to the following organizations and members of Team Lackland who recently earned Air Education and Training Command awards. AETC Mission Support Awards Nathan Altschuler Outstanding... MORE

Air Force charges Wilford Hall nurse
March 18, 2009 — A nurse at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, was formally charged March 17 by Air Force officials with three counts of violating Article 118 of the Uniform Code of... MORE

12 MDG informs patients during 'Patient Safety Week'
March 17, 2009 — MORE

Alma Abalos and Drewann Encinas, 12th Medical Group, hand out information on health screenings and medical safety during National Patient Safety Week last week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

AETC commander visits wing, observes daily operations
March 17, 2009 — Gen. Stephen Lorenz, Air Education and Training Command commander, spent two days visiting the men and women of the 12th Flying Training Wing during a tour here March 12-13. Although the general lives... MORE

Air Education and Training Command and 12th Flying Training Wing leadership: Chief Master Sgt. Rob Tappana (front row, from left), AETC command chief master sergeant; Leslie and Gen. Stephen Lorenz, AETC commander; Col. Jacqueline Van Ovost, 12th Flying Training Wing commander; and husband Alan Frosch; Chief Master Sgt. Max Grindstaff, 12th FTW command chief master sergeant; Col. Ron Buckley (back row, from left), 12th Operations Group commander; Col. Alan Lake, 12th Mission Support Group commander; Col. Soledad Lindo-Moon, 12th Medical Group commander; Ron Patterson, 12th Maintenance Directorate director; and Lt. Col. James Stewart, 12th FTW director of staff. General Lorenz visited the wing March 12-13 to learn about the mission and people who both work for and support the needs of the major command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez)

Command, control conference highlights manning, resource challenges
March 16, 2009 — Air Education and Training Command hosted a worldwide command and control conference this week in San Antonio to discuss career field issues during a time of limited manpower and resources. Chief... MORE

Ambassadors prep for Fiesta
March 16, 2009 — MORE

Randolph Ambassadors Staff Sgt. Courtney Linde and Capt. Carlos Ferrer visit with two young dancers who will perform at the "Pinatas in the Barrio" pre-Fiesta celebration during the Fiesta Commission Media Day at St. Anthony's hotel on March 12.

4-star AFAF BBQ
March 16, 2009 — MORE

Gen. Stephen Lorenz, Air Education and Training Command commander, flips burgers during the Air Force Assistance Fund kickoff lunch March 12 in the chapel annex parking lot. The AFAF campaign kicked off for the 12th Flying Training Wing, and General Lorenz stopped by during his tour of Randolph to help jump start the fundraiser. (U.S. Air Force photo by Steve White)

Long-running Air Force tradition continues with Freedom Flyer Reunion
March 16, 2009 — Members of a special brotherhood gather at Randolph each March to continue one of the Air Force's most hallowed traditions. Their stories of transcendent courage in the face of extreme cruelty and... MORE

Randolph Idol to belt it out
March 13, 2009 — You've seen it live on TV. Now military and family members can share in the excitement. The 12th Services Division is putting out a talent call for adults 18 years of age and older to show off their... MORE

(U.S. Air Force courtesy graphic by Steve White)

Security forces officer earns command annual award
March 13, 2009 — Air Education and Training Command recently honored a Randolph Airman who played important roles in air logistics planning for detainee operations in Iraq and in building a commandwide Taser... MORE

Capt. Michael Aamold, AETC Security Forces chief of current operations, pauses before a mission while deployed to Iraq. Captain Aamold earned the 2008 Outstanding Security Forces Higher Headquarters Company Grade Officer Award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Steve White)

Brake time
March 12, 2009 — MORE

Airman 1st Class Nicole Furwa, 149th Maintenance Squadron, installs landing gear brakes on an F-16 Fighting Falcon March 10. The 149th MXS is part of the 149th Fighter Wing, an F-16 training unit located on Lackland. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)