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Randolph Braveheart surprise competition at Houston tourney
March 14, 2008 — The Randolph Braveheart flag football team surprised many people and maybe themselves, by winning a divisional title at the Spring Classic tournament March 1-2 in Houston. Having only 10 of their 15... MORE

Services Division ready to showcase record year
March 13, 2008 — When Services people do a good job, everyone on base enjoys a better quality of life. Team Lackland's 37th Services Division has just been named Air Education and Training Command's Outstanding Large... MORE

Competition brings HEB to LISD
March 13, 2008 — Lackland Independent School district was nominated as a finalist for the 2008 HEB Excellence in Education Award in the small school district category. Judges from the award committee visited the... MORE

BRAC: Dermatology clinics combine
March 13, 2008 — The Brooke Army Medical Center Dermatology Clinic will begin to combine with Wilford Hall Medical Center to create one Center of Excellence this month. The move is part of the Base Realignment and... MORE

Women's varsity softball team ready to take the field
March 13, 2008 — The 2008 Lackland Women's Varsity Softball Team will begin their season this weekend. After three weeks of tryouts and numerous changes to the schedule, the Warhawks are eager to begin their season... MORE

AFAF campaign kicks off on Lackland
March 7, 2008 — Team Lackland will begin its Air Force Assistance Fund "Commitment to Caring" campaign on Tuesday. The basewide fundraising event will end April 21. "The Air Force Assistance Fund campaign for Team... MORE

Comedians bring laughter to Team Lackland
March 7, 2008 — Comedian Brad Garrett from the hit sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond" performed for a packed house Feb. 26 at the Gateway Club, leaving standing room only for those arriving an hour from show time. The... MORE

Brad Garrett, star of the television sitcom "Til Death," gives Gateway Club employee Steve Tovar a shave during a USO performance on Lackland Feb. 26. Mr. Garrett performed stand-up acts along with comedian Michael Jr. to a packed audience at the Gateway Club. (USAF photo by Alan Boedeker)

Lackland ready for MSET visit
March 7, 2008 — The Air Education and Training Command Headquarters Maintenance Standardization and Evaluation Team will be at Lackland March 10 to perform the inspection of aircraft, trainer and munitions... MORE

Legal Office offers credit advice to Airmen
March 7, 2008 — Several different credit scams have surfaced in recent years. Most are fairly easy to spot, once it's known what to look for. The most recent scams relate to auto finance, special rate credit cards... MORE

Horsemen win base championship
March 7, 2008 — The 37th Security Forces Squadron "Horsemen" won the basketball base championship, defeating the 690th Alteration and Installation Squadron "Roadrunners," 42-28, March 4. The game featured tough... MORE

AFIOC takes 3rd place in hoops tourney
March 7, 2008 — Air Force Information Operations Center took third place in the Intramural Basketball Postseason Tournament, beating 59th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 51-44, March 4. 59th LS began fouling AFIOC on... MORE

737th TRG commander readies BMT for 2-week expansion
March 7, 2008 — "Training for Success" is the new motto of the 737th Training Group, requiring Airmen and the new commander, Col. Edward Westermann, to go the extra mile and a half to ensure trainees are... MORE

12th FTW Change of Command scheduled for March 14
March 7, 2008 — The 12th Flying Training Wing vice commander will take command of the wing during a change of command ceremony March 14. Col. Jacqueline Van Ovost takes command from Col. Richard Clark at a 10 a.m... MORE

Air Force announces incoming AETC commander
March 7, 2008 — Air Force leaders named the commander of Air University as the future leader of Air Education and Training Command Feb. 28. President George W. Bush nominated Lt. Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz, Air... MORE

March is AF Nutrition Month
March 7, 2008 — The importance of good nutrition is nothing new. As early as 400 B.C., Hippocrates, "the father of medicine" said, "let food be your medicine and medicine be your food." Luckily, we have made great... MORE

New program helps Airmen avoid payday loans
March 7, 2008 — Team Randolph Airmen in need now have an interest-free alternative to high-interest payday loan establishments. The Air Force Aid Society has started a new quick loan program called Falcon Loan, which... MORE

Investigate Before You Invest: Financial program teaches power of compound interest, investing
March 7, 2008 — Participants in a financial program here Feb. 27 received 90 minutes' worth of advice ranging from how compound interest can work for and against you and how to resist the allure of investment... MORE

Airmen's Heritage Park grand opening scheduled for March 6
March 4, 2008 — Team Randolph members are invited to attend the grand opening of Airmen's Heritage Park at 10 a.m. Thursday. The new park, which is located in the base's old Wherry housing area, is dedicated to the... MORE

The Airmen's Heritage Park grand opening ceremony is scheduled for March 6 at 10 a.m. The nine-acre park, which is located in Randolph's old Wherry housing area, is dedicated to the Airmen who have served and will continue to serve in the Air Force. It contains a pavilion, public restrooms, a half-mile walking path and a Medal of Honor memorial which displays Army Air Corps and Air Force Medal of Honor recipients who served in World War I, World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War eras.

Air Force honors 12th Medical Group NCOs with Medical Service Awards
March 3, 2008 — Two Team Randolph members from the 12th Medical Group earned 2007 Air Force Medical Service Awards. Master Sgt. Yolanda Batchelor, Public Health Flight NCOIC, was recognized as the lead public health... MORE

Botanical appreciation blossoms at Randolph CDC
March 3, 2008 — A group of budding gardeners at Randolph is planting the seeds for a greener America and not one of them is more than 5 years old. They're all children at Randolph's Child Development Center and their... MORE

Toby Mills, 5, displays his gardening skills at the Randolph Child Development Center.