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Public affairs staff consolidates JBSA websites
July 19, 2012 — As the site goes live July 20, an easily accessed, everything-at-your-fingertips experience is the vision of the developers of the consolidated Joint Base San Antonio website. Managed by the 502nd Air... MORE

19th Air Force inactivates, Maj. Gen. Solo retires
July 18, 2012 — Nineteenth Air Force stood down in an inactivation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, yesterday after more than 19 years of managing flying training for all of Air Education and... MORE

Maj. Gen. Mark Solo, 19th Air Force commander, speaks at his retirement ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, July 13. Solo's retirement came the day after the inactivation of the 19th AF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Don Lindsey)

Two Silver Star medals presented at 19th Air Force inactivation ceremony
July 18, 2012 — Two 19th Air Force combat search and rescue pilots were presented the Silver Star medal at the 19th Air Force's inactivation ceremony Thursday at JBSA-Randolph. Gen. Edward A. Rice, Jr., Air Education... MORE

Maj. Joshua Hallada, combat search and rescue pilot, was presented the
Silver Star medal at the 19th Air Force's inactivation ceremony Thursday at
Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. Gen. Edward A. Rice, Jr., Air Education
Training Command commander, presented the third highest military decoration
to Hallada for his participation in a recovery mission of two U.S. Army
pilots who were downed in the Allasay Valley, an enemy controlled area east
of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan on April 23, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

HAWC crew helps smokers fight tobacco addiction
July 18, 2012 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Health and Wellness Center offers a tobacco cessation class to Department of Defense cardholders that begins the first Tuesday of every month from 11 a.m.-noon... MORE

Base housing staff direct people to homes
July 18, 2012 — Military members move around much more than people in other careers, but that doesn't mean it's always easy.Whether a service member is moving out of the dorms, changing bases, going on a temporary... MORE

Security forces MWD handler and partner provide base protection during shut-eye hours
July 18, 2012 — Long after normal business hours have ended on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, security forces still gear up to protect the installation. For some members of the 902nd Security Forces Squadron,... MORE

Staff Sgt. Edward Wallace, 902nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and his dog Troy, search a vehicle for drugs at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, June 25. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Don Lindsey)

New support group helps participants ‘open arms’ to returning spouses
July 18, 2012 — 7/12/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- An aptly named support group designed to help spouses successfully resume their relationships following deployment will debut next week at the... MORE

Workers use protective eyewear to prevent injuries
July 18, 2012 — Eye injuries in the United States occur at a rate of more than 2,000 per day, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Federal Occupational Health service unit.But despite the... MORE

Greg Johnson (left), 12th Flying Training Wing maintenance directorate, and Dennis Williams, 12th Maintenance Directorate corrosion technician, inspect corrosion control work done on a T-6 Texan II on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph,Texas, July 10. They both wear eye protection to keep foreign objects out of their eyes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

Panetta reinstates military pay transactions at local level
July 18, 2012 — Military pay transactions for Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph members are again being handled locally.The transition back to base-level finance began last year as part of Secretary of Defense Leon... MORE

Airman 1st Class Kevin Failla (left), 902nd Comptroller Squadron finance technician, helps Capt. Danny Elich, 359th Aerospace Medical Squadron physiology branch, fill out a travel voucher on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, July 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

Safety personnel urge motorcyclists to gear up, ride smart for CDOS
July 6, 2012 — Summer safety has been preached for many years during Critical Days of Summer, an Air Force campaign that stretches from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekend. Topics covered during CDOS reiterate that... MORE

Airmen benefit from new AF food program
July 6, 2012 — Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's Rendezvous Dining Facility was selected to test-run "Go For Green," which became an Air Force program that categorized food choices into a color-coded system in... MORE

AF members gain PLAYpass use, discount opportunities
July 6, 2012 — As summer approaches, eligible Airmen and their families have the opportunity to use the PLAYpass Get Out and PLAY program to save hundreds of dollars with discounts in recreational and life skills... MORE

Visitors on flightline create buzz for JBSA-Randolph pest control
July 6, 2012 — When 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron pest control technicians were dispatched for an unusual mission on Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's west flightline the afternoon of June 13, they weren't... MORE

Steve Kelly, 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron entomology section, examines a swarm of bees on the flap of a T-6 Texan II aircraft on the flightline at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, June 13. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

Base exchange staff takes 'bite out of crime'
July 6, 2012 — According to the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention, losses due to thefts from retail stores amount to more than $35 million a day. The Army & Air Force Exchange Service, which has... MORE

12th FTW bids farewell to Murphy, welcomes Goodfellow
July 6, 2012 — The men and women of the 12th Flying Training Wing bid farewell to Col. Richard Murphy and welcomed their new commander, Col. Gerald Goodfellow, during a change of command ceremony Thursday. Maj. Gen... MORE

Col. Richard Murphy receives his final salute as commander from the men and women of the 12th Flying Training Wing during his change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, June 28. Murphy relinquished command to Col. Gerald Goodfellow who was previously the vice commander for the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melissa Peterson)

JBSA-Randolph announces pool opening dates
May 24, 2012 — With school nearly out of session and summer arriving quickly, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's 902nd Force Support Squadron is proud to announce the opening of the two base pools.The Center Pool at... MORE

Summer program provides reading fun
May 24, 2012 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Library got summer started May 18 in tasty fashion with "Reading is so Delicious!" - the 2012 Summer Reading Program's theme. In attendance were Col. Scott Peel,... MORE

Janet Trevino, 902nd Force Support Squadron librarian, reads stories to the children from the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Child Development Center May 18 at the JBSA-Randolph library for the kick off of the summer reading program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

Lady Ro-Hawks bring home state title
May 22, 2012 — What more could a high school coach ask for than to go to the state championship, compete against the top eight schools in the state and then walk away with a gold medal?That's exactly what Randolph... MORE

The Randolph High School Lady Ro-Hawks track team celebrates after winning the state title May 11 in a state-wide competition hosted at Mike A. Myers Stadium, University of Texas at Austin, Texas. (Courtesy photo)

Nurses, technicians team for top-notch patient care
May 17, 2012 — Nurses and technicians are an indispensable part of Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's 359th Medical Group, providing care for thousands of Airmen, retirees and their families.Randolph's more than 90... MORE

Lt. Col. Patricia John (right), 359th Medical Group chief nurse, and Staff Sgt. Andria King, Dental Logistics NCO in charge, perform mandatory CPR training at the base clinic April 2. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Benjamin Faske)

Air Force takes preventive approach to stress management
May 17, 2012 — Airmen and their families can find the unique stresses of military life overwhelming, but they need not deal with the pressures of permanent changes of station, deployments and other events alone.The... MORE