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Lackland sergeants participate in Continuing Promise
August 21, 2008 — When Tech. Sgts. Carlos Morales and Maria Torres joined up with U.S. Southern Command's Continuing Promise they did so to help people and to show appreciation to a country that they both say gives... MORE

Group seeks Purple Heart recipients
August 20, 2008 — During display hours Monday and Tuesday of the Texas Fallen Heroes Memorial, members Alamo Chapter 1836 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart will be available to help register Purple Heart... MORE

Randolph hosts Heroes Memorial: Two-day display in Taj ends with retreat, flyover Tuesday
August 20, 2008 — People at Randolph have the opportunity to honor the more than 400 men and women from the Lone Star State who have lost their lives fighting the Global War on Terrorism when the Texas Fallen Heroes... MORE

The Texas Fallen Heroes Memorial will be on display at Randolph Air Force Base in the rotunda of Bldg. 100, the Taj Mahal, Monday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. At 3 p.m. on Tuesday, the base community will officially pay its respects to the Texas heroes depicted on the memorial with a retreat ceremony featuring a missing-man formation flyover of T-38 Talons. (Courtesy photo)

37 Randolph senior airmen selected for promotion
August 20, 2008 — Officials selected 12,209 of 28,098 eligible senior airmen across the Air Force for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 43.45 percent. Congratulations to the following Randolph Air... MORE

Officials dedicate new Deployment Processing Center
August 20, 2008 — MORE

Col. Jacqueline Van Ovost, 12th Flying Training Wing commander, helps Senior Airman Vanessa Trevino (center), Jim Grobe (left, holding ribbon) and James Williams, all 12th Mission Support Group Logistics Readiness Division, dedicate the new Deployment Processing Center on Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 14. (U.S. Air Force photo by Steve White)

Randolph Airman singer-songwriter's music garners national award
August 18, 2008 — A life-long interest in music that led to writing more than 100 songs throughout his life, resulted in a Department of Defense-level grand prize win for a Randolph Air Force Base electronic warfare... MORE

Capt. Steve Wilson, 563rd Flying Training Squadron, takes time to work on his songwriting at his home on Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 19. His song, "Ask Me To," won top honors in the "Songs From the Soul of Service" Department of Defense songwriting contest recently. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

AFPC testing fix for electronic forms
August 18, 2008 — Air Force Personnel Center officials here are confident that the developer of the Air Force's electronic forms program/viewer will have a final solution in the next few weeks to fix the blank line... MORE

Chapel seeks qualified applicants to fill several job openings
August 18, 2008 — The Randolph Air Force Base chapel currently has positions available. Statements of work with full specifications and qualifications along with bid documents can be obtained at the chapel center,... MORE

Community laces up to remember sacrifices
August 15, 2008 — The Lackland family will have the chance to participate in a nationwide running event Aug. 24 that honors our nation's fallen warriors. At 7 a.m., a 5-mile run/walk will begin at the start/finish line... MORE

37th Mission Support Squadron creates creed mural
August 15, 2008 — A new project at the 37th Mission Support Squadron has brought a new sense of pride to the Military Personnel Flight building, Bldg. 5616. A mural, painted on one of the walls inside the building,... MORE

8/13/2008 - Brig. Gen. Len Patrick, 37th Training Wing commander, talk with Airmen 1st Class Shelly Kerstanski and Ingemar Peralta, 37th Mission Support Squadron, about the Airman's Creed mural they painted at the military personnel flight. (USAF photo by Robbin Cresswell)

Team Lackland quarterly awards announced
August 15, 2008 — Congratulations to the following Team Lackland members who were recognized with quarterly awards in a ceremony at the Gateway Club Aug. 6, 2008: Junior Enlisted Member of the Quarter Airman 1st Class... MORE

Lackland officers selected for promotion
August 15, 2008 — Congratulations to the following Lackland Airmen selected for promotion to major, lieutenant colonel and colonel. Major selects 37th Medical Operations Squadron Maria Belmonte Anita Chapel Joann... MORE

Building 7065 beginning of $900 million project
August 15, 2008 — Lackland's $900 million Recruit Housing and Training project kicked off with an almost $19 million bang. Building 7065, part of the project's phase 0 and the former home of the 319th Training... MORE

Commander sets sights on 19th AF future
August 14, 2008 — The 19th Air Force commander has been at the helm now for a few weeks and has had a chance to form some first impressions and fine-tune his vision for the command. Maj. Gen. Greg Feest, who took... MORE

Maj. Gen. Gregory Feest, 19th Air Force commander, talks on his vision for the future of 19th Air Force Aug. 12. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

16 Randolph Airmen selected for promotion
August 12, 2008 — Sixteen Randolph Air Force Base Airmen from the Line of the Air Force, Biomedical Sciences Corps and Nurse Corps were recently selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel and colonel. Congratulations... MORE

Visible changes come with this new school year
August 12, 2008 — Hard work during the hot summer months will soon pay off for Randolph school officials when students open the doors to base schools Aug. 25 to extensively renovated facilities. Officials said there... MORE

San Antonio Missions thank servicemembers
August 12, 2008 — MORE

Senior Airman James Heathcoat, 12th Operations Support Squadron throws out the first pitch at a San Antonio Mission's baseball game Aug. 6. Capt. Deric Prescott sang the national anthem, the honor guad presented the colors and Airman Heathcoat threw the first pitch. The Missions gave military members and their family members up to ten ticket vouchers through the base Information, Tickets and Travel office. Another military appreciation night is Aug. 20 and tickets are available from ITT in Bldg. 897. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ed McDaniel)

HAWC tweaks schedule of classes to become more user-friendly
August 11, 2008 — The Health and Wellness Center at Randolph Air Force Base will change the methods of how it serves up its multitude of betterment programs. The message, however, of overall healthy living remains the... MORE

Jennifer Sides, Health and Wellness Center wellness dietician, holds a class on healthy eating at the Rambler Fitness Center HAWC Aug. 11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Steve White)

Career, technology classes retain popularity at Randolph High School
August 11, 2008 — Officials with the Randolph Independent School District understand school-age children's aversion to video games and the Internet, so they don't mind using computers as learning tools in... MORE

New travel cards bring changes for TDY Airmen
August 11, 2008 — Major changes are coming to the Department of Defense's government travel charge card used by Airmen while traveling on official business. First, the DoD contract with Bank of America will end soon... MORE