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New program prepares Airmen, families to bounce back after deployments
June 12, 2015 — Air Force services recently added a new tool to encourage service members and their families who are affected by deployments to participate in morale, welfare and recreation programs and activities... MORE

AF seeks scholarship, fellowship applicants for 2016 programs
June 12, 2015 — Active duty Airmen interested in unique developmental opportunities may be eligible for the Olmsted Scholar, White House Fellows and Mansfield Fellowship Exchange programs.The programs offer unique... MORE

JBSA-Randolph teams fall in semifinals of volleyball tournament
June 10, 2015 — Two teams from Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph advanced to the semifinal round of the JBSA Intramural Volleyball Championship Tournament June 2 at JBSA-Randolph's Rambler Fitness Center.The Air Force... MORE

Members of the Air Education and Training Command headquarters volleyball team prepare to return a ball after a strike from the opposite team June 3 during the Joint Base San Antonio intramural volleyball championships at the JBSA-Randolph Rambler Fitness Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexandria Slade)

Family advocacy nurses learn about child passenger safety at conference
June 10, 2015 — Family advocacy program nurses from throughout the Air Force learned how to educate their families about choosing and installing child safety seats for their vehicles during a four-day-long conference... MORE

Connie Wilson (left), 359th Medical Operations Squadron family advocacy assistant, instructs family advocacy nurses Mamye Myles (center), Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., and Candiace Trimble, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., on the proper installation of a child passenger safety seat during the Air Force Family Advocacy Officer and Nurse training conference June 1-4 in downtown San Antonio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melissa Peterson)

Air Force moves to bring about RPA mission relief
June 3, 2015 — The Air Force is pursuing a range of options that will, in combination with a reset in the number of sustainable combat air patrols, help alleviate long-term stress on Remotely Piloted Aircraft... MORE

Airman 1st Class Steven (left) and Airman 1st Class Taylor prepare an MQ-9 Reaper for flight during exercise Combat Hammer, May 15, 2014, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nadine Barclay)

AFRS NCOs excel at military powerlifting nationals
June 3, 2015 — Two Air Force Recruiting Service NCOs' accomplishments helped their teammates on the Air Force Powerlifting Team earn silver in the 2015 U.S.A. Powerlifting Military Nationals and Southeastern State... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Michael Parrott, Headquarters Air Force Recruiting Service, is a member of the Air Force Powerlifting Team that won the silver at the 2015 U.S.A. Powerlifting Military Nationals and Southeastern State Bench Competition March 14 in Atlanta. (Courtesy photo)

AETC releases heritage video
June 3, 2015 — The Profession of Arms Center of Excellence released three new Airman professionalism videos May 13 as part of the Heritage Today series.The Heritage Today series was designed to inspire Airmen... MORE

International flight surgeons learn about night-vision goggle course
June 2, 2015 — Three flight surgeons attending a course for international medical officers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, took a brief break from their studies to visit the 359th Aerospace and Operational... MORE

Lt. Col. Dan Roberts, 359th Aerospace and Operational Physiology Training Flight commander, speaks to a group of flight surgeons from the Indian navy, Republic of Korea air force and the Pakistani air force May 20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stormy Archer)

AF phases in employees’ injury, illness compensation portal
June 1, 2015 — The Air Force, in conjunction with other Department of Defense services, is phasing in use of the Employees' Compensation Operations and Management Portal - or ECOMP - which is intended to eventually... MORE

RPA student pilots gain experience in T-6A orientation flight
May 27, 2015 — In an effort to allow students training to operate remotely piloted aircraft to gain hands on experience in a manned aircraft, pilot instructors from the 559th Flying Training Squadron are teaming up... MORE

Maj. Todd Salzwedel (left), 559th Flying Training Squadron director of staff, demonstrates final check procedures to a 558th Flying Training Squadron remotely piloted aircraft instrument qualification student, prior to his first orientation flight in a T-6 Texas II May 12 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. This is the first class to get a real world feel of what manned pilots experience in a combat environment, offers validation of their training and provides a different perspective than what they receive in a simulator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melissa Peterson/Released)

Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph to host JBSA Air Show Open House 2015
May 14, 2015 — The 12th Flying Training Wing, with direct support from the 502nd Air Base Wing, will hold a Joint Base San Antonio air show and open house from Oct. 31 through Nov. 1.Co-hosted by Brig. Gen. Bob... MORE

The 12th Flying Training Wing, with direct support from the 502nd Air Base Wing, will hold a Joint Base San Antonio air show and open house from Oct. 31 through Nov. 1.

Simulation center showcases latest medical technologies
May 6, 2015 — The 59th Medical Wing Simulation Center educated staff members and patients on the latest medical simulation equipment used around the Wing April 14 during an open house at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory... MORE

Attendees tour the 59th Medical Wing Simulation Center during the open house April 14 at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The dog manikin was created to enhance the training of security forces members who may have to treat a broken bone or give their miltary working dog an IV. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Ellis)

Team recommends 131 changes to improve AFRS standards, culture
May 6, 2015 — Air Force Recruiting Service at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph completed a 62-day study March 31 which took an intensive look at their organizational culture and ways to improve their policies and... MORE

JBSA-Randolph youth experience mock deployment
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Staff Sgt. Luke Kroeplin (right), 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, speaks to Randolph Elementary School fifth-graders about fire equipment and proper procedures during Operation Families Learning About Global Support May 1 at JBSA-Randolph. During the annual event, the children are given the opportunity to experience the pre-deployment, deployment and reintegration processes that parents face when deploying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melissa Peterson)

Military members prepare for civilian careers through seminar
May 6, 2015 — Service members who are making the transition from the military to a civilian career learned several strategies that could help them make that transition successful at a career seminar April 29 at the... MORE

Terri Coles (left), Military Officers Association of America deputy director of transitions, discusses military transition with Master Sgt. Marissa Galvin and Master Sgt. Lawrence Cantrell, 59th Dental Training Squadron NCOs, April 28 after a “Marketing Yourself for a Second Career” seminar at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Fleenor Auditorium. (U.S. Air Force photo by Harold China)

Project underway to transform star in JBSA-Randolph's Washington Circle
May 6, 2015 — One of Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's landmarks is undergoing a transformation.The star on the traffic island in Washington Circle - one of the earliest features of the Army Air Corps' Randolph... MORE

Members of the 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston operate front end loaders to level the surface on the JBSA-Randolph Washington Circle star March 25. Previously shaped from yaupon holly shrubbery, the star will soon become a distinctive hardscape to reduce maintenance needs and increase water conservation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joel Martinez/Released)

JBSA members share sexual assault experiences to help fellow survivors
May 6, 2015 — Military members who have survived a sexual assault have to deal with emotional and physical scars and feelings of shame and powerlessness that come after the assault.Dealing with the repercussions of... MORE

Left to right: Capt. Jacqueline Just, chief admissions and dispositions at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston; Chief Master Sgt. Katie McCool, 323rd Training Squadron superintendent at JBSA-Lackland; Master Sgt. Nicole Hicks, Air Force Personnel Center mission support assignments NCO in charge at JBSA-Randolph, are working with staff members from the JBSA Sexual Assault and Prevention Response Program and using their voices to advocate and help members throughout JBSA. The three were provided a survivors’ flight in a T-1 Jayhawk May 1 by the 12th Flying Training Wing at JBSA-Randolph. (U.S. Air Force photo by Johnny Saldivar)

JBSA-Randolph honors volunteers for 'spirit of service'
April 29, 2015 — Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph paid tribute to its volunteers for their "spirit of service" during the Volunteer Appreciation Awards Ceremony April 22 in Fleenor Auditorium.Col. Michael Gimbrone,... MORE

Week-long observance celebrates contributions of nurses, technicians
April 29, 2015 — A former Army nurse who served in the Battle of Normandy during World War II will present the keynote speech at a dinner at 7:30 p.m. May 8 in the Parr Club as the 359th Medical Group observes... MORE

Saturday hours added at JBSA-Randolph base exchange pharmacy
April 23, 2015 — MORE

Deanna Moore, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph pharmacy technician, fills prescriptions April 20 in the base exchange pharmacy. The Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Exchange pharmacy is open from 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday for refill pickup and previously dropped off civilian paper prescriptions. No new prescriptions will be processed on Saturdays. For more information, call 652-4127. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexandria Slade)