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Air Force launches tool kit aimed at pollution prevention
March 28, 2012 — The Air Force launched a new tool kit March 21 to promote pollution prevention across the service. As part of the planned Air Force Earth Day 2012 commemoration, the tool kit provides new,... MORE

19th AF commander visits 12th FTW
March 23, 2012 — Maj. Gen. Mark Solo, 19th Air Force commander, visited the 12th Flying Training Wing to receive an update on the wing's mission and progress March 23.During his visit General Solo received a wing... MORE

Capt. Jeremy Putman, 560th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, and Maj. Gen. Mark Solo, 19th Air Force commander, finish final preparations in their T-38C Talon before departing to take off from Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, March 23, 2012. General Solo flew with the 560th FTS as a part of his evaluation of the T-38 Pilot Instructor Training program during his final visit to the 12th Flying Training Wing before 19th AF inactivates in July. (Courtesy Photo)

‘I Love Randolph Week’ offers opportunities for spring cleaning
March 23, 2012 — For 15 years, Frank Speed, 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron customer support self help manager, has kept watch of I Love Randolph Week, a five-day effort that encourages base members to carry out spring... MORE

Freedom Flyers share experiences as POWs
March 23, 2012 — In March 1973, all American troops left the Vietnam conflict as per the Paris Peace Accords, and in that same month, the 560th Flying Training Squadron was selected to retrain repatriated U.S... MORE

JBSA-Randolph's 2012 AFAF campaign to begin Monday
March 22, 2012 — The theme "Commitment to Caring" will carry Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph through its 2012 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, which begins Monday and continues through May 6.In announcing the 39th... MORE

AETC ID system improvements save money, boost security
March 22, 2012 — Security forces throughout Air Education and Training Command are using technology improvements to make base access more secure while at the same time saving money and resources.In 2010, the command... MORE

Wingmen can help reduce sexual violence
March 22, 2012 — The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Wing Commanders' Guide was sent to wing commanders recently and contains statistics, facts and talking points to help leaders encourage healthy conversations... MORE

12 FTW earns 19th AF Outstanding Unit Award
March 19, 2012 — Air Force officials announced Monday that the 12th Flying Training Wing has earned the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for the period June 1, 2009 - June 30, 2011. This is the 19th time the 12th FTW... MORE

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, awarded to units which have outstanding achievement that clearly sets the unit above of national or international significance, combat operations against an armed enemy of the United States, or military operations involving conflict with or exposure to hostile actions by an opposing foreign force. Air Force Awards and Decorations (enhance color), U.S. Air Force graphic, AFNEWS/PAND. The JPG image is a stylized version whereas the EPS version is a two-dimensional line art illustration.

JBSA-Randolph advances 'green' initiative with new vehicles
March 16, 2012 — Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph is answering the call to consume less energy with the addition of new fuel-efficient vehicles to the base motor pool. Dennis Bazzel, 902nd Logistics Readiness Squadron... MORE

‘MyPlate’ shapes 2012 National Nutrition Month
March 16, 2012 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture last year unveiled MyPlate as a simpler, more direct successor to the food guide pyramid it introduced 20 years ago.This year the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics... MORE

502nd ABW, mission partners, rated 'excellent' during Compliance Inspection
March 15, 2012 — The 502nd Air Base Wing and its mission partners, the 12th Flying Training Wing and the 37th Training Wing, all earned overall "excellent" ratings as a result of recent compliance inspections... MORE

JBSA master sergeants earn promotion
March 13, 2012 — Air Force officials announced March 8 the selection of more than 1,700 master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant.Those selected represent 13.78 percent of the 12,351 eligible, with an... MORE

Nineteen of Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph's selected senior master sergeants pose for a group photo in front of the Taj March 8. (US Air Force photo by Rich McFadden)

Air Force achieves historic ground safety milestone
March 13, 2012 — Air Force safety officials here today announced that since Feb. 17, 2011, the Air Force has now gone for more than 12 months without an on-duty ground fatality.After an exhaustive search of the Air... MORE

Armed forces receive free NCAA March Madness Live special access
March 12, 2012 — Military members wishing to root on their favorite college basketball team as they compete in the upcoming NCAA basketball championship tournament now have free online access to do so. Using their... MORE

Air Force expands drug testing program
March 8, 2012 — The Air Force and other military services will expand their drug testing to include testing for commonly abused prescription drugs beginning May 1.On Jan. 31, the Secretary of Defense gave a 90-day... MORE

Community celebrates 102nd anniversary of military flight
March 8, 2012 — The legacy of aviation pioneer Army Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois was remembered with a wreath-laying ceremony March 2, just a few hundred feet from where the man who helped usher in the dawn of... MORE

JBSA welcomes new command chief
March 8, 2012 — Members of the 502nd Air Base Wing welcome a new command chief master sergeant later this month.Chief Master Sgt. Jose LugoSantiago joins Joint Base San Antonio after serving as command chief master... MORE

High year of tenure change continues to affect assignments
March 6, 2012 — The January return to pre-2003 enlisted high year of tenure rates continues to impact assignments, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.High year of tenure is the maximum number of... MORE

High-bay lighting project nets $49,119 rebate from CPS Energy
February 29, 2012 — CPS Energy of San Antonio has again rewarded Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph for its energy conservation efforts - this time for a $320,000 project to replace high-bay low-efficiency lighting in 11 of... MORE

Toby Burns, E-Flow Electrical Inc., hangs new high-bay fluorescent lighting in Hangar 41 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Dec. 2. High bay lighting is a more energy efficient and longer lasting way of lighting and is replacing all existing lighting in Hangar 41. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Don Lindsey)

Air Force Association banquet honors Airmen, civilians in S.A. area
February 29, 2012 — The Alamo Chapter of the Air Force Association will pay tribute to more than 100 Airmen and civilians from major organizations in the San Antonio area at its 2012 Combined Awards Banquet next week.Now... MORE